Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU decision https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/18/17585396/google-android-eu-fine-response
The Verge
Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU decision
An unlikely warning
Why does Google owe the EU $5 billion? https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/18/google-android-antitrust-explainer/
Engadget
Why does Google owe the EU $5 billion?
After the better part of three years' investigation, the European Union has announced that it will fine Google €4.34 billion ($5 billion). The company was...
Facebook poaches top Google engineer to help design its own chips https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/13/17570066/facebook-custom-chip-design-shahriar-rabii-hire-google-ai
The Verge
Facebook poaches top Google engineer to help it design its own chips
The latest move in the social network’s push to develop more consumer hardware
ACLU calls for a moratorium on government use of facial recognition technologies https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/13/aclu-calls-for-a-moratorium-on-government-use-of-facial-recognition-technologies/
TechCrunch
ACLU calls for a moratorium on government use of facial recognition technologies
Technology executives are pleading with the government to give them guidance on how to use facial recognition technologies, and now the American Civil Liberties Union is weighing in.
Microsoft calls on Congress to regulate facial recognition https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/13/microsoft-congress-regulate-facial-recognition/
Engadget
Microsoft calls on Congress to regulate facial recognition
Microsoft President Brad Smith says lawmakers should form a commission of experts.
How Amazon Used Psychology to Take Your Money on Prime Day https://www.inverse.com/article/47161-how-amazon-prime-day-uses-psychology-to-take-your-money
Inverse
How Amazon Used Psychology to Take Your Money on Prime Day
Amazon employed its most psychologically manipulative method in the final hours of Prime Day.
Facebook says it will begin removing misinformation that leads to violence https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/18/17588624/facebook-misinformation-removal-violence-hate-speech-sri-lanka
The Verge
Facebook says it will begin removing misinformation that leads to violence
The policy was used for the first time last month in Sri Lanka
Facebook says it will begin removing misinformation that leads to violence https://go.mgpf.it/2uIiwlX
The Verge
Facebook says it will begin removing misinformation that leads to violence
The policy was used for the first time last month in Sri Lanka
Google may put its Fuchsia OS on smart home devices within three years https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/19/17590752/google-project-fuchsia-os-smart-home-devices-three-years-replace-android-chrome
The Verge
Google may put its Fuchsia OS on smart home devices within three years
The Fuchsia team wants to replace Chrome OS and Android with something new
Facebook will begin actively enforcing its age policy https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/19/facebook--actively-enforcing-age-policy/
Engadget
Facebook will begin actively enforcing its age policy
Users younger than 13 years old may see their accounts locked.
How People Are Hacking Google Images to Make "Idiot" Show Pictures of Trump https://www.inverse.com/article/47216-how-people-are-hacking-google-to-make-idiot-populate-pictures-of-trump
Inverse
How People Are Hacking Google Images to Make "Idiot" Show Pictures of Trump
For once, Trump can actually blame the media for something.
How People Are Hacking Google Images to Make "Idiot" Show Pictures of Trump https://www.inverse.com/article/47216-how-people-are-hacking-google-to-make-idiot-populate-pictures-of-trump
Inverse
How People Are Hacking Google Images to Make "Idiot" Show Pictures of Trump
For once, Trump can actually blame the media for something.
Here’s what Facebook employees were saying about Holocaust denial … in 2009 https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/19/facebook-holocaust-denial/
TechCrunch
Here’s what Facebook employees were saying about Holocaust denial … in 2009
Mark Zuckerberg has been in hot water this week thanks to comments he made during an interview with Kara Swisher about the kinds of content that should and shouldn’t be removed from the platform. Zuckerberg brought up Holocaust deniers as an example, saying…
How Facebook configures its millions of servers every day https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/19/how-facebook-configures-its-millions-of-servers-every-day/
TechCrunch
How Facebook configures its millions of servers every day
When you’re a company the size of Facebook with more than two billion users on millions of servers, running thousands of configuration changes every day involving trillions of configuration checks, as you can imagine, configuration is kind of a big deal.…
How People Are Hacking Google Images to Make "Idiot" Show Pictures of Trump https://go.mgpf.it/2NwhSzP
Inverse
How People Are Hacking Google Images to Make "Idiot" Show Pictures of Trump
For once, Trump can actually blame the media for something.
Google AI experiment compares poses to 80,000 images as you move https://go.mgpf.it/2LpzgZp
Engadget
Google AI experiment compares poses to 80,000 images as you move
Move Mirror uses computer vision to track your pose and then matches it to images of others.
Google AI experiment compares poses to 80,000 images as you move https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/19/google-ai-compares-poses-80-000-images/
Engadget
Google AI experiment compares poses to 80,000 images as you move
Move Mirror uses computer vision to track your pose and then matches it to images of others.
Going on the offensive: The use of attack sites in reputation management https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://marketingland.com/going-on-the-offensive-the-use-of-attack-sites-in-reputation-management-244446&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGWFhMDI4YjQ2MGQ2NWM2MGU6aXQ6ZW46SVQ&usg=AFQjCNHcY0dUYaa5ab_xbAnu823hVg4tpw
Wilson is like Longreads for podcasts https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/20/wilson-is-like-longreads-for-podcasts/
TechCrunch
Wilson is like Longreads for podcasts
Meet Wilson, a new iPhone app that plans to change the way you discover and listen to podcasts. The company describes the app as a podcast magazine. It has the same vibe as Longreads, the curated selection of longform articles.
Wilson is like Longreads for podcasts https://go.mgpf.it/2uR6bMd
TechCrunch
Wilson is like Longreads for podcasts
Meet Wilson, a new iPhone app that plans to change the way you discover and listen to podcasts. The company describes the app as a podcast magazine. It has the same vibe as Longreads, the curated selection of longform articles.