Media

BeeMe is a social experiment designed to find out whether internet users can join forces to direct an actor to achieve a single goal

Computing

MIT's BeeMe giant social experiment puts a human under internet control

This Halloween scientists at MIT’s Media Lab are embarking on a massive social experiment. Called BeeMe, the project will let internet users control a real human actor. New Atlas reached out to Niccolo Pescetelli, one of the creators behind the experiment to find out exactly what is about to happen.

Today, Google gave an overview of its latest efforts to curb low-quality content like fake news and other misleading materials

Computing

Google applies the brakes to fake news

In a fight against "offensive or clearly misleading" results that make up about 0.25-percent of daily search traffic, Google has outlined new efforts to stymie the spread of fake news and other low-quality content like unexpected offensive materials, hoaxes and baseless conspiracy theories.

Toshiba's Folio 100 media tablet at IFA 2010

Mobile Technology

Toshiba unveils Folio 100 media tablet at IFA

Toshiba Europe has announced Q4 availability for its new media tablet, the Folio 100.

Around The Home

The world's first 3D newspaper

In one of the more bizarre media announcements of recent times, News International's LCD British Tabloid The Sun is to publish a 3D edition on June 5 complete with 3D glasses, editorial images, adverts and World Cup Wall Chart.

The LaCie LaCinema Classic HD, now with up to 2TB internal storage, DLNA servier and 802.11n Wi-Fi for that HD multimedia experience at home

Home Entertainment

LaCie LaCinema Classic HD has DLNA server, Wi-Fi and up to 2TB storage

LaCie has revamped its LaCinema Classic multimedia hard drive to be a media player with up 2TB internal storage, 802.11n WiFi and a built-in DLNA server that lets users browse, play and share HD 1080p media collections from anywhere in the home.