Chinaisbuildingtheworld’sfastestwindtunnelinsuburbanBeijing,aimingtobecapableofsimulatinghypersonicflightatspeedsof12kmpersecond.Atsuchspeed,aircraftwouldbeable
Theinternetisfilledwithtoomanyfakenewswebsites—nottheonesDonaldTrumpkeepsfalselyaccusing,butrealsourcesofprovablyfalseinformation—andGoogle'stakinganotherstepto
Google'sintentionto"de-rank"RussianmediaoutletsRTandSputnikisequaltocensorship,RussianForeignMinistryspokeswomanMariaZakharovasaidThursday.Itisaviolationoffreed
AllwomenwhohaveaccusedU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpofsexualharassmentarelying,WhiteHousePressSecretarySarahHuckabeeSanderssaidFriday.TheremarkscameafterSanderswasask
Facebook’sefforttolimitthespreadoffakenewsusingoutsidefact-checkersappearstobehavinganeffect–althoughthatfindingcomeswithamajorcaveat.Onceastoryreceivesafalsera
Ifyouthinktechnologyhasshakenupthenewsmedia–justwait,youhaven'tseenanythingyet.Thenextwaveofdisruptionislikelytobeevenmoreprofound,accordingtoastudypresentedSat
Googleisendingadecade-oldpolicythatrequiredpublisherstoprovidesomefreestoriestoGoogleusers—thoughit'snotclearhowmanyreaderswillevennotice,atleastforthemoment.Pu
Googleisseekingwaystohelppublisherswinpayingsubscribersfornewsstories,apersonclosetothemattertoldAFP.Tothisend,theUSinternetgiantiscollaboratingwithNewsCorp,the
AjournalistworkingwithalocaltelevisionnewschannelwasonWednesdayhackedtodeathbymobinIndia'snortheasternstateofTripura,policesaid.SantanuBhowmickwasattackedatMand
Twitterkeepslookingforwaystoimproveitsservicetobettermeettheneedsofitsdiverseandpassionateaudience.LastSeptember,codeintheAndroidapppointedtoanexperimental"twee
Facebookaddedanadditionaldefensetodayagainstthespreadoffakenewsandviralhoaxes.IfaFacebookpageisfoundtoberepeatedlysharingfalsestories,thecompanywillbanthepagefr
SeniorU.S.officialsincludingpresidentialadviserJaredKushnerhavemetwithleadersinSaudiArabiaandQatartodiscussthepeaceprocessbetweentheIsraelisandPalestinians,thes
Facebook’sNewsFeedistestingafeaturebyprovidingcustomizedlinkstonewsontopicsofinteresttoindividualusers,asthecompanycontinuestosearchforwaystoincreasetheamountof
SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inonThursdaysaidtherewillneverbewarontheKoreanPeninsulafor"certain,"andvowedtoacceleratehiseffortstoreformthenationandovercomesecuri
TheredesignedTrendingTopicssectionofFacebookisnowcalledTrendingNewsandtheupdatestothisfeature--whichwereannouncedinMay--arenowavailabletomostUSusersonbothiOSand
ChinesenewsaggregatorToutiao,backedbySequoiaCapitalandCCBInternational,israisingatleast$2billionatavaluationofover$20billioninitslatestfundinground,peoplefamili
Facebookhasbeencriticizedforbeingoneofthemaindistributionpointsforso-calledfakenews.Now,thecompanyhasstartedtostepupitseffortstofightmisleadinginformation.Theso