Facebook’s government request report adds Instagram — duck face and all
Better think before you post that Instagram selfie — a government could want it. Facebook on Friday released its second government requests report covering the second half of 2013, and it expands its scope from the first one in two ways. First, it includes requests to restrict or remove users’ content from the site, whereas the first report was limited to requests for account information. And second, the report now...
Soundgarden to Perform at iTunes Festival SXSW
iTunes Festival at SXSW. 5 Nights. 5 Amazing Shows. Coldplay / Imagine Dragons / London GrammarTuesday, March 11 Kendrick Lamar / ScHoolboy Q / Isaiah RashadWednesday, March 12 Soundgarden / Band of Skulls / Capital CitiesThursday, March 13 Pitbull / ZEDD / G.R.LFriday, March 14 Keith Urban / Willie Nelson / Mickey Guyton Saturday, March 15 To determine which SXSW badge holders will be admitted to these shows, SXSW will conduct ticket...
Facebook report shows where and how often it blocked illegal content
Facebook’s plan isn’t a secret: Mark Zuckerberg wants to connect the world, be it through the website proper or a buzzy, expensive mobile messaging app. Breaking down communication barriers also means some of the company’s millions of users bump against local laws because of what they post, and Facebook’s second government transparency report offers a look at just how often that happens.These days, you...
Watch filmmakers render realistic CG on the fly using $14k of graphics cards
A new short film teaser has taken digital character rendering to a new level, making real time motion capture a lot easier for animators. While working on “Construct” (see the stunning video after the break) filmmakers captured the movements of real actors in a studio, similar to how James Cameron did for Avatar. Instead of seeing the performer, however, the director saw a ray-traced version of the animated character on...
Laptop Mag Names Apple Best Notebook Brand Fifth Year in a Row
Five years. That’s how long Apple has now finished in first place in our Best & Worst Brands report. Getting a perfect score in our reviews category certainly helped, as did a near-perfect score in tech support, design, keyboard/touchpad, and display and audio. Apple also upped the software ante with OS X Mavericks; it doesn’t represent a huge leap, but the update provides welcome enhancements for power users, while offering more...
