Facebook just hired a tech veteran to oversee its virtual and augmented reality efforts. Hugo Barra will serve as VP of Virtual Reality, a role that will include oversight of Facebook-owned VR company Oculus. (He’s effectively replacing former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, who left his leadership role in October.) Barra previously served as VP of […]
Facebook, too, is making additional moves to curb fake news on its platform. As detailed in a new report from the Wall Street Journal, the company’s software will now only surface topics that have been covered by a significant number of credible publishers. The move is designed to give added weight to stories that have […]
Tech companies sure have been going out of their way disassociate themselves from fake news. And for good reason: There’s a lot of money involved. Google just released a report describing 340 instances in which it took actions against fraudulent news sites. All told, the tech giant says it banned almost 200 of those […]
Yikes. As first reported by Variety, Go90 has laid off 155 staffers, mostly from its San Jose, California office. The Verizon-owned mobile video platform, which launched with much fanfare in late 2015, has struggled to pull in as many young millennial viewers as Verizon had hoped for. The San Jose team was mostly focused on […]
One good thing that comes of a $26 billion acquisition: You get the company’s talent. Microsoft has named Kevin Scott as its new Chief Technology Officer. It’s a (rather huge) expansion of Scott’s current role; he’ll stay on as LinkedIn’s SVP of Infrastructure. Microsoft says the hire is designed to “drive strategic, cross-company initiatives” between […]
Yahoo may have a new problem on its hands. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, the SEC is looking into the massive data breaches that Yahoo revealed last year. According to the Journal, the SEC’s investigation is likely to focus on the 2014 breach that exposed the data of about 500 […]
Snapchat is taking steps to stamp out clickbait and fake news, according to a new report from The New York Times. The service has reportedly updated its guidelines for partners on Discover, its platform for publisher-controlled channels. For one, Snapchat has reportedly told publishers they can no longer post images that don’t have editorial […]
For the first time ever, Google is letting advertisers target YouTube viewers based on search data. (For example, an advertiser would be able to target YouTube viewers who searched on Google for, say, winter coats.) Previously, advertisers could target YouTube viewers based on browsing behavior and demographics, but not search histories. Google also says it […]
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced that, thanks to a new firmware upgrade to the PlayStation 4 console, the PlayStation VR headset now supports 360-degree YouTube videos. (The PlayStation VR is powered by the PlayStation 4’s software.) “Since launch, users have been able to watch their favorite streaming and catch-up services using PS VR to create […]
Snap Inc. is reportedly pulling the trigger on offline ad targeting. In a deal with Oracle Data Cloud, the Snapchat owner will now let advertisers use data third party offline data to target ads on the app. The partnership with Oracle Data Cloud (formerly called Datalogix) marks the first time that Snapchat has allowed for […]
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