Social networking in 2012, according to Berners-Lee

Walmart deploys 17,000 Oculus Go headsets to train its employees

Walmart said it is using the headsets to train within three key areas: new technology, compliance, and soft skills like empathy and customer service.
Twitter brings back chronological timelines

Some Twitter users have complained about seeing "the best" tweets in a Facebook-style timeline and want to return to the old days when they were in chronological order. Twitter now ...
Facebook bolsters security protections for candidates, elected officials

A new pilot program offers upgraded cybersecurity protections to accounts associated with candidates and elected officials.

Facebook unveils tool to automatically fix bugs

The tool, called SapFix, has been used to ship stable code updates to millions of devices using the Facebook Android app.
Facebook backs new Brazil-Argentina submarine cable

The undersea link is expected to start operations in 2020.
Facebook pumps up character recognition to mine memes

Facebook described how they applied convolutional neural networks, already widely used for image recognition, to detect whether there's text in an image and then transcribe that ...

Why don't more people over 60 have YouTube channels?

Why are people aged 60 and over not sharing their wisdom, knowledge, and insights on YouTube?
Tech habits of college students reveals surprises with Generation Z

What trends has Generation Z (Gen Z) adopted, as 16 million Americans go back to their campuses? A new survey from UNiDAYS gives some insights.
Why Facebook is powerless to stop its own descent

People are engaging far less on the world's largest social network, and trust in the company has plummeted.

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