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Facebook looks to buy Giphy for $400 millionFacebook has announced that it is buying popular GIF-making and sharing website Giphy for a reported price of $400 million. As part of the new deal, Facebook plans to integrate the massive GIF library into Instagram and more of its apps, with Giphy living on as part of the […]

Fact-checking chatbot comes to WhatsAppWe can’t deal with any more fake news. So, the International Fact-Checking Network (a real organisation that isn’t Google, FYI) stepped in last week and launched a WhatsApp chatbot to help connect app users with global fact-checking authorities. Misinformation will be squashed as users submit information for locally-based fact checkers to, well, […]

Facebook beats Wall Street expectations in Q1 earningsDespite the growth of Facebook’s ad business slowing due to the coronavirus pandemic, the social network beat Wall Street expectations on revenue, reporting $17.74 billion (up 17% year-over-year) in Q1. Monthly active users on Facebook were up to 2.6 billion, beating expectations of 2.55 billion. And more than […]

Facebook Gaming releases stand-alone Android appAspiring gaming streamers, Facebook wants to make your dreams a (virtual) reality. After beginning the roll-out of the Gaming tab on the platform last March, they’ve released a stand-alone app version of the feature on the Google Play store, which allows for live streaming gameplay without third party devices. Per Facebook Gaming […]

Facebook adds ‘Care’ Reaction buttonMany of us know the emotional components of sadness, irritability, emptiness and exhaustion. Sometimes it’s just a little action, a non-verbal gesture, that can make us feel connected and understood. Enter Facebook with its’ new ‘Care’ reaction button. Over the course of this week, Facebook is due to update its Reactions options […]

Facebook Gaming provides early access to Tournaments featureFacebook Gaming has provided users with early access to its Tournaments feature, which allows gamers to livestream tournaments and create, play and watch competitions all on one primary hub. Creators are also given the option to use tournaments in support of important causes via Facebook Gaming’s charity live-streaming […]

Facebook Gaming provides early access to Tournaments featureFacebook Gaming has provided users with early access to its Tournaments feature, which allows gamers to livestream tournaments and create, play and watch competitions all on one primary hub. Creators are also given the option to use tournaments in support of important causes via Facebook Gaming’s charity live-streaming […]

It’s well known that constraints breed creativity. Make those constraints financial – a weakened economy, looming job losses, underemployment – and people turn that creativity into income. A global pandemic and our current lockdown poses the most unique constraint to financial viability yet. And for the 1.7 million Canadians who participate in the gig economy, […]