Google quietly unveils Pinterest rival ‘Keen’ that curates content using the company’s machine-learning Keen is a Pinterest rival that uses Google’s machine-learning to curate content Users create topics and Google uses data troves to suggests content Those pages can be shared with other users and followed It’s currently available on the web and Android devices … Read more
Facebook’s rolls out ‘Venue’ app that acts as a ‘second screen’ where users can get commentary and content about live events in real-time The app will act as a hub for commentary and content around live events Users can tune into different venues curated by analysts, journalists and others Venue is partnering with NASCAR to … Read more
WeChat ‘monitors international users’ text messages to preemptively identify content to censor for its Chinese users’ The Citizens Lab studied how WeChat builds their database of blacklisted terms They found the company monitors international messages to preemptively identify potential images or content that should be banned in China The app creates a ‘hash’ code for … Read more
New Spotify features let parents view kids’ playback history and block them from listening to certain content Two new features are being rolled out on the Spotify Kids app They let parents view playback history and block specific songs Spotify is also rolling out its kids app to users in Japan and Germany By James … Read more
Facebook on Wednesday announced the first members of its independent ‘supreme court’ empowered to make binding decisions about what content should be allowed or removed at the social network and Instagram. The oversight board is to make final decisions regarding the kinds of posts known to embroil Facebook in controversy about censorship, misinformation or free … Read more
May the Fourth Be With You! Disney+ honours Star Wars Day with brand new exclusive content from a galaxy far far away By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 21:27 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 21:33 BST, 21 April 2020 Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be with You) started as a fan-generated grassroots holiday, … Read more
Sonos takes on Spotify and Apple with its own radio streaming service that will broadcast original content and come preloaded on its app Sonos Radio is rolling out in the US, UK, Canada, Ireland and Australia today The service will stream radio stations that play music and broadcast news It will be free, ad-supported, and … Read more
Facebook removes fitness instructor’s workout massage video for pensioners to get them through lockdown after mistaking it for sexual content John Molyneux, 41, runs daily workout training programmes aimed at over-65s But his tutorial on how to massage leg muscles after a workout was removed from his Facebook page, Molyfit, last Wednesday by the social … Read more
How much are you binge watching? Study finds Americans are streaming eight hours of content a day and finishing three TV series every week during coronavirus lockdowns Americans are using streaming sites more during coronavirus lockdowns A survey asked 2,000 Americans about their viewing habits The average person is watching at least eight hours of … Read more