Google Alert - facebook

	facebook As-it-happens update ⋅ January 24, 2018
	NEWS
	Facebook Just Acquired This Company Focused on Authenticating ID Cards Fortune Facebook is buying a software firm that specializes in authenticating government-issued identification cards, the two companies said on Tuesday, a step that may help the social media giant learn more about the people who buy ads on its network. U.S. lawmakers have expressed alarm at Facebook's ... Facebook bought a startup that specializes in verifying government IDs - Recode Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Rupert Murdoch's plan to make Facebook pay for news Washington Post Facebook's recent announcement that it will rank news outlets by credibility carries an implied acknowledgment: Quality journalism is valuable to the social network, which would rather be regarded as a hub of trustworthy information than as a pit of viral hoaxes. So, why should Facebook get to host news ... Flag as irrelevant
	Congressional Democrats call on Facebook, Twitter to urgently investigate and combat Russian ... Washington Post Top congressional Democrats on Tuesday called on Facebook and Twitter to urgently examine the role of Russian bots and trolls in the growing online campaign to release a classified memo about allegations that the FBI mishandled a classified surveillance request as it probed Russia's meddling in the ... Twitter, Facebook urged to probe Russian intrusion - Financial Times Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	This Is Facebook's News Survey BuzzFeed News A Facebook spokesperson confirmed this as the only version of the survey and that the questions were prepared by the company wrote itself. Facebook is overhauling its News Feed amid ongoing criticism of its platform, which has come under fire for enabling foreign manipulation of US elections, giving ... Flag as irrelevant
	Facebook shakes up its AI research team Engadget Yann LeCun has been the face of Facebook's AI research efforts since 2013, but you'll have to get used to some new people in the mix. An interview with LeCun at Quartz has revealed that he's stepping down from his position as part of a shakeup meant to place AI on an even higher pedestal at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Ad buyers want more flexibility and stats for Facebook Watch ads Digiday Many media buyers have tested mid-roll placements on Facebook Watch, but few truly understand if those ads work well because Facebook doesn't provide enough stats or work with third-party vendors to quantify performance. In spite of Watch advertising's existing limitations like lack of direct buys and ... Flag as irrelevant
	WEB
	Facebook Announces That It Has Invented a New Unit of Time Slashdot Facebook has announced a new unit of time, called Flicks. "According to the GitHub page documenting Flicks, a Flick is 'the smallest time unit which is LARGER than a nanosecond,' defined as 1/705600000 of a second," reports The Verge. (For comparison, a nanosecond is 1/1000000000 of a second, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Schiff, Feinstein Request Twitter and Facebook Conduct Investigation of Russian Bot Activity in ... Democratic House Intelligence Committee Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook's CEO ... Flag as irrelevant
	Facebook Offers $100000 Grants for Improving Internet Security SecurityWeek.Com Facebook announced on Monday that it's prepared to award $100,000 grants for research proposals focusing on improving online security, privacy and safety. The new project, called "Secure the Internet Grants," is part of the initiative announced last summer by Facebook CSO Alex Stamos. Stamos ... Flag as irrelevant

You have received this email because you have subscribed to Google Alerts. Unsubscribe

Receive this alert as RSS feed

Send Feedback