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Facebook kills 'trending' topics, tests breaking news label
Life, Published on 06/06/2018
» Facebook is shutting down its ill-fated "trending" news section after four years, a company executive has said.
BBC wins big by betting on chat app to deliver Ebola tips
AFP, Published on 27/09/2015
» LOS ANGELES - The BBC won a prestigious Online News Association award for public service journalism Saturday for its use of the chat application WhatsApp to distribute information about Ebola in stricken areas during the 2014 outbreak.
When fake news goes viral, blame the media, says study
AFP, Published on 14/02/2015
» It's true. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
Privacy is dead, Harvard professors tell Davos forum
AFP, Published on 22/01/2015
» DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) - Imagine a world where mosquito-sized robots fly around stealing samples of your DNA. Or where a department store knows from your buying habits that you're pregnant even before your family does.
Consumer tech show spotlights gadgets for healthy living
AFP, Published on 09/01/2015
» LAS VEGAS - From bracelets that measure body fat to robots that coach children through chemotherapy, the Consumer Electronics Show brimmed with gadgets promising prescriptions for healthier lives.
World Cup, Ebola top Facebook sharing list
AFP, Published on 10/12/2014
» WASHINGTON - Football's World Cup and the Ebola outbreak topped the list of topics most shared by Facebook users around the globe in 2014, the social networking giant said Tuesday.
Take That returns and embraces Google Play
AFP, Published on 02/12/2014
» NEW YORK - Take That returned Monday with a new album of 1990s-style boy band pop and, entering a more contemporary debate, snubbed streaming giant Spotify for Google Play.
Apple teams up with (RED) to fight AIDS
AFP, Published on 25/11/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - Apple on Monday teamed up with the (RED) campaign, founded by U2 singer Bono, to raise money to fight AIDS.
Ebola spread boosts British 'Plague Inc' online game
AFP, Published on 12/11/2014
» LONDON - The Ebola epidemic has led to a boom in downloads for the online game "Plague Inc", prompting its British developer to launch a charity initiative and offer it as a teaching tool.
Google to boost Ebola donations
AFP, Published on 11/11/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - Google launched a campaign Monday to raise money to fight Ebola, tossing $10 million into the pot and saying it will match donations to the fund two to one.