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Cambridge Analytica exec reveals there were more quizzes used to collect data
2018-04-17

A former employee of the notorious data broker Cambridge Analytica (CA) today testified the company had several other quizzes on Facebook besides the one which started Facebook’s current audit — and potentially they could have compromised far more than the 87 million people Facebook estimated. The...

Report: Social media use is increasing despite privacy fears
2018-04-17

The latest in my ongoing series of Global Digital reports for We Are Social and Hootsuite shows that the number of people around the world using social media grew by more than 100 million in the first three months of 2018, reaching almost 3.3 billion by the end of March.There’s loads of new data to cover in this...

Twitter is down for many users [Update: It’s mostly back]
2018-04-17

You might have to keep your opinions to yourself for the time being: Twitter is down for many users worldwide. It remains unclear what is causing the issue, but numerous users in the US East Coast, Central Europe and Japan are reporting experiencing intermittent server downtime, according to data from DownDetector....

TNW’s Big Spam: And the Pulitzer for the best newsletter goes to...
2018-04-17

Tuesday snooze day, amirite? Tomorrow, marijuana mogul Socrates Rosenfeld is taking over TNW’s Big Spam before hosting TNW Answers on 4/20 (Friday). Tell everyone you know. 👀 Top trending tech news: 💰Facebook is reportedly testing payments in India (TNW) 😮...their facial recognition is also facing a...

Facebook says it wants to give you control over your data, but it won’t
2018-04-17

Facebook has been embroiled in a major data privacy scandal over the past several weeks – one that got its CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying in front of the US Congress. One of the ways it’s trying to fix its image is by offering up explanations of how its collects and uses data – but it fails to see the problem in...

Facebook is reportedly testing payments in India
2018-04-17

Although Facebook makes most of of its money by selling ads, it’s now looking to monetize other parts of its business in India. FactorDaily reports that the social network is testing a payments service for users in the country, and that it’s looking to hire people to champion the program. It’s said to be...

TaskRabbit is investigating a “cybersecurity incident”
2018-04-17

The company made the announcement on Twitter and has urged users who use the same password on their site on other sites to change it, reports TechCrunch. At this time, TaskRabbit still has not revealed what kind of cybersecurity incident has occurred, but it sounds like some type of breach involving user data is...

Will This Doctor In Your Pocket Cure Your Cyberchondria?
2018-04-17

Ada Health’s new AI app vows to be a better health helper than just punching in what ails you to Google—but it still won’t replace your doctor. Maybe it’s a peculiar rash, a consistent cough, or mind-numbing, news-induced headache–whatever the ailment, you know your next step. Much...

Russia asks Apple and Google to remove Telegram from their app stores
2018-04-17

The country’s state telecommunications regulator confirmed on Tuesday that is has asked for Telegram to be removed from the Google Play and App App Store, reports Reuters. The request comes days after a Russian court ordered a ban on the secure messaging app. It’s unknown if Apple and Google will comply...

Dear Sony, please don’t kill the PlayStation Vita
2018-04-17

Sony’s little-loved handheld, the Vita, is rumored to be winding down, and the gaming world will be lesser for its absence. Earlier today, TechSpot reported the Spanish PlayStation Twitter said the Vita had been discontinued in its region. Sony earlier this year announced that, starting March 2019, it would no...

Diagnosing Twitter: 230 proposals to measure the platform’s “health”
2018-04-16

In recent years, Twitter has finally begun coming to terms with the reality that its platform isn’t always a place for healthy conversations. The company’s latest attempt to tackle its endemic abuse and harassment manifested last month, when CEO Jack Dorsey called for ideas. Dorsey asked how...

As rivals seek to fend off Amazon, the Pentagon tweaks its cloud deal
2018-04-16

The Defense Department has revised a request for proposals for a potential $10 billion cloud-computing deal to modernize Pentagon IT systems. The move comes as rivals like Oracle and IBM hope to get at least a piece of the contract away from cloud giant Amazon, Reuters reports. The multi-year deal to connect...

