Pope Francis joins Instagram
Pope Francis has continued his mission to spread the word of the Catholic Church online, this time joining social network Instragram.
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Instagram gets Facebook-style newsfeed revamp
Instagram will no longer show posts in chronological order and instead serve up tailored pictures and videos, in a similar way to its parent company Facebook.
Battle of the brains: Facebook AI chief criticises Google’s Go victory
AlphaGo had already sealed its series victory by winning the first three games of the best-of-five. That triumph dealt a blow to Facebook, which has also been developing AI to play Go, a hugely complex ancient Chinese board game. In January, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company had created an AI system that was ... [Read more...]
Top 5 chat apps: Snapchat has the youngest user base
Among the five major services, Snapchat has by far the youngest audience, with 83% of its audience under 35, according to new data.
Google hires 4chan creator to boost social networking efforts
Google has hired Chris Poole, the creator of controversial forum 4Chan, as part of its social network team.
Twitter fail: Whole Foods drops pre-peeled oranges after social media backlash
Supermarket chain Whole Foods has sparked a Twitter revolt by selling pre-peeled oranges in plastic containers.
Adidas ‘app squads’ to shed light on dark social channels
Adidas has invited fans to join ‘app squads’ in select cities around the world, as the sports brand looks to shed light on so-called ‘dark social’ channels- private sharing that is hugely popular, but difficult to track.
Tinder lets customers ‘play matchmaker’ on dating app
Tinder is testing a new tool that lets users share a Tinder profile with a fellow user of the dating app.
Developer interview: Building online communities with Deeplearning4j
Adam Gibson and Chris Nicholson, are founders of Deeplearning4j — the first commercial-grade, open-source, distributed neural net library written for Java and Scala, with one of the most active communities on Gitter. In this Q&A session, they share their thoughts, experiences and lessons learned on open source community building.
Human-rating app Peeple finally launches after backlash
Human-recommendation app Peeple has gone live, six months after vanishing from the app store after a privacy outcry.