Facebook’s Safety Check feature was activated Monday in the wake of a deadly truck crash that killed at least nine people and injured dozens more at a crowded market in Berlin. Berlin police encouraged people in the area to use the Safety Check feature to let friends and loved ones know they are safe after …
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If you’re on social media, chances are you’re chatting about “Rogue One.” The latest Star Wars flick is trending hard on Facebook and Twitter. Also on Facebook, people are chatting about President Obama’s and Hillary Clinton’s remarks on Russia’s cyberattacks and the 2016 election. Social Cues is our guide on what’s trending across social media. Here’s what people are talking …
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Aquila, Facebook’s internet-beaming drone prototype, was laid low because of an inability to handle a gust of wind, a federal investigation concluded, and Facebook is changing the aircraft design accordingly. The drone, unmanned and operated by autopilot technology, crashed June 28 as it was coming in to land at the very end of its first test flight in Yuma, Arizona. …
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This is the second story in a two-part series about the complications of Facebook’s unique media impact. The first part examines Facebook’s struggles with challenges typically faced by media and news organizations. Let’s give Facebook some props: The first step is admitting you have a problem. Facebook has always preferred to be a tech company first, a media power never. …
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This is the first story in a two-part series about the complications of Facebook‘s unique media impact. Facebook has titanic media power. The only thing that matches that influence may be the company’s denial it exists. The US election crystallized the stakes. There are a myriad of reasons behind the voting decisions of millions of people, and the world’s biggest …
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Now playing: Watch this: Facebook tackles fake news 1:19 Facebook plans to make it easier to report possible hoaxes, add warnings before you share a disputed article and downplay questionable stories in your news feed, the company said in a blog post Thursday. And it’s enlisting the help of a particularly powerful technology: real, trained human brains. “It’s important to …
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Now playing: Watch this: Tech titans turn out for Trump 1:25 For President-elect Donald Trump, it’s kiss-and-make-up time. Trump met with more than a dozen executives from the biggest tech companies in the US — a roundtable fraught with potential for awkwardness given Trump’s repeated attacks on tech and the philosophical disagreements he has with some of the executives. The …
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Rumors of the first phone with next-gen Bluetooth have social media buzzing about the potential of the new wireless feature. On Twitter, “verification questions” are trending, with people using polls to “verify” whether people are really from a certain region. Luckily, it’s a joke — no one is looking to kick you out if you answer wrong. Social Cues is …
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Facebook knows people get snap-happy over the holidays but would prefer they don’t get Snapchat-happy. Over the next few days, Facebook’s Messenger app will introduce a new quicker-to-launch, quicker-to-shoot camera, the company said Thursday. A bunch of Snapchat-esque masks and effects are coming too. related content Facebook wants to be your new games arcade Facebook to launch 360-degree live videos …
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Will you be able to watch your next favorite show right on Facebook? The world’s largest social network said Wednesday that it’s exploring funding some of its own original video content. That includes various kinds of programming, including scripted and unscripted content and sports, Ricky Van Veen, Facebook’s head of global creative strategy, said in a statement. He said the …
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