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To teach a robot to navigate a house, you need to give it either a lot of real time in many real houses or a lot of virtual time in many virtual houses. The latter is definitely the better option, and Facebook and Matterport are…

A federal court on Monday dismissed the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust complaint against Facebook, as well as a parallel case brought by 48 state attorneys general, dealing a major setback to the agency's complaint, which could have…

House Impeachment Manager David Cicilline (D-RI) speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on the second day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on February 10, 2021.Congress.gov via Getty ImagesA group of…

Starting this fall, the decade-long spat between Apple and Facebook will start a new chapter. And this part of the story has Apple encroaching on Facebook's territory in ways it never has before.On Monday, Apple revealed several new social…

Facebook announced a major reversal of its content moderation policy on Friday, saying politicians' posts are no longer exempt from the company's rules that prevent users from making malicious speech.The company also said Friday that former…

When the country was hit by pandemic lockdowns in the spring of 2020, there were concerns that the booming podcast business might take a hiatus - the dramatic drop in commuters meant fewer people were listening along the way. The number of…

Attorneys-general for 44 states and jurisdictions urged Facebook to end plans to create a version of Instagram for young children, citing concerns about mental and emotional well-being, exposure to online predators, and cyberbullying.In a…

Apple und Epic Games stehen sich seit Jahren in einem der am genauesten beobachteten Kartellverfahren in der Technologiebranche gegenüber.Epic Games hat diese Woche seinen Fall vorgestellt, und Apple wird seinen Fall in den kommenden Wochen…

Facebook boss Mark ZuckerbergMarlene Awaad | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFacebook, the world's largest social media platform, got into a public dispute with the communication app Signal this week over an advertising campaign.The encrypted…

Here’s what you need to know:Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, tweeted that the board’s decision was “disgraceful.”Credit...Pool photo by Bill ClarkLawmakers lashed out at the Facebook Oversight Board’s ruling on Wednesday to uphold…