The app permissions that led to 87 million Facebook users’ data being harvested and sold to Cambridge Analytica may have also allowed access to those users’ inboxes, the company confirmed today. This wasn’t achieved by any underhanded means, exactly, but people might not have realized […]
Day: April 10, 2018
The new Moto Z Stereo Speaker gives you more smartphone sound for less
You’ll now be able to pump up the volume in a new way on your Moto Z and Moto Z2 smartphones thanks to a more affordable speaker Moto Mod attachment. The new Moto Stereo Speaker is now available in the US for $59 (about £42, […]
New top story on Hacker News: Lessons on Bubbles from Bitcoin
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New story in Business from Time: Ted Cruz Asked Mark Zuckerberg About Palmer Luckey. Here’s Who He Is
During Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate testimony Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas asked Zuckerberg about Palmer Luckey, a controversial former Facebook employee. Here’s a transcript of the exchange: Ted Cruz: “As CEO, have you ever made hiring or firing decisions based on political positions […]
NASA Invites Media to Launch of GRACE Follow-On Spacecraft
Media accreditation now is open to cover the launch of NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission – twin satellites that constitute the agency’s latest Earth-observing mission. from NASA https://ift.tt/2GNVIdn via IFTTT
New story in Business from Time: The Mark Zuckerberg vs. Ted Cruz Showdown Was the Most Explosive Part of Today’s Facebook Testimony
For the better part of its first two hours, Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress on Tuesday was a tedious affair. The problem, it seemed, were the senators questioning him. Rarely before has the senescence of this Senate — which, with an average age of 63, […]
Mattis cancels weekend travel plans as Syria response looms
This was the preferred course of action chosen by France's then president Francois Hollande in August 2013, after chemical attacks in Ghouta left more than 1,400 people dead. But ultimately, Barack Obama declined to launch an operation in Syria, forcing Paris to stand down even […]
Mark Zuckerberg: “We do not sell data to advertisers”
While many of us in the tech world are familiar with Facebook’s business model, there is a common misconception among people that Facebook collects information about you and then sells that information to advertisers. Zuckerberg wants everyone (especially the U.S. Senate) to know that’s not […]
Trending Tech Business News: Facebook is a safe platform: Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook is a safe platform: Mark Zuckerberg Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discusses how much control its users have posting content and why the platform is safe. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Technology https://ift.tt/2HbMlDx
Trending Tech Business News: Mark Zuckerberg addresses teen addiction to Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg addresses teen addiction to Facebook Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discusses how teenagers can be impacted by the social media site. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Technology https://ift.tt/2H9wPbl