Last week, Twitter hired Kathy Chen to be its new head of China, despite the social network being blocked in the country. But Chen’s former history working for the Chinese military has sent waves across the Twittersphere, especially among Chinese … Read More
LONDON — Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley took to Instagram on Monday evening to share a message about the dangers of social media. Ridley, who has previously spoken out against a body-shamer who circulated a meme about her, shared a photo … Read More
If you were hoping Facebook would use last week’s F8 conference to release its AI assistant M to the mainstream, you’re going to have to wait a lot longer. In an interview with The Verge, Facebook’s Messenger chief David Marcus … Read More
Soft robots that can grasp delicate objects, computer algorithms designed to spot an “insider threat,” and artificial intelligence that will sift through large data sets — these are just a few of the technologies being pursued by companies with investment from In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s … Read More
Mere weeks after Microsoft had to shut down its Tay chatbot for sending offensive tweets, the company might be in for another AI-related embarrassment. This time, the culprit is Captionbot, an AI experiment that tries to recognize what’s on a … Read More
UPDATE: April 13, 2016, 11:49 p.m. EST: Twitter came back online in some parts of the world momentarily after an outage lasting more than one hour. People were relieved to be able to finally discuss the horror on the platform itself. … Read More
Facebook’s Messenger bots have finally arrived. Following months of rumors, the company revealed its plan to allow businesses to build bots for Messenger Tuesday at Facebook’s F8 developer conference in San Francisco. Though the developers in attendance are only just … Read More
People in the UK, Lebanon and the U.S. are a little confused about Facebook’s Safety Check settings. After an explosion at Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in Lahore, Pakistan, Facebook activated its Safety Check software, which enables people to locate family members in areas … Read More
International Women’s Day has taken over Twitter with hashtags that celebrate female strength and empowerment. Amidst #IWD2016, #SheInspiresMe and marketing gambits like #StrengthHasNoGender, actress Emma Watson, a Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women, upped the ante with a custom #HeForShe emoji. SEE ALSO: … Read More
Not long ago Jane Clementi was simply a mom of three sons, a part-time nurse and an active member of her Ridgewood, New Jersey, church. On Sept. 22, 2010, the life she knew and loved broke apart. SEE ALSO: Glenn … Read More