Tech News Today 1749

Facebook is holding its annual F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, where they launched the beta version of Facebook Spaces, its way of merging its efforts in the social realm with its efforts in Virtual Reality.

David Marcus, the head of Facebook Messaging says the company's aim is to become the Yellow Pages of bots. Translation bots to help refugees, homework bots to help kids learn, and medical bots that help diagnose that persistent itch you've been experiencing.

The NDA has lifted and many sites are publishing their reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+. The consensus is that the Infinity display is the best display many have ever seen on a smartphone and the size is unexpectedly slim even with the larger screen sizes thanks to the near bezel-less display.

We also talk about how former Microsoft Chief Steve Ballmer is spending his spare 10 million dollar in cash and we cover all the latest rumors about the next iPhone. Plus, the Electronic Frontier Foundation looked into the state of online privacy in public schools. Find out what they found. 

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Links

• Facebook launches beta of Spaces, its goofy and fun social VR platform
• Facebook is launching augmented reality game platform later this year
• Facebook launches augmented reality Camera Effects developer platform
• Messenger Brings People Together All Over the World
• Galaxy S8 Reviews: Full-Front Display Scores Top Marks, But Rear Fingerprint Scanner is Awkwardly Positioned
• The Samsung Galaxy S8 will probably make you forget about the exploding Note 7
• Steve Ballmer launches USAFacts to track government spending
• usafacts.org
• Apple Readies iPhone Overhaul for Smartphone’s 10th Anniversary
• EFF’s "Spying on Students" Report Highlights Tech Companies’ Data Collection, Parents’ Frustrations
• Spying on Students: School-Issued Devices and Student Privacy
• Tumblr wants you to watch videos with your friends on its new app, Cabana