Sep 9th 2016
Tech News Today 1595
Facebook vs. History Books
Even the Dead Have Trolls
Facebook's algorithm needs a history lesson. The social network is in hot water again involving its moderation of content on the network. Espen Egil Hanses, editor in chief of Norway’s largest newspaper Aftenposten, published a front page letter to Mark Zuckerberg, shaming him for abuse of power in the network’s removal of Tom Egeland's post that featured the Pulitzer prize-winning photograph “The Terror of War.” DeepMind makes robot voices more human and sorts through your spy cams. Alyssa Bereznak from The Ringer talks about her story called "The Facebook of the Dead," a deep dive into the world of Legacy.com - the Internet's obituary warehouse. Finally, that free iPhone 7 is not really free ya'll!
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Links
- Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes 'napalm girl' post
- Facebook changes its mind, and says it’s okay to publish an iconic war photo, after all
- GM confirms over-the-air update capability for Bolt EV as it recalls millions of cars over a software issue
- Samsung will mark replacement Note 7 devices with a blue S on the box
- Samsung is finally working with the U.S. government on a formal recall of the Galaxy Note 7
- Google’s DeepMind Claims Massive Progress in Synthesized Speech
- wavenet
- Nest update
- facebook of the dead
- ‘Free’ iPhone 7 offers from AT&T, Verizon, and others are basically two-year contracts