Facebook took out full-page ads, signed by Mark Zuckerberg, in several major US and UK newspapers on Sunday to apologize for Cambridge Analytica data leak
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has taken out full-page adverts in several UK and US Sunday newspapers to apologise for the firm's recent data privacy scandal.
Tim Cook says that some well-crafted privacy regulations may be necessary; Zuckerberg acknowledged Facebook may need to be regulated in CNN interview this week
Apple's CEO says the Cambridge Analytica controversy is “dire” — Apple CEO Tim Cook, long an staunch advocate for consumer privacy …
Sources: Uber's autonomous cars struggled with goal of 13 miles before driver intervention; Waymo says its cars had average of ~5.6K miles between interventions
versus nearly 5,600 for Waymo and 1,200 for Cruise in CA. Uber says MPI is not a good measure of safety. However, it is a measure of performance reliability Daisuke Wakabayashi / @daiwaka : That's a f...
Eighteen investigators, including some from the UK's Information Commissioner's Office, raid Cambridge Analytica's London offices after search warrant granted
Officials raid firm's London offices amid allegations it may have illegally acquired data
Facebook has been collecting phone call and SMS metadata from users who gave permission to various Facebook apps to access contacts on Android phones for years
Maybe check your data archive to see if Facebook's algorithms know who you called. — This past week, a New Zealand man …
Around the time he was working with Cambridge Analytica, psychologist Aleksandr Kogan co-authored an unrelated academic paper with two Facebook data scientists
Washington Post :
Prominent technologists including Ray Ozzie explore ways for unlocking data on secure devices that would require new legal mandates and likely weaken security
WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials are renewing a push for a legal mandate that tech companies build tools …
Sources: Facebook has been contacting ad agencies and trade bodies to reassure them that customer data is being protected in light of Cambridge Analytica news
Mozilla, Sonos, Commerzbank and Pep Boys—suspend ads http://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ Drew Harwell / @drewharwell : The psychologist who shared Facebook user data with Cambridge Analytica wanted medica...
Analysis shows how onboard sensors should have detected the pedestrian before fatal Uber autonomous car collision and why attentive safety drivers are important
The Tempe police released the poor quality video from the Uber. What looks like a dash-cam video along with a video of the safety driver.
Sources: Uber has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian business to Grab in exchange for 25% to 30% stake in the Asian startup; the deal may be announced on Monday
Uber is said to announce sale, for a stake of 25% to 30% — A deal will mark Uber's exit from yet another major market
Inside Amazon's third annual MARS conference, an invite-only event that brings together experts in AI, home automation, and robotics
Amazon's “summer camp for geeks” brought together some of the world's leaders in AI, home automation, robotics, and space exploration. And, naturally, a robotic dog.
Huawei, Xiaomi, other Chinese phone makers team up on “fast apps” that can be instantly launched without download, challenging WeChat's Mini Program platform
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's biggest smartphone makers are collaborating to promote download-free “fast apps” …
Anonymous sources say US law enforcement is routinely unlocking iPhones with dead victims' fingerprints sans search warrant, a practice that is entirely legal
In November 2016, around seven hours after Abdul Razak Ali Artan had mowed down a group of people in his car …
Reuters/Ipsos poll: only 41% of Americans trust Facebook to obey privacy laws while 66% trust Amazon, 62% trust Google, 60% trust Microsoft, and 53% trust Apple
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fewer than half of Americans trust Facebook (FB.O) to obey U.S. privacy laws … Tweets: @joshdickson40 and @sam__cash Tweets: Josh Dickson / @joshdickson40 : Fascinat...
Tumblr confirms 84 accounts linked to Internet Research Agency and has begun emailing users who interacted with them; accounts were ID'd and deleted last fall
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
Sources on how Cambridge Analytica milked Mercer-backed GOP candidates, including Cruz campaign, which paid $5.8M and compared the firm to a Ponzi scheme
Andy Kroll / Mother Jones : Tweets: @keith_ng , @jayrosen_nyu , @andykroll , @annmarlowe , @jerry_jtaylor , @clarajeffery , @clarajeffery , @mattkmoore , @politicoryan , and @persuasivepr See also Me...
Some founders and CEOs who left their firms after scandals, like Travis Kalanick, Parker Conrad, Mike Cagney, are back with new startups only a few months later
TRAVIS KALANICK, UBER'S founder and former CEO, wasn't gone very long. After he resigned from Uber in June 2017 … Tweets: @andreamvaldez Tweets: Andrea Valdez / @andreamvaldez : “Why should harassers...
US DoJ charges nine Iranians and an Iranian company with hacking parts of US government, UN, and hundreds of universities in the US and around the world
Dustin Volz / Reuters :
GSMA report says the number of tech hubs across Africa has reached 442, up from 314 in 2016; African tech startups raised $560M from VCs in 2017, up 53% YoY
Abdi Latif Dahir / Quartz :
Despite YouTube's efforts, investigation reveals YouTube Kids is still awash with violent and age-inappropriate videos, with some discovered via recommendations
K.G Orphanides / WIRED UK :
Hulu starts opening up more of its limited inventory to advertisers, says time users spent on its ad-supported service increased 50% YoY
Tim Peterson / Digiday : Tweets: @digiday , @digiday , and @huluinsights Tweets: @digiday : “With the fragmented nature of OTT viewing, Hulu is so successful because it is a trusted one-stop shop to ...
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