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Why AI Is Social Media Fraud’s New Best Friend

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It can be difficult these days to remember the almost idyllic promise of social media when it first entered the general consumer consciousness. That’s not to tempt one into nostalgia, or to suggest that social media has become marred beyond recognition. Digital Evolution. Fraud Increases. trillion in 2018.

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Why The Future Of Social Media Might Be About Thinking Smaller 

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The world of social media can be a rough sea to sail in. There are plenty of pleasant corners of course — filled with family vacation photos, cats, how-to videos, some top-shelf dad jokes, fashion advice and opportunities to purchase all kinds of useful and interesting things.

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How to Use AI and NLG to Write Marketing Content

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News organizations saw the enormous potential benefit and have been actively using AI technology to generate content quickly and efficiently. The Washington Post used a system they built called Heliograf to write social media posts from the content. Of course, this whole application and content were not generated 100% by AI.

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Zuckerberg ‘Cooperating’ With FTC In Facebook Antitrust Hearing

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of the agency’s antitrust investigation into the popular social media giant, CNBC reported. Zuckerberg, for his part, has contended that competition is important to Facebook as it helps the social media company continue to innovate.

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How Payment Platforms Connect Merchants With Augmented Reality

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To let shoppers discover and try out new products, payment companies are helping merchants launch augmented reality (AR) experiences within social media platforms. The firm chose a Kenyan brand, Huddah Cosmetics , as the first social commerce merchant on its Mula service to roll out the platform.

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NTechLab’s FindFace Facial Recognition Technology Has Applications In Retail, Public Safety

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FindFace started as a futuristic social technology for identifying strangers by scanning their faces with a smartphone camera. Two years later, the facial recognition technology is the best in the world (yep, even better than Google’s) and is being used for public safety, law enforcement and fraud prevention through cybersecurity.

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5G Plans Face Headwinds Amid Coronavirus Spread

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Digging a bit deeper and into the tech supply chains serving Apple, the headlines seem focused on consumer-facing firms, where end products such as cell phones may be slow to reach shelves if (well, of course, when) production gains traction again. We’re referring to 5G, of course.