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Most Americans believe tech companies should be regulated like news publishers, survey finds

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 at 10:19 am 3 Comments

A whopping 79 percent of Americans believe that tech companies should be regulated in the same way that news organizations are, according to a new survey from Gallup and Knight… Read More

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TLDR: Self-flying planes, Cat celeb Lil Bub lends poop to biotech startup, Facebook tool that tracks your time in the app

by Starla Sampaco on August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 at 5:31 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Boeing to open research center in Boston area, focusing on autonomous aircraft Cat celebrity Lil Bub lends poop to Seattle startup, leading to discovery of new kinds… Read More

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TLDR: Facebook discovers political influence campaign, Seattle clinic for families affected by gentrification, Apple beats revenue expectations

by Starla Sampaco on July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 at 5:26 pm1 Comment

Today’s featured stories Facebook discovers coordinated political influence campaign ahead of midterm elections Seattle Children’s opens new community clinic to serve families affected by gentrification Apple beats earnings expectations with… Read More

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Facebook discovers coordinated political influence campaign ahead of midterm elections

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 at 10:44 pmComment

Facebook has uncovered 32 pages and accounts working together to spread messaging tied to hot-button issues, the same tactics used during the 2016 election. The discovery comes amid primaries for… Read More

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TLDR: Facebook misses revenue expectations, new Gmail coming to businesses, AI-powered robotic hand wins Microsoft competition

by Starla Sampaco on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 at 5:00 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Facebook shares sink 8% as Q2 revenue and user growth misses analyst estimates Google rolls out Gmail redesign to G Suite customers, plus new Google Voice beta… Read More

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Facebook shares sink 8% as Q2 revenue and user growth miss analyst estimates

by Taylor Soper on July 25, 2018July 26, 2018 at 2:26 pmComment

Update: Facebook lost around $120 billion in market value on Thursday following its disappointing earnings. Facebook missed quarterly revenue expectations for the first time in years as shares of the… Read More

Facebook to end ad targeting that excludes ethnicities and religions in deal with Washington State AG

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 at 1:37 pm 4 Comments

Facebook has agreed to stop allowing third-party advertisers to exclude ethnic and religious groups when targeting ads for housing, credit, employment, insurance or public accommodations as part of a settlement… Read More

Facebook insists it’s not raiding academia through its research partnerships with top universities

by Nat Levy on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 at 10:03 amComment

Facebook has in recent months amped up a push to bring in professors from top-notch universities to work on long-term artificial intelligence research part time, but the company says it… Read More

Permit analysis details massive investment by Facebook-owned Oculus in Seattle-area footprint

by Nat Levy on July 13, 2018July 12, 2018 at 4:28 pmComment

Facebook is making a massive investment in a Seattle-area campus for its virtual reality company Oculus, and a new report quantifies just how much it is spending on the space.… Read More

Inside the private event where Microsoft, Google, Salesforce and other rivals share security secrets

by Todd Bishop on June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 at 3:06 pmComment

REDMOND, Wash. — At first glance, the gathering inside Building 99 at Microsoft this week looked like many others inside the company, as technical experts shared hard-earned lessons for using machine… Read More

Google and Facebook sued by Washington state AG for alleged violations of campaign finance law

by Todd Bishop on June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 at 5:25 pmComment

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed suit against Facebook and Google on Monday, alleging that the tech giants aren’t complying with a state law requiring them to disclose basic… Read More

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Microsoft’s Brad Smith explains what Zuckerberg did right, what Microsoft missed, and how the company has changed

by Todd Bishop on May 29, 2018May 30, 2018 at 8:13 am1 Comment

One of the biggest mistakes of Microsoft’s antitrust era was not coming to terms sooner with the U.S. government, but Facebook seems to have learned at least part of that… Read More

Facebook teams up with Porch, HomeAdvisor and Handy for new Marketplace home services offerings

by Nat Levy on May 23, 2018May 22, 2018 at 10:48 pmComment

Facebook is partnering with Seattle startup Porch, as well as HomeAdvisor and Handy to launch a new Services addition to its Marketplace, moving the tech giant into the competitive world… Read More

Virtual reality unleashed: Early impressions of Oculus Go from a bunch of us at GeekWire

by Todd Bishop on May 6, 2018May 7, 2018 at 10:43 amComment

It wasn’t the most social happy hour, at least not for those of us back in the real world. But as we took turns trying out the Facebook’s new Oculus… Read More

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FAIR competition? Facebook creates official AI labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, vying for top talent

by Alan Boyle on May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 at 11:01 amComment

After months of work to beef up its artificial intelligence research teams in Seattle and Pittsburgh, Facebook is acknowledging that those two cities are getting official status as AI labs… Read More

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TLDR: Instagram in-app payments, testing out Prime Wardrobe, Paul Allen’s immersive reality project

by Starla Sampaco on May 4, 2018July 13, 2018 at 4:12 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

Facebook announces major update to the PyTorch AI framework that paves the way for production use

by Tom Krazit on May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 at 9:18 amComment

