Facebook Is Betting On Brain-Control Technology. Will It Pay Off?
AI (Artificial Intelligence) concept. Deep learning. Mindfulness. getty Brain-Controlled Interface (BCI) technology—or technology that allows us to control our devices with our minds—is very promising. In fact, tech giants and VCs are pouring millions of dollars into it. Facebook is so interested in the technology that, in 2019, it spent between $500M to $1B to acquire CTRL-labs, …
Facebook removed Lara Trump interview with Trump
Facebook removed an interview from Lara Trump’s Facebook page on Tuesday that was organized by The Right View, reported Fox News The guest for the interview was former President Trump whose daughter-in-law Lara Trump hosted the interview. Lara had posted a video message on her Twitter account asking viewers to join the interview. “Join me …
Facebook, Twitter and Google CEOs testify before Congress on misinformation
Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are expected to press Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey about their platforms’ efforts to stem baseless election fraud claims and vaccine skepticism. Opaque algorithms that prioritize user engagement and promote misinformation could also come under scrutiny, a committee memo …
Facebook shows off mind-reading technology
Facebook has unveiled its mind-reading wrist device and an augmented reality keyboard that would allow users to replace the mouse and keyboard in future hardware products. The company’s Facebook Reality Labs division showed off the prototype technologies on a virtual call with members of the media this week. Executives from the division talked about the …
Live breaking news and coronavirus updates from across Nottinghamshire on Monday, March 1
Pair arrested after officers follow car and find cannabis in vehicle Two people were arrested by police on suspicion of drugs offences after officers followed a car in Nottinghamshire. Police became aware of the vehicle as it was seen on the A610 Nuthall Road in Aspley, shortly after 8pm on Saturday (February 27). Officers followed …
Facebook ‘looking at’ facial recognition technology: Andrew Bosworth
Andrew Bosworth AKA Boz, an advertising expert for Facebook, gives a talk at the Online Marketing Rockstars marketing trade show in Hamburg, Germany, 03 March 2017. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa | usage worldwide (Photo by Christian Charisius/picture alliance via Getty Images) Christian Charisius | picture alliance | Getty Images Facebook’s head of hardware on Thursday confirmed …
Remains of missing Sydney woman Melissa Caddick found; Two new local COVID-19 cases in VIC; News returns to Facebook after ban lifted; NSW to ease more restrictions today
By Tim Rose25 Feb 2021 23:39 The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of third-degree murder in the 2017 fatal shooting of Australian woman Justine Ruszczyk, who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault, has asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to hear his appeal. Mohamed Noor has filed a petition asking the state’s highest court …
What we can learn from the Facebook-Australia news debacle
Democracies around the world are all mired in one crisis or another, which is why measures of their health are trending in the wrong direction. Many look at the decline of the news industry as one contributing factor. No wonder, then, that figuring out how to pay for journalism is an urgent issue, and some …
Feel like breaking up with Facebook? Maybe it’s time for a social media spring clean
In denying news content to its Australian users, Facebook is arguably overplaying its hand, behaving as a big company that thinks it can intimidate governments. If it keeps doing this, it will ultimately lose customers, and that’s the last thing Facebook wants. Perhaps you’re already considering breaking up with Facebook, whether in reaction to the …
What to expect from Robinhood, Reddit and Citadel
The chiefs of Robinhood, Reddit, Citadel and Melvin Capital, are headed to Washington for Thursday’s highly anticipated GameStop hearing at the U.S. Congress. Lawmakers will get their chance to grill the CEOs, as well as the Reddit trading star known as Roaring Kitty, about last month’s GameStop trading turmoil. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, Melvin Capital …
