years discussing the degree to which foreign interference, particularly on social platforms, had affected the outcome. The president himself is said to have discussed the possibility of a 2024 run for office , suggesting that he might have accepted temporary defeat at least. MORE

But the social network has yet to hit its long-term goals, such as 50 percent of its workforce being from an underrepresented background by 2024. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Facebook has released its latest annual diversity report , which suggests the company is slowly increasing representation across its workforce. According to Facebook, the representation of women and Black and Hispanic people among its employees increased across all of its tracked categories. MORE

By the end of 2024, 75% of enterprises will shift from piloting to operationalizing AI, driving a 5X increase in streaming data and analytics infrastructures. During the pandemic, AI has been critical in combing through thousands of research papers, news sources, social media posts and clinical trials data to help medical and public health experts predict disease spread, capacity-plan, find new treatments and identify vulnerable populations. MORE

The execution of VoIP , playing around with the idea of cognitive networks , the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), using enhanced features like A.I. There are new demands on network resources which will inevitably change the way the telecoms providers view, manage and develop the network. According to researcher Global Market Insights, the global market for AR products will surge by 80% to $165 billion by 2024. The network is key. MORE

Scammers would also amplify the fake tweet via bot networks , for the same purpose. To speculate much further would be irresponsible, but Cox’s reporting suggests that this is not a garden-variety hack in which a bunch of people reused their passwords, or a hacker used social engineering to convince AT&T to swap a SIM card. Facebook’s goal is to have 50 percent of its workforce be from an underrepresented background by 2024. Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge. MORE

Social networks contain multitudes. Facebook has sometimes faced doubts over why a social network would invest so much time and money into a hardware project with no uncertain payoff. It doesn’t fit the kind of social use cases that we primarily care about. MORE

In terms of where we are in gaming, I think it’s somewhat regretful, but it’s also nice to see that during this time of social distancing and disconnect from our friends and our family, that gaming is really pushed to the forefront as a real communal way for people to connect. MORE

By 2024, 30% of digital businesses will mandate DNA storage trials, addressing the exponential growth of data poised to overwhelm existing storage technology. By 2024, content moderation services for user-generated content will be surveyed as a top CEO priority by 30% of large organizations. MORE

trillion in 2024 (in 2008 dollars) - released in this report - as well as information on current growth trends in advertising. The report also includes an overview of some of the work Future Exploration Network does for its clients. Today almost every business and social activity is a form of media. An increasing proportion of our social interactions happen across media channels. Future Exploration Network Our Future of Media Report 2008 is now launched! MORE

During an investor call, McCaw invoked Teledesic’s history as well as the current rise of broadband mega-constellations such as SpaceX’s Starlink network and Amazon’s yet-to-be-launched Project Kuiper. for Social Capital Hedosophia’s shares. MORE

based pre-5G technology on the Vodafone Idea network. MVNO Europe was created in 2012 to represent the interests of Mobile Virtual Network Operators which are active on European mobile and Internet of Things markets. The cellular IoT market passed the 1 billion mark and is now expected to pass 4 billion by 2024. Be sure to read more about the event here , and be sure to check out our social media coverage of the event on Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn , and Instagram. MORE

It was a coup that was designed for, and helped made possible by, social media. As Jane Lytvynenko and Molly Hensley-Clancy reported at BuzzFeed , today’s violence has been planned in the open on niche web forums and conservative alt-network Parler. Photo by Samuel Corum / Getty Images. MORE