Facebook considers launching ‘high-quality news tab’

Facebook might be looking to take on Apple again. This time, in the news department. In a conversation about journalism and social media with former journalist and prominent European publisher Mathias Döpfner, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social network is thinking of having a separate news tab on the site dedicated to news. But it would feature only “high-quality” articles. Users will get access to it for free, while publishers will be paid if their stories are featured. They are mulling over the idea of either directly paying them or giving them a share of the advertising profits.

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MLB games streaming on Facebook are down to 6 this season

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From 25 games exclusively aired on Facebook last year, this year only six Major League Baseball games will be streamed on Facebook Watch. It’ll be available in the US (except for regions where the games air on local stations) and several international markets. With this new one-year deal, Facebook and MLB haven’t said which games will be streamed, but these will be a one per month affair. They also promised there will still be recaps of every game and weekly recaps for each team. The MLB network will also produce dedicated Watch broadcasts that offer “interactive and social elements.”

"We look forward to testing a new model for live games, which should help the league continue to reach a younger and more global audience," Rob Shaw, Facebook's sports partnerships lead for leagues and media, told Morning Consult. According to Facebook, the games streamed on the service reaches an average viewership that’s almost 20 years younger than the usual MLB TV audience.

Facebook Messenger for Windows 10 finally gets an update

It’s been at least six months since Facebook has updated its Messenger app for Windows 10. But now the beta version of the app (version 96.2194.9505) is getting a bunch of new features, including a new layout for the log-in page, chat search functionality, and data saver feature, among others. You can check out the full changelog under the cut.

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Trigger Facebook Messenger's Dark Mode with a moon emoji

There's a simple way to activate the Dark Mode feature of Facebook Messenger. All you need is one emoji: this 🌙 moon emoji. Send the crescent moon to anyone in Messenger, exit the app completely, and enter it again. Just head to your profile (the icon on your upper left) and the toggle for Dark Mode should be there. According to XDA-Developers, this works for both Android and iOS.