By KEVIN GRANVILLE What you need to know about how a political data firm tied to the Trump campaign gained access to information on 50 million Facebook users. Published: March 19, 2018 at 01:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/2FSAvu9 via IFTTT
Day: March 19, 2018
Tech industry comes out swinging against potential Trump tariffs
Over the weekend, the Information Technology Industry Council and 44 other trade associations banded together and published a letter demanding that the Trump administration take “measured” steps to stop China’s unfair trade practices and voiced its opposition to unilateral tariffs that could damage industries as […]
New story in Technology from Time: Arizona Woman Hit by Uber’s Self-Driving Car May Be First Pedestrian Killed by an Autonomous Vehicle
The death of an Arizona woman who was struck by one of Uber’s self-driving cars appears to be the first ever pedestrian fatality involving an autonomous vehicle. An Uber spokesperson confirmed to TIME that the incident occurred Sunday night in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe […]
Congress wants answers from Facebook about Cambridge Analytica
The letter also asks for general background info, such as the number of data policy violations from the past 10 years, privacy assessments since the FTC decree from 2011, as well as the number of apps Facebook audited. The collection took place through an app, […]
New story in Business from Time: Arizona Woman Hit by Uber’s Self-Driving Car May Be First Pedestrian Killed by an Autonomous Vehicle
The death of an Arizona woman who was struck by one of Uber’s self-driving cars appears to be the first ever pedestrian fatality involving an autonomous vehicle. An Uber spokesperson confirmed to TIME that the incident occurred Sunday night in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe […]
New story in Business from Time: Arizona Woman Hit by Uber’s Self-Driving Car May Be First Pedestrian Killed by an Autonomous Vehicle
The death of an Arizona woman who was struck by one of Uber’s self-driving cars appears to be the first ever pedestrian fatality involving an autonomous vehicle. An Uber spokesperson confirmed to TIME that the incident occurred Sunday night in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe […]
New top story on Hacker News: Peter Thiel Is Bullish on Bitcoin, the Heartland and Trump
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Russia, Putin eletto presidente per la quarta volta con il 76,7% dei voti
L'obiettivo, scontato, era vincere. Ma alla fine Vladimir Putin stravince con il 76,7% dei voti. Tutti gli altri sfidanti arrancano nella polvere. A salvarsi è solo il comunista "col Rolex" Pavel Grudinin, l'unico in grado di superare la soglia del 10 … by Livio Acerbo […]
Google Play Instant games let you play first, download later
Ever wanted to play a mobile game, but were on the fence about downloading it? Or, maybe you did want to install a game, but there were too many steps involved, so you lost interest? Google Play Instant hopes to solve this conundrum. Just like […]
Google alums launch Maslo, a digital companion to mediate technology’s uncanny valley
Earlier this month, two former Google staffers quietly launched a new app that’s designed to help users overcome technology’s uncanny valley and develop a more healthy relationship with the ubiquitous electronic assistant that “lives” in our pockets. Called Maslo, the new app (and the company […]