It sure looks like the OnePlus 6 will be water-resistant
2018-04-16

We’ve written a lot about the OnePlus 6 as a steady stream of rumors, leaks and official information have given us a solid idea of what to expect from the device. But today, OnePlus’ official Twitter account is heavily hinting at one feature that hasn’t been a prominent part of the rumor mill: water-resistance....

Sega’s Mega Drive Mini is its response to the SNES Classic
2018-04-16

Sega announced last week that it was making a new mini console based on the Genesis, also known as the Mega Drive. It’s called the Mega Drive Mini — why someone passed on the chance to call it the “Mini Drive,” I have no idea. Sega joins its former rivals Nintendo and Atari on the mini console market, and the...

Google’s New VR Tours Let You Experience Imperiled Cultural Sites Around The World
2018-04-16

With photos and laser scans by preservation organization CyArk, Google provides virtual tours of places that may not last. Riven by ethnic violence in recent years, Myanmar (aka Burma) is not a great place for tourists to visit. But a virtual trip to its stunning Buddhist temples is possible via a new project by...

Got questions for a marijuana mogul? Socrates Rosenfeld is joining us on TNW Answers on 4/20
2018-04-16

What are the most innovative tech projects in the cannabis industry right now? How did your military training prepare you for your role as a CEO? Silicon Valley VC’s have a newfound intense fascination with cannabis. Any trepidations there? How has your company dealt with America’s political and cultural...

Facebook paid $7.3 million to protect Mark Zuckerberg last year
2018-04-16

That’s twice as much as it cost the company for his security in the previous year, reports the Guardian. The increased costs were revealed in an SEC filing and were, in part at least, due to “specific threats to his safety”: Because of the high visibility of our company, our compensation &...

Elon Musk says “humans are underrated” after his robots slow Model 3 production
2018-04-16

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has admitted to CBS News that the company’s excessive embrace of automation in its factories has actually slowed down production. During a tour of Tesla’s Silicon Valley factory, CBS This Morning cohost Gayle King asked Musk if the automated robots the factory embraced has actually...

Bumble will now let users log in to their app without a Facebook account
2018-04-16

The popular dating app is changing its login system on April 17 so it’s 30 million users can register or log in without needing to use their Facebook account, reports Wired. The move comes a week after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by Congress over the Cambridge Analytica data sharing scandal....

How to spot a fake Instagram influencer
2018-04-15

You’ve heard it works, you want in. But how do you spot the red herrings? By those, I mean the fake Instagram influencers who have bought their likes and followers and duped companies into putting their reputation into their entirely unsuitable hands. Influencer marketing on Instagram can be a huge drain on your...

Fired FBI director James Comey reveals how Apple and Google’s encryption efforts “drove me crazy”
2018-04-15

In his explosive new book, A Higher Loyalty, fired FBI director James Comey denounces President Trump as “untethered to the truth” and likens him to a “mob boss,” but he also touches on other topics during his decades-long career in law enforcement—including his strong objection to...

We can’t ditch Facebook because of our friends — but there’s a fix
2018-04-14

It’s more fashionable than ever to hate on Facebook. But it sure has been a long time coming — the proverbial excrement hit the fan only after the social media helped the Democrats lose the election, showed increasingly just how much they wanted to control information we see, and made their contempt for us, our...

Alice In Putin’s Wonderland: How Russia’s AI Assistant Compares To Siri And Alexa
2018-04-14

The assistant, launched by a company, with ties to the Kremlin, is exploding in growth and is not encumbered by any privacy or regulatory concerns. As artificial intelligence technology gets smarter and smarter, our concerns about user privacy keep growing. We’re asking why Amazon’s Alexa is laughing at...

Android P may get iPhone X-like gestures, according to Google’s own leak
2018-04-13

Google appears to have just leaked a major feature coming to Android P, the next version of its OS. According to an image that appeared briefly on the Android Developers blog for an unrelated feature, Android P will come with support for gestured based navigation – and it’s about time. This is the image Google...

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