The Justice Department has charged two former Twitter employees with spying for Saudi Arabia by accessing account info on dissidents who use the social media network. in court papers the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the CIA has concluded likely ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last year, is claimed […]
The College Board, the nonprofit group that owns the SAT, is using the college-admissions exam to sell test-takers’ names and personal information to universities, per a great report by The Wall Street Journal. The data is want by schools who then entice students to apply, thereby inflating their rejection rates and boosting their image […]
The Federal Communications Commission has approved the T-Mobile-Sprint merger, saying the deal will “enhance competition” and hasten 5G deployment. The panel’s 3-2 vote last month was the final regulatory hurdle for the $26.5 billion deal. But it won’t close until after a judgment is reached in a multi-state lawsuit alleging that T-Mobile-Sprint the combination of […]
Microsoft’s San Francisco-based GitHub has blocked Spanish users from accessing an app designed to help Catalan independence protesters due to a takedown request by the Spanish military police. Spain’s military police described the app devs from Tsunami Democràtic group as a “criminal organisation” which incites riots. GitHub told the BBC it always complied with lawful requests. […]
Fitbit has agreed to be purchased by Google for $2.1 billion. Fitbit makes activity-tracking wearables, having sold more than 100 million devices, with 28 million current active users. Google has its own Wear OS smartwatch platform, which integrates with its Google Fit activity- and health-tracking service. “Fitbit has been a true pioneer in the industry and has created […]
Twitter on Wednesday said it would ban all advertisements about political candidates, elections and hot-button policy issues such as abortion and immigration, a significant shift that comes in response to growing concerns that politicians are seizing on the vast reach of social media to deceive voters ahead of the 2020 election. “While internet advertising is […]
AMC Networks owns a large chunk of the basic cable landscape and is presently invested in niche streaming services and has no plans to amalgamate them into one big competitor. AMC Networks currently owns the AMC, IFC, We TV, BBC America, WEtv and Sundance TV networks, but also runs four niche streamers catering to specific […]
It has been over two years since Equifax disclosed a data breach which exposed the details of nearly 150 million Americans. The breach is ranks as one of the worst security failures. now, new details have out showing how careless Equifax may have been at the time. A class action lawsuit (PDF) filed in the […]
US Republican Senator Mitt Romney has revealed he uses a secret Twitter account under the name Pierre Delecto. In an interview with The Atlantic magazine on Sunday, the former presidential candidate admitted he had a “lurker” Twitter handle to follow the US political conversation anonymously. While he did not reveal its name, US news site Slate […]
The FCC today has voted to OK the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. The five commissioners voted as expected and/or promised. The vote was along party lines, with the three Republican commissioners voting to approve, and the two Democratic commissioners voting against. T he deal has also been approved by the Department of Justice. […]
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