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Facebook Loses a Quarter of Its Value After Earnings
The stock was down more than 20 percent after hours after the company reported monthly active users of 2.23 billion in the second quarter, below Wall Street estimates for 2.25 billion. Revenues also fell short of expectations in the...
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Facebook Loses a Quarter of Its Value After Dismal Earnings
The stock was down more than 20 percent after hours after the company reported monthly active users of 2.23 billion in the second quarter, below Wall Street estimates for 2.25 billion. Revenues also fell short of expectations in the...
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NewsPicks' CEO: Humans Pick Content, Not Algorithms, To Counter Fake News
The platform aggregates top stories through high-profile curators, which increases the "chance of bringing in the best content that's obviously not fake," says Ian Myers, the company's CEO. NewsPicks is owned by a Japanese media company...
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NewsPicks CEO: Humans Pick Content, Not Algorithms, To Counter Fake News
The platform aggregates top stories through high-profile curators, which increases the "chance of bringing in the best content that's obviously not fake," says Ian Myers, the company's CEO. NewsPicks is owned by a Japanese media company...
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NewsPicks CEO: Humans, Not Algorithms, Pick Content to Counter Fake News
The platform aggregates top stories through high-profile curators, which increases the "chance of bringing in the best content that's obviously not fake," says CEO Ian Myers. NewsPicks is owned by a Japanese media company that also...
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Five Lessons Algorithms Must Learn From Journalism
Flipboard CEO, Mike McCue, says algorithms that are used to inform large groups of people need to abide by basic journalistic principals.
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Flipboard CEO: Media Companies Need to Build Brands Independent of Any Platform
Mike McCue, head of news aggregator Flipboard, says the changes to Facebook's news feed could have an impact on brands that are overly reliant on the social media company to bring in views.
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Flipboard CEO: Facebook "Doesn't Work Well" for News
Mike McCue, who launched the news aggregator 8 years ago, says Facebook is fine for friends, but it's not great at spreading news.
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Jesse Hirsh on Google's plan for humans to review video from its most popular YouTube creators following complaints
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How Flipboard is Fighting Fake News
Flipboard CEO Mike McCue fills us in on the fundamental aspect that helps his company combat the spread of fake news. The app is also crushing it right now, as the fourth-largest driver of mobile traffic, and McCue says the company's...
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MIT Tech Review Explains Our Fears About Artificial Intelligence
As A.I. and robots become more of a reality MIT Tech Review joins Cheddar to discuss and explain the fears behind A.I. technology
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With Redesign, How Is LinkedIn Preventing Spread of Misinformation?
Though LinkedIn's redesign emphasizes content and sharing, Chris Pruett says requiring real identities will help stem misinformation.
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CBC's Matt Braga on Facebook's plans to hire 3,000 more people to monitor its network
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Ramona Pringle of Ryerson University on FB's reversal of its ban on an award-winning image from the Vietnam War
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B.C. proposes law targeting tech companies for alleged harms, including against children
The province has announced legislation it says will protect British Columbians from social media and its harms. As Jon Hernandez reports, the move follows a growing trend of jurisdictions trying to hold social media companies accountable...
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China criticises US plan to compel TikTok sale
China criticises US legislation that could ban TikTok and says it will take all necessary measures to protect its companies abroad.
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Federal government introduces online harms bill
The Liberal government has tabled bill C-63, which aims to protect people — especially children — from harmful content online, including sexual exploitation and hate speech, through the creation of a new regulatory body called the...
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FTC Accuses Amazon of Using Algorithm to Inflate Prices
The Federal Trade Commission is accusing Amazon of using an algorithm to raise prices for some of its products, thereby causing other shopping sites to do the same.
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New York Introduces Laws to Protect Kids on Social Media
New York now is trying to restrict algorithms that target young users on a number of social media platforms.
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New Algorithm Finds 'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid
An algorithm designed to uncover asteroids roaming near Earth has revealed its first "potentially hazardous" asteroid.
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New Study on Facebook, Instagram Algorithms
A new study of Facebook and Instagram has taken a deep dive into how the platforms have shaped peoples' beliefs.
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Is AI the 'co-pilot of creativity'? More industries are investing to support business and staff
Hospitality giant Accenture announced a €2.7 billion investment in artificial intelligence, doubling its talent pool from 40,000 to 80,000.
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Cannes Film Festival: Artificial intelligence in movies
The impact of Artificial Intelligence on the film industry is sparking debate at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
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Expert Says There Is A Definite Match Between Lord Lucan Pictures And Images Of Mystery Man
A facial recognition expert says his “foolproof” technology has definitively matched photographs of Lord Lucan to those of a mystery man living in Australia. Interview with Professor Hussan Ugail.