The Facebook CEO pledged Wednesday to take a series of steps to protect data and fix what he called a “breach of trust” between the social network and its users. “We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can’t then we don’t deserve to serve you,” Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post. “I’ve been working […]
Mar 21 2018 | Posted in
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Toyota Motor Corp. has halted tests of its “Chauffeur” autonomous driving system on U.S. public roads after a Uber Technologies Inc. vehicle operating in autonomous mode under the supervision of a human safety driver struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday evening. “Because we feel the incident may have an emotional effect […]
BlackBerry‘s hope to squash a lawsuit has been dashed by a U.S. judge who says the legal proceedings can move forward. Plaintiffs allege BlackBerry “inflated its stock price and defrauded shareholders” by suggesting sales of BlackBerry 10 handsets were much better than they really were. The case was originally dismissed in March 2015, but new […]
Ford Motor Co. is in discussions to purchase the dilapidated Michigan Central Station in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood just outside of downtown, say reports. The exact status of negotiations is unknown. But two sources familiar with the matter said a deal for the automaker to redevelop the 500,000-square-foot former train station off of Michigan Avenue owned […]
Twitter is preparing to ban cryptocurrency ads. The company will roll out the new policy in two weeks, according to leaks from people in the know at the firm. Advertisements for initial coin offerings, token sales, and digital wallets to store the virtual currencies will all be prohibited. Twitter may also decide to eliminate ads […]
Mar 20 2018 | Posted in
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On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order declaring Venezuela’s Petro digital currency off limits to US citizens. This is the first time the US has banned a cryptocurrency The US accuses Venezuela of trying to circumvent US sanctions against the country by issuing the controversial currency. The Petro is claimed to backed by Venezuela’s […]
Mar 19 2018 | Posted in
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LG today made an open version of the webOS platform available to developers and the public. Anyone can download webOS Open Source Edition from LG’s web site and use the the code for whatever they wish. WebOS was originally developed by Palm for smartphones and later cultivated by HP before being purchased by LG. LG chiefly uses the […]
Adrian Lamo, a computer hacker best known for passing on information that led to the arrest of Chelsea Manning, has died aged 37. In online messaging conversations, Manning confided in him, describing confidential military material Manning had sent to Wikileaks. Wikileaks published the video of a US helicopter strike that killed seven people, including a […]
Mar 18 2018 | Posted in
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BlackBerry has extended its contract with CEO John S. Chen, who will serve as chief executive through November 2023. BlackBerry brought Chen on board in 2013 and he oversaw the company’s transformation from a hardware business to a software and services business. Chen was responsible for deep spending cuts that helped keep the company from […]
Mar 18 2018 | Posted in
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The CLOUD Act would give law enforcement both at home and abroad new access to Americans’ personal data in violation of the Fourth Amendment, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The CLOUD Act (H.R. 4943 and S. 2383) lets U.S. law enforcement access data stored anywhere in the world regardless of the privacy laws where that […]
Mar 15 2018 | Posted in
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