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A different 'super spreader': Facebook struggles with election disinfo
The US presidential election is finished: votes cast, the transition—though delayed—begun.
Nov 26, 2020
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What if Zoom crashes on Thanksgiving? These video meeting choices can save your virtual family gathering
Bret Kinsella always has Thanksgiving dinner with his parents. But this year, with the pandemic, Mom and Dad are staying home in New York, and he's putting two laptops on the table, one each for Mom and Dad's Zoom feed.
Nov 25, 2020
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Facebook reports progress on curbing hateful, abusive content
Facebook said Thursday it has made progress in curbing hate speech and other abusive content on its platform with improved automated tools complementing its human reviewers.
Nov 19, 2020
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Twitter's new 'fleets' will disappear after 24 hours
Twitter said Tuesday it was rolling out tweets which disappear after 24 hours, joining rival social platforms in offering ephemeral messages.
Nov 17, 2020
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Twitter CEO says no bias on platform against conservatives
Twitter chief Jack Dorsey said in remarks prepared for a Senate hearing Tuesday that the social network's filtering during the US election campaign was not a sign of bias, despite claims to the contrary by conservatives.
Nov 17, 2020
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Free unlimited photo storage is a thing of the past—thanks a lot, Google. So what to do?
Don MacAskill has been trying for 18 years to persuade people to pay to back up and view their photos online, as an alternative to the home hard drives or keeping everything on the phone.
Nov 16, 2020
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Facebook, Twitter CEOs back before Congress Tuesday
The top executives of Facebook and Twitter were set to appear before US lawmakers for the second time in less than month for a fresh hearing on the hotly disputed role of social networks in US political debate.
Nov 16, 2020
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Facebook is using AI to stem dangerous and false posts
Facebook has come under withering criticism this past year from folks who say the company is not doing enough to stem hate speech, online harassment and the spread of false news stories.
Nov 14, 2020 report
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System brings deep learning to Internet of Things devices
Deep learning is everywhere. This branch of artificial intelligence curates your social media and serves your Google search results. Soon, deep learning could also check your vitals or set your thermostat. MIT researchers ...
Nov 13, 2020
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AI tool can distinguish between a conspiracy theory and a true conspiracy
The audio on the otherwise shaky body camera footage is unusually clear. As police officers search a handcuffed man who moments before had fired a shot inside a pizza parlor, an officer asks him why he was there. The man ...
Nov 13, 2020
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Vanish mode: Facebook introduces disappearing messages for Messenger, Instagram
Facebook is rolling out a new feature that makes messages disappear in Messenger and Instagram.
Nov 13, 2020
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Instagram adds Reels, Shop tabs in its home screen, removes Search, Notifications tabs
Instagram redesigned its home screen to give users easy access to its Reels and Shop features instead of the Search tool and Notifications page.
Nov 13, 2020
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