Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What's the future of Facebook's A.I.?
Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for how Facebook handled the Cambridge Analytica scandal, saying his company will protect users’ privacy.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenMark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for how Facebook handled the Cambridge Analytica scandal, saying his company will protect users’ privacy. But Facebook is heavily investing in artificial intelligence that could potentially mean more sophisticated data mining of its users.
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5 storiesAs Trump imposes big tariffs on China, who gets hurt more?
President Trump today slapped $50-60 billion worth of new tariffs on China. China will likely respond in kind -- there’s talk it may even target regions of the United States that support Trump.
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Trump’s senior advisor Jared Kushner and the Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince like to hang out and text each other. The Crown Prince recently bragged that he has Kushner in his pocket. What could he do for Kushner -- and his business debts?
Read the story9 minFacebook invests in A.I., despite struggling to explain itself post-Cambridge Analytica scandal
Mark Zuckerberg went on an apology tour on Wednesday for how Facebook handled the Cambridge Analytica scandal -- saying his company will protect users’ privacy.
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Soccer is played professionally in just about every country. Where there are pro teams, there are scouts. Football Dreams held tryouts for more than five million young players -- mostly across Africa, but also in Latin America and Southeast Asia.
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Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” takes place in a futuristic Japan, where the mayor has banned all dogs to an island of trash. We meet eccentric ex-house pets who are losing hope after months of eating trash.
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