The Bittersweet Sweepstakes to Build an AI That Destroys Fake News
AUTONOMOUS 18-WHEELERS ARE now driving the highways. Coffee table gadgets are recognizing spoken English nearly as well as humans. Smartphones apps instantly translate conversations between people...
View ArticleFacebook test lets you hide upsetting ads
Targeted ads can be annoying, but they’re much worse when they’re insensitive to tragedies in your life. If you lose a child, seeing ads for children’s products is understandably traumatic. Facebook...
View ArticleFacebook Messenger adds group video chatting on iOS and Android
In case you haven’t noticed, Facebook has spent a lot of time making video a priority this year, and its latest initiative involves the Messenger app. Today, Facebook is launching group video chat in...
View ArticleSpice up your Facebook timeline with colored background
Are you tired of that boring black and white text on Facebook? Do you long for the days of MySpace where you could throw caution to the wind and just paint your profile page neon green? Well, you...
View ArticleFacebook Live Audio elbows in on radio and podcasting
Facebook spent much of 2016 tricking out its Live video broadcasting feature, most recently opening it up to footage shot with 360-degree cameras. But it seems they’ve been busy bringing another...
View ArticleFacebook ‘lurking’ is making you miserable and here’s what you can do about it
LONDON — Another study has proved what we already knew but didn’t want to admit — Facebook ‘lurking’ is making you miserable. A new study by the University of Copenhagen has revealed that regular use...
View ArticleFacebook is building a tool to hunt copyright infringing videos
YouTube isn’t the only site record labels are taking issue with when it comes to copyright infringement. Financial Times reports that music publishers want Facebook to license music that gets posted...
View ArticleFacebook tests fake news filtering outside of the US
Facebook’s tools for fighting fake news are about to get their first test run outside of the US… and they might just prove vital. The company has confirmed to the Financial Times that it’ll trial its...
View ArticleFacebook starts testing ads in Messenger
It was only a matter of time before Facebook Messenger would start testing ads, after rumors of its plans to do so leaked nearly a year ago. Earlier today, it announced that users in Australia and...
View ArticleFacebook Slideshows are slowly rolling out on Android
Last June Facebook launched the Google-Photos-like Slideshow feature on iOS and now the social network is ready to spread the love. Android Police reports that the feature is in a slow rollout, so you...
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