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Internet Disruptors of 2010s Are Today’s New Establishments
(Bloomberg Opinion) --Internet-enabled industry disruption defined business strategy in the 2010s, but as 2020 begins, that era appears to be winding down. The disruptors...
World’s Richest Gain $1.2 Trillion in 2019 as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Retains Crown
(Bloomberg) --The leveraging of a giant social-media presence, a catchy tune about a family of sharks and a burgeoning collection of junkyards are just...
Facebook Acquired a Startup to Build a Live Shopping Feature
(Bloomberg) --Facebook Inc. acquired a small video-shopping startup earlier this year to help build a live shopping feature inside the company’s Marketplace product, according...
Facebook acquires studio behind popular VR game Beat Saber
(Bloomberg) --Facebook Inc. is acquiring the studio behind Beat Saber, a popular virtual-reality game that mixes music, lightsabers and dancing into one experience, for...
Twitter CEO Dorsey bans political ads in swipe at Facebook
(Bloomberg) --Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey tweeted Wednesday that the site will ban all political ads, delivering a jab to Facebook Inc.,...
Facebook Considers Hiding ‘Likes’ on Users’ Posts
(Bloomberg) -- Facebook is considering a test to stop showing the number of “likes” that posts get in an effort to reduce the competitive...
Facebook Sues Asian Developers Over Malware on Android Apps
(Bloomberg) -- Facebook sued two Asia-based developers for allegedly planting malware on Android apps that robotically clicked on ads to inflate revenue.
Through a practice known...
Facebook to Put Its Name on Instagram, WhatsApp Brands
(Bloomberg) -- Facebook plans to attach its name to Instagram and WhatsApp, branding them “Instagram from Facebook” and “WhatsApp from Facebook.”
The move is controversial because...
Is Facebook Libra Better Than Bitcoin?
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Facebook on Tuesday launched its ambitious new cryptocurrency - Facebook Libra - which targets 2.6 billion users and is backed by up...
Facebook headed for a breakup?
(Bloomberg) -- Chris Hughes, who co-founded Facebook Inc. with Mark Zuckerberg from their Harvard dorm room, said the company has become too powerful and...