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Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.

Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch.

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House Hearing Signals Fireworks On Big Tech Antitrust Issues
House Hearing Signals Fireworks On Big Tech Antitrust Issues
September 09, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

FTC.  AGs.  Antitrust. And now, a new round of antitrust hearings on Capitol Hill.  The Fall may bring fireworks for Big Tech players like Google...

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Top News In Payments: Stripe Rolls Out Stripe Capital; Cards Generate $6.13T In Spending
Top News In Payments: Stripe Rolls Out Stripe Capital; Cards Generate $6.13T In Spending
September 06, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Stripe launched Stripe Capital to simplify the way internet companies can access funds. Also, commercial and consumer cards issued in the...

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State AGs To Release Details Of Google, Facebook Probe
State AGs To Release Details Of Google, Facebook Probe
September 06, 2019  |  Regulation

State attorneys general led by Texas and New York are separately launching official antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday...

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Facebook Teams With Mexico SMB Alt-Lender Konfio
Facebook Teams With Mexico SMB Alt-Lender Konfio
September 06, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is collaborating with a Mexico-based alternative small business lender with plans to launch a new program in the country aimed at strengthening local SMBs’...

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Facebook Launches Dating Service In The US
Facebook Launches Dating Service In The US
September 06, 2019  |  Internet of Things

Facebook has announced the launch of Facebook Dating, created to gives users “a more authentic look at who someone is.” The service is launching in...

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China Central Bank Said To Ready Crypto Launch
China Central Bank Said To Ready Crypto Launch
September 05, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

In China, the central bank will debut a state-backed cryptocurrency that initially will be issued to seven institutions in that country, Forbes reported this week. The...

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Facebook Adds New Lobbyists In Libra Push
Facebook Adds New Lobbyists In Libra Push
September 05, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has added two new lobbyists in its bid to make its proposed cryptocurrency Libra a reality, according to a report by Bloomberg. The social...

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EU Regulators Probing Libra For Antitrust Issues
EU Regulators Probing Libra For Antitrust Issues
September 05, 2019  |  Facebook

EU regulators are investigating if Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency will harm competition. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the move was justified even though Libra hasn’t...

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Over 400M Facebook Users’ Records Exposed Online
Over 400M Facebook Users’ Records Exposed Online
September 04, 2019  |  Facebook

A security researcher has found an exposed server containing hundreds of millions of phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts, TechCrunch reported Wednesday (Sept. 4). Sanyam...

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