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15 Jun

What Explains Facebook Oculus’ Acquisition Spree?

“Either we’re going to create simulations that are indistinguishable from reality or civilization will cease to exist, those are the two options.” Elon Musk Facebook has acquired BigBox VR for an undisclosed amount to up its VR game. Gaming industry veteran Chia Chin Lee (he previously led teams at Sony and Disney) and Gabe Brown…

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29 May

Facebook Launches AI That Understands Language Without Labels

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“Machine learning models need to be trained with large amounts of transcribed speech audio. This process is effective but expensive.” Decades ago, asking for basic directions or information would have been an arduous task. The advent of solutions such as Google Translate alleviated that problem to an extent. But, is this enough? For example, India…

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17 May

New Research Shows How Algorithms Used By Netflix, Facebook Can Predict Cancer

The Human Genome is the set of nucleic acid sequences encoded as DNA within 23 pairs of chromosomes. It has 3 billion base pairs which make up an estimated number of 30,000 gene pairs. Though the entire human DNA was sequenced under the Human Genome project by 2003, we are still oblivious to the cellular…

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04 May

Facebook Rolls Out Covid Vaccine Finder Tool In India

Facebook has announced the launch of a vaccine finder tool on its mobile app in India. According to sources, the social media giant joined hands with the government of India to roll out the tool. The mobile app tool is claimed to help people identify places nearby to get inoculated. Facebook stated in a post,…

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29 Apr

Facebook Donates USD 10 million To Emergency Response Efforts In India

Recently, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook took to the social media platform and announced that the company is working with UNICEF and giving USD 10 million to emergency response efforts in India.  Zuckerberg stated, “I’m thinking of everyone in India and hoping we get this virus under control soon. Facebook is working with UNICEF to…

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11 Mar

The Struggle For Data Privacy

In a recent blog post, Google revealed that while they remain committed to meeting their aim of eliminating third-party cookies by 2022, they do not wish to transition to user-level alternatives like universal identifiers, citing user data privacy concerns. Microsoft has also announced new privacy measures at their recent Ignite conference, including end-to-end encryptions on…

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07 Mar

The Rise And Impact Of The Splinternet

During the advent of consumer computing, the internet was envisioned to connect people from all over the world and help lead towards a globalized society that transcends national borders. Close to two decades down the line, the world does seem to be more connected than ever before. Yet, the global internet as we know it…

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