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NewsBytes #11 - Cupid Co. drama series, Facebook data privacy, Samsung Smart Savings and more

Have you ever thought of how fun and casual it would be to use Facebook for work? No, I’m not talking about using Facebook Page, but a new working way doing communication work by using a Facebook platform. Introducing Workplace by Facebook, it is a dedicated and secure communication platform for companies to connect, communicate and collaborate.

Are you a fan of Facebook Messenger? It looks like you would soon be able to react to individual messages on the popular app. The feature, which is already available on Facebook’s News Feed, is currently being tested by random users. There’s a total of 5 reaction emoji(s) and another 2 others, which are thumbs up and thumbs down, which meant you could now dislike or disagree to a message. The 5 reaction emoji includes expression of love, funny, shocked, sad, and frown.

We have announced that Hugo Barra has left Xiaomi recently, and will be heading back to Silicon Valley for his next stage in his career. Well, we now know where he is heading to. Mark Zuckerberg just announced on his Facebook page that Hugo will be joining the Facebook team, specifically the Oculus team.

While most people uses the Facebook Messenger as a chat service to talk with friends, Facebook thinks that it can be more than just for words. They have now rolled out an update for Android and iOS that will allow users to play a number of classic and current games directly in Messenger.