Facebook introduces ā€˜Hunt for False Newsā€™ series in attempt to be transparent about misinformation

Misinformation masquerading as news that spreads via Facebook isnā€™t a recently developed problem for the company, but a new series is trying to open up about what the team at Facebook is doing.

Antonia Woodford, product manager at Facebook, published the first ā€œHunt for False Newsā€ blog post today, examining three false stories that circulated on the site before they were debunked. Two of the stories were caught by Facebook and third-party fact-checkers, but the last story was completely missed. The point of the series is to be more transparent with users about how stories circulate on Facebook, especially in the wake of fake news around election periods being a continuous talking point.

Each story Woodford addresses in the blog post…

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Verizon temporarily unlocks all Pixel 3 phones after complaints

Verizon will allow all of its Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones to immediately be used on different carriers, a spokesperson has confirmed to The Verge by email. When the phone went on sale yesterday, buyers noticed that the Pixel 3 was locked to Verizonā€™s network until it was activated. Once activated with a Verizon SIM, the device would be unlocked overnight for use with other carriers.

But now Verizon is lifting the lock fully and immediately ā€” but maybe only temporarily. ā€œAt launch, there was an update related to an automatic overnight unlock on Pixel 3s, which also showed up on phones sold in Best Buy stores,ā€ the spokesperson said. ā€œWe have temporarily removed it from Pixel 3 and are assessing where it will be implemented in the…

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Earthā€™s inner core is solid, ‘J waves’ suggest

A new study could help us understand how our planet was formed. Scientists report that their research shows that Earth’s inner core is solid — a finding made possible by a new method for detecting shear waves, or ‘J waves’ in the inner core.

Monkeys do not start to resemble their parents before puberty

Researchers experienced human raters with digital images of rhesus macaques of different ages and asked them to identify related individuals. They found that although infant rhesus macaque faces are individually distinguishable, only just before they reach puberty can offspring be matched correctly to the faces of their parents.

YouTube partners with Eventbrite to sell concert tickets below music videos

YouTube and Eventbrite have partnered to give fans a direct way to purchase tickets to artistsā€™ live shows.

A button will now appear below videos for musicians with official Artist Channels (like Post Malone, Ariana Grande, and Drake), which fans can use to purchase tickets directly through Eventbrite. YouTube will continue to add more artists and venues as the partnership expands. The company previously partnered with Ticketmaster to provide a similar retail experience. Eventbrite and Ticketmasterā€™s relationship with the video service means that ā€œYouTube now covers more than 70 percent of the US ticketing market,ā€ according to a blog post.

YouTube has become a music hub, with 60 percent of Americans between the ages of 35 and 54…

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