The company's newly tweaked "Trending" module promoted a "totally fake" story. — -- Facebook’s newly-tweaked “Trending” module, barely three days old, has already made its first big gaffe: ...

Facebook could be forced back to the drawing board in order to fix its newly automated Trending topics section after its algorithm suffered two consecutive blunders. Last week, the social network ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)-- Facebook is shutting down its ill-fated "trending" news section after four years, a company executive told The Associated Press. The company claims the tool is outdated and ...

Facebook says there is “no evidence” that former contractors at the social network deliberately suppressed conservative news on the site’s Trending Topics section. Citing an unnamed former journalist ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is shutting down its embattled "trending topics" section, the company announced on Friday, putting an end to a tool that was often a flashpoint for allegations of political ...

The trending news section of the world's largest social network is now completely automated. I’m the deputy managing editor of the hardware team at PCMag.com. Reading this during the day? Then you've ...

In a surprising Friday news dump, Facebook announced it will remove the Trending news section from its website and app. The company says its users are increasingly consuming news through mobile and ...