Category: Facebook

David Plouffe joins Zuckerberg’s philanthropy

David Plouffe, a former senior White House adviser and Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign manager, is joining Zuckerberg’s philanthropic project as head of policy and advocacy efforts. The organization is also bringing on Ken Mehlman, a former campaign manager for President George W. Bush, to head a newly created policy advisory board.

The reaction to a viral Facebook video of a hate crime tells us something about postelection America

Chicago police speak to press about the attack of a man with special needs that was captured in a Facebook Live video and the resulting charges filed against four people involved in the attack. Chicago police speak to press about the attack of a man with special needs that was captured in a Facebook Live video and the resulting charges filed against four people involved in the attack.

2016 was a pivotal year

I’ve been writing about technology for a long time and, as I look back over the years, I can’t think of any that have been more momentous than 2016 when it comes to tech news. Not all the news was good, but it sure was significant.

3 Top Virtual Reality Stocks to Buy Now

There are plenty of companies dabbling in virtual reality these days, but only a handful are making big plays in the space. Facebook fall into the latter category, and investors on the hunt for solid virtual reality stocks to buy now should give these three a good look.

County GOP’s new director dogged by Nazi jokes made as a teen

The newly named acting executive director of San Diego County’s Republican Party had his own political ambitions dashed two years ago when photographs surfaced of him in a German military uniform making Nazi jokes. Sage Naumann, who was running for the Carlsbad school board in 2014 as a 19-year-old, said at the time the photos were taken when he was 14 and that the outfit was for Halloween .

UBTECH Introduces TankBot: the First Jimu Robot that Runs on Treads

UBTECH Robotics, the company that created the cutting-edge Alpha Series of humanoid robots, today introduced TankBot, the latest addition to its line of STEM-friendly Jimu Robots for kids and teens. TankBot is the first Jimu Robot to run on tank treads for unprecedented mobility and features an infrared sensor that allows it to follow commands to detect, pick up or manoeuvre around objects.

Gibson: The language of the new public square

From President-elect Donald Trump to Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer, Twitter is the preferred means of instant communication, as strange as it may seem for Americans not accustomed to officials bypassing traditional media and tweeting in 140-character bites.