Possible EU investigation into fake Facebook ads
Facebook may be subject to an extensive European Union survey of its advertising platform. There are ongoing concerns about the way the social network protects its data and so an investigation has now been requested by the British privacy watchdog.
Yesterday the ICO submitted a 113-page report to th... Read more
Microsoft CEO: We will never use personal information for profit
Microsoft claims not to use consumer data for its own profit. The software group claims that it sees data privacy as a human right and stresses that the misuse of user data will eventually harm its products and services, according to CEO Satya Nadella.
Nadella spoke to the London Times about this. T... Read more
Trump hint to antitrust investigation Amazon, Facebook and Google
Silicon Valley is on the edge of his seat. President Donald Trump announced that his government is seriously considering an antitrust investigation into Amazon, Facebook and Google. According to Trump, the three tech companies have a monopoly position, which is why a study may be carried out.
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Facebook Workplace will soon be completely separate from the social network
Like a number of other large companies, Facebook also offers a business communication platform. However, recent data leaks may be hampering the platform's growth. For this reason, the social network has decided to keep Facebook Workplace completely separate in the future.
CNBC reports this today on ... Read more
Facebook creates AI toolkit Horizon for reinforcement learning models open source
Facebook has made an important part of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) software open source. This allows developers to create reinforcement learning models in their software applications, reports Silicon Angle.
Developers can now use the Horizon Toolkit to build applications that can learn to perfo... Read more
Facebook builds AI that adds personality to captions
Facebook wants to become more interesting for people. To this end, it is now carrying out extensive research into a neural network that should generate captions for photos that are more interesting for people. These are different tones that are touched and expressions that should make people think a... Read more
British privacy watchdog gives Facebook maximum fine for Cambridge Analytica scandal
The UK privacy watchdog has fined Facebook £500,000 for how it has dealt with the Cambridge Analytica scandal. This leaves a decision from July, which was challenged by the social network.
The fine is more symbolic than anything else. After all, half a million dollars does not impress the quarter... Read more
“Facebook wants to take over cybersecurity company to polish image.
Facebook is reportedly planning to take over a large cybersecurity company. Mark Zuckerberg's social network is said to have already approached several companies with a takeover bid. The company would like to take over a cybersecurity company in order to improve its image.
Facebook would like to tak... Read more
Facebook investors want Zuckerberg to resign as chairman
Facebook investors have called on CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg to step down as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Shareholders of the American states of Illinois, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and New York, as well as Trillium Asset Management, want the position to become independent, says ITPro.
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“Facebook exaggerated viewing time ads by up to 900 percent.
Facebook is being sued by advertisers. The company is said to have increased the ratings of advertisements by more than 900 percent. At the same time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg's social network knew for more than a year that the figures were not correct, but did not announce it.
A group of advertisers is ... Read more