Tech/AI Civil rights groups urge global firms to pause ad spending on Facebook Amwal Al Ghad English Jun 17, 2020 0 U.S. civil rights groups have called upon some of the world’s largest companies to pause advertising on Facebook…
Tech news Instagram ‘back to normal’ after bug triggers temporary change to feed Amwal Al Ghad English Dec 29, 2018 0 Facebook Inc’s photo-sharing social network Instagram said on Thursday it has fixed a bug that led to a temporary…
Tech news Facebook takes down more Myanmar accounts over military links Amwal Al Ghad English Dec 19, 2018 0 Facebook has removed hundreds of additional accounts, pages, and groups in Myanmar from its social networks after…
Tech news Twitter to double tweet limit to 280 characters Yomna Yasser Nov 8, 2017 0 Twitter announced Tuesday it would double the limit for tweets to 280 characters, a bid to draw in more users and…
Tech news Facebook says 126 million Americans may have seen Russia-linked political posts Yomna Yasser Oct 31, 2017 0 Facebook Inc said on Monday that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over…
Tech news Facebook denies ‘listening’ to conversations Yomna Yasser Oct 29, 2017 0 A Facebook executive has denied the social network uses a device's microphone to listen to what users are saying…
Tech news Facebook buys teen app tbh Yomna Yasser Oct 17, 2017 0 Facebook Inc (FB.O) has acquired tbh, an app popular among teens, as the world’s largest social network looks to…
Tech news Facebook opens up Workplace in bid to replace work emails Ghada Ismail Oct 11, 2016 0 Facebook has opened up its Workplace platform, which lets companies set up their own internal version of the…
Tech news Twitter closes 235,000 More Accounts Over Extremism Ghada Ismail Aug 20, 2016 0 Twitter suspended 235,000 accounts that promoted terrorism over the last six months, as part of a continuing effort…
Tech news Facebook defends position on content standards after Israeli censure Ghada Ismail Jul 4, 2016 0 Facebook is doing its share to remove abusive content from the social network, it said on Sunday in an apparent…
Tech news Israeli minister says Facebook a ‘monster’, hindering security Ghada Ismail Jul 3, 2016 0 Israel's Minister of Internal Security on Saturday accused Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, of not doing…
Tech news Misogyny rife on Twitter: social media experts Ghada Ismail May 26, 2016 0 A study into the number of aggressive and abusive tweets sent from UK Twitter accounts suggests large-scale…
Tech news Facebook launches ‘Instant Articles’ in cooperation with Nine Publishers Noha Gad May 13, 2015 0 Facebook Inc tied up with nine news publishers to launch "Instant Articles" that will let them publish articles…
Tech news 56 Million Facebook Users in MENA, Thanks to Mobile Connectivity Salma Ayman Oct 2, 2013 0 Facebook claims 56 million active monthly users in the Middle East and North Africa, with 28 million of them daily…
Internet News Facebook Buying Communications Firm Threadsy Amwal Al Ghad English Aug 26, 2012 0 Facebook Inc is buying Threadsy Inc, an online communications software provider that also operates Swaylo.com, a…
Internet News Facebook To Buy Facial-Recognition Startup: Reuters Amwal Al Ghad English Jun 19, 2012 0 Facebook Inc is paying $55 million to $60 million to buy Face.com, according to people familiar with the matter,…
Tech news Linkedin passwords pilfered after 6.4 million accounts hacked Administrator Jun 7, 2012 0 The professional social network LinkedIn said Wednesday some of its members' passwords were stolen after reports…
Tech news Zuckerberg To Raise $1 Billion Cash From Facebook IPO Amwal Al Ghad English May 6, 2012 0 The Facebook CEO plans to sell 30.2 million shares of his stake in the social network when it publicly offers its…
Internet News New Generation of Traveling Websites through Social Networks Administrator Apr 30, 2012 0 Wondering where to go on your vacation this year, and what to do? A growing number of "social travel" start-ups…
Internet News Pepsi Partners with Twitter for Streaming Live Music Concerts Online Administrator Apr 30, 2012 0 The No. 2 soda company said Monday that it's partnering with Twitter to provide streaming videos of live music…
