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Instagram Lite debuts, designed for smartphone users in developing countries
by
Erika Beras
Jun 29, 2018
Instagram Lite popped up on the Google Play Store this week. It’s a slimmed down version of Instagram for people in developing countries. It works where networks are smaller, spottier and Android phones are more popular. Instagram Lite is a follower here, Facebook Lite arrived in 2015 and it now has over 200 million users. […]
Facebook is being more transparent with its ads, but is it doing enough to police them?
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Molly Wood
Jun 29, 2018
To combat fake ads and news, we need to study their effects more, says Tom Merritt of Daily Tech News Show.
Big tech and banks are using mea culpa ads to appeal to their users
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Renata Sago
May 18, 2018
When it comes to crisis management, one expert says apologies and promises are not enough
The White House hosts an artificial intelligence summit
May 9, 2018
An “Artificial Intelligence for American Industry” summit is being hosted at the White House today. Executives from Amazon, Facebook, Ford and IBM will be there. One big topic on the agenda? Government regulation. Turns out the federal government hasn’t written any regulations just for artificial intelligence. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Should we be getting paid for providing data?
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Molly Wood
May 8, 2018
The data we generate daily could be seen as labor. "I do think people are starting to wake up to this," one researcher says.
Advertisers are not leaving Facebook any time soon
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Kai Ryssdal
Apr 24, 2018
Ads and consumer data are Facebook’s financial lifeblood. Yet, after all of the recent controversies and #deletefacebook campaigns, are advertisers concerned that users will abandon the platform for greener — and more reputable — pastures? “At the end of the day, there’s no change,” said Sandra Upson, senior editor at Wired magazine. She reported on […]
Is Instagram a healthier Facebook?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Josie Fan
Apr 18, 2018
The photo-sharing app relied on the social network for its success, but now Facebook may depend on Instagram for its longevity.
For public good, not for profit.
What rules exist around our faces, and how are they tracked?
by
Molly Wood
and Stephanie Hughes
Apr 18, 2018
As Facebook faces a lawsuit over its facial recognition technology, a look at the rules around our biometric data.
What happens when you download your Facebook data
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 16, 2018
You might be unpleasantly surprised by how much information you find.
4 things to know about Russian internet usage
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Eliza Mills
Apr 13, 2018
Russians really love YouTube.