Facebook Asks Big Banks for Detailed User Data

After the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke news, Facebook’s reputation suffered in a way it hasn’t quite rebounded from yet. Not only did people think the social media platform had too much data about users already, but it was also giving app developers easy avenues to access it. Now, Facebook is after a new type of data […]
Can Machine Learning Stop Uber Drivers From Getting Scammed?

Uber is having trouble taking care of a particular crime problem. The San Francisco-based developer of the eponymous ride-hailing app is no stranger to scams; recently, it’s been utilizing machine learning, a subset of AI, to deal with con artists. But can it apply this technology to thwart this new trend targeting drivers? Built on […]
A Day in the Life of an AI-Fueled Future Society

Are we really ready for our inevitable future with artificial intelligence (AI)? It’s hard to say, mostly because nobody really knows what our society will actually look like with AI integrated into its every fiber. In a recent post for Smithsonian, journalist and author Stephan Talty dives into a few unique scenarios we could encounter […]
Yahoo! Announces its First Mobile App Developer Conference

Yahoo! continued its efforts to brand itself as a global leader in software development innovation by announcing its inaugural mobile app development conference. Officially known simply as the Mobile Developer Conference, Yahoo!’s event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, February 19, 2015 in San Francisco, California. The move follows Yahoo!’s acquisition of Flurry, a […]