As election-related misinformation continues to circulate, University of Washington researchers shared some strategies to identify misleading claims with Axios: ✅ Do a reverse image search on photos accompanying articles in question. If you see the photo used in multiple contexts, that’s a signal to dig deeper. ✅ Check other sources. You can visit state and county election officials' websites and verified fact-checking sites like PolitiFact for accurate information. ✅ Be cautious of “ragebait.” Material that’s framed to elicit strong emotions should be approached with skepticism. At SmartNews, we take the threat of misinformation very seriously. We partner with a trusted network of publishers and blend human expertise with AI to ensure accuracy and reliability. https://lnkd.in/dtTFDaet
SmartNews, Inc.
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SmartNewsは、多くの皆様にご愛用頂いているニュースアプリです。 私たちは、フィルターバブルを越え、良質なニュースをユーザーの皆様にお届けする機械学習の企業です。 当社のアルゴリズムは、ユーザー行動や社会的な相互作用を評価し、数千万件の記事の中から、世界規模で最も興味深く重要な記事のみを配信します。そして、それは世界レベルでデータサイエンスとエンジニア達を魅了する課題であると捉えております。 SmartNewsは多数のベストアプリ・ベストアプリ・オブザイヤーを受賞し、3500万ダウンロードを達成、月間1000万人以上のユーザが使っております。現在、東京、サンフランシスコ、ニューヨークにオフィスを構えています。 私たちの国際的な文化の中で、スマートな仕事でスマートな人々と共に「世界中の良質な情報を必要な人に送り届ける」というミッションに飛び込んでみませんか。 米国と日本のオフィス間で、世界中の同僚達と一緒に仕事をしていきましょう。
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SmartNews, Inc.の外部リンク
- 業種
- ソフトウェア開発
- 会社規模
- 社員 501 - 1,000名
- 本社
- Tokyo、Japan
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- 非上場企業
- 創立
- 2012
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- Machine Learning、Mobile News、Mobile App Development、Data Science、Ad Network、AI、Artificial Intelligence、News、Publishers、Advertisers
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MediaPost editor Ray Schultz covered our latest Quarterly Brand Tracker wave, which showed the summer months did not see an increase in news consumption compared to prior months, even with major events like Biden’s withdrawal and an assassination attempt on Trump. For a full look into how consumers were feeling about the news, check out Ray’s article 👇: https://lnkd.in/dck-QygZ
Lazy Summer News: In July Fewer People Read It Several Times A Day, Every Day
mediapost.com
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So pleased to have Alice Albrecht and the entire re:collect team become part of SmartNews, further bolstering our deep bench of AI talent.
I have some big news! The re:collect team is moving to SmartNews! Here are some more thoughts on the transition. Thank you to everyone who's supported on either side of it! Earlier this year I took a look at how far we’d come as a company and what I felt we’d need to get to the next phase. I realized that while I loved the “tools for thinking” space, it was a very uphill battle to build a sticky product when you didn’t also own the platform people did their thinking on. I made the decision that I know is incredibly hard for most founders who make it, to step back from what we’d built and realize we had a lot of good pieces, but we needed to find a new home for our team and a different product to apply our ideas to. I felt that we could have a much bigger impact if we focused our efforts on a product that already had PMF and that was trying to solve similar, but not identical, problems. Throughout this journey, I’ve learned a ton and so much in the world has changed, but I still believe that we can use AI and other technologies to capitalize on the vast amount of information we now have available to us to enhance human intelligence and help people make better decisions. It still feels like magic to me every day that I can use a hunk of metal filled with silicon and circuits to access almost any information that’s out in the world and connect to people and places hundreds of miles away. As I started to think about what was next, I had the very good fortune to meet Cory Ondrejka, the CTO of SmartNews, who had been thinking deeply about similar problems but for a different application. As we continued talking, it became clear to me that not only were they starting from a position of already having product-market fit in Japan, but they were also trying to accomplish some noble and audacious goals globally. They were focused on delivering quality news to people who needed it, and as veterans of Silicon Valley companies, they had the experience and opportunity to “get it right this time.” What I’d so often heard VCs call an “unfair advantage.” They also had an already awesome group of people working on the problem and were keen to experiment and use AI to push what’s possible, but without exploiting their customers or the publishers they work with. That brings us to today. I’ve wound down re:collect and I’m thrilled that my team is joining me at SmartNews for what I can already tell will be an epic next chapter. We will be able to leverage our expertise in connecting information and creating novel AI-driven interfaces right away. I’ll be leading the AI efforts on the product team and will continue to think deeply about how we can make use of all the wild and wonderful information that’s available out there in ways that support rather than exploit humans. Onward and upward! Hear more about the journey here: https://lnkd.in/ehwGMJbg.
From re:collect founder to SmartNews: Reflections on why what we consume shapes our thinking
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🗳️ Election season is in full swing, and we’re here to keep America informed. We’re excited to launch our new Elections Channel – a dedicated space within our app for all things related to the November 5 races. In our Elections Channel we will highlight the latest news on the presidential, state and local match ups to ensure our millions of readers remain informed. At SmartNews, we’re dedicated to providing accurate and reliable news. With disinformation on the rise, our Elections Channel is designed to help our readers navigate this critical period with confidence.
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SmartNews stands on the side of truth and transparency, so Jason Alderman pulls back the covers on the hidden message corporate and government spokespeople send when they don’t respond to a reporter’s request for comment. https://lnkd.in/gD98akwe
The real message behind ‘did not respond:’ How silence speaks volumes
prweek.com
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A coalition of media leaders and philanthropists are teaming up with the American Journalism Project to raise funds for a local news initiative in Los Angeles – a media market that’s been hit hard by cutbacks. Why does this matter? In a digital age where information, and often misinformation, is everywhere, having reliable access to local news is even more important. Because despite living in a globalized world, we’ll always need to know about what’s happening closest to home. This initiative will focus on building new newsrooms in underserved areas, inspired by the successful Boyle Heights Beat, a bilingual community newsroom. At SmartNews, we believe that local news is essential to a well-informed society. Read more about this important initiative in Sara Fischer's piece for Axios: https://lnkd.in/gee_8VVD
Media leaders, philanthropists raise $15M to address local news crisis in Los Angeles
axios.com