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Rise of the AI weatherman: AccuWeather and Facebook create the 'perfect' weather-bot
Robotics

Rise of the AI weatherman: AccuWeather and Facebook create the 'perfect' weather-bot

AccuWeather partners with Facebook to launch an AI chatbot on Messenger, promising hyper-local, precise forecasts.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017
Facebook celebrates the GIF's 30th anniversary with new features
Facebook

Facebook celebrates the GIF's 30th anniversary with new features

I'm sure you've posted a few GIFs in your time as their popularity has exploded along with the Meme - now they're 30 and Facebook is celebrating.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Jun 2017
SMEs that engage in international trade are more confident – survey
Facebook

SMEs that engage in international trade are more confident – survey

Businesses that trade internationally learn from more sources and have a higher-than-average number of business-related educational interests.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 11th May 2017
New Facebook hires to focus on reviewing violent content
Cloud Services

New Facebook hires to focus on reviewing violent content

Facebook bolsters its workforce, adding 3,000 staff to curb violent content, following fierce criticism over slow responses to disturbing live videos.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Fri, 5th May 2017
Facebook Rights Manager gets an upgrade as it cracks down on stolen video content
Digital Entertainment

Facebook Rights Manager gets an upgrade as it cracks down on stolen video content

Facebook users who upload original video to Facebook have updated their tools to stop other people stealing, breaching copyrights & taking ad revenue.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017

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The end is nigh: Adobe to disable Flash Player by 2020
Marketing Technologies

The end is nigh: Adobe to disable Flash Player by 2020

Browser vendors are integrating capabilities once provided by plugins directly, given this progress, Adobe has decided to end the life of Flash...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2017
Capture the world in 360-degrees: Facebook launches its Live-360 program
Digital Entertainment

Capture the world in 360-degrees: Facebook launches its Live-360 program

Facebook launched its new Live-360 program, which allows users to stream 360-degree footage to Facebook with immense ease...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Jul 2017
Facebook announces the formation of a global internet forum to counter terrorism
Microsoft

Facebook announces the formation of a global internet forum to counter terrorism

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube form global internet forum to combat terrorism and stop its spread on their platforms.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Jun 2017
Going rogue: The challenges of AI in customer service
Customer Relationship Management

Going rogue: The challenges of AI in customer service

AI technologies are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and can add immense value to organisations — but they are by no means foolproof.

By Alok Kulkarni • 5 min read • Tue, 27th Jun 2017
Facebook expands on its ever-evolving user personalisation
Digital Entertainment

Facebook expands on its ever-evolving user personalisation

Facebook hones user experience with cinemagraph covers, blending motion and personal flair in profiles, soon rolling out to businesses.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 20th Jun 2017
LinkedIn's 2017 Global Top Companies list - did you make the cut?
DataCentre infrastructure

LinkedIn's 2017 Global Top Companies list - did you make the cut?

Schneider Electric, a global organisation that specialises in energy management and automation, is one of the companies that made the list.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Jun 2017
LogMeIn takes aim at CRM market with launch of Bold360
Customer Relationship Management

LogMeIn takes aim at CRM market with launch of Bold360

LogMeIn has unveiled Bold360, a customer engagement platform offering real-time, 360-degree views of contextual data.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017
Facebook deems a number of threatening statements 'acceptable'
Network Detection and Response

Facebook deems a number of threatening statements 'acceptable'

Leaked guidelines for Facebook moderators show how they monitor violence, hate speech, revenge porn and more on the social media platform.

By Alex Crossan • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd May 2017
New Facebook Messenger games coming your way
Gaming

New Facebook Messenger games coming your way

Depending on what device you use and where you are located, there are now up to 50 games titles available on Messenger.

By Alex Crossan • 1 min read • Wed, 3rd May 2017
Cybercriminals use verified API token to generate Facebook spam comments
Application Programming Interface

Cybercriminals use verified API token to generate Facebook spam comments

In exchange for more 'likes' and comments on their own timelines, users are enticed to provide the app's access token to a third-party website.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017
Australian startup scores analytics contract for Workplace by Facebook
Data Analytics

Australian startup scores analytics contract for Workplace by Facebook

An Australian startup has scored a deal with Facebook to be the first global platform to offer analytics through Workplace for Facebook.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2017
Subway may soon be ordered by a single Messenger emoji
Marketing Technologies

Subway may soon be ordered by a single Messenger emoji

If ordering subs from Facebook Messenger isn't a clear indicator of the advancement of civilization, then I don't know what is.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Apr 2017

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