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Is Facebook Racist? Research Suggests Ad Platform Uses Stereotypes
New research by the University of Southern California, Northeastern, and a public interest group called Upturn makes an interesting conclusion about Facebook’s ad delivery algorithms: they skew based on racial and gender stereotypes. дальше »
2019-4-5 02:03 | |
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Facebook’s new VR avatars are more lifelike than anything you’ve seen before
Remember when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to show off his company’s clunky Spaces VR tech by taking a virtual tour of hurricane-hit Puerto Rico in 2017? This is nothing like that. The company has quietly been developing a revolutionary system to create virtual avatars of people that closely resemble them in their facial features and mannerisms. дальше »
2019-3-14 16:47 | |
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Facebook Experiences 15 Million Users Leaving Since 2017 Privacy Fiasco, Will Blockchain Help?
Privacy matters are proved by the young Americans as over 17 million of them abandoned Facebook over the last two years after the social media giant was caught in a series of data privacy scandals. According to the survey conducted by Edison Research -which is the longest running one of digital consumer behavior in America- […] дальше »
2019-3-11 19:20 | |
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Facebook has apparently lost 15 million US users since 2017, but it’s still winning big elsewhere
Somerville, New Jersey-based market research firm Edison Research noted last week that according to a survey it conducted, Facebook has an estimated 15 million fewer users in the US today than it did back in 2017, with the largest dips being counted in the age 12-34 category. дальше »
2019-3-11 09:09 | |
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Blockchain Team Continues to Expand Globally for Facebook, Seeks a Product Manager in Tel Aviv
Facebook has been working on their entry to the blockchain industry with ultra-secretive planning, despite being quite public about the positions that they need to hire for. Now, in a new report from Globes, the $477-billion company is seeking out a new position in their Tel Aviv research and development (R&D) center – product manager. […] дальше »
2019-3-6 05:25 | |
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Facebook is so Dominant it Earned $5 Billion in China in 2018 – a Country Where It’s Banned
In what can only be further evidence of the global reach of Facebook, reports show that the social media platform earned $5 billion in revenue from China. Yet Facebook has been prohibited in China since 2009. дальше »
2019-2-10 15:08 | |
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Cybersecurity Took Center Stage in 2018 and Could Present an Exciting Investment Opportunity
This is a submitted sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. Cybersecurity has always been a topic of importance for both enterprises and individuals. дальше »
2019-2-6 07:47 | |
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Facebook Acqui-Hires Team from Blockchain Platform Startup Chainspace
Facebook acquired its first company in the blockchain space, smart contract protocol development and research firm Chainspace. The move was likely made to acquire the company’s team of experienced crypto developers. дальше »
2019-2-5 03:00 | |
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Breaking: Facebook Crypto Project Acquires Blockchain Startup Specializing in Smart Contracts
Facebook’s secretive crypto division has reportedly made its first acquisition, quietly onboarding most of the research team from a blockchain startup that specializes in smart contract development. дальше »
2019-2-5 23:50 | |
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Цукерберг: «Я сторонник децентрализации», СМИ: Facebook распространяет программу-шпиона для сбора данных
Марк Цукерберг признал важность обеспечения приватности и безопасности личных данных, в том числе, за счет технологии блокчейн. Но всего два дня назад в СМИ появилась информация о том, что Facebook распространяет в сети VPN-сервис Facebook Research, который собирает почти все пользовательские данные с устройства. дальше »
2019-1-31 17:47 | |
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After Facebook, Google apologizes for running a user data collection program on iOS
Last night, just when we were trying to get our heads around Facebook‘s data collecting program, TechCrunch reported that Google also had an app that monitored users’ activities on an iPhone and rewarded them. дальше »
2019-1-31 10:10 | |
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Facebook convinced teens to sell their privacy for $20
It’s the Faustian pact for the 21st century, except this time the devil is Facebook. As unearthed by TechCrunch’s Josh Constine, the world’s biggest social network has been paying people (including 13-year-olds) to install a sketchy mobile VPN that spies on everything they do. дальше »
2019-1-30 17:12 | |
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Study shows Facebook users still don’t understand tracking
The Pew Research Center today released the results of its latest survey of Facebook users, this time about the ad categories they’ve been assigned by the site’s algorithms. The users’ surprising ignorance of the information Facebook accrues highlights the disconnect between the platform and its users. дальше »
2019-1-17 01:32 | |
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Facebook Levies an Army of Blockchain Devs: New Crypto Economy on the Way?