Internet News Facebook Forms Security Alliance to Protect Members’ Data Administrator Apr 29, 2012 0 To protect its 900 million plus users from online attacks, Facebook has formed an alliance with five security…
Indices news Facebook Acquisitions Add a Week to IPO Timing Administrator Apr 25, 2012 0 A recent acquisition spurt by Facebook Inc may add about a week to the social network's journey to public markets.…
Internet News Breaking Down Facebook’s Deal with Instagram Administrator Apr 24, 2012 0 About 23 million shares of common stock and $300 million in cash, that's what social network Facebook plunked down…
Internet News Twitter Limits Usage of Patents Administrator Apr 18, 2012 0 Twitter said on Tuesday that it would structure its patents so they could not be used for offensive litigation…
Tech news VIVA Launches New Enhancements to Internet Service Administrator Apr 14, 2012 0 VIVA, Kuwait's newest and advanced mobile telecommunications service provider, announced new enhancements to…
Internet News Facebook Acquires Tagtile’s Team of Customer-Loyalty App Administrator Apr 14, 2012 0 Facebook Inc. is acquiring the team of developers behind customer-loyalty application Tagtile, adding to its…
Internet News Facebook Buys Instagram for $1bln Administrator Apr 10, 2012 0 Facebook will pay $1 billion in cash and stock for Instagram, (a 2-year-old photo-sharing application developer) as…
Internet News Twitter Fights Spammers in Court Administrator Apr 7, 2012 0 Twitter filed a lawsuit on Thursday in a US court against five websites that it accuses of creating tools for…
Internet News E-Commerce Competition waits for Facebook’s Surge Administrator Apr 5, 2012 0 A group of e-commerce start-ups, backed by some of the tech world's most pedigreed financiers, are betting that…
Internet News More Arguments Claiming Part-Ownership of Facebook Administrator Apr 4, 2012 0 Another round of legal arguments is scheduled in a New York man's lawsuit claiming part-ownership of Facebook.…
Tech news “Patents Revenge” Leads Facebook to Sue Yahoo Administrator Apr 4, 2012 0 Facebook fired back on Tuesday in its legal battle with Yahoo by accusing the Web pioneer of infringing 10 of…
Tech news “Digital Strategy” Prompts Middle East to Achieve Gains Administrator Apr 3, 2012 0 Businesses in the Middle East are making gains in digital strategy and brand interaction based on enthusiasm,…
Internet News New Online Payment System for Facebook and Twitter Surfers Administrator Apr 2, 2012 0 A one-click online payment system using Facebook and Twitter that could boost Internet sales for newspapers, music…
Internet News Facebook’s Value Reaches $102.8 Billion Administrator Mar 31, 2012 0 Facebook Inc. (FB)’s implied valued rose 8.9 % to $102.8 billion yesterday in what was expected to be the last…
USA IPO Market waits for Facebook Administrator Mar 30, 2012 0 In a year heralding the landmark initial public offering “IPO” of Facebook Inc. (FB), share sales got off to a slow…
Indices news Facebook’s “IPO” Halts its Shares’ Trading Administrator Mar 28, 2012 0 Facebook (FB), is halting the trading of its shares on secondary markets by the beginning of April as it prepares…
Internet News Yahoo’s Suit Affects Facebook Outcome Negatively Administrator Mar 28, 2012 0 Facebook Inc. (FB), the social- networking service that’s planning an initial public offering “IPO”, said a patent…
Tech news Minister of communications opens 3 new incubators in the center of innovation Administrator Mar 15, 2012 0 Dr Mohamed salem – Minster of Communications and Information Technology- opened a number of expanding projects in…
Internet News Yahoo sues Facebook for infringing its patents Administrator Mar 13, 2012 0 Yahoo Inc sued Facebook Inc over 10 patents that include methods and systems for advertising on the Web, opening…
Internet News Facebook admits having 6 million fake accounts Administrator Mar 11, 2012 0 Facebook admitted that its social network contains a huge number of registered fake accounts browsing the website…