August 19, 2020 What’s the tech industry’s place in a racial justice movement? What connects Amazon's facial recognition software, the log flume ride at Disney World and a common ice cream truck jingle?This summer, they've all been…
August 19, 2020 Facebook will let businesses identify themselves as Black-owned Facebook has created an option for Black-owned businesses to designate themselves as such on their Facebook and Instagram pages, the company announced today. Facebook…
August 19, 2020 The Oculus community hates Facebook’s login policy switch VR enthusiasts are pissed.Yesterday, Facebook announced that Oculus headsets will soon require a Facebook account to use. The policy change comes into effect from…
August 19, 2020 Instagram’s suggested posts will keep you scrolling forever Instagram has found a new way to keep you addicted: By making your feed infinite. The photo app is quietly introducing a new suggested…
August 19, 2020 What’s Coming to Netflix in September 2020 The dog days of August are ending, and with them the summer streaming doldrums. Netflix is preparing to debut a September slate packed with…
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August 19, 2020 BlackBerry Phones Aren’t Dead Yet When TCL chose not to renew the license allowing it to make BlackBerry phones earlier this year, it seemed like a once-great smartphone brand…
August 19, 2020 Facebook gamifies data collection to boost conversational AI In a preprint paper, Facebook researchers propose a gamified approach to collecting data to train conversational AI models.Read More via VentureBeat Check out the…
August 19, 2020 Pew: 73% of Americans believe social media platforms censor political speech Ahead of the 2020 election, Pew Research found that a majority of American adults believe social media platforms censor political speech.Read More via VentureBeat…
August 19, 2020 Cerebras puts ‘world’s largest computer chip’ in Lassen supercomputer Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said it has integrated Cerebras Systems’ wafer-scale computer chip into its Lassen supercomputer.Read More via VentureBeat Check out the Finding…