Various media outlets have published articles claiming that the Trump administration’s federal budget will eliminate funding for the Meals on Wheels program, whose volunteer drivers deliver hot meals to senior Americans across the country. But the federal budget is cutting funds to a federal grant program that provides just three percent of the Meals on […]
I Invented the Web. Here Are Three Things We Need to Change to Save It by Tim Berners-Lee…
Today marks 28 years since I submitted my original proposal for the worldwide web. I imagined the web as an open platform that would allow everyone, everywhere to share information, access opportunities, and collaborate across geographic and cultural boundaries. In many ways, the web has lived up to this vision, though it has been a […]
Months After Calling the Prospect ‘Crazy,’ Facebook Brags About Its Ability to Swing Elections…
Facebook, whose founder Mark Zuckerberg called arguments that the tech giant helped swing the presidential election toward Donald Trump “crazy” and “extremely unlikely,” is now boasting of its ability to influence elections for pay…
Facebook Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Tackle Suicides…
Facebook plans to use artificial intelligence and update its tools and services to help prevent suicides among its users. The world’s largest social media network said it plans to integrate its existing suicide prevention tools for Facebook posts into its live-streaming feature, Facebook Live, and its Messenger service. Artificial intelligence will be used to help […]
FULL MEASURE: The Sum of Knowledge, Part 1/2…
As a Donald Trump supporter, Andrew Torba felt like odd man out in California’s Silicon Valley—home of prominent tech firms like Apple, Facebook and Google. Last year he was outraged when he attended this campaign rally in San Jose and saw violent anti-Trump protesters attacking Trump supporters. TRANSCRIPT: http://fullmeasure.news/news/cover-story/sum-of-all-knowledge-part-1
What Is a Dem to Do?: Study Finds Fake News Had No Effect on 2016 Election Results…
As social media sites like Facebook and Snapchat move to eliminate “fake news” reports from their sites, researchers from Stanford and New York Universities say Americans can be sure of one thing: the phenomenon did not affect the results of the presidential election…
Facebook Admits Handing Thousands of Its Users’ Details Over to British Authorities…
Social media giant Facebook has confessed to giving the personal details of thousands of its users to the British government this year. Facebook says that officials requested access to 7,199 profiles between January and June of 2016 – a 30 percent increase on last year…
They Have, Right Now, Another You…
A few months ago The Washington Post reported that Facebook collects ninety-eight data points on each of its nearly two billion users. Among this ninety-eight are ethnicity, income, net worth, home value, if you are a mom, if you are a soccer mom, if you are married, the number of lines of credit you have, […]
Sextortion: The U.S. Military’s Dirty Little Secret…
You’re scrolling through Facebook like any other day when a friend request pops up from a pretty girl. You accept, and she sends you a naughty picture. You send one back, just to be polite, or maybe because she asked nicely. Maybe you move the conversation onto Skype for a live show. But then…
Beware! Malicious JPG Images on Facebook Messenger Spreading Locky Ransomware…
To keep yourself safe, you are advised not to open any unsolicited file that has automatically downloaded onto your computer, especially image files with unusual extensions like SVG, JS, or HTA. The bottom line: Don’t be curious to look at image sent by someone, at least for the time being…