CoinSpeaker Facebook Levies an Army of Blockchain Devs: New Crypto Economy on the Way? Facebook has formed a blockchain technology research group which considers the idea of developing a decentralized cryptocurrency for the social media platform. дальше »
2018-12-17 13:23 | |
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Facebook’s AI knows how likely you are to evacuate during a hurricane
Facebook AI Research (FAIR) recently conducted a big data study to determine whether social media ties play a role in people’s decision whether to evacuate affected areas during a hurricane. And, according to the research, those with the most “social capital” were more likely to heed official warnings and flee. дальше »
2018-11-6 02:28 | |
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Why poor teens haven’t abandoned Facebook
A Pew Research study published earlier this year showed that, statistically, a large number of teenagers from families with lower-than-average annual income still use Facebook. While 36 percent of teens from families making $75,000 or more per year, and 56 percent of teens from the $30,ooo-$74,999 range said they used Facebook, the number rose to a whopping 70 percent when it came to teens in families earning $30,000 or less. дальше »
2018-11-1 20:47 | |
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Is a lack of company pride killing your company? Research says it could be
Are your employees proud to work for your company? You should be making sure they are. A study at Facebook found that pride in the workplace was the single most important driver of engagement. дальше »
2018-10-26 19:04 | |
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50% of American WhatsApp users don’t know it’s owned by Facebook
Just over half of Americans (50. 42 percent) who have used WhatsApp in the last six months are unaware that it’s owned by Facebook. This, my friends, is a pretty high figure. The research was carried out by DuckDuckGo, the privacy-protecting search engine. дальше »
2018-10-18 13:59 | |
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Here’s why we rage about religion on Facebook
On Christmas Day last year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his website to tell the world that he was not an atheist any more. In this way, the billionaire used Facebook to express his feelings about religion, like many social media users before him. дальше »
2018-10-15 15:38 | |
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3 obvious ways your life will be improved by using social media less
Many of us spend hours every day tethered to our devices, pawing at the screen to see if it will deliver a few more likes or emails, monitoring the world and honing our online presence. Social networking platforms such as Whatsapp, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter are supposed to make us feel more connected. дальше »
2018-9-30 15:30 | |
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Bitmain IPO Prospectus Reveals Offering May Be a Gamble for Investors
Bitmain, the biggest company in bitcoin mining, has filed for its IPO in Hong Kong. As part of the approval process, the company submitted a prospectus to the Hong Kong stock exchange at the end of August 2018. дальше »
2018-9-28 23:08 | |
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Tom Lee at ETC Summit: Bitcoin to Join Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google (FANG) Club
Cryptocurrencies To Join The Likes Of Google, Netflix And Amazon The 2018 Ethereum Classic summit was recently held between 12th September and 13th September in Seoul. The second day of the summit was started off by Tom Lee, a Managing Partner and the Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors. He is also an accomplished […] дальше »
2018-9-13 18:25 | |
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Origin Protocol Launches Decentralized Messaging Platform
Origin Protocol, one of the early initial token offerings listed on CoinList, has announced the launch of its new decentralized messaging service. Origin’s latest offering could challenge encrypted giant Telegram, which, while not decentralized, is widely used within the cryptocurrency community. дальше »
2018-9-1 01:43 | |
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Facebook’s attitude towards researchers should worry you
Facebook is closing its doors to researchers in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The latest casualty is the app Netvizz, a research tool used by hundreds of academics to gather public Facebook data, that the social network has recently banned. дальше »
2018-8-27 16:26 | |
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‘Crypto’ Movie in Post-Production, Starring Kurt Russell, Producers Dabbled in Cryptocurrency for Research
Whenever a new idea or technology reaches a certain threshold of popularity, Hollywood is bound to make a movie out of it. Virtual reality has the Matrix trilogy, while the popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook eventually spawned “The Social Network. дальше »
2018-8-21 16:49 | |
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Facebook’s David Marcus Leaves Coinbase’s Board as Facebook Ramps up Blockchain Efforts
Facebook executive and head of blockchain research David Marcus has left his board of director position at Coinbase after eight months. According to Bloomberg, Marcus previously accepted a role as the head of a blockchain group at Facebook in May 2018. дальше »
2018-8-14 16:00 | |
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David Marcus Leaves Coinbase Board, Joins Facebook’s Blockchain Research Team
The announcement that David Marcus, now the former member of the board of directors at Coinbase, was leaving the exchange platform, has sparked further debate about Facebook entering the blockchain industry with Marcus as its research lead. дальше »
2018-8-13 17:45 | |
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Facebook Interest in Blockchain Tech Gaining Momentum Amid David Marcus Coinbase Resignation
David Marcus of the Facebook blockchain research team announced today that he is removing himself from Coinbase’s board of directors. This is in order to avoid any conflict of interest between his now-former company and Facebook, as the latter continues their foray into blockchain technology. дальше »
2018-8-11 00:00 | |
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David Marcus Leaves Coinbase, Joins Facebook Blockchain Research Team
David Marcus Steps Down from Coinbase, to Focus on Blockchain at Facebook David Marcus has been a vice president with Facebook for the last four years, which let him to being on the board of directors with Coinbase in December 2017. дальше »
2018-8-10 21:43 | |
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Facebook is teaching AI to talk you through directions
Facebook is developing a “Talk the Walk” AI capable of giving walking directions without knowing a user’s location. What it is: A team comprised of a researcher from the University of Montreal in Canada and Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) scientists recently published a white paper describing a neural network capable of giving a person plain language directions without the use of GPS or other location tracking aids. дальше »
2018-7-11 19:00 | |
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ZuckCoin And Ripple XRP Payments On Facebook Messenger, The Possibilities Are Endless
With Facebook hitting headlines very recently regarding their retraction of the cryptocurrency advertising ban and of course, their reshuffle of the blockchain research team, we have been wondering exactly what sort of products may come from Facebook, once they explore the true potential of the blockchain. дальше »
2018-7-7 23:24 | |
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Facebook Reshuffle Structure To Further Compliment Blockchain Research
Reports out today suggest that social media giants Facebook have embarked on a major structural reshuffle in order to enhance their new blockchain research project. We now know that Facebook have established a blockchain research working group in order to investigate and research the implications of blockchain technologies both within Facebook and within the wider community. дальше »
2018-7-6 17:30 | |
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Facebook Reverse Ban On Crypto Advertising, But There’s A New Policy
Great news for crypto-fanatics, Facebook have finally reversed their ban on cryptocurrency advertising. Just to re-cap, a few months back, Facebook, Google and Twitter all issued bans on all forms of cryptocurrency advertising. дальше »
2018-6-27 12:30 | |
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On Radical Markets
Recently I had the fortune to have received an advance copy of Eric Posner and Glen Weyl’s new book, Radical Markets, which could be best described as an interesting new way of looking at the subject that is sometimes called “political economy” - tackling the big questions of how markets and politics and society intersect. дальше »
2018-7-21 04:03 | |
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