, which is similarto its newsfeed product, which is similar to facebook and has managed to escape thee fines for failing to censor content. jaguar land rover has reported a loss for the first time in three years after sales slowed in china. the uk's biggest car firm slowed in china. the uk's biggest carfirm blamed slowed in china. the uk's biggest car firm blamed the setback on multiple challenges, it has included the impact of what it said was a temporary issue from a change in chinese import duties. china plans to cut import tariffs for cars and parts for most vehicles to 15% and putting 5%, starting this wednesday. —— from 25%. the india reserve bank will be announcing its policy decision today. in june, will be announcing its policy decision today. injune, they raised their lending rate by a quarter of a percent. that is the first hike in more than four years. could it do that again? are prices of vegetables, fruit, food grain and fuel rising rapidly? in short, is inflation growing at a fast pace? world that is one of the main things the central bank considers when making its mone

world of propaganda it's terrible for democracy now the third aspect of the things pop up in your newsfeed most often or the highest is what facebook has judged or predicted to generate engagement because you have told facebook the things that you like or the people that you most interact with so it structures your newsfeed experience that you already told facebook that you care about and in addition certain subjects generate attention and would they do that and then to generate the strongest emotion there is a magic word what is engagement the combination of clicks and likes and comments and shares those are all levels of engagement so if you post something that generates 100 common many of your friends and beyond that will see the post. also like pictures of my dog better. because most people like butter and say i like butter. and it works out very well but the same applies to a conspiracy theory can i host an article from the economist how the current meltdown of the entire political system will shape monetary policy in the european union right now you're reading that article go to my f

the third aspect is the core out the rhythm of the newsfeed. things that pop up in your newsfeed most often and things that pop up the highest are things facebook has judged or predicted to generate engagement. you have told facebook the sort of things you like and people you must interact with. it reflects what you told facebook you care about and in addition, certain subjects generate tremendous amounts of attention and facebook knows it and when they do they rock around facebook, those are the posts that generate the strongest emotion and therefore the largest level of engagement which is the magic word. what is engagement? the combination of clicks and likes and comments and shares and those little:-)things, those are levels of engagement. those comments matter the most. if you post something that generates 100 comments chances are almost every one of your friends and many people beyond your friends will see that post. and a lot of thingsthings that generate strong emotions do like pictures of my dog, butter, which rock around the internet

and naan bread content native pages and create the chances of appearing on cuban facebook users newsfeeds when asked for clarification nazareth karun spokesperson for the broadcasting port of governors claims she did not know what that meant what it meant by branded her on branded content even claiming that the project never got off the ground but commented to the miami new times reporter that quote it's nothing the fairy is not like russian. or anything like that you see in january of this year the trumpet ministration created something called the cuba internet task force also sound familiar which is supposed to use government and non-government actors to promote the free and regulated flow of information to cuba however t.v. and radio marti have long been considered outdated cold war artifacts that do more to harm the perception of u.s. values and broad more than any tyrant so as facebook congress and the mainstream media clutch the pearls over a few hundred thousand and twitter facebook ads here in the us taxpayers are paying millions a month to send broadcast propaganda and to cuba th

content will show up in the newsfeed.f you deal with breititbart jut as effectively or often, you were going to get a lot of brbreitbart content and a lot ts demomocracy now! content. from facebook's point of view, it makes sense. they want to give you what you want, they want to k keep you hookok on facebook, they want to amplify their effect on your life. like a casino, they are constantly trying to convince if that you will feel better you enengage with facebook. being reinforced in your beliefs is a lovely feeling. this has a number of effects. it definitely makes us less able to interact with those who differ from us in a humane way, in a respectful way. it is not the only contributor to this phenomenon. it certainly does not help. the more that we perform our politics and try to learn about the world through facebook, the more that we are denying ourselves abroad lens or vision and that is a shame. in addition, facebook has the ability to get hijacked. because what it promotes mostly our items that generate strong e

the third aspect is the core algorithm of the newsfeed. the things that pop up in your news feed the highest right things facebook has judged are predicted to generate engagement because over years of using facebook you have total faith that the things you like in the sort of people you most and around her. it structures your newsfeed experience to reflect which you've already told facebook you care about. in addition, certain sub checks will generate tremendous amounts of attention and facebook knows that and when they do, they rocket around facebook. those are the posts that generate the strongest emotion from manila to level of engagement which is the magic word to facebook. the combination of clicks than light and comments and shares in the smiley face and someone comes out. those are all levels of engagement. also comments matter the most. if you post something that generates 100 comments, chances are the most everyone of your friend will see that post. things that generate a lot of strong emotion do like pictures of my dog letter, wh

