The work has humanitarian applications, but it could also benefit Facebook’s commercial interests The work has humanitarian applications, but it could also benefit Facebook’s commercial interests is a ...

It’s probably fair to say that Facebook hasn’t had a banner year when it comes to good publicity. What just a few years ago seemed like a benevolent and cool tech giant is often now cast in a negative ...

Hundreds of decisions—how to build roads, where to send medicine, how to plan for natural disasters—depend on knowing where people live. Over the past few decades, population maps have become powerful ...