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Brands Don’t Like Facebook’s Fiasco, But They’re Still Buying Ads
2018-03-29

Most advertisers are taking a wait-and-see approach to the Cambridge Analytica fallout, but they’re also reflecting on their use of Facebook and the mistakes it’s made. The Cambridge Analytica fiasco at Facebook is obviously a dumpster fire of data privacy issues, corporate responsibility issues, and,...

TNW’s Big Spam: Our fork is hard
2018-03-29

We’re a little late today… because we’re launching Hardfork, a brand new TNW-powered blog all about cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and the people behind them. ENJOY! Top trending tech news: 👍 Facebook is blocking third-party data brokers (TNW)🤫 They’re also testing a private comment feature (TNW)...

Uber settles with family of woman killed in self-driving car accident
2018-03-29

The daughter and husband of Elaine Herzberg, who died when a self-driving Uber test vehicle collided with her in Arizona earlier this month, has settled with the ride-sharing giant. An attorney representing the family told Reuters “the matter has been resolved” and the family would not comment further on...

Facebook’s data scandal is hurting FANG stocks
2018-03-29

FANG is a frequent acronym used for the stocks of four of the biggest technology companies: Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google (now Alphabet). All of those stocks have been hammered in recent days as fund managers have begun to flee from them, reports Reuters. But while it’s obvious why Facebook’s...

Facebook to stop using information from third-party data providers
2018-03-29

The social media giant had used information from third-party data aggregators, including Experian and Acxiom, to supplement the existing information it has on users to make its data sets more complete, and thus attractive to advertisers. But now Facebook will cut ties with those third-party data brokers, reports...

Carnival offers teen a cruise for his @CarnivalCruise Snapchat handle
2018-03-29

The cruise giant rocked up to the town of Prospect, Virginia, on the hunt for 15-year-old Darian Lipscomb, who owns the @CarnivalCruise Snapchat handle, reports CNBC. On Tuesday they began putting signs up around the town reading, “Hey Prospect, does anyone know Darian?” When they found Lipscomb,...

No Man’s Sky to get Xbox One port and major update
2018-03-29

It’s about bloody time. Nearly two years after it launched on the PC and PlayStation 4, No Man’s Sky is finally making its way to the Xbox One. Coming in Summer 2018 is No Man's Sky NEXT, a free update for PS4, PC, Xbox and WeGame. It's our largest update so far, and we're working our socks off...

Facebook: You gave us permission to log your calls and texts
2018-03-29

As the Cambridge Analytica scandal gave birth to the #DeleteFacebook movement, some users who chose to get rid of their accounts and downloaded all their Facebook data first found that Facebook had complete logs of all their cellular calls and SMS text messages. This understandably led to a freakout in the press and...

Autoplaying video adverts are coming to LinkedIn
2018-03-29

I’m not sure many people will endorse this move from LinkedIn. According to TechCrunch, the Microsoft-owned professional social network (slash blogging service for the world’s least self-aware people) is introducing autoplaying video advertisements. Previously, if an advertiser wanted to use video on LinkedIn,...

Even Google Can’t Decide Whether The Android Brand Matters
2018-03-29

From the start, the company has had a complicated relationship with its mobile operating system. Earlier this month, when Google renamed its smartwatch software from “Android Wear” to “Wear OS by Google,” some observers detected a pattern.Read Full Story

Facebook severs relationship with third-party data brokers
2018-03-29

In light of Facebook’s recent privacy woes, the company today pledged to take a meaningful step in writing past wrongs by shutting data brokers out of its multi-billion dollar ad platform. Facebook’s product marketing director Graham Mudd had this to say: We want to let advertisers know that we will be shutting...

If Tim Cook Hates Facebook’s Privacy Sins, He Could Do More About It
2018-03-29

Apple has been outspoken about user data privacy, but hasn’t required a bigger warning label on the Facebook iOS app. Today Apple CEO Tim Cook again weighed in on Facebook’s advertising business model in the wake of revelations that the social media giant had shared personal data on millions of users...

