Facebook (FB) Launches 'Techwire' for Breaking Tech News

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) is said to launch Techwire for breaking technology news. The company partnered with Storyful on the platform.

Content will be embedded into news stories by journalists and distributed on Twitter with a dedicated account.

Facebook's effort might be to draw in more users from Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), which has become a platform most turn to for breaking news stories.

Shares of Facebook are modestly higher Tuesday.

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