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Mobile games threatening to kill kids? Can blockchain provide more transparency in app stores?

App stores have come under more scrutiny lately, especially those that release playful games that...

January 25, 2018 The Sociable

Technology

Google Keep turns your Google Drive into an Evernote beater

Google has just released Google Keep, the search company’s competitor to the popular note-taking...

March 20, 2013 Piers Dillon Scott

An early (and scary) version of the Android mascot

Mobile

Google Play will hit one million apps this June

After the single busiest week in terms of new device activations and app downloads in Android...

January 4, 2013 Darren McCarra

Mobile

What are the best apps to download on your new smartphone & tablet (& what to do with your old device)

'tis the Christmas Season, so that means that you've probably got your mitts on some shiny new...

December 25, 2012 Piers Dillon Scott

Technology

Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Nexus 7 cellular – just the tip of the iceberg for Google’s largest product launch

“Today, we’re excited to announce three great new Nexus devices … in small, medium and...

October 29, 2012 Piers Dillon Scott

Mobile

Hoteltonight launches last minute deal app in Ireland at #websummit

Four months after officially launching its UK business at LeWeb London, HotelTonight’s CEO and...

October 18, 2012 Piers Dillon Scott

Mobile

Google Play hits 25 billion downloads, here’s our five must-have Android apps

1,435 days - that's how long it took Google Play to reach 25 billion downloads. In the week that...

September 29, 2012 Darren McCarra

Mobile

Controversial music streaming app Grooveshark returns to Google Play

Controversial music streaming service Grooveshark is available as an Android app once more as it...

August 29, 2012 Darren McCarra

Technology

Are compact cameras turning into smartphones?

You would usually find us here talking about how smartphones are replacing compact cameras but now,...

August 22, 2012 Darren McCarra

Technology

Review: Should you import a Nexus 7 from one of the launch countries?

Overview: Google's Nexus 7 is a flawed gem if you're outside one of the launch countries but it's...

August 3, 2012 Piers Dillon Scott

Mobile

Follow The Sociable on Flud

For a news site call The Sociable you know we're interested in making news more social. So what...

April 4, 2012 Piers Dillon Scott

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Brains Byte Back interviews startups, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders that tap into how our brains work. We explore how knowledge & technology intersect to build a better, more sustainable future for humanity. If you’re interested in ideas that push the needle, and future-proofing yourself for the new information age, join us every other Friday. Brains Byte Back guests include founders, CEOs, and other influential individuals making a big difference in society, with past guest speakers such as New York Times journalists, MIT Professors, and C-suite executives of Fortune 500 companies.

In our modern world of fake news and misinformation, it can be hard to know whether the news story you are reading is real or propaganda designed to influence your opinion. However, thanks to AI we are now close to identifying how trustworthy the news in front of us really is.

To discuss this, we are joined by Garry Paxinos, CTO at NetTalk, an easy-to-setup and use, lowest cost voice over IP (VoIP) home phone service.

In addition to the work NetTALK is doing, Garry also discusses an app he has helped build called NOOZ.AI, an AI-driven news aggregator that analyzes the news using natural language processing and machine learning to empower readers to uncover bias.

In this episode, we cover: