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{{Infobox Episode|
  title  = The Elephant in the Facebook Room |
  number = 2756 |
  date   = MAY 9, 2016|
  length = 33:37 |
  hosts  = [[Tom Merritt]]|
  guests = [[Veronica Belmont]]}}
Facebook showed bias in picking its trending topics, according to a former curator. Sounds like MSNBC or Fox News? Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont discuss the difference.

==Guest==
*[[Veronica Belmont]]
**[http://www.veronicabelmont.com/ VeronicaBelmont.com]
**[http://www.patreon.com/swordandlaser Sword and Laser's Patreon]

==Headlines==
*[http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/moto-x-leaks-point-to-an-all-metal-device/ Moto X leaks point to an all-metal device]
::Evleaks and HelloMotoHK have posted pictures of a supposed new Motorola X phone. This would be the first flagship phone out of Motorola Since Lenovo bought it from Google. The pictures show a phone with an all-metal design and a large camera assembly and rear-facing speakers ont he back. The bottom has a large bezel with a fingerprint reader and the front shows four sensors at each corner. HelloMotoHK’s photos show the Droid logo, indicating a Verizon version.
*[http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/09/opera-brings-its-free-vpn-service-to-ios-with-a-new-app-opera-vpn/ Opera brings its free VPN service to iOS with a new app, Opera VPN]
::Opera released Opera VPN for iOS today with unlimited mobile VPN free “for life”. It has servers in the US Canada, Germany Singapore and the Netherlands. It also removes ad-tracking cookies and ads an ad-blocker to browsers and other apps.
::'''[https://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/comments/4ijbsx/opera_brings_its_free_vpn_service_to_ios_with_a/?ref=share&ref_source=link Submitted by tglass1976]'''
*[https://medium.com/@periscope/coming-soon-broadcast-search-drones-and-save-beyond-24-hours-9bfe397b593a#.18jw5bmlj Coming Soon: Broadcast Search, Drones and Save Beyond 24 Hours]
::Periscope announced it’s adding a few more features to its Android and iOS apps in the coming weeks. You’ll be able to switch cameras between your phone a DJI UAV and GoPro camera. Broadcasts will be saved permanently by default. A new search bar gives results based on titles and descriptions.
*[http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/9/11639992/viv-digital-assistant-ai-artificial-intelligence-siri The creators of Siri just showed off their next AI assistant, Viv, and it's incredible]
::Viv, the open platform voice assistant from the creators of Siri, was demonstrated today at Disrupt New York and generally impressed as expected. Viv demonstrated dynamic program generation. With every verbal requests Viv showed the code that handled it. This could allow developers build a conversational UI by speaking to Viv and tweaking the generated code returned.
*[http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/8/11637344/twitter-reportedly-told-analytics-company-to-stop-supplying Twitter reportedly told analytics company to stop supplying information to US intelligence agencies]
::The Wall Street Journal reports Twitter has blocked another third party service from analyzing tweets. The significance of this block is the company, Dataminr, counts the US Intelligence Community among its clients. Dataminr was the only third-party getting access to real-time feeds of all Tweets. Twitter owns a 5% stake in Dataminr. Twitter also has a policy banning third-parties from selling information to government bodies for the purposes of surveillance.
::'''Submitted by [https://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/comments/4ijfpy/twitter_subsidiary_told_to_stop_providing_data/?ref=share&ref_source=link StrikitRich1] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/comments/4ij7yl/twitter_blocks_us_spies_from_analyzing_your_tweets/?ref=share&ref_source=link habichuelacondulce]'''
*[http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-ridesharing-idUSKCN0Y01UB Uber, Lyft halt Austin service after losing vote over fingerprint checks]
::Uber and Lyft both suspended service in Austin, Texas Monday after voters supported keeping a city ordinance requiring fingerprint checks on drivers. Uber says it will [http://fortune.com/2016/05/09/ubereats-stays-in-austin/ continue to operate its food delivery service in Austin.] New York, Atlanta and Houston are also considering requiring fingerprint checks.
*[http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/9/11638954/spotify-original-video-programming-ios-android Spotify is working on 12 new original video series]
::Spotify announced it will bring out 12 original TV series about music and pop culture. Episodes will be less than 15 minutes long for iOS and Android in US, UK, Germany and Sweden. Among the shows will be Rush Hour from Russell Simmons, Landmark a doc series based on the music history podcast and Trading Playlists.
::'''[https://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/comments/4ikjmk/spotify_pushes_further_into_video_with_original/?ref=share&ref_source=link Submitted by tm204]'''
*[http://www.pcworld.com/article/3067740/internet/you-heard-it-here-first-google-will-highlight-hometown-media-with-local-source-tag.html You heard it here first: Google will highlight hometown media with Local Source tag]
::Google News announced it will add a “Local Source” tag to stories that start as local coverage and go national. "Local Source" articles are identified automatically by looking at where a publisher has written about in the past and comparing that to the story location.” This will help local blogs and other outlets not part of a larger organization get highlighted.
*[http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36244765 Facebook wins China trademark case]
::BBC News reports Facebook has a won a trademark infringement case against Zhongshan Pearl River company who registered the name “face book” in 2014. In a statement released April 28th the Beijing court ruled that Chinese company had “violated moral principles" with "obvious intention to duplicate and copy from another high-profile trademark". BBC News notes that Facebook is currently blocked in China and that Mark Zuckerberg recently met with China’s propaganda chief Liu Yunshan as well as Alibaba’s Jack Ma.
*[http://www.reuters.com/article/us-baidu-regulations-idUSKCN0Y014U China curbs Baidu healthcare ads business after student's death]
::China has imposed limits on the number of healthcare advertisements it can present above search results. The number of paid results will be capped at 30% of the page, rankings can no longer be solely determined by payment, and medical institutions advertising must be approved by the government. A student died after undergoing an experimental cancer treatment found in an ad on Baidu. The hospital involved was breaking the law and has been investigated as well.

