The modern web contains no shortage of horrors, from ubiquitous ad trackers to all-consuming platforms to YouTube comments, generally. Unfortunately, there’s no panacea for what ails this internet we’ve built. But anyone weary of black-box algorithms controlling what you see online at least has a […]
Day: March 30, 2018
U.S. International Investment Position, 4th quarter and year 2017
U.S. International Investment Position, 4th quarter and year 2017 The U.S. net international investment position decreased to -$7,845.8 billion (preliminary) at the end of the fourth quarter of 2017 from -$7,739.7 billion (revised) at the end of the third quarter, according to statistics released by […]
Trending Tech Business News: The potential challenges regulating Facebook
The potential challenges regulating Facebook Former U.S. attorney Bud Cummins on Facebook’s data scandal. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Technology https://ift.tt/2uxryFo
Ragazza uccisa a coltellate, il fratello tra pistola e minacce in nome di Jessica
Milano, 30 marzo 2018 – Un incontro casuale. Sull'autobus. E la rabbia di un fratello che rischia di scatenarsi sulla moglie di colui che le ha portato via per sempre la sorella. È una storia quasi incredibile quella andata in scena nella tarda … by […]
New federal rules blamed in disappearance of Kindle erotica titles
The upcoming Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, in addition to making Microsoft move to reduce obscenity on its platform, has hit erotica authors on Amazon. After many authors saw their rankings stripped on the Kindle store, essentially reducing their availability and visibility, while forcing others […]
UK citizens might lose .EU domains after Brexit
An EU Scrutiny Committee issued a report early this year that set the stage for the domain decision. “By default, when the UK leaves the European Union, and any transition period ends, UK persons and organizations that have registered .EU domain names will no longer […]
Raspberry Pi prodigy can’t get funding for asthma-warning device because he’s 11
Arnav Sharma is only 11 years old but he’s already achieved more than most people twice his age. When he was nine years old he invented AsthmaPi – a tool that detects asthma triggers, based on a platform using the Raspberry Pi – and now […]
Tesla reportedly wants Model 3 factory workers to prove the ‘haters’ wrong
Tesla has reportedly asked its Model 3 factory workers to prove the “haters” wrong by stepping up car production. In a memo obtained by Bloomberg, Tesla engineering chief Doug Field told staff it would be an “incredible victory” to exceed the production of 300 Model […]
A Short History of Mark Zuckerberg’s Privacy Gaffes at Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg has never really understood privacy. From Facebook’s earliest days, he figured people would eventually grow comfortable sharing everything with everyone—indeed, his business depended on it. Everytime Facebook rolled out a new feature, a subset of us questioned our ability to control who gets […]
Bad Friday: Air France cancels quarter of flights over latest strike
The official advice from Air France is that passengers should first make sure they have their correct contact details entered on their booking so they can be contacted by Air France in the case of their flight being cancelled. Passengers should also check the status […]