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A report released on Sunday by The Guardian reveals a lot of detail about how Facebook Inc. tries to keep graphic content off its platform, and not surprisingly it’s a Herculean task. What the investigation unearthed in a series of reports regarding Facebook’s …
FCC moves one step closer to undoing net neutrality rules
The Obama administration’s rules intended to ensure net neutrality are on their way out after the Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to begin implementing Chairman Ajit Pai’s plans to scrap the regulations. The FCC voted 2-1 to start a formal process to proceed with …
‘Google for Jobs’ will use machine learning to match jobs with candidates
Google Inc. aims to make job searching less painful with a new initiative announced at its Google I/O conference on Wednesday. Google for Jobs will employ advanced machine learning to better match people with relevant jobs relating to their search queries. Speaking onstage …
Report: Apple will soon announce a trio of new MacBooks to fend off competition
Apple Inc. will announce three new laptops at its June Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a report published Tuesday by Bloomberg. Sources familiar with Apple’s plans said the MacBook Pro, MacBook and MacBook Air will each receive updates which will be announced …
Pentagon turns to intelligence automation to hunt Islamic State
Overwhelmed by thousands of hours of Islamic State surveillance tapes, the Pentagon is catching up to the future by looking to machine learning and big data to help its military surveillance analysts. Codenamed Project Maven, an Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team will …
Google uses artists and neural networks to turn your selfies into emoji
Google Inc. is bringing something novel to the world of emoji: a combination of neural networks and art that enables users to morph their selfies into emojis. Unlike current customized emoji apps, such as Snapchat Inc.’s Bitmoji, the new Google technology uses …
Anti-net neutrality spambots run wild on FCC’s web site
Just days after comedian John Oliver urged people to comment on the Federal Communications Commission’s website in defense of net neutrality regulations, reports have emerged that the website has been filled with fake comments in support of less regulation. Following FCC Chairman …
With launch of smart debit card app, kids can now have a digitized allowance
New York startup Current is giving parents the opportunity to control their children’s allowance through an app that allows kids to use a Visa debit card. The app not only allows parents to see how and where the kids are using up …
FCC’s website goes down the day after John Oliver again urged public to defend net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission said that the reason its site went down on Monday was not because of John Oliver defending net neutrality once again on Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight” show, but because of a cyberattack. In 2014 the British comedian’s diatribe defending …
Facebook original TV: coming to a newsfeed near you next month
It seems like Facebook Inc. is gearing up to be the media company it has always denied it is. According to recent reports, the social media behemoth will release Facebook Premium TV shows sometime in the middle of June. The news of …