because look at it this way trump has already got a lot of enemies back home that's what you're newsfeeds. he's got the security bait on his back he got everybody on his back he cannot afford also have the israel lobby on his back so this combined with the fact that he has family links with israel push to thim in the direction of being an iran hawk. now this is scary and he gets dragged down that path we may be in for a very bumpy ride indeed. but i heard that his heart is in it. that it opportunistic and dictated by his standing domestically in the u.s. he can't have too many enemies at the same time you know the rich are reflective i think that's quite fascinating because i'm really you know you could have all the bluster you want against iran but it does keep the israelis and the saudis happy and it's one it's one issue he didn't.

facebook failed to stop bots created from the russian internet research agency which infiltrated newsfeeds of thousands of facebook users, a point reiterated today by homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen. >> it was the russians. we know that. they know that. it was directed from the highest levels, and we cannot and will not allow that to happen again. >> reporter: patterson says for facebook, this is just the beginning of the war. >> we know that the coordinated attack in 2016 was an ongoing attack, meaning it never stopped. but external actors, many of them likely foreign governments, are continuing to meddle in the election. >> reporter: by disabling these pages and having this call today, facebook is attempting to get ahead of foreign actors who continue to try and interfere in u.s. elections. but patterson says hackers are aware they're being tracked and that they're able to apply technology that disguises the origin of those attacks, jeff. >> glor: it's going to be an ongoing issue for facebook and many others. >> reporter: and other social media platforms as well. >> glor: t

reporter: in 20 failedo op bots created from the russian internet research agency, which infiltrated newsfeedsebook users. a point reiterated today by homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen. >> it was the russians. we know that. they know that. it was directed from the highest levels. and we cannot and will not allow that to happen again. >> reporter: patterson says for facebook this is just the beginning of the war. >> we know that the coordinated attack in 2016 was an ongoing attack, meaning it never stopped. but external actors, many of them likely foreign governments, are continuing to meddle in the election. >> reporter: by disabling these pages and having this call today facebook is attempting to get ahead of foreign actors, who continue to try and interfere in u.s. elections. but patterson says hackers are aware they're being tracked and that they're able to apply technology that disguises the origin of those attacks. >>> the high-stakes trial of president trump's former campaign chairman got under way in virginia. paul manafort faces bank fraud and tax evasion charges tied to his

it comes to the monetization of it all, yes, facebook is trying new things about stories in your newsfeed, but when you talk to advertisers, facebook still has the best targeting capabilities none.ere, bar until that changes, i think they will continue to see an influx of more dollars online. emily: but what about their credibility? there is a new story today about facebook reportedly requesting information about users' financial information from banks. facebook has said they are not actually asking for data, but these products, investors are optimistic about them, but this credibility cloud seems to be hanging over the company, and i wonder when that goes away. >> i do think internally they have prioritized privacy and security across most other investments they are doing. when you see stories like this about potentially integrating someone's checking account into facebook, it seems a little bit of a stretch, at least for now. frankly, i sort of go back to the checks we are doing and talking to the company that security privacy seems to be number one. if they do start working closely wit

it's not as simple as just putting an ad in a newsfeed. they have to come up with a concept.t's what snap is known for, this kind of creativity, but it is hard to scale it as well. emily: quickly, can snap be more innovative than apple or facebook or is it going to become a commodity? sarah: in many ways, snap has been more innovative, but then you have the copycatting. facebook has been doing these ads, too. their instagram stories, they say, is sort of the future of the business. they are trying to drive a lot of advertisers to do business within stories. it's going to be a challenge. emily: thanks so much for that report. up next, tesla is only the latest example of saudi arabia's move into tech. what's the endgame? we will discuss. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: as we have been discussing, saudi's sovereign wealth fund just acquired a significant stake in tesla, ahead of elon musk's announcement that he is considering taking the company private. the kingdom is betting big on cleantech to feed growing domestic energy consumption. it's all part of vision 23, a plan to reduce s

