Instagram may copy Snapchat's QR Snapcode scanning, judging by files buried in the Instagram Android app's files. Meanwhile, today it's starting to let users link to hashtags and other accounts from their profile. “Nametag scan” images indicate Instagram might want to let you aim your phone's camera … Read More

The #DeleteFacebook movement just gained a notable supporter: Brian Acton, co-founder of Facebook-owned WhatsApp. Acton and fellow WhatsApp Co-Founder Jan Koum sold their messaging app to Facebook in 2014 for $16 billion, becoming very rich in the process. After leaving Facebook last year … Read More

First Snapchat, now Facebook? Amid criticism from users and tumbling stock, a new opponent has appeared: Brian Acton, a cofounder of messaging service WhatsApp (who made billions off of its sale to Facebook), has posted that it is time to delete the ubiquitous app from our lives, a message he … …

WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton Just Burned a $16 Billion Bridge in a Single Tweet. Brian Acton of WhatsApp just burned the biggest bridge of a lifetime. By Robbie … It's what Facebook paid to acquire WhatsApp in 2014. Now, I know money doesn't buy loyalty, but for $16 billion, you'd …

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of both Twitter and payment service Square, has said that he sees Bitcoin (BTC) as the world's – and Internet's – single future currency, The Times reports today, March 21. Dorsey believes that Bitcoin's leading emergence will take “probably over ten years, but it could go …

Twitter shares soared Wednesday after posting their worst session in over two years on Tuesday, and some traders are betting on more gains ahead. Shares of the popular social media company were up 5 percent early Wednesday. They had plunged 10 percent on Tuesday following reports that the … Read More

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey apparently has big visions for bitcoin, commenting in a recent interview with The Times that he believes that the cryptocurrency will become the world's single currency within 10 years. According to Dorsey, “The world ultimately will have a single currency, the internet … Read More

After the revelation that a data company called Cambridge Analytica acquired data from millions of Facebook users without their knowledge, many have raised concerns about just how private the information people put on Facebook is. If you're worried that data about you might be circulating among … Read More

The latest scandal involving Facebook—a data analytics firm that worked for President Trump's campaign and allegedly obtained information on 50 million Facebook users—is a reminder that the social network used to share photos with friends and family also holds a treasure trove of personal data. Read More

One market strategist has a message for investors looking to dip their toes back into the Facebook water in light of its 8 percent skid this week: Too unstable to touch. "The stock right now is no doubt radioactive, and I think it probably faces a tremendous amount of headwinds …