Facebook disables ‘ethnic affinity’ ads for housing, jobs
After meeting with members of the Congressional Black and Hispanic Caucus groups, the company agreed to make some changes. “We will disable the use of ethnic affinity marketing for ads that we identify as offering housing, employment or credit,” VP Erin Egan said. To do that, the social network will use algorithms that detect and disable ethnic affinity marketing for ads in those categories. It will also update its...
What the Transhumanist candidate learned from the election
Was the process of running this campaign what you expected? Where there any surprises for you?My campaign has been pretty much to always spread the message around transhumanism. It was never to win, and I said that from the very beginning. What I didn’t expect is that I would very quickly enter into the top 10 candidates for almost the entire two years. Just three years ago, I signed with one of the major websites that puts you...
What the Transhumanist candidate learned from the election
Was the process of running this campaign what you expected? Where there any surprises for you?My campaign has been pretty much to always spread the message around transhumanism. It was never to win, and I said that from the very beginning. What I didn’t expect is that I would very quickly enter into the top 10 candidates for almost the entire two years. Just three years ago, I signed with one of the major websites that puts you...
Facebook goes full Snapchat with filters and vanishing messages
Of course, those tricks pretty much make Snapchat what it is, and Facebook now has very similar ones in the heart of its app. While the test is just limited to Ireland, if Zuckerberg & Co. adopt the features widely, it’ll mean that Facebook’s 1.4 billion monthly users will be able do a lot of the things that used to make Snapchat unique.Facebook purchased its filter technology from MSQRD back in March, but so far, has...
Qualcomm just announced the biggest chip acquisition ever
While NXP does make smartphone chips — it makes the NFC payment chips and once supplied Apple’s motion co-processors inside the iPhone — the company has a huge presence in the automotive, security and Internet of Things industries. In fact, in its disclosure of the deal, NXP boasts that it powers 14 of the 15 most-popular vehicle infotainment consoles.Qualcomm has expanded into similar markets but has found things...
