s Congress has paid increasing attention to social networks over the past year, a recurring theme in the coverage has been how little lawmakers appear to understand them. The first Facebook hearing, which was tied to Congress’ investigation of Russian Read More
Month: July 2018
‘Children! You are not data’: teacher’s poster aims to trigger debate
On a busy high street in Exeter, a two-metre high poster on a telephone box screams the parting words of a local teacher so angry about the way children are being taught and assessed he is quitting teaching after nearly Read More
Amazon Stops Using Pilot Episodes to Garner Audience Feedback
Amazon has decided to stop its experiment of putting the first episodes of developing content referred to as the “pilot episodes”, the media reported. Up until now, the company released the pilot episodes to get customers’ feedback on what episodes should Read More
Honor Note 10 Hands-on Images Leak Ahead of July 31 Launch
Honor Note 10, the next smartphone by the company this is set to launch on July 31, has been spotted in freshly leaked hands-on images. The upcoming handset by Huawei sub-brand Honor will launch in China tomorrow, and its global launch is expected on August Read More
Twitter Sees a Fall in Monthly Active Users to 335 Million, Revenue Beats Estimates
Twitter posted record profit on Friday with second quarter revenue that beat financial analysts’ estimates and said penalising misbehaving users this year had paid off even though monthly usage had dropped. Twitter, like bigger rival Facebook, has been under pressure from regulators Read More
Srikrishna Committee Suggests Amendments in Aadhaar Act for Data Protection
The Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee on data protection in India has suggested amendments to various laws including the Aadhaar Act to provide for imposition of penalties on data fiduciaries and compensations to data principals for violations of the data protection law. The Read More
WhatsApp Payments Launch Waiting Government’s ‘Green Light’, Says Zuckerberg, Hints at Launch in Other Countries
In the midst of issues concerning the spread of fake news and misinformation through its platform, Facebook-owned WhatsApp is seeking the ‘green light’ from the Indian government to officially launch its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based payments service in the country. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during Read More
Facebook Reports Slower-Than-Expected User, Revenue Growth, Now Has 2.23 Billion Monthly Active Users
There’s a scratch in Facebook’s Teflon coating. The social network’s user base and revenue grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter as the company grappled with privacy issues, sending its stock tumbling after hours. The company also warned that it Read More
Data Recovery Made Easy And Simple Through The Best Software
You will always admire the fact that there are many companies that are doing really good work and are sometimes concerned about their data. Thus, it is very important that one should take full care of the data now and Read More
Facebook Allows Advertisers to Buy In-Stream Ads
In a bid to give advertisers more flexibility and control to buy video ads to meet their target audience, Facebook has introduced an option to deliver ads on in-stream placements in videos on the social networking platform. The move also gives advertisers Read More