more reluctant to make editorial decisions about what gets serviced high up either in the facebook newsfeedoogle search results or youtube search results. a lot of these decisions are squishy news judgments. they are falling a little bit into this trap of making decisions about what is legitimate and what is not legitimate. candacethis -- >> escalate and hurt google? -- can this escalate and hurt google? >> you have seen internet executives getting called before congress, they have had to spend time and resources responding to these claims of cycling conservative viewpoints and that is harmful to business. an am sure there will be opinion piece on this. it is time for futures in focus. but dollar dipping to its lowest point in months. tim, talk to us about this a dip for the dollar, you must have anticipated this. i think the job owning from the administration, the city's economic surprise index has been negative for the u.s., germany had a nice higher-than-expected figure. i think it came at a very timely point, this dollar weakness. for china and the em currencies, namely turkey. it is a

they look at the newsfeeds thate are run by the major social media companies.re more powerful than any tv station, more powerful than fox, so if you are not at the top then you don't get seen. in the past they have some neutral ways of doingoi this but they have now increasingly applied more mysterious algorithms plus individual sensors. and remember, up their private platforms, they say so they arel not actually subject to the first amendment unless we get some legislation here that says, free speech is an internet rights. >> tucker: it's totally meaningless. if i own a toll road i come i can't say anyone of a certain racedr can drive on my toll roa. they are not actually fully private companies, they have a public interest i would say in keeping them free and open. do you know why congress isn't acting? >> part of it is to stand up to ans social media company means u could have 500 million people ox your doorstep the next day. so i think there's been a lot of intimidation in congress instead of bipartisan agreement, that we cannot have this configuration of r

trump believes you can choose your own new cycle, you can choose your own newsfeed, ,ou can trust in institutions and we have not necessarily helped him along the way. but we have never had a characterizedhas the press as not just his life him but disliking america. we have never had demonizing attacks the way this president has against individual reporters. and yet we have never had a president who craves the approval of the media. -- who he felt like rejected him years ago, and he continues to seek approval. set, trump's support was low before he took office. the residents campaign or in 2016, covers of the most stolen from hillary clinton's campaign chairman. there has been a lot of confusion about why the white house does certain things come and there is an assumption everything is part of a larger strategy whatever hope people would understand is after his trip through europe and the helsinki various, there is usually no tremendous foresight into what they do. strategy implies a big discussion of consequences, thought out paths. i have often said that in my donald trump is he a

trump believes you can choose your own news cycle, you can choose your own newsfeed, you can decide what you are going to get, because we have not necessarily helped him along the way. but we have never had a president who has characterized the press as not just disliking him, but not liking america. we have never had a president that has encouraged demonizing attacks the way this president has against individual reporters. and yet, we have also never had a president who created the media, both simultaneously rejecting the press. the times are an avatar for the elites in manhattan who he feels like rejected him years ago, and he is continuing to look for their approval. but as i said, trust in media was low before donald trump took office. we have collectively brought a lot of it on ourselves, whether , thes the iraq war presidential campaign, or into 2016, covers of the stolen information from hillary clinton's campaign chairman. there has been a lot of confusion about why the white house a dozen certain things. and there is an assumption everything is part of a larger strategy. however

influence on elections increasingly because where people turn for their news is they look at the newsfeeds the major social media companies and so they are more powerful than any tv station, more powerful than fox because of the amount of time that people spend and it's a funnel. so if you're not at the top you don't get seen. so in the past they've had some neutral ways of doing this, but now the increasingly applied more mysterious algorithms, plus individual sensors. remember, they are private platforms they say so they are not actually subject to the first amendment unless we get some legislations here that says free speech is an internet rate. >> tucker: totally meaningless. if i own a toll road i can't say any one of a certain race can't drive in my toll road. so they are not actually fully private companies. we have a public interest i would say in keeping them free and open. if you cared about the integrity of elections, why isn't congress acting? >> i don't know why congress isn't acting. part of it is to stand up to a social media company means you can have 5 million people on yo

please stay connected to the mayor's office on disability newsfeed for more information about opportunities if participating in voicing your thoughts and hopefully your approval and support on this effort that is specifically aimed towards asking the t.n.c. companies like uber and lyft, to have active plans, especially for accessibility for wheelchair users across the state and california. and those conclude my announcements and report for today. again, the report will post to our -- the m.o.d. website next week. and you can also always contact us directly by contacting our office. thank you very much. >> co-chair sehaux: thank you, miss bohn with your report. and we proceed to the agenda to information item number 6. san francisco recreation and park. and i'd like to welcome our presenters, emily vasquez and jennifer wong from the s.f. riskiation and park department. thank you for being here today. >> hello, good afternoon, council members. we'll get set up and go ahead and have our powerpoint set up and so we can go ahead and discuss our three things on the agenda. as jennifer is setting

