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Snapchat Raising $200 Million From Alibaba At $15 Billion Valuation: Report
As smartphones proliferate, companies are looking for ways to influence consumers on their handsets.
Facebook Faces Class Action After Kids Spend Parents' Money On Facebook Games
A class action suit tries to force the social network to offer refunds to parents for kids' digital downloads.
Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro Asks Special Powers To Deter US Sanctions 'Aggression'
The new authority will help him defend against the "aggression" of new U.S. sanctions on Venezuela, Maduro said.
Twitter, Which Helped Spread Word Of Umbrella Revolution, Opens Hong Kong Office In Greater China Push
Twitter follows Google and Facebook in targeting more sales from the Greater China region.
5elafabook, Facebook-Like Site For ISIS Supporters, Down One Day After Launch; Twitter Account Suspended
It was not clear who had created the website, which reportedly tried to act like a social media outlet for ISIS supporters.
Emma Watson Talks Nude Photo Hoax: I Was Threatened Because Of Feminism Speech
“I knew the pictures didn’t exist."
Safe Sex Groups Slam Facebook For Double Standard On ‘Adult Content’
On Facebook and Twitter, safe-sex campaigns are being lumped in with ads for sex toys, and health organizations say it’s time for a change.
Boston Marathon Bombing Trial: Survivor Rebekah Gregory Uses Facebook To Describe Experience Of Testifying
Rebekah Gregory was "in such awe" of other survivors' courage, she writes on Facebook.
Apple Watch: Facebook, BMW, Pinterest Among Companies Making Apps For Apple Inc. Smartwatch
Companies big and small are looking to make their apps available for Apple Watch on launch day.
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, Reveals His One Rule For Hiring
The Facebook CEO told a conference in Barcelona that the rule that has served him well in building his multi-billion dollar empire.
Alibaba Unveils Plan To Challenge Amazon, Microsoft, IBM In US Cloud Market
In a surprise move, Jack Ma’s company said Wednesday that it plans to open a commercial data center in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Saudi Arabia Facebook Arrest: Religious Police Detain Indian Citizen For 'Offensive' Hindu Mecca Photo
An Indian citizen could be facing five years in jail for posting a photo of Hindu symbols in Mecca's Holy Mosque.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Adds Two Major Muslim Holidays To Public School Calendar
New York City becomes the largest school district in the U.S. to observe Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr.
Common Core Tutoring Companies See Business Boom Ahead Of Spring Tests As Parents, Students Struggle With Standards
The new exams are more rigorous and complex, causing parents across the country to seek tutoring for their kids.
Facebook's Zuckerberg Seeks Peace With Telcos On Web-For-All Push
Mark Zuckerberg was on hostile turf as spoke to executives at the world's biggest annual gathering of the mobile industry, renewing attempts to win their backing to help reach billions of users with no Internet access.
Zuckerberg Tells Mobile Carriers Internet.org Will Get People Paying For Data Once They Get A Free Sample
Internet.org increased the number of data users for one Colombian carrier by 50 percent in a matter of weeks.
Myanmar Police Arrest Journalist For Satirical Facebook Post
Photojournalist Aung Nay Moy had posted a message satirizing a 1971 battle between Burmese government troops and communist fighters.
YouTube Toys With A TV-Like Feature In Pursuit Of Growth, Ad Dollars
YouTube is testing a feature that automatically plays more videos on more than 100 million of its users.
Jill Duggar Pregnancy Update: ‘19 Kids And Counting’ Star Flaunts Baby Bump In New Photo As The Big Day Nears
The “19 Kids and Counting” star posed with her husband Derick Dillard and some players of the women’s basketball team.
Internet Access In The World: Only 40% Of Global Population Have Ever Been Online
A new report provides insight as to why getting online remains elusive for most people on Earth.
Facebook Suicide: New 'Report User' Method Aims To Intervene Before Status Turns To Reality
Suicidal thoughts often surface on the social network, which unveiled new tools to intervene.
Belfast Police Tracking Social Media After Teens Gather By Hundreds To Rave, Fight In Northern Ireland
Officers are watching Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to head off any more massive youth gatherings.
Facebook Beats Google To Milestone: Two Million Advertisers Shows Long Tail Of Social Network's Business
It took Google seven years to get to 1 million advertisers. Facebook racked up twice that number in a shorter time frame.
Kharkiv Bomb Blast Claims Another Victim As UN Reports Nearly 6,000 Dead In East Ukraine Conflict
The war began in April 2014 and the deaths include 63 children, says the U.N. Another 14,500 have been wounded.
Sydney Siege Report Signals Tighter Immigration Curbs In Australia
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that Sydney gunman, an Iranian refugee, should not have been allowed into the country.
France Requests Cooperation From Google, Facebook And Twitter To Fight Online Extremism
French government on Friday requested "full cooperation" from Google, Facebook and Twitter in its fight against terrorism.
Syrian Rebels, Assad Forces and ISIS Engage In Revenge Kidnappings, Torture
In northern Aleppo province, Syrian rebels, military forces and ISIS militants are waging a new kind of war.
AT&T Offers Internet Users Privacy For $29 More As Gigabit Speeds Rollout
For $70 a month, you can use AT&T's accelerated fiber-optic Internet. For an additional $29 a month, you can avoid being tracked while doing it.
Craig Hicks Indicted For Murder In Chapel Hill Shootings
The 46-year-old suspect in the North Carolina shootings was charged with three counts of first-degree murder.
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong Has Prostate Cancer, To Take Medical Leave
Lee will be on medical leave for one week and during this period Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean will head the government.


