Opinion
Pinterest details the AI and taxonomy systems underpinning Trends
Mark Zuckerberg drops annual personal challenges for longer-term goals
Facebook Gaming grows 210% in 2019 as it battles Twitch, YouTube
Facebook will let you limit political ads, but won’t stop false claims or micro-targeting
U.S. lawmakers say Facebook’s steps to tackle deepfakes don’t go far enough
Twitter will soon let you choose who can reply to your tweets
Facebook will remove certain deepfake videos ahead of the 2020 U.S. election
Nreal CEO Chi Xu interview: Advancing AR’s future, one step at a time
Facebook revamps Privacy Checkup with new modules and controls
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2019’s U.S. TV advertising trends across Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft
Airbnb tops list of 13 potential tech IPOs in 2020
Top minds in machine learning predict where AI is going in 2020
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How Privately’s AI could help developers and device makers safeguard children
Analysis
5 IPO flameouts that defined 2019: Uber, Lyft, Pinterest, Slack, and WeWork
Facebook Messenger now requires a Facebook account to sign up
10 things to try with your new Amazon Echo speaker
Facebook Gaming releases Pokémon Tower Battle and Pokémon Medallion Battle as instant games
Facebook will no longer use 2FA phone numbers for friend suggestions
Facebook to hire community reviewers to fact-check content ahead of 2020 presidential election
Opinion
Hands-on: Oculus Quest hand tracking looks cool, and sometimes even works
Snap Games launches leaderboard games for friendly battles
App Annie: The biggest apps and games of 2019
Instagram uses AI to warn users before they post offensive captions
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How AI scrubs out fake reviews and amplifies your customer’s voice (VB Live)
Facebook’s DEC AI identified hundreds of millions of fake accounts over 2 years
Regulator weighs action against Facebook over plans to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger
Twitter outlines plan for ‘open and decentralized’ system for social networks
Oculus adds Facebook-powered social features and identity verification
WhyHotel raises $20 million to bring pop-up hotel rooms to cities across the U.S.
Glassdoor: HubSpot dethrones Zoom as the best tech company to work for in the U.S.
Facebook’s Portal now lets you sing on an AR stage
Pinterest Trends tracks search term usage among its more than 320 million monthly users
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