So-called fake news has real consequences and everyone in the U.S. keeps learning that the hard way. Not just executives at social networks like Facebook, Reddit and Twitter. Or disgruntled and brilliant Weather Channel meteorologists. Driven by misinformation masquerading as news, in the latest tragic incident, a gunman opened fire in a kid-friendly Washington D.C. pizzeria called Comet… Read MoreDaily Archives: December 6, 2016
So-called fake news has real consequences and everyone in the U.S. keeps learning that the hard way. Not just executives at social networks like Facebook, Reddit and Twitter. Or disgruntled and brilliant Weather Channel meteorologists. Driven by misinformation masquerading as news, in the latest tragic incident, a gunman opened fire in a kid-friendly Washington D.C. pizzeria called Comet… Read More Reddit has just completed a major redo of its scoring algorithm aimed at cracking down on bots and vote brigades while also showing just how big the site has gotten. Read More
Reddit overhauls upvote algorithm to thwart cheaters and show the ...
If you were thinking of getting your kid a little doll or robot that they can talk to — and, critically, that responds — you should probably hold off for a few years. A complaint to the FTC filed by consumer watchdog groups highlights ongoing privacy and security concerns with this creepy class of toy. Read MoreYou should probably still avoid toys that talk with your ...
Boosted Board, long considered the de facto electric skateboard, finally has some competition from a rival that is also based in California. Price as reviewed: $1,399 at Inboard The Inboard M1 brings a new take to the category, with hubless motors that are planted into the rear wheels of the board. This means that the motors, batteries and wires are hidden, and there’s no resistance in… Read MoreInboard’s M1 electric skateboard offers stiff competition
French-based location sharing app Zenly hopes to be the next Snapchat and co-founder Antoine Martin came onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt London to talk about how it plans to get there. The original idea came from Foursquare check-ins but Zenly allows users to check-in and share their location with friends and family. Martin spent two to three years with ex-Google and Apple engineers perfecting… Read MoreZenly lays out its plan to become a must-have social ...
Microsoft’s $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn looks like it’s ready to go. The company’s Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith just announced that the deal has been cleared by the European Commission — the last regulator that needed to sign off on the deal. “As a result, we’ve now obtained all of the regulatory approvals needed to complete the acquisition,… Read MoreEuropean Commission clears the way for Microsoft-LinkedIn deal
Google’s flagship mobile application is getting a big makeover today, with a focus on making it easier to separate the things you need to know about – like upcoming appointments or flights -from the things you’re interested in, like news, sports, and entertainment. The app still maintains its previous card-style design, but it now offers two different sections to better… Read MoreGoogle updates its search app, makes your personalized feed the ...
Google is launching a new version of the Google app for Android today (with iOS following soon). Currently, the app shows you both your agenda, travel times, local info, and a personalized news feed on a single screen. With this update, Google is reorganizing its information cards into two separate sections. The first screen will show you a personalized news feed based on the interest Google… Read More
Google app splits its feed between news and your personal ...
Google is launching a new version of the Google app for Android today (with iOS following soon). Currently, the app shows you both your agenda, travel times, local info, and a personalized news feed on a single screen. With this update, Google is reorganizing its information cards into two separate sections. The first screen will show you a personalized news feed based on the interest Google… Read More
Google app splits its feed between news and your personal ...
Workplace by Facebook officially launched six weeks ago and director Julien Codorniou came onstage at Disrupt London today to talk about how the platform is responding to and building features to reduce interruption at work. Workplace is both a desktop and mobile app much like Facebook, but for your colleagues to socialize and communicate. The platform sports the same features as its friends… Read More