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Walmart To Pilot Program To Connect Employees With Doctors
Walmart // October 03, 2019

Walmart, one of the largest companies in the world, will begin pilot testing new healthcare programs for its employees starting next year, according to a report by CNBC. The move is part of an effort by the company to cut its healthcare costs, which is...

Facebook Portal Ships Amid Privacy Concerns
Innovation // November 08, 2018

After announcing the debut of its video chat devices a month ago, Facebook has begun shipping the Portal and Portal+. The new hardware comes with respective $199 and $249 price tags. TechCrunch notes that there is also a “two-fer $298 bundle on the smaller unit.”...

Facebook Tracker: Advertising Crackdown
Facebook // September 18, 2017

In this week’s Facebook tracker, the social media giant amps up community vibes with its new standalone group video chat Bonfire app, while also cracking down on ads that target haters or run beside objectionable content. Facebook Messenger growth remains strong but is slowing, and...

Facebook Tracker: At Home And Abroad
Facebook // August 21, 2017

Facebook was behind the Chinese photo-sharing app Colorful Balloons, which was launched anonymously earlier this year, the company confirmed last week. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, along with many news and business services, have long been blocked by the “Great Firewall” of China, but that hasn’t...

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Facebook Launches Desktop Messenger Video Chat

April 02, 2020
The desktop version of popular app Facebook Messenger has arrived on Mac and Windows computers, letting people communicate via video chat during a time when everyone is using that means of communication. Video chat and other similar modes of connection have become a lifeline for millions as the coronavirus’ high contagion rate has forced everyone […]

Walmart To Pilot Program To Connect Employees With Doctors

October 03, 2019
Walmart, one of the largest companies in the world, will begin pilot testing new healthcare programs for its employees starting next year, according to a report by CNBC. The move...

Facebook Portal Ships Amid Privacy Concerns

November 08, 2018
After announcing the debut of its video chat devices a month ago, Facebook has begun shipping the Portal and Portal+. The new hardware comes with respective $199 and $249 price...

Facebook’s Building 8 Lab Working On Video Chat Device

August 02, 2017
Facebook, the social media giant, is reportedly working on a video chat device geared toward the home. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported news that the device is...