Facebook shuts down the M assistant, but the features it inspired will live on
Facebook M, a beta of a personal assistant program, is shutting down. While the tool never launched publically, it inspired new features.
Get ready for reindeer selfies — Facebook is launching its holiday features
Turn yourself into a reindeer, send a digital card or go live with your New Year's countdown using new options from Facebook.
Facebook Instant Games gets live-streams so you can show off your skills
Facebook is celebrating a year of Instant Games with some new features, including live-streaming and, starting next year, video chats.
Instagram test could ditch private messages, launch Messenger-like Direct app
Instagram Direct may leave Instagram in favor of its own stand-alone app. The company is currently testing the feature in six areas.
Enjoy photos in all their 4K glory with the latest Facebook Messenger update
Facebook Messenger will no longer downsize photos to 2K with new 4K resolution support that allows friends to share more detailed photos.
Too lazy for real Halloween costumes? Facebook Camera helps you dress up in AR
Direct a character out of a haunted house in Facebook Camera's new game -- oh, and that character will be wearing your face.
Everything you need to know about Facebook Messenger’s M assistant
Facebook rolled out M, its personal assistant, around the U.S. and Mexico. Here's everything the assistant can do so far.
Facebook celebrates World Emoji Day by showing how many are shared each day
World Emoji Day is Monday -- so how often do we really use emojis anyway? New data from Facebook offers a glimpse.
Facebook Messenger's 'Discover' is now better at helping you find great bots
An update to Facebook Messenger makes the app better at recommending great chatbots to users based on a variety of personalized factors.
Notifications from Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook now shown in one place
Facebook, along with Messenger and Instagram, is testing a feature that will show users notification counters from all three apps.
Facebook Messenger keeps on growing, now boasts 1.2 billion users
Facebook Messenger is growing. After reporting last year that it had 1 billion users, it's now up to a massive 1.2 billion. Lite is helping.
Facebook Messenger bots are getting MasterCard MasterPass payments
It's about to get a whole lot easier to check out from a Messenger chat bot. MasterCard is bringing MasterPass to bots.
Facebook is testing a new look for its comments that looks a lot like Messenger
Facebook is testing a new design that make comment threads look a whole lot like messaging app threads, complete with message bubbles.
Fifth-grader hits up police Facebook site for emergency homework help
It wasn't the usual kind of emergency that cops have to deal with, but police in Marion, Ohio, were more than happy to help.
Have a question for His Holiness? Ask it through his Facebook Messenger bot
If you're a Facebook user, head over to Messenger and check out what just might become your new favorite chatbot. Its name is Missiobot.
You don't have to binge-watch Netflix alone now that Atticus is here
Meet Atticus, a new chatbot from AT&T "built to talk entertainment." Just think of him as the perfect boyfriend.
Facebook adds group video calling to Messenger
One of Facebook Messenger's most highly requested features -- group video calling -- is finally rolling out now via an update to the app.
Facebook launches group voice calls on its desktop version of Messenger
Back in April, Facebook launched group voice calls on its Messenger app for mobile, but now, the full version is ready for your desktop.
Facebook Messenger puts the camera front and center in revamp
Facebook Messenger's camera now offers a higher quality experience and operates faster than ever before thanks to a revamp.
Facebook’s new ‘M Suggestions’ could bring more AI to Messenger
Facebook M may not be available to everyone just yet, but the company is testing a feature called M Suggestions that could help M play a much larger role.
Facebook Messenger ups its game, lets users play ‘Pac-Man,’ more with friends
Facebook has launched a new feature inside Facebook Messenger -- Instant Games. Now you can compete against your friends in a variety of mobile games.
Facebook is launching 'Rooms' in select markets to offer public chat rooms in Messenger
Facebook will roll out a new feature called “Rooms” as part of Messenger — an addition meant to encourage public conversations about topics and interests.
Challenge your friends within Facebook Messenger with Instant Games
Facebook Messenger is getting ready to launch an "Instant Games" platform that will allow you to challenge your friends to a number of lightweight games
EU advocacy group expresses concern over WhatsApp’s data-sharing policy
WhatsApp's data collection policy, which permits the messaging service to share user info with parent company Facebook, drew sharp rebuke from regulators.
Google Messenger 2.0 brings unread message badges — on certain Android devices
Google has updated Messenger to version 2.0, bringing a number of visual tweaks as well as unread message badges.
Lights, camera, backpack! Betabrand's new bag has a built-in reflector
Betabrand, the same company behind the anti-paparazzi clothing line, has unveiled Flash Bag, a camera bag with an integrated light reflector.
Facebook Messenger’s end-to-end encrypted feature is now available to everyone
Facebook Messenger has finally made end-to-end encryption available to all users. Here's how you can activate your very own "secret conversations."
You can now text and video chat at the same time on Facebook Messenger
Facebook now lets you add instant live video to your Messenger conversations as part of the messaging app's latest update for iOS and Android.
WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook, but you can opt out
Now that WhatsApp has surpassed a billion users, it's time to monetize the service. The company has a plan to bring businesses into its app.
Microsoft takes a crack at organizing the workplace with Project Sonoma
Microsoft's Project Sonoma, a workplace chat app for Android and iOS, helps employees manage shifts by reflecting them digitally.
Are you a Facebook Messenger user? You’re now officially one in a billion or so
Facebook Messenger has just crested a billion users, making it almost as popular as Facebook's other messaging app, WhatsApp.
GE is launching a Facebook Messenger Bot to challenges your science and emoji skills
For those of you bilingual in English and emoji, you'll be able to show off your skills as GE launches the #EmojiScience Decoding Challenge on Messenger.
Communicate better with Fleep and its efficient messaging system
Fleep, the Tallinn-based startup created by ex-Skype engineers, is looking to support non-intrusive communication for quicker, more collaborative convos.
