Medicines for dogs from Elanco (above) and Bayer (below) are available in an animal shelter on the treatment table of a veterinarian.Frank Rumpenhorst | picture alliance | Getty ImagesCompany: Elanco Animal Health Inc. (ELAN)Business: Elanco is an…
Facebook, YouTube and other platforms are struggling to…
People hold signs during a protest against the coronavirus shutdown in front of State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 24, 2020.Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty ImagesSocial media networks are working to remove or…
Facebook announces 20 members of the Oversight Board
NEW DELHI: Two years after first proposing an independent body to address some of the most pressing content moderation matters social media giant Facebook announced on Wednesday its first 20 board members of the Oversight…
Digital-ad downturn may complicate life for Google, Facebook
WASHINGTON: Demand for digital advertising is shriveling after a decade of explosive growth amid the pandemic-fueled downturn. That could complicate things for Google and Facebook, who for the first time may have to contend with…
Facebook takes aim at Zoom with video chat…
Facebook on Friday unveiled a new video chat service with virtual "rooms" where people can pop in to visit friends, aiming at users turning to the popular Zoom platform during the pandemic. Through the Facebook…
Facebook rolling out free video calling for up…
Facebook on Friday announced a slew of new video-calling features including Messenger Rooms, which allows users to host video calls of up to 50 people.Messenger Rooms poses an immediate threat to Zoom and Houseparty, two…
As Facebook loses luster, tech stocks await fallout
By James B StewartOver the last half decade, few stocks have been more beloved by investors and Wall Street analysts than Facebook. No wonder: After a rocky initial public offering in 2012, it has rolled…
Facebook employees in an uproar over leaked memo,…
Facebook employees were in an uproar on Friday over a leaked 2016 memo from a top executive defending the social network's growth at any cost — even if it caused deaths from a terrorist attack…
How Indian IT can compete with Google and…
By Mishi Choudhary and Eben MoglenThe world's major societies are now wrestling with the enormous social power wielded by the internet's “platform companies“.In Europe they speak of “GAFA“: Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon.Twitter, Uber and…