Internet
Google said Friday it would waive fees for publishers using its Ad Manager platform for the next five months as part of its efforts to support news organizations reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 17, 2020
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Internet
If you're trying to post a news story on Facebook, the platform might just stop you from doing that—even if the link is to a reputable source.
Mar 19, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Researchers are using a kind of machine learning known as sentiment analysis to assess the successes and failures of wildlife conservation over time. In their study, appearing March 19 in Patterns—a new open access data ...
Mar 19, 2020
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Internet
Facebook said a bug in its anti-spam system temporarily blocked the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus. Guy Rosen, Facebook's vice president of integrity, said on Twitter Tuesday that the company was ...
Mar 18, 2020
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Computer Sciences
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool could help social media networks and news organizations weed out false stories.
Dec 16, 2019
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Internet
Google said Tuesday its digital assistant will serve as a "news host" on its connected devices to deliver stories from a variety of its media partners.
Nov 19, 2019
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Internet
Americans rely on their mobile devices for online news far more than desktop or laptop computers, building on a trend that began several years ago, a survey showed Wednesday.
Nov 19, 2019
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Computer Sciences
OpenAI's text generator, machine learning-powered—so powerful that it was thought too dangerous to release to the public, has, guess what, been released.
Nov 09, 2019 weblog
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Internet
Facebook on Thursday spotlighted steps it is taking to combat foreign interference and online disinformation in the 2020 US elections.
Nov 08, 2019
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Internet
An advocacy group tracking misinformation says it has found an increase in fake political news shared on Facebook ahead of the 2020 presidential elections.
Nov 06, 2019
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