Facebook’s former VP of ads has weighed in on the ongoing disaster involving his company’s apparent negligence in allowing data on as many as 50 million users to be used for nefarious purposes by Cambridge Analytica. In a post on (what else) Facebook, Andrew “Boz” […]
Day: March 20, 2018
Lopez School Talent Show
Lopez InSTEP is a nonprofit which raises funds to support teacher-led student travel programs at Lopez School. This winter, French Club students went to Quebec, and the Greece Club will go to Greece this spring. Next year, the Spanish Club will return to Nicaragua. Our […]
The next big Windows 10 upgrade should install way faster
Microsoft has whittled down its major Windows 10 upgrade installation process to an average of 30 ‘offline’ minutes through its Windows Insider Preview builds of Redstone 4, the codename for the next marquee Windows 10 update. So, if you’ve held off from installing previous titled […]
Cambridge Analytica Is Finally Under Fire Because of Whistleblowers
A year ago, The Intercept published a story about a Trump campaign affiliate that was circulating personality tests to collect Americans’ personal information. The company, called Cambridge Analytica, had already been unveiled by the Guardian in a chilling report that detailed its voter-targeting operation. There […]
New story in Business from Time: The U.K. Is Seeking a Warrant for Access to Cambridge Analytica’s Servers
(LONDON) — Britain’s information commissioner plans to apply for a warrant to access the servers of Cambridge Analytica, which allegedly used data mined from Facebook to help Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election. Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said in a statement Monday that she would […]
New story in Business from Time: The Weinstein Company Has Filed for Bankruptcy, Releasing Any Victims From Non-Disclosure Agreements
(NEW YORK) — The Weinstein Co. filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday with a buyout offer in hand from a private equity firm, the latest twist in its efforts to survive the sexual misconduct scandal that brought down co-founder Harvey Weinstein, shook Hollywood and triggered […]
Cumulo pensioni, tutto fermo: Casse previdenziali e Inps litigano sui costi delle pratiche
Chi ha fatto domanda si ritrova senza pensione né stipendio. Circa 8mila persone, il cui numero però è destinato a salire. "Siamo i nuovi esodati", si lamentano i professionisti. Ieri le Casse (che non lo avevano ancora fatto a distanza di un mese dall'accordo) hanno […]
New story in Business from Time: The Weinstein Company Has Filed for Bankruptcy, Releasing Any Victims From Non-Disclosure Agreements
(NEW YORK) — The Weinstein Co. filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday with a buyout offer in hand from a private equity firm, the latest twist in its efforts to survive the sexual misconduct scandal that brought down co-founder Harvey Weinstein, shook Hollywood and triggered […]
New story in Business from Time: The U.K. Is Seeking a Warrant for Access to Cambridge Analytica’s Servers
(LONDON) — Britain’s information commissioner plans to apply for a warrant to access the servers of Cambridge Analytica, which allegedly used data mined from Facebook to help Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election. Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said in a statement Monday that she would […]
IBM launches deep learning as a service inside its Watson Studio
IBM’s Watson Studio is the company’s service for building machine learning workflows and training models, is getting a new addition today with the launch of Deep Learning as a Service (DLaaS). The general idea here, which is similar to that of competing services, is to […]