Blog: Echobox Weekly
The week’s most interesting stories on artificial intelligence, social media, technology and journalism, curated by the team behind the world’s first AI that understands the meaning of content.
Artificial Intelligence
How eBay is using artificial intelligence to boost business success
Multinational e-commerce site eBay has used artificial intelligence (AI) for the last decade by training the algorithms…www.forbes.com
Multinational e-commerce site eBay has used artificial intelligence (AI) for the last decade by training the algorithms…www.forbes.com
How AI can tap into the collective mind to transform healthcare
In 2013, IBM sold the University of Texas’ MD Anderson Cancer Center on an audacious idea: that a single AI-powered…www.singularityhub.com
In 2013, IBM sold the University of Texas’ MD Anderson Cancer Center on an audacious idea: that a single AI-powered…www.singularityhub.com
Social Media
Twitter shares surge 17% as users rise
Shares in Twitter have surged more than 17% after the firm reported rising numbers of users and higher revenues, days…www.bbc.co.uk
Shares in Twitter have surged more than 17% after the firm reported rising numbers of users and higher revenues, days…www.bbc.co.uk
Sri Lanka has temporarily blocked access to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp after a series of…
The Sri Lankan government has blocked access to various social media sites after a wave of bombings left…www.businessinsider.com
The Sri Lankan government has blocked access to various social media sites after a wave of bombings left…www.businessinsider.com
Protecting the EU elections from misinformation
Ahead of the European Parliament Elections in May, we have made fighting misinformation a top priority. One of the ways…www.newsroom.fb.com
Ahead of the European Parliament Elections in May, we have made fighting misinformation a top priority. One of the ways…www.newsroom.fb.com
Technology
WhatsApp’s new update to stop screenshotting
A new WhatsApp update seems set to stop people screenshotting their private conversations. The new feature – which…www.independent.co.uk
A new WhatsApp update seems set to stop people screenshotting their private conversations. The new feature – which…www.independent.co.uk
EU says Google, Facebook and Twitter must do more to fight bots and fake accounts
Google, Facebook and Twitter have to do more to tackle fake news and disinformation ahead of the European Union…www.telegraph.co.uk
Google, Facebook and Twitter have to do more to tackle fake news and disinformation ahead of the European Union…www.telegraph.co.uk
Journalism
What makes social audiences click and read your article?
Social media users tend to skim-read their feeds, rarely clicking on the media articles and even more rarely reading…www.journalism.co.uk
Social media users tend to skim-read their feeds, rarely clicking on the media articles and even more rarely reading…www.journalism.co.uk
Here’s what happened inside The Markup
The Markup was one of the most highly anticipated media startups in recent memory. Julia Angwin, a former Wall Street…www.cjr.org
The Markup was one of the most highly anticipated media startups in recent memory. Julia Angwin, a former Wall Street…www.cjr.org
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