Facebook today softened its stats on cryptocurrency ads by allowing a select few pre-approved advertisers to run advertisements on the network. Facebook, in January, banned all ads that promoted financial products and services. Included in the ban were products frequently associated with misleading or deceptive...
Facebook has had a cryptocurrency ad change of heart. Earlier this year, both Facebook and Google announced they were going to crack down on scammy ads, which meant banning ads relating to cryptocurrencies. Facebook, specifically, was very broad in its wording, saying it would ban any ads that promoted...
German IT security institute AV Test put the most popular VPNs through a battery of tests to determine which one is the best for consumers. Today, it revealed the results of those tests. VPN Comparative Test: https://t.co/WqPvfu9uy4 AV-TEST has – for the first time – taken an extensive look at VPN products. 12 VPN...
Apple yesterday announced a special section in its News app devoted to 2018 midterm election coverage. And while Facebook’s complete and utter failure in the 2016 election still weighs on our minds, Apple says it plans to be different. From now until the November elections, each Apple News user will see a special...
Google Assistant has supported Spanish commands since last November. But as I found out when I gave my parents a Google Home Mini for Christmas, that functionality only applied to smartphones. Woops. Six months later, my parents will finally be able to use their Christmas gift. Google announced Spanish support is...
The Weapon Free Funds site reveals how much mutual funds from companies like Fidelity and Vanguard are invested in the arms business. Americans may never agree on what the Second Amendment means, or what role the U.S. military should play in the world. But those who want to see fewer guns and bombs can go beyond angry...
A survey of Black Hat security conference attendees found them pessimistic about privacy and security About 65% of surveyed current and former attendees at the annual Black Hat USA security conference say they’re limiting their use of Facebook or not using it at all after the recent controversies over the...
Apple, Google, and Facebook are all reportedly planning on building data centers in Denmark. Denmark has been notably successful at cutting its carbon footprint, but now Apple, Google, and Facebook are threatening to reverse that progress.Read Full Story
Because of him, I wanted to learn and experience other people’s cultures and traditions through the food they eat. Back in 2000, I was a recent college grad armed with a degree in fashion design that I certainly wasn’t using in my web design job. I knew the internet was something that I wanted to be a...
Facebook hosted the event, which the Times reported as being “tense.” Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Oath, Snap, and Twitter met with U.S. intelligence officials to discuss preparations for the upcoming midterm elections, the New York Times reports. Facebook hosted the event, which the Times...
Apple builds its apps with privacy in mind. But after six years, its mapping app lacks many of the features that make Google Maps so useful. 2018 could be a watershed year when it comes to the historic willingness of consumers to trade their privacy for online services. People are increasingly becoming leery of...
Facebook hosted the event, which the Times reported as being “tense.” Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Oath, Snap, and Twitter met with officials from US intelligence officials to discuss preparations for the upcoming midterm elections, the New York Times reports. Facebook hosted the event,...
Mapping apps have long allowed us to measure the distance between multiple locations around the globe – but if you’re looking for more precise figures, you’ll want to try the latest feature in Google Earth. The new Measure tool lets you plot as many points as you like on a part of the globe to find out the...
The US and China are leagues ahead of any other country when it comes to AI technology. And it’s because they know how to prioritize their own programs. Rather than waste time discussing the dangers of AI with the UN, or crafting global policy, the two countries have become AI nationalists. Artificial intelligence...
Because of him, I wanted to learn and experience other people’s cultures and traditions through the food they eat. Back in 2000, I was a recent college grad armed with a degree in fashion design that I certainly wasn’t using in my web design job. I knew the internet was something that I wanted to be a...
Brands and businesses everywhere are starting to adopt new forms of advertising that involve partnering with so-called “influencers” on social media. But how willing are they to vet the actual accounts on whom they spend hundreds of dollars? Apparently not much — even when the account in question is an obvious...
Black employees make up less than 2% of professionals while nearly a third of tech firms have no female executives of color. It’s still pretty difficult to be a woman or person of color in Silicon Valley. A report from The Center for Investigative Reporting of 177 of the largest San Francisco Bay Area tech...
Thinx’s latest endeavor is to make period sex leakproof. Earlier this year, comedian and actress Rachel Bloom—the brains behind the CW’s musical dramedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend—released the music video for “Period Sex,” a paean to, well, period sex that was...
American tech giants like Netflix, Amazon, Google, and Facebook shed significant shareholder value today. Trade war anxieties are spreading on Wall Street, and not even Big Tech is being spared.Read Full Story
When Google first introduced navigation gestures with the Android P beta, I applauded the move. It was a long overdue evolution of the old-school Android navigation buttons. But now that I’ve spent over a month with the Android P, the experience has soured some. I still think gestures are the way forward, but...
The IT Support Professional Certificate is coming to over 25 community colleges. Google is going back to college. The company announced today that it is bringing its IT Support Professional Certificate to over 25 community colleges to help graduates get in on the estimated 150,000 well-paying jobs currently open...
Life’s a #beach. Looking for an Instagram-worthy vacation spot that will make your friends and family feel all kinds of FOMO? Price-comparison website TravelSupermarket has revealed the world’s most popular beaches, according to how many times people have posted a photo on Instagram that...
Available today for the Oculus Go, the new app features Showtime, Hulu, Netflix, Facebook Watch, and much more. Oculus, the Facebook-owned virtual reality company, just launched its video channel, known as Oculus TV.Read Full Story
CMO Lorraine Twohill talks about the company’s marketing evolution, being a challenger to Amazon, and earning user trust. Watch some of the earliest marketing efforts for Google Chrome and there is no way you’d predict that some years later, chief marketing officer Lorraine Twohill would be walking...
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