February 12, 2018 Facebook is losing young people in the US - and there isn't anything they can do about it The king of all social media is rapidly losing some of its most valuable subjects – and it looks like it's about to get worse.
February 12, 2018 Unilever threatens Facebook, Google with online advertising cuts Unilever, one of the world's largest advertisers, is threatening to pull its investment and marketing from tech giants such as Google and Facebook if the platforms “create division,” fuel hateful views or fail to protect children, Reuters reports.
February 9, 2018 YouTube suspends ads from video star Logan Paul's channels YouTube has temporarily suspended all ads from video star Logan Paul's channels after what it calls a pattern of behavior unsuitable for advertisers.
February 8, 2018 Hey Alexa, will you be my Valentine? Let your voice assistant help with romance Use your Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant device to help you plan Valentine's Day with these tips and tricks. Your sweetie will never even know that you waited until the last minute to make that reservation.
February 7, 2018 Social media surveillance unfairly targeted Muslims, report says BOSTON (AP) — A social media monitoring tool used by the Boston Police Department to identify potential threats swept up the posts of people using the hashtag #MuslimLivesMatter and a lawmaker's Facebook update about racial inequality, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts.
February 5, 2018 YouTube algorithm could be manipulated by 'bad actors,' used for 'fraudulent content,' senator warns YouTube’s powerful recommendation algorithm may be “optimizing for outrageous, salacious and often fraudulent content” or easily manipulated by “bad actors, including foreign intelligence entities,” a top-ranking Democrat on the Senate’s intelligence committee said.
January 29, 2018 How Amazon's ad business could threaten Google and Facebook It’s easy to see how Amazon.com Inc. threatens the world’s retailers. But analysts, brands and advertising agencies are waking up to the fact that a growing piece of Amazon’s business impinges on turf now controlled by two other tech titans, Google and Facebook.
January 28, 2018 Facebook, Google, Twitter open up to Congress about Russian misinformation Congress on Thursday published responses by Facebook, Twitter and Google to questions about how Russia used their platforms to spread misinformation amidst the 2016 presidential election.
January 26, 2018 Who is Jesus? Google Home doesn't have a clue Some folks across the fruited plain are wondering if their Google Home smart speakers have an aversion to Christianity.
January 26, 2018 Is Google's viral art app racist? The latest update to Google’s Arts & Culture app created a viral sensation by allowing users to compare their selfies to museum portraits, but has also sparked concerns about racial bias.