Mark Zuckerberg: Awkward in South Korea, Too
Sam Biddle · 06/18/13 12:01PMFacebook Reveals Government Spying Numbers [UPDATE: Microsoft, Too]
Sam Biddle · 06/15/13 12:01PMCNBC Says Yahoo Might Buy Company that Facebook Already Owns
Sam Biddle · 06/13/13 04:01PM"Hot" "business" tip: "business reporter" Chris says "all of that cash on Yahoo's balance sheet is burning a hole in Marissa Mayer's pockets." How much cash? How much burning? Enough to burn the passage of time backwards and buy a company that doesn't exist anymore, because Facebook already bought it. In 2011.
Facebook's Investors Are "PISSED" Today
Sam Biddle · 06/11/13 03:28PMAnd Now, a Reassuring Word from Mark Zuckerberg
Sam Biddle · 06/11/13 01:39PMZuck says he doesn't work directly with NSA or any other program" to "PROACTIVELY" give user information
Protestors Hit Facebook Shareholder Meeting
Sam Biddle · 06/11/13 12:31PMIs This Creepy Facebook-Friendly Startup Behind the NSA PRISM Program?
Sam Biddle · 06/07/13 10:56AMNo one knows what Palantir—named after a magical rock in Lord of The Rings that granted remote vision—exactly does. But we know enough to know it's not just another California startup. The secretive data-mining company works directly with the American government, has a product named "Prism," and some very close ties to Facebook, one of the NSA's top targets.
Facebook, Google, Apple, and More Giving Your Data Directly to NSA
Sam Biddle · 06/06/13 05:15PMNitasha Tiku · 06/05/13 12:53PM
The Republican National Committee has hired a 32-year-old senior Facebook engineer and angel investor for its "newly created" Chief Technology Officer position. So much for the George Packer naysayers insisting that Silicon Valley is "decisively in the camp of the Democrats," despite evidence to the contrary.
Facebook Taps Frank Gehry for New Manhattan Digs
Sam Biddle · 06/03/13 09:06PMNitasha Tiku · 05/29/13 03:33PM
Is Quora Actually Smart?
Sam Biddle · 05/29/13 03:32PMQuora bills itself as nothing less than "your best source of knowledge"—not your dad, not your librarian, not Wikipedia. The company, spawned by two righteous Facebook alumni (one since ousted), has raised tens of millions from investors who think it can back this claim up. But a little poking around shows Quora's got a lot of learning to do—today it's the Tumblr of opinions.
Facebook Didn't Actually Ban Rape Jokes
Sam Biddle · 05/29/13 10:32AMHere's How Facebook Will Invade Your TV with Product Placement
Sam Biddle · 05/28/13 02:33PMFacebook's TV ads are still young, experimental, and a bit strange. But not for long: the site is launching an old-school product-placement campaign to buy its way onto your favorite television show. Or at least VH1's "Best Week Ever." We got our hands on internal emails and draft scripts showing how Zuckerberg intends to surreptitiously infiltrate your living room through sketch comedy.