tech:

taffy

Facebook

1 of 3 marketers shifting ad spend from Facebook and Google to Amazon, study says — Forbes

About a third of retail marketers are shifting ad spend from traditional digital media giants like Facebook and Google to Amazon, according to a...

Apple says it’s banning Facebook’s research app that collects users’ personal information — Recode

Facebook is at the center of another privacy scandal, writes Kurt Wagner. Here is the link: https://www.recode.net/2019/1/30/18203231/apple-banning-facebook-research-app

Facebook plans to let Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp users message each other — The Verge

Facebook is working to allow cross-messaging between Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, writes Makena Kelly. Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/25/18197228/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-merge-messaging-services-mark-zuckerberg

Facebook creating AI ethics research center with Technical University of Munich

Facebook has inked a partnership with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to create an independent AI ethics research center.

Why these young tech workers spent their Friday night planning a rebellion against companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook — Recode

A new class of politically mobilized tech employees are trying to save the industry from itself, writes Shirin Ghaffary. Here is the link: https://www.recode.net/2019/1/18/18185842/tech-workers-friday-night-google-amazon-facebook