Facebook says it has banned an app called myPersonality from its platform for failing to agree to an audit. Facebook is in the process of auditing apps that run on its platform to ensure they meet minimum guidelines with respect to user privacy and their data. Facebook claims “it’s clear that [myPersonality] shared information with […]
Australia has banned Huawei from supplying equipment for future 5G mobile networks. Australia made the argument that Huawei poses a threat to its national security. Huawei is one of the world’s largest suppliers of telecommunication’s gear. Chinese firms are required to help the Chinese government engage in espionage when asked. Huawei says China-based ZTE is […]
The redesigned Subaru Forester compact crossover comes with a slight price increase to go along with its bigger size and added standard safety technology. The 2019 Forester will start at $25,270, including shipping. Subaru says the redesigned Forester, which moves to the brand’s global platform, is more spacious than before, with the wheelbase stretching to […]
Uber is close to settling a $1.9 million payout to 56 current and former workers who say they were victims of sexual harassment—an average of around $34,000 each. Additionally, those workers and 431 other female and minority engineers will receive an average of just under $11,000 for alleged pay disparities. The figures come from the […]
The FCC (PDF) has denied a petition to stop the informal 180-day clock as it analyzes T-Mobile‘s proposed acquisition of Sprint. A number of organizations sought to stop the clock and delay the proceedings. Some of those in question include the Communications Workers of America, Rural Wireless Association, Public Knowledge, Free Press, and others. They argue T-Mobile […]
Microsoft says Russians are attacking US political groups ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Fake websites that were meant to look like two American conservative organisations and the US Senate have been created by a hacking group linked to the Russian government, Microsoft said. The fake pages spoofed right-wing organisations the Hudson Institute and the […]
The attorneys general from 22 states, plus the District of Columbia, have asked an appeals court to reinstate the Obama-era net neutrality rules that were stricken by the FCC in June. The states also want to ensure the Trump administration cannot prevent individual states from installing their own such rules. The states had filed a […]
Reuters has reported Toyota will build capacity at the production hub in the south China city of Guangzhou to also produce an additional 120,000 vehicles a year, an increase of 24 percent over current capacity. When you local at the production plans for the plants in Tianjin and Guangzhou, Toyota will boost its overall manufacturing capacity […]
A U.S. court has awarded Take-Two Interactive a preliminary injunction to block software that helps players cheat at Grand Theft Auto Online, Reuters reports. On Thursday, U.S District Judge Luis Stratton awarded the injunction against Georgia resident David Zipperer, who Take-Two had accused of selling two programs without the company’s permission, which provided players who […]
Verizon Wireless today said that together with partner Nokia it has completed a mobile 5G call with the receiving device moving from one cell to another. This is an important step in the development of 5G, as it will eventually allow people to use 5G devices freely when moving around outside. Verizon says it completed the […]
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