James Farrell

James Farrell is the former editor-in-chief of Chiang Mai CityNews, where he wrote and managed daily news, features, op-eds and blogs on a diverse range of topics. Prior to this, in the same city of Northern Thailand where he lives, he was the longstanding deputy editor of the monthly magazine Citylife. He has written on culture, politics, travel, tech, business, human rights, for local, national, and international news services and magazines. He has a keen interest in the role technology is playing in the transformation of society, culture and politics, especially in developing nations. This is reflected in his not-so-successful first novel.

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McDonalds acquires Israeli AI company Dynamic Yield

EMERGING TECH By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

McDonald’s Corp. has made its largest acquisition in two decades, buying artificial intelligence company Dynamic Yield Ltd. In a blog post Monday, the fast-food giant announced it’s buying the Israel-based firm, which specializes in personalization and decision logic. The company didn’t reveal …

Following New Zealand terror attack, Facebook admits it has a problem

APPS By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. said it’s reviewing its livestreaming policy after the terrorist attack at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left 50 people dead was streamed on Facebook itself. The social media giant has said the attacker’s livestream was not taken down …

New York City to get self-driving bus shuttle

EMERGING TECH By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

An autonomous vehicle will soon start serving people on the streets on New York City, but it won’t be going very far. Boston-based Optimus Ride plans to deploy its self-driving shuttles sometime in the second quarter of 2019, but you’ll only find them …

Facebook settles with ACLU over discriminatory ads

APPS By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. said Tuesday it has settled with the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations to the tune of $5 million after being accused of discriminatory practices related to ad placements. A number of articles were published over the last two …

Facebook loses two of its top executives

APPS By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Two of Facebook Inc.’s top executives will soon be leaving the building, news that comes just a week after Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company will be focusing on more privacy-protective services. Chief Product Officer Chris Cox, who has been with …

Facebook is now under criminal investigation for data-sharing deals

APPS By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

A criminal investigation is underway into Facebook Inc.’s data deals with some of world’s leading tech companies, according to a report published in The New York Times today. According to that report, a grand jury in New York has been looking into …

Microsoft’s Seeing AI app now lets users explore photographs by touch

AI By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. said today it has taken another step toward making the days a little easier to navigate for visually impaired people by introducing some new features for its Seeing AI app. Prior to the updates, the app focused mainly on using …

Facebook takes down, later restores Warren’s ads calling for company breakup

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL7 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. might have shot itself in the foot after taking down ads made by Senator Elizabeth Warren that were run Friday. According to Politico, which first published the story, Facebook had removed several ads made by Warren’s presidential campaign that called for …

Under fire, Facebook finally cracks down on anti-vaccination content

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Following weeks of censure in the media and from the public concerning Facebook Inc. allowing anti-vaccine content to flood the platform, the company now says enough is enough. In a blog post today, Facebook said it’s working on a number of ways to prevent …

Mark Zuckerberg lays down plan for more privacy-focused messaging

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a lengthy blog post today that he thinks he knows what people want, and that’s more private connections. Since its inception, Facebook has concentrated in getting as many users as possible to share as …

James Farrell

Latest from James Farrell

McDonalds acquires Israeli AI company Dynamic Yield

Following New Zealand terror attack, Facebook admits it has a problem

New York City to get self-driving bus shuttle

Facebook settles with ACLU over discriminatory ads

Facebook loses two of its top executives

Microsoft’s Seeing AI app now lets users explore photographs by touch

Facebook takes down, later restores Warren’s ads calling for company breakup

Under fire, Facebook finally cracks down on anti-vaccination content

Mark Zuckerberg lays down plan for more privacy-focused messaging

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