Facebook wants to make sure the open-source PyTorch machine-learning framework supports the needs of developers who want to use its AI models in production systems, not just research projects, it… Read More

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TLDR: Facebook F8 Conference Highlights, 98point6 virtual clinic, OfferUp now ships across the continental U.S.

by Starla Sampaco on May 1, 2018May 8, 2018 at 6:25 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

Facebook is building a new Clear History feature to give users more control over browsing data

by Nat Levy on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 at 10:21 amComment

Facebook is working on a new privacy control that will let users manage and clear their browsing history on the social network, in a bid to give users more say… Read More

Facebook-owned Oculus’ $199 standalone Oculus Go virtual reality headset is here

by Nat Levy on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 at 12:38 pmComment

UPDATE: The Oculus Go virtual reality headset is shipping today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at Facebook’s F8 developer conference. A 32GB version will cost $199 and a 64GB retails… Read More

Facebook beats expectations with $11.9B in Q1 revenue despite recent scandals

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 25, 2018May 16, 2018 at 7:59 amComment

Despite the recent scandals plaguing the social media giant, Facebook beat expectations for its first quarter earnings report with $11.97 billion in revenue, higher than analyst estimates of $11.4 billion. Facebook’s adjusted… Read More

Most Americans think tech giants should be regulated like banks but doubt the government can get it done, survey finds

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 at 10:13 amComment

Americans have a growing appetite for government regulation of big tech companies in the wake of Facebook’s recent scandals and other data privacy breaches, according to a new survey by… Read More

What the tools Facebook built for Europe’s new privacy regulations mean for users everywhere

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 at 10:22 amComment

Facebook fatigue may be setting in after weeks of headlines, hours of Congressional testimony, and a deluge of updates that read more like talking points than a guide to how… Read More

Facebook, Microsoft and other top tech companies vow to fight government-sponsored cyberattacks

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 at 8:49 amComment

More than 30 leading tech companies launched a new cybersecurity accord Tuesday in the hopes of one day inspiring a “Digital Geneva Convention” that would adapt international law to defend… Read More

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TLDR: Day 2 of Zuckerberg’s testimony, protest at Amazon HQ, Snap Spectacles

by Starla Sampaco on April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 at 11:27 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

Geek on the Street: Will people keep using Facebook despite data privacy concerns?

by Clare McGrane on April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 at 4:01 pm 2 Comments

For many people, Facebook is the swiss army knife of their social lives. They use it to message friends, stay in touch with family, track social events, and keep up… Read More

Congresswoman lists 6 things Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he doesn’t know, but really should

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 at 12:54 pm 2 Comments

During two days of marathon testimony before Congress, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg managed to avoid answering some critical questions about how user information is managed and the extent to which… Read More

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Facebook at Congress, Day 2: Watch Zuckerberg field questions on regulation, privacy, and elections

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 at 9:35 amComment

Mark Zuckerberg faces a second round of questioning from Congress Wednesday, with lawmakers challenging him on Facebook’s privacy scandals, disinformation issues, and the role the platform plays in elections. Wednesday’s… Read More

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TLDR: Zuckerberg testifies before Congress, 🚗Seattle wants to regulate Uber and Lyft, Microsoft’s new smart mat

by Starla Sampaco on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 at 5:11 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

Facebook faces Congress: 5 key takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 10, 2018April 11, 2018 at 10:21 am 11 Comments

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent hours in the hot seat Tuesday, answering questions from a joint hearing of the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary and Commerce Committees. But unlike the brutal grilling… Read More

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TLDR: Facebook discovers political influence campaign, Seattle clinic for families affected by gentrification, Apple beats revenue expectations

TLDR: Facebook misses revenue expectations, new Gmail coming to businesses, AI-powered robotic hand wins Microsoft competition

Facebook shares sink 8% as Q2 revenue and user growth miss analyst estimates

Facebook insists it’s not raiding academia through its research partnerships with top universities

Permit analysis details massive investment by Facebook-owned Oculus in Seattle-area footprint

Inside the private event where Microsoft, Google, Salesforce and other rivals share security secrets

Google and Facebook sued by Washington state AG for alleged violations of campaign finance law

Microsoft’s Brad Smith explains what Zuckerberg did right, what Microsoft missed, and how the company has changed

Facebook teams up with Porch, HomeAdvisor and Handy for new Marketplace home services offerings

FAIR competition? Facebook creates official AI labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, vying for top talent

Facebook announces major update to the PyTorch AI framework that paves the way for production use

TLDR: Facebook F8 Conference Highlights, 98point6 virtual clinic, OfferUp now ships across the continental U.S.

Facebook is building a new Clear History feature to give users more control over browsing data

Facebook-owned Oculus’ $199 standalone Oculus Go virtual reality headset is here

Facebook beats expectations with $11.9B in Q1 revenue despite recent scandals

Facebook, Microsoft and other top tech companies vow to fight government-sponsored cyberattacks

TLDR: Day 2 of Zuckerberg’s testimony, protest at Amazon HQ, Snap Spectacles

Geek on the Street: Will people keep using Facebook despite data privacy concerns?

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