==Discussion==
*[http://gizmodo.com/former-facebook-workers-we-routinely-suppressed-conser-1775461006 Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda-setting_theory Agenda-setting theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
*[http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2016/05/09/facebook-just-called-facebook-out-yo-dawg/ Facebook just called Facebook out — on Facebook]
*[http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/09/facebook-workers/ Facebook responds to claims of biased Trends, says it has neutrality guidelines]

==Pick of the Day==
*[http://radioparadise.com Radio Paradise - eclectic commercial free Internet radio]
::I wanted to plug my favorite music app, stream & website Radio Paradise for pick-of-the-day. Just a couple of tidbits:<br /><br />The music selection is an eclectic mix of modern and classic rock, world music, electronica, and even a bit of classical and jazz selected by two real human beings.<br />The site supports multiple streaming types and services well as apps for iOS and Android<br />The app allows you to download up to 12 hours of high bitrate music to your phone over wifi, so you don't have to compromise quality to save precious data plan bytes.<br />There is a synced HD slideshow which listeners can submit their own photos to.<br /><br />And finally, it's 100% commercial free supported by listeners via this crazy value-for-value proposition! They simply ask if you get value out of the site, to send whatever you think that is worth back to them to help support the station and pay ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC fees. What's unbelievable is that model has been working now for 16 years! Please check it out at http://radioparadise.com or just say (as I often do): "Alexa, play Radio Paradise"<br /><br />Thanks and keep up the good work.
::'''Submitted by Mike, a nickelbacker from Summer-is-here-Winter-is-coming San Francisco'''

==Messages==
::On one show recently, I mentioned the legend of Inuit people having multiple words for snow.<br /><br />Mark writes “I thought you might be interested to know they probably don't have anywhere near the 'myth' levels although given that their language is built upon suffixation in theory they could. I cover this in a recent episode of a new podcast/vidcast series I started in the last couple of months. If you are at all interested, check out the latest episode on the website http://www.whatisitabouttheweather.com/ .”
::'''Sent by Mark'''


::Rob wrote in and reported that the Sea Hero Quest game that is being used to collect data for Alzheimer’s Research is funded by Deutsche Telekom but is available to all Android users.
::'''Sent by Rob'''

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