Facebook test gives users a private comment option for public posts
2018-03-29

For those of you still using Facebook in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it’s testing a new feature which allows users to start private conversations in the comments section of a Facebook Page. Users who are part of the test can leave comments on any post on a public Page that can only be seen by those...

Trump’s obsession with Amazon should worry you
2018-03-29

The writing is on the wall; winter is coming for the world’s largest tech companies. But if you thought Facebook would be first on the chopping block, you’re mistaken. According to a report by Axios today, Trump is out for blood, and that blood, reportedly, belongs to Jeff Bezos and Amazon. This won’t surprise...

In a single day, Donald Trump cost Amazon more than Airbnb’s entire value
2018-03-28

Regulation is in the air and investors are freaking out. Last week, it was Facebook that faced the wrath of angry government officials and lawmakers, following revelations of its mishandling of user data. Today, it seems President Donald Trump has it in for Amazon and seems eager for the e-commerce giant to be...

Reverse engineering consciousness: Is the brain a quantum computer?
2018-03-28

The human brain is often described as a powerful computer, a metaphor that leads many experts to fear AI could one day become sentient. But what if developers seeking to create machines that think are barking up the wrong tree? Our minds, according to some, are actually quantum computers. And, if that’s true,...

Amazon’s stock plummets on report that Trump is no fan of Jeff Bezos’s online empire
2018-03-28

It’s no secret: President Trump doesn’t care for Amazon very much. While most everyone in the world is focused on Facebook and its alleged data malpractice, Trump seems instead to be focusing on Jeff Bezos and his e-commerce empire. A new report from Axios cites an anonymous source who has seen Trump...

The Italian-made shoe craze continues with footwear startup Bells & Becks
2018-03-28

It’s becoming the new normal: An American entrepreneur heads to Italy, finds a top-notch artisanal shoe factory, then sells the shoes online at a fraction of the price charged by designer brands making shoes in comparable factories. Sneaker brands Koio and Greats have done this, and women’s shoe brands...

TNW’s Big Spam: Is sweat pore poop?
2018-03-28

Wednesday. Halfway there. Top trending tech news: 🔈 Facebook reportedly ditching its smart speaker plans (TNW)😮 Reddit dumped its Bitcoin payment option (TNW) 🇬🇧 PM Theresa May finally got an iPhone (BBC) What we’re talking about: This wearable is small enough to stick on a human tooth unnoticed...

How to make the most out of secure messaging app Signal
2018-03-28

It doesn’t matter whether you are an activist in a police state, a tech-savvy young individual who cares about their privacy, a professional with business secrets of value, or a soon-to-be mother who cares to keep her data private from advertising companies. Privacy breaches and shady uses of our data have become so...

How blockchain will disrupt Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook
2018-03-28

In the eyes of “experts,” when it comes to blockchain, there is often no middle ground — it will either be boom or bust, nothing in between. I for one have become a big proponent of blockchain technology, especially the crypto-economics used to jumpstart powerful network effects. But with so many opinions and...

Facebook makes its privacy tools easier to find
2018-03-28

Facebook today announced it has overhauled its privacy tools, consolidating some into a single screen, and making others vastly easier to access. Previously, Facebook’s privacy settings on mobile were spread across 20 different screens. Now, users just have to head to one place. The company has also removed privacy...

Data shows you didn’t #DeleteFacebook, so make sure to change these settings
2018-03-28

As the furore surrounding Cambridge Analytica’s acquisition and use of people’s personal Facebook data has grown over the past few days, thousands of people have taken to social media to announce that they’re deleting Facebook. Social media listening tool Sysomos reports that people have posted more than 400,000...

Facebook delays its smart speaker amid growing distrust of the company
2018-03-28

Given the recent data privacy scandal that is engulfing the company, would you run out and buy a Facebook-branded smart speaker that listens to everything you say? Chances are the answer is “no,” which is the same conclusion Facebook has come to. That’s why the company has decided to delay its...

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