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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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Facebook’s Giphy Purchase Probed By UK Regulator
Facebook’s Giphy Purchase Probed By UK Regulator
June 12, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook is drawing scrutiny from U.K. regulators. The United Kingdom’s competition watchdog is investigating Facebook’s recent purchase of Giphy, the animated picture platform. The Competition and Markets...

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Facebook Uses Retail Data To Train Chatbots To Be Like Humans
Facebook Uses Retail Data To Train Chatbots To Be Like Humans
June 08, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook has launched, what it calls, a new way to train artificial intelligence (AI) in chatbots. Researchers at the social network giant described how data...

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The Digital Shift, Real-Time Payments, Stimulus Funding Top This Week’s News
The Digital Shift, Real-Time Payments, Stimulus Funding Top This Week’s News
June 05, 2020  |  The Weekender

It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments...

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Today In Payments: PayPal, Facebook Take Stake In Gojek; Aussie Central Bank May Lower ePayment Costs
Today In Payments: PayPal, Facebook Take Stake In Gojek; Aussie Central Bank May Lower ePayment...
June 03, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, PayPal and Facebook are to take stakes in Indonesia’s Gojek, and the Reserve Bank of Australia is considering cutting costs of...

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PayPal, Facebook Take Stakes In Gojek
PayPal, Facebook Take Stakes In Gojek
June 03, 2020  |  Investments

PayPal and Facebook are collaborating on a funding round by GoJek, the Indonesian digital payments company, to boost their profiles in Southeast Asia’s financial services...

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Payroll Faces New Unknowns As A Remote Workforce Grows
Payroll Faces New Unknowns As A Remote Workforce Grows
June 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Had it occurred during any other socioeconomic moment in U.S. history, Facebook’s announcement that it is planning for up to half of its workforce to permanently...

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Facebook Launches Venue As Live-Streaming Meets Post-Pandemic World
Facebook Launches Venue As Live-Streaming Meets Post-Pandemic World
May 29, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook is introducing the world to Venue, an app designed to offer at-home users a digital second-screen experience at live events. Instead of livestreaming events...

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Saving Main Street: How A Business School Is Helping Toronto SMB Retailers
Saving Main Street: How A Business School Is Helping Toronto SMB Retailers
May 29, 2020  |  Retail

If there’s a playbook for Main Street’s migration to digital, Toronto’s Schulich School of Business is authoring a very effective chapter. It starts with a...

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Google, Amazon And Other Top Tech Cos. Making M&A Deals Amid Pandemic
Google, Amazon And Other Top Tech Cos. Making M&A Deals Amid Pandemic
May 28, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Giant tech companies are seeking deals at their fastest pace in years, fueled by COVID-19 despite an increase in scrutiny by regulators. The Financial Times...

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