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Facebook has a misinformation problem, and is blocking access to the data
Ethan Zuckerman, University of Massachusetts Amherst Leaked internal documents suggest Facebook – which recently renamed itself Meta – is doing far worse than it claims at minimizing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on the Facebook social media platform. Online misinformation about the virus and vaccines is a major concern. In...
What is the metaverse? 2 media and information experts explain
Rabindra Ratan, Michigan State University and Yiming Lei, Michigan State University The metaverse is a network of always-on virtual environments in which many people can interact with one another and digital objects while operating virtual representations – or avatars – of themselves. Think of a combination of immersive virtual...
5 Things to Know With Your Morning Coffee — Thursday, October 28, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know With Your Morning Coffee — Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know With Your Morning Coffee — Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know With Your Morning Coffee — Thursday, August 19, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know With Your Morning Coffee — Thursday, June 17, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know With Your Morning Coffee — Thursday, June 10, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Thursday, April 8, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Monday, April 5, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Friday, March 19, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Monday, March 15, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
Signal Rolls Out New Features for Dejected Facebook, WhatsApp Deserters
Encrypted messaging app Signal is enjoying it's newfound attention, and is making changes to ensure it can hang on to its new users. Signal rose to superstardom in the social media world after a tweet from Tesla founder Elon Musk in which he personally endorse...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back, grab...
Making Sure Your Social Media Can Control Who Sees What
Today we live in a world that is entirely driven by technology, and getting any work done requires plenty of dependencies on the internet. These days the gateway to someone’s life is through their electronic devices, whether it be their phones, computers, or even their MP3 players. Applications like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram,...
Can Social Media Really Be Regulated?
Last week, President Trump introduced an executive order in response to Twitter's fact-checking labels. The situation then initiated discussions around regulating social media platforms. Though Trump is attempting to introduce new changes to the 1996 Communications Decency Act, tech experts and government officials are skeptical of how...
Cambium Networks Teams Up With Facebook to Bring the World Gigabit Wireless Connectivity
The solution aims to provide last mile access to subscriber homes, enterprises, and multi-dwelling buildings, as well as transport for video surveillance and public Wi-Fi networks. Additionally, it serves to operate as a backhaul for 4G or 5G network traffic.
Facebook Launches Startup Incubator Subsidiary in China
In 2009, sparked by riots in Xinjiang, Facebook was officially banned from the country of China. Since then, the social media giant has tried many times, in a variety of ways, to make their way back into the country. One strategy involved a “charm campaign,” as described by Time. Facebook also has worked on tech that would help the...
Opinion: Does Facebook just suck?
It seems like for over the past year or so, people have been asking this question a lot. The once social media pioneer-turned-titan has taken a beating recently, and the cracks are beginning to show. Last month, Wired published an extended piece analyzing Facebook’s recent history -- and downturn. Titled “Inside the Two Years That...
Facebook Moving Forward with Music and MLB Streaming
In this fast-paced world, companies are constantly needing to adapt and expand in order to be successful. It’s no different for social media platforms, which often find it necessary to expand their reach and cover multiple territories. Recently, Facebook took steps into music licensing, signing a deal with ICE Services, a licensing...
Mark Zuckerberg Named “Misinformer of the Year”
With the end of the year comes a myriad of awards in the classic format “______ of the Year.” While most of these are welcome honors to the recipient, there are others that people likely try to avoid. Every year, the non-profit journalism organization Media Matters chooses one “Misinformer of the Year.” Past recipients have...
Facebook Admits That Social Media Might Be Bad For Us
“With people spending more time on social media, many rightly wonder whether that time is good for us. Do people connect in meaningful ways online? Or are they simply consuming trivial updates and polarizing memes at expense of time with loved ones?” So began Facebook’s blog post last week. With more of our time going towards...
Should Brands Try To Be Cool?
In the age of so much free content, you quickly learn to expect you’re going to be advertised to a lot. And, most of the time, these advertisements are harmless reminders that it’s time to buy a new car or restock on paper towels. However, the age of social media has brought along a new age of advertising, where the advertisement...
Facebook Fortune Telling with Computer Scientist Jen Golbeck
In a popular TED Talk, Jen Golbeck reveals the so-called “curly fry conundrum.” She points to a study in which Facebook likes were tallied and analyzed in order to predict user traits – with “intelligence” being one of these. Eventually, the researchers landed on the five likes that could best predict high intelligence. Oddly...
The Problem With Facebook Live Audio
Ever determined to be more than just a place to scroll past baby photos, Facebook is continuing to expand itself with Facebook Live Audio, part of their new Live 360 platform. The service, which features live streaming similar to Facebook Live but purely focusing on audio, looks to be the future (as well as competition) of podcasting and...
Coming this August: An Undersea Cable over 4,000 Miles Long
Online and cloud services may soon be on par with oil as a precious resource. Joining numerous pipelines this August will be a massive trans-Atlantic undersea cable approx. 4,100 miles long. The project is the result of collaborations between tech giants Microsoft and Facebook, whose increased demands for global data have entailed a...