Technology

Facebook slammed for stifling 'wrong-think' on climate change

Facebook has gotten more aggressive in promoting claims about a climate change consensus, adding fact-check-style “information” notes to various posts. Climate experts have condemned the move, attacking the study on which the claim of “consensus” is based and faulting Facebook for becoming an Orwellian thought police.

'Flippy' the robotic fry cook gets an upgrade

Flippy 2, which has more than 120 configurations built into its technology, is able to increase kitchen throughput by 30%, or around 60 baskets per hour. A Miso spokesperson told FOX Business that Flippy can cost around $3,000 a month depending on its configuration.

Netflix to launch first mobile games on Android

The streaming giant's global subscriber base will be able to download and play five mobile games on Android devices starting Wednesday, including Stranger Things: 1984, Stranger Things 3: The Game, Shooting Hoops, Card Blast and Teeter Up,

Facebook shutting down facial-recognition program

According to the tech giant, more than a third of Facebook's daily active users who have opted into its facial recognition setting will no longer be automatically recognized in photos and videos and its facial recognition template used to identify more than a billion people will be deleted.

VMware’s solo act should sing

A monthslong effort to spin off the software maker from Dell Inc. should be completed Monday with the payment of an $11.5 billion special dividend to VMware shareholders. VMware will finally be on its own.