New research shows that about 1% of Wikipedia’s editor community produced 77% of the site’s content over the past 10 years. “Of course, these ‘1 percenters’ have changed over the last decade and a half,” Motherboard notes, citing the new research from Purdue University Data Storytelling Network. “Roughly 40 percent of the top 1 percent of editors bow out about every five weeks.”

Apple is reportedly developing an augmented-reality headset, which it would like to begin shipping by 2020. “Unlike the current generation of virtual reality headsets that use a smartphone as the engine and screen, Apple’s device will have its own display and run on a new chip and operating system,” Bloomberg reports, citing sources. “The development timeline is very aggressive and could still change," according to those anonymous sources.

The Guardian reports on the growing criticism of YouTube Kids, and its failure to police inappropriate content. Among other critics, “James Bridle, a campaigning technology-focused artist and writer, documented the way the video platform’s algorithmic curation drives enormous amounts of viewers to content made purely to satisfy those algorithms as closely as possible,” it writes. Said a YouTube spokesperson: “We’re always looking to improve the YouTube experience for all our users and we ask our community to flag any video that they believe may violate our community guidelines.”

Facebook just added a monetization tab to Audience Network, so publishers can simply “toggle” their ads on or off. As Adweek reports: “The monetization tab is located in the Instant Articles section of Publishing Tools on Facebook Audience Network, and publishers can choose to opt certain articles out of the recirculation ads process.”

Google just debuted an SDK for adding spatial audio effects to VR, AR, gaming, and 360-degree video projects. Named Resonance Audio, “The idea is to simulate how your ears perceive sound in the real world,” The Next Web writes. “Volume drops as you move away from the source of sound or turn away from it, and audio sounds different based on the kind of reverberation caused by the surrounding environment.”

Salesforce plans to integrate Google’s G Suite office software into its core platform, the companies announced Monday. The “integration of Google Analytics into Salesforce’s marketing software [represents] a mutual commitment to use each other’s products moving forward,” Forbes writes. “Salesforce will use Google’s cloud infrastructure for ‘expansion’ of its core services as part of the deal.”

Once again, the “face with tears of joy” is the most popular emoji among U.S. English speakers, Apple just revealed. “The face topped Apple’s list of the top 10 emoji, ahead of a red heart, loudly crying face, heart eyes face, face throwing a kiss, face with rolling eyes, skull, smiling face with smiling eyes, weary face, and thinking face,” MacRumors reports.

Raising more questions about Russia’s influence over U.S. social media, The Guardian is reporting that two state institutions with close ties to Vladimir Putin funded large investments in Twitter and Facebook. Through a business associate of Jared Kushner, “The investments were made through a Russian technology magnate, Yuri Milner,” The Guardian reports. “The discovery is likely to stir concerns over Russian influence in US politics and the role played by social media in last year’s presidential election.”

The New York Times Magazine takes a closer look at Facebook’s AI ad-targeting algorithm, and how it’s helps e-commerce startups thrive. Increasingly, “The platform is so good at ‘microtargeting’ that many small e-commerce companies barely even bother advertising anywhere else,” The Times writes. “The ease of opening a business on Facebook has in turn spawned a wild proliferation of specialty digital sellers that depend on the social network’s algorithm to find their early customers.”  

Stepping up its war with Wal-Mart and other discount retailers, Amazon is now selling products from third-party merchants at discounted prices. “The ‘discount provided by Amazon’ applies to products including board games and technological gadgets offered by other merchants as the holiday season approaches,” Reuters writes. “The move allows Amazon to sell the products at lower prices while still giving full price to the sellers.”