Mar 31 Facebook data reveals baseball territories across the United States By Justin Scuiletti Click for larger image. Infographic by Facebook Data Science As Major League Baseball opens up Monday, most MLB ball clubs across the United States will be suiting up to take to the field for… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Facebook invests in a virtual reality future with $2 billion Oculus Rift acquisition By PBS News Hour Facebook has bought the maker of a virtual reality headset and interface for $2 billion. Economics correspondent Paul Solman profiles the company, Oculus VR, and Hari Sreenivasan talks to Vindu Goel of The New York Times for more on the… Continue watching
Mar 26 Virtual reality's early adopters worry what mainstream usage will look like in the Facebook era By Simone Pathe Facebook has reached a $2 billion deal to purchase Oculus VR, the maker of the virtual reality headset that exposed Paul Solman to a terrifying subterranean pit. But how should that technology be used outside of the lab? Making Sen$e… Continue reading
Mar 25 Facebook buys virtual reality company Oculus for $2 billion By News Desk Facebook has agreed to buy virtual reality company Oculus for $2 billion. Facebook Inc. said Tuesday that the deal includes $400 million in cash and 23.1 million shares worth about $1.6 billion. Continue reading
Feb 20 Celebrating 10 years of 'hot' (or not) Facebook innovations By Colleen Shalby, Frank Bi Of all of Facebook’s most Facebook-y features from the past 10 years, we ask: Which do you “like”?… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch Tech titans visit White House to talk surveillance reform Tech titans visit White House to press case for surveillance reform… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch Tech giants call for tighter limits on government surveillance Tech giants call for tighter limits on government surveillance… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch Will Facebook change lead to an erosion of privacy rights for teens? Will Facebook change erode privacy rights for teens?… Continue watching
Sep 26 Join Hari Sreenivasan for #AnchorHours Join us Friday at 1 p.m. ET on the NewsHour facebook page for this week's Anchor Hours with NewsHour Weekend host, Hari Sreenivasan. This week, Hari will be joined by correspondent Rick Karr, whose piece for Sunday's program… Continue reading