You may soon find your perfect match on Facebook. The social media giant announced the rollout of a dating feature on its platform this week. The feature will work by allowing you to click on a “heart” icon to reach …
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Apple made headlines earlier this year when it admitted to intentionally slowing down the speed of older-model phones in order to prevent unexpected shutdowns. The company issued an apology for not informing customers about the slow down and offered them …
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Two-thirds of media buyers plan to shift some portion of their budget from TV ad buys to digital video this year, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, an industry group that tracks digital advertising. More than 50% of buyers plan …
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A new report by an Oxford University Academic, Jeffrey Ding, finds that despite massive investment by the government of China in Artificial Intelligence, the country’s capabilities are only about half as good as that of the U.S.
The study found …
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Google’s Director of Engineering, Ray Kurzweil has been known for making bold predictions since the 1990s. His latest prediction is that the world will have a universal basic income by the 2030’s. Kurzweil touts an 84% success rate on his …
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Amazon.com has rolled out a new service in which orders are delivered directly to customers’ cars. The service is designed to foil “porch thieves,” people who steal unattended packages from the front steps of homes after they’re delivered but …
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Facebook is looking to build its own chips and hardware according to employment ads the company has placed, as well as people familiar with the matter. It’s believed the company is looking to decrease its dependence on other chip makers …
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Facebook is paying $9 million to protect its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
The figure was revealed in a public filing that shows the social media giant increased the amount paid to secure Zuckerburg more than 50%, going from $5.8 million spent …
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Airbnb is being sued by the municipality of Paris for reportedly listing unauthorized houses for short-term renting on their website. A hearing has been scheduled for June 12 in a Paris court. The lawsuit, which also involves two other smaller …
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In what potentially a landmark ruling, a British man has been granted the legal right to have a former criminal charge stripped from search engine Google’s results. The judge in the case wrote “the crime and punishment information has …
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What if a car was able to pick you up on its own?
California is now one step closer to that goal after the California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposal that would allow companies like Google, General Motors and …
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The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) made headlines last month for announcing a partnership with defense company Hanwha Systems to develop artificial intelligence. There is now growing concern that the partnership will lead to the creation of …
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Social media giant Facebook has announced the deletion of more than 270 accounts reportedly operated by the Internet Research Agency, a Russian disinformation operation. All in all, 138 pages, seventy-five accounts and sixty-five Instagram accounts to tide the IRA were …
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Facebook, in announcing significant changes to its information-sharing features with third-party app developers, has announced that up to 87 million Facebook users – mostly in the U.S. – have had their information inappropriately harvested by political data research firm Cambridge …
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A leaked memo has caused an uproar at Facebook by employees who are both upset about the memo and others who are upset it leaked. In the memo, Andrew Bosworth, a Facebook vice president wrote that Facebook’s growth rate is …
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French President Emmanuel Macron gave a major speech this week in which he laid out the country’s new strategy for championing Artificial Intelligence. The French government will spend close to $2 billion over the next five years to encourage startups, …
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The Trump administration announced today that it will begin collecting social media information on individuals applying for visas to the United States. The new policy is expected to affect roughly 14 million visitors per year. Visitors will be asked to …
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