In business, perception is everything: A single bad experience can burn a brand name and ruin a company’s reputation. So it’s no surprise that well-known tech companies including Comcast, Facebook, Dish, Sprint, and Charter Communications landed on a list of America’s most-hated businesses.
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Facebook is working on a way to read brain waves that could…
Facebook is working on a way to read brain waves that could let your send your thoughts to people Mark Zuckerberg’s dream of gadgets that let humans read each other’s thoughts and communicate with brain waves may be moving closer to reality. A secretive new research division that Facebook created last year is developing “brain-computer interface” technology that sounds a lot like the telepathy of science fiction movies.
Facebook Launches ‘Journalism Project’ to Help Address Fake News Problem
The social network has launched a new initiative intended to foster deeper relationships with media organizations and promote news literacy. Facebook on Wednesday announced the Journalism Project, a new effort that aims to create a healthier “news ecosystem” on the social media site by forming closer ties with media organizations.
Mid-Roll Video Ads Could Be Coming to Facebook, Inc.
Publishers will keep 55% of ad revenue, with the remaining 45% going to Facebook. Alphabet ‘s If this report is true, the move would represent a departure from CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s long-standing ban on pre-roll ads, which play at the beginning of a video.
My 3 Biggest Stock Holdings in 2017
With 2017 underway, these three companies account for a larger portion of my portfolio than any other investments: Walt Disney . Here’s aquick overview of why I’m betting on these three companies — and what I consider to be their biggest risks.
‘It wasn’t random’: The FBI is offering $20,000 for…
A US consular official was shot while driving out of a parking garage in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Friday a little after 6 p.m. local time. Christopher Ashcraft, 31, a foreign-service officer on his first posting with the US State Department, was struck on the upper right side of his chest but is in stable condition, according to Mexican authorities.
Broadband Carriers Urge FCC To Roll Back New Privacy Rules
Broadband carriers are urging the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider its stringent new privacy rules, which require carriers to obtain consumers’ opt-in consent before drawing on their Web-surfing data for ad targeting. In a petition filed Monday, the trade group US Telecom Association argues that carriers shouldn’t be subject to tougher rules than other Web companies — like search engines and social networking services.
Why Asia-Pacific Is About to Be Huge for Facebook
Not only is the U.S./Canada Facebook’s largest market by revenue, its average revenue per user is growing faster than any other region. But that trend may change as Facebook looks to grow its advertising on Instagram and start monetizing Messenger and WhatsApp.
How Social Cash Made WeChat The App For Everything
A centuries-old tradition gave rise to China’s most valuable company and captured the attention of everyone from teens to Silicon Valley. A little over a year ago, my roommate Mike said something strange.
3 Stocks I Won’t Be Selling In 2017
Oftentimes, portfolio performance can benefit from lack of action. In other words, investors may be better off simply leaving their stocks alone, and not worrying about timing the market to buy and sell at the right times.
Facebook Safety Alerts Like Bangkok to Be Triggered More Often
Facebook Inc. said it wasn’t a mistake to tell people in Bangkok to mark themselves as safe after the report of a small bomb explosion. It’s an example of how much more common the social network’s “safety check” alerts are going to become.
911 centers struggle to find callers on cellphones, and results can be deadly
Commercial apps, such as Facebook and Uber, can pinpoint your exact location using your smartphone’s built-in GPS. But that’s not necessarily the case when you call 911.
Facebook Safety Check creates false alarm in Bangkok
Facebook users in Bangkok were falsely alerted to an “explosion” in the Thai capital, after the social network activated its Safety Check feature. It allows Facebook users in danger zones to mark themselves as safe, but in this instance was triggered by a protestor throwing firecrackers.
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Software corporation Oracle is asking the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider the sweeping broadband privacy rules passed earlier this year. Oracle, which spent years unsuccessfully attempting to prove that Google’s Android code infringes copyright, says the FCC’s recent order on privacy will give Google an unfair advantage against Internet service providers.
EU watchdog probes Facebook over WhatsApp merger
The EU’s executive body on Tuesday gave Facebook until Jan. 31 to answer a “statement of objections” about merger information the social media giant gave the Commission two years ago. The Commission, the EU’s merger and anti-trust watchdog, is concerned that Facebook can match its users’ accounts with WhatsApp user accounts.
Donald Trump, NBC and the FCC: Will the executive producer-in-chief…
Trump is keeping business ties to Comcast and appointing a new FCC chair. Net neutrality’s days could be numbered President-elect Donald Trump’s recent meeting with the heads of big U.S. tech firms touched on many important topics, from immigration and tax reform to maternity leave.
Study shows that giving children computers has little impact on school performance
The National Bureau of Economic Research has found that the benefits of having a computer at home for children are subtle and somewhat counterintuitive. For better or for worse, homework has gone online.