In this edition of the Worldwide Wrap, Twitter's CEO has admitted the company "sucks" when it comes to dealing with abuse and trolling on the service and WhatsApp has rolled out its new free voice-calling feature to a few users in India.
Twitter falls victim to trolls
Twitter's chief executive Dick Costolo has admitted the company "sucks" when it comes to dealing with abuse and trolling on the service.
In a memo to staff, leaked to tech news Web site the Verge, he said bullying behaviour on the network was driving users away.
Via: BBC
WhatsApp voice-calling
WhatsApp has rolled out its new free voice-calling feature to a few users in India. It's available on an invite-only basis, which means users will get a call through WhatsApp from someone who already has the feature updated.
The feature is also restricted to Android, and users will need the updated 2.11.508 version to access the app.
Via: First Post
Uber on driverless cars
Ride-hailing service Uber is partnering with Carnegie Mellon University on a Pittsburgh research lab both hope could lead to the development of driverless cars.
Carnegie Mellon and its Robotics Institute have been working on driverless vehicles for years, and their work is part of the reason the city has successfully segued from an industry-driven economy to one based on technology and medicine in the last 20 years.
Via: Huffington Post
Google buys Launchpad
Google has bought children's apps developer Launchpad Toys for an undisclosed amount, in a deal that may well be related to its plans to launch a new version of YouTube aimed at kids.
"Launchpad Toys is joining Google to create even more amazing creativity tools for kids. Today, we've made our digital toys and tools free to creative kids everywhere. Tomorrow... well, we can't wait to share," says Launchpad Toys.
Via: The Guardian
Drones plant trees
The CEO of Oxford-based BioCarbon Engineering, Lauren Fletcher, is aiming to tackle global climate change by planting one billion trees per year with his fleet of drones.
Fletcher and his team are developing planting technologies that will be integrated with unmanned aerial vehicles and sensors, allowing them to carry out "precision forestry". This uses geospatial information in forest planning and management.
Via: Wired
Robot journalists developed
A number of major US new organisations have banded together in an alliance for the purpose of developing news-gathering robots.
Organisations already signed up include Advance Publications, AH Belo, the Associated Press, Fusion, Gannett, Getty Images, NBC Universal, The E W Scripps Company, the New York Times, Sinclair Broadcast and the Washington Post.
Via: Register
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