joe: and your newsfeeds can overflow with headlines that may not seem relevant to your own life?ost." every wednesday, number reporters take the biggest stories and show how the impact you. you can tune in at facebook.com. check it out. ♪ julie: breaking news on ford. it is pondering a next it from the south american market. this is according to people familiar with the matter. ford has made options for several competitors with options for the unit. ford has not shown a pretax profit in south america since 2012. it has also lost $4.2 billion in the markets since then. scarlet: "what'd you miss?" it's time for smart charts with abigail doolittle. we look at timely topics with the top technicians. >> today my guest is the head of technical analysis at oppenheimer. thank you for taking the time. one of the big things is technology and 10 is love. you have a chart your tesla. what does it tell you? >> it does not tell me much. i get asked about the stock all the time. i don't have a very strong view because the stock is trend lists -- trendless. aboutin this range worth 300 $65 on th

scarlet: i have seen it on my newsfeed, it is incredible.re telling me, this is just popping up. it is incredible, the excitement around and how people want and need it. scarlet: the time is right for it. what are the other asian stories that you want to tell, because obviously things have not ended in this trilogy. kevin: i am going into tv. i am developing my own one-hour scripted drama and hopefully i will be able to tell stories in a new way. i think tv is an exciting space and i want to that opportunity to crack a tale and be involved in the visuals, behind the scenes. scarlet: i know you cannot tell us much, but will it be comedy or drama? kevin: drama, it will be very international. hong kong plays a big role. and really an all-star cast. scarlet: and that was my interview with kevin kwan, author of "crazy rich asians" and also the executive producer of the movie. that conversation took place a couple of months ago. nexttioned the release is wednesday, but there is a premier tonight because it is august 8 and the chinese have the supe

on to the newsfeeds of as many potentially receptive americans as they could. you will no doubt hear from our experts that they were extremely successful in that effort. these active measures have two things in common, first, they are effective and second, they are cheap. for just pennies on the dollar, they can wreak havoc in our society and in our elections. i am concerned that even after 18 months of study, we are still only scratching the surface when it comes to russia's information warfare. much of the initial focus was on paid advertisements. it quickly became clear that these ads represent a tiny percentage of the ira activity. compared to the hundreds of thousands of free facebook and instagram posts, pages and groups.and millions of tweets from ira backed accounts. it's becoming clear he orcleare activity represents a small fraction of total russian efforts on social media. in reality, the ira operatives were just the incompetent ones who made it easy to get caught. who else is still out there actively attacking us? are there other troll forms, what a

onto the newsfeeds, as many as potentially receptive americans as they could. today for my experts that they were extremely successful in the effort. these measures have two things in common. first, they are effective, and second they are cheap. for just pennies on the dollar, it can wreak havoc in our society. afteroncerned that even 18 months of study. we are still only scratching the surface. when it comes to russia's information warfare. focus, it istial unpaid advertising. it quickly became clear that -- represented a tiny percentage of the ira activity. compared to the hundreds of thousands of free, facebook, and instagram pages. and millions of tweets on ira counts. it is becoming clearer that ira -- represent a small fraction of the total russian effort on social media. operatives,the ira or just the combatant ones, -- who else is still attacking us? what about the actual russian intelligence services? i hope you'll hear from experts, how much further out this effort goes. i'm also concerned that the united states government is not well-positioned to de

be productive and you're trying to be productive and you go on facebook, then you are having the newsfeeds, or should we take greater self—control? stop, or should we take greater self-control? the latter. the issue with technology as people tend to have a passive approach. you use technologies in the ways they were intended when they were given to you. you take your smartphone and you. you take your smartphone and you use the default settings. then we respond to it. in a sense if we are asking to use another wrapped in dictate how we use our technology, it is not a bad thing. what we really need to do is have an active relationship with our technology, make personal decisions about when it works and when it doesn't. what are some of the things that he and people like him can do to stop themselves standing in that post offers queue and feeling that they wa nt to offers queue and feeling that they want to go for their phone because they have a couple of moments of staring into space? the post office queue, the tube and the pots maybe all right times to have a look at your phone. —— the boss