Twitter Reacts to Cardi B’s New Song ‘Be Careful’ And They Aren’t Impressed
Cardi B's new single “Be Careful” was met with mixed reactions from fans on Friday. The new song is the latest single from her debut album, Invasion of Privacy, which is slated for an April 6 release. Unlike the club anthems fans are used to hearing from Cardi, “Be Careful” …
The Weeknd ‘My Dear Melancholy’: Fans Share Theories on Which Ex Each Song Is About
According to his fans on Twitter, some perceived his intro, "Call Out My Name" as his way of taking aim at his ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez. Lines such as, "I almost cut a piece of myself for your life," and "Guess I was just another pit stop /'Til you made up …
Why the Leaked Facebook Memo Is So Dangerous for Zuckerberg
Each time a fresh scandal plays out at Facebook, the company positions itself as playing catch-up. Apparently alarmed and dismayed at the ready spread of fake news on its platform, Facebook de-emphasized posts from media companies. Faced with a decline in user trust, Facebook admitted it might be … Read More
Facebook Sees New Backlash For Leaked Memo Promoting Growth Over Safety
Following weeks of public uproar over its role in the recent Cambridge Analytics 'scandal,' Facebook is now facing fresh ire over an internal memo that seems to prioritize user growth above users' real-life outcomes on the platform. Yesterday, BuzzFeed published an "extraordinary" memo written by … Read More
Facebook gathered us all together — and then set a four-alarm dumpster fire
Since the first tiny packets of information passed across the primordial internet, dreamers have imagined what wonders might be possible once everyone is connected to everyone else. Mark Zuckerberg made this his mission with Facebook. Connectivity, Zuckerberg has said, is a basic human right. Read More
Immigrants Must Give Social Media Information for Visa Applications, State Department Proposes
Millions of immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants reportedly may have to fork over information from their social media accounts should a new State Department proposal be approved. The department requested the Office of Management and Budget to approve the rule, which would be used as … Read More
Attorney General to investigate social media comments made by juror in Irish rape trial
Comments posted on social media by a juror in the rape trial of two Irish rugby players are being investigated by Northern Ireland's Attorney General. John Larkin, Attorney General for Northern Ireland, will investigate whether a juror's online comments represent a breach of contempt of court. Read More
14 Million Visitors to US Face Social-Media Screening
Nearly all applicants for a visa to enter the United States — an estimated 14.7 million people a year — will be asked to submit their social–media user names for the past five years, under proposed rules that the State Department issued on Friday. Last September, the Trump administration announced … …
AI-powered ambient computing is just getting started
In Gartner's view, a device mesh creates the foundation for a new, continuous, and ambient user experience. How will this work? According to a USA Today story, IoT sensors will feed people's movements and routines into the cloud, where AI systems absorb and refine the directions they give to the … …
Lili Cheng, VP, AI + Research at Microsoft
Bot Framework makes it easy for developers to build and connect intelligent conversational AI to their customer experiences, and deploy these in their own custom UI as well as embedded in Skype, Microsoft Teams, Cortana, Bing as well as Facebook, Slack, etc. It's pretty clear that Cheng is a source …