Facebook hired a digital forensics firm to conduct an audit of Cambridge Analytica, but their team had to step down at the request of the UK ICO
and maybe the platform Chris Ciaccia / Fox News : Silence from Zuckerberg, Sandberg on Facebook scandal like putting ‘gasoline on the fire’ Jonathan Garber / Business Insider : Facebook is sliding on ...
Sources: Facebook CSO Alex Stamos to leave amid disagreements with top execs over disinformation, will stay until August; his team is down from 120 to 3 people
Facebook's chief information security officer, Alex Stamos, will leave the company after internal disagreements over how the social network …
Cambridge Analytica execs filmed boasting of entrapping politicians with sex and bribes, explaining how to spread info online without it looking like propaganda
Senior executives at Cambridge Analytica - the data company that credits itself with Donald Trump's presidential victory …
Source: US FTC is investigating Facebook's use of personal data and whether it violated policies by letting Cambridge Analytica receive some user information
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing Facebook over whether it violated terms of a consent decree over its use of personal data …
Uber pauses self-driving tests in all cities after a pedestrian was struck and killed in AZ by one of its cars in autonomous mode that had a human safety driver
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A woman was killed by an Uber self-driving sport utility vehicle in Arizona, police said on Monday …
Tempe, AZ police say Uber likely not at fault for self-driving car fatality after preliminary investigations reveal collision was unavoidable in any mode
Pushing a bicycle laden with plastic shopping bags, a woman abruptly walked from a center median into a lane of traffic and was struck …
Facebook under pressure for its data practices from Democratic and Republican lawmakers in US, the head of European Parliament, and UK officials and lawmakers
UK data protection authority plans to seek warrant to search Cambridge Analytica offices amid broader probe into use of personal data in UK political campaigns
Eric Auchard / Reuters :
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg summoned by UK Parliament's Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Select Committee to testify regarding Cambridge Analytica scandal
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC :
Google debuts Subscribe with Google, which lets users buy subscriptions to news sites using Google Accounts and access them from apps, sites, and search results
If you've ever subscribed to a news site, you know that it can sometimes be an onerous task. This isn't the publisher's fault, it's just the way websites work.
Google says it will spend $300M over the next three years to support journalism and fight disinformation through the newly announced Google News Initiative
‘We need to do more’ — Google is announcing new efforts today to support the media industry by fighting misinformation and bolstering journalism …
Telegram plans to appeal after it loses bid in Russia's Supreme Court to block security services such as FSB from getting access to encryption keys of user data
Messaging service plans to appeal Supreme Court's decision — Regulators could block Telegram service if it fails to comply
AI startup Mythic raises $40M Series B led by SoftBank to help bring its high-speed low-power AI chip to market
Mythic, which last year unveiled its novel computer chip designed for artificial intelligence, announced today that it has raised $40 million in a Series B fundraising round led …
Google confirms it purchased Manhattan Chelsea Market building for $2.4B, says there will be “little or no impact” on current operations
It's been 18 years since Google NYC first established our single-person sales “office” in a Starbucks on 86th St. After moving from 86th St …
German fintech company N26 raises $160M Series C led by Tencent and Allianz, bringing its total raised to $215M, and says it has attracted 850K customers
German startup N26 just raised a $160 million Series C round led by Tencent and Allianz — some of N26's existing investors are also participating.
Sources: Salesforce is in advanced talks to acquire MuleSoft, with a deal possible as soon as this week; MuleSoft stock jumps 20%+
(Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc is in advanced discussions to acquire U.S. software maker MuleSoft Inc, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Expedia's Orbitz says it was hacked, giving the attacker access to customer data, including ~880,000 payment cards in total from January 2016 to December 2017
The travel booking site said about 880,000 payment cards were affected. — Travel booking website Orbitz has been hacked, the company said.
Sources: DocuSign plans to IPO within six months and has filed confidentially; the company has raised $500M since 2003 and has been valued at $3B
The company, which pioneered the e-signature, has now filed confidentially, we are hearing. Utilizing a commonly used provision of the JOBS Act …
Roku says The Roku Channel, its free, ad-supported VOD offering, is set to debut this summer on select Samsung smart TVs
Roku's free, ad-based curated VOD service to expand to another major streaming platform — In an important move that extends a bridge beyond its own streaming device ecosystem …
A look at the potential impact of EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which grants standardized data protection rights to users across 28 countries
CONSUMERS HAVE LONG wondered just what Google and Facebook know about them, and who else can access their personal data. Tweets: @sarahludford and @nitashatiku Tweets: @sarahludford : 'Under #GDPR, pa...
Xilinx debuts ACAP, a platform aiming to make chips more flexible than traditional FPGAs for a range of apps by enabling hardware and software programmability
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
President Trump signs an order prohibiting US transactions in Venezuela-issued digital currency, digital coins, and digital tokens
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Google expands its Instant Apps to games in Play Store, letting gamers get a native app experience without having to formally install anything
no download and install needed Mehedi Hassan / Thurrott.com : Google Brings Its Instant Apps Tech to Games on Play Store Tweets: Android Developers / @androiddev : With all the great games available o...
HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) review: as one of first always-connected Windows on ARM PCs it's sluggish but packs amazing battery life with a great keyboard and display
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Amid a humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, some US critics think Facebook should leave the country, but many critics in Myanmar say that's not a good idea
April Glaser / Slate : Tweets: @thantmyintu , @aprilaser , @aprilaser , @aprilaser , @willoremus , @jenleephd , and @kevinroose Tweets: Thant Myint-U / @thantmyintu : Facebook doubtless has had an en...
Coord, a spin-off of Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, releases a free digital map of curbside parking and loading rules in San Francisco searchable by day, time, more
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge :
BlackBerry shares up 5%+ after announcing partnership with Microsoft to bring Office 365 mobile apps to its security-focused BlackBerry Dynamics for enterprise
Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC :
Magic Leap launches a “creator portal”, which contains forums and a preview of its augmented reality SDK and other developer tools
Adi Robertson / The Verge :
Oracle reports Q3 cloud-computing revenue reached $1.57B, up 32% YoY to meet muted expectations, and it took a net charge of $6.9B related to US tax overhaul
Jay Greene / Wall Street Journal :
Cheddar raises $22M Series D and is now valued at $160M, plans to expand to UK and build a second news network as it abandons its paid subscription model
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal :
Y Combinator Winter 2018 Demo Day 1 hosted 64 presentations, with robotics, fintech, and biotech startups taking the spotlight
TechCrunch :
Google Pay now lets you use prepaid public transport passes, starting in Las Vegas
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Media monitoring and analytics firm Meltwater acquires DataSift, which pulls and analyzes blog and social media content and has raised $72M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
As Congress considers the CLOUD (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data) Act, backed by Microsoft and other big tech firms, human rights groups raise concerns
stuffed with all sorts of unrelated measures—and we don't even have the text. That's insane. This leadership team has found a way to make the process worse than existed under @SpeakerBoehner. Thanks: ...
Ripcord CEO Alex Fielding to move to CPO role following investigation into allegations of harassment and a toxic work environment by fired employee
Matt Weinberger / Business Insider : Tweets: @yoda Tweets: Drew Olanoff / @yoda : So when you harass an employee you just get to lead product? Y'all gotta figure this stuff out. Pathetic. http://twit...
Judge rejects BlackBerry's request to dismiss revived 2013 class action suit claiming it used BlackBerry 10 prospects to inflate stock price, defraud investors
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters :
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