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Portal

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53 articles stable

Portal has appeared in 53 articles since 2015-06. Coverage peaked in 2019Q4 with 5 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Facebook, Facebook Portal, Josh Constine, Amazon.

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19
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Coverage Timeline

2021-10-21
The Information

Internal memo: Facebook has quietly killed the “Hey Facebook” wake word for Portal, as customers were confused by the phrase and it was affecting usage

Sylvia Varnham O'Regan / The Information : Tweets: @grahamstarr and @amir Tweets: Graham Starr / @grahamstarr : “Hey Facebook” is causing confusion. Portal will only respond if everyone says “Howdy, ...

2019-11-08
ZDNet

Pwn2Own Tokyo 2019 hacking contest: Amazon Echo speakers, Samsung and Sony smart TVs, Xiaomi Mi9, others hacked; Facebook Portal and Google Nest not attempted

Amazon Echo, Samsung and Sony smart TVs fall on first day of Pwn2Own Tokyo 2019 hacking contest. Tweets: @campuscodi Tweets: Catalin Cimpanu / @campuscodi : Facebook Portal survives Pwn2Own hacking co...

2019-01-18
The Verge 17 related

Facebook says it will ask its employees to take down their reviews of Portal devices on Amazon after three employees were caught leaving 5-star reviews

Whoops  —  Facebook's Portal smart displays have had an uphill battle, trying to convince people to willingly give …

2018-10-10
BuzzFeed News 3 related

As Facebook has shown a lack of caution and unquenchable desire for personal info, debuting Portal home video chat devices is just its latest tone-deaf decision

three generations in three states. Speech is kinder for the elderly. http://twitter.com/... Ryan Paul / @segphault : If you load this Buzzfeed article about Facebook's invasive surveillance practices,...

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

Portal has appeared in 141 Techmeme articles since June 2015. The biggest stories include Sources: Sony is in the early stages of developing a portable console for PS5 games,... and Hands-on with Sony's PlayStation Portal: a slightly weird design, lighter than the.... Frequently covered alongside Facebook, TechCrunch, Amazon, Sony, and Facebook Portal. Coverage has shifted toward consumer, regulation themes and away from funding, research.

Key Moments

2024Q3research +67pts; funding +17pts; regulation +67pts
2025Q1safety +100pts; research -67pts; funding -67pts
2025Q4safety -100pts; developer +50pts; funding +50pts

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