Facebook Launches A New Tool That Combats Fake News Facebook Launches A New Tool That Combats Fake News:- During the presidential campaign late last year, substantial amounts of misleading information in the form of fake news spread about President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Facebook and Google. […]
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IBM Sets Sight on Quantum Computing IBM Sets Sight on Quantum Computing:- After laying the groundwork for offerings in emerging tech categories like artificial intelligence (see: Watson) and blockchain (see: Hyperledger and Fabric), IBM sees quantum computers as a big, if nascent, business opportunity. Unlike traditional computers, quantum ones are […]
Consumer Reports to consider cyber security in product reviews Consumer Reports to consider cyber security in product reviews:- Consumer Reports, an influential U.S. non-profit group that conducts extensive reviews of cars, kitchen appliances and other goods, is gearing up to start considering cyber security and privacy safeguards when scoring products. […]
Fed's Powell warns of digital currency risks Fed's Powell warns of digital currency risks :- A top U.S. Federal Reserve official on Friday raised caution about central banks issuing digital currencies as they are vulnerable to cyber attacks and criminal activities along with privacy issues that still need to be […]
Bitcoin hits all-time high as talk of U.S. ETF approval intensifies Bitcoin hits all-time high as talk of U.S. ETF approval intensifies:- Digital currency bitcoin hit a record high on Friday on optimism about the approval of the first U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded fund by the Securities and Exchange Commission. "There's […]
Uber used secret tool to evade authorities Uber used secret tool to evade authorities:- Ride services company Uber Technologies Inc for years has used a secret tool to avoid authorities in markets where its service faced resistance by law enforcement or was banned, the company confirmed on Friday. The New York […]
5G, which promises blistering download speeds, is coming soon 5G, which promises blistering download speeds, is coming soon:- Patrolling the congested halls of Barcelona's Mobile World Congress, you couldn't help but run into some sign of “5G,” the full-throttle Internet aspirations for smartphone manufacturers, chipmakers, network operators, and government regulators. But […]
BlackBerry M&A head Mackey says left company in February BlackBerry M&A head Mackey says left company in February:- Jim Mackey, BlackBerry Ltd's head of corporate development and strategy, left the technology company in mid-February, he said on Thursday, leaving a leadership gap as it transitions to software from smartphone hardware. "It is […]
Amazon deepens university ties in artificial intelligence race Amazon deepens university ties in artificial intelligence race:- Amazon.com Inc has launched a new program to help students build capabilities into its voice-controlled assistant Alexa, the company told Reuters, the latest move by a technology firm to nurture ideas and talent in […]
Snap HQ spoils community, Venice Beach protesters say Snap HQ spoils community, Venice Beach protesters say:- As shares of California-based Snap Inc (SNAP.N) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, two dozen residents of the company's adopted home of Venice Beach protested outside its offices, accusing the […]
