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California-based Drive.ai announced Monday that it will soon launch a pilot program for self-driving cars in Frisco, Texas, that will allow users to order a ride via its smartphone app. The program will start in July and run for six months, offering …
Criminal gang used drone swarm to foil FBI raid
In what sounds like something out of a Hollywood movie, the FBI reported this week that last year a hostage raid was undone when criminals employed a swarm of drones to get in officers’ faces. According to Joe Mazel, the head of …
Cambridge Analytica shuts down, but probes of its Facebook data use continue
Cambridge Analytica, the company behind the data harvesting scandal that affected as many as 87 million Facebook users, Wednesday announced it will cease all operations in the U.K. and the U.S. The British political consulting company said in a press release that …
Oculus Go and its new features: enough to take VR mainstream?
The hotly anticipated Oculus Go became available to the public on Tuesday, a standalone virtual reality headset that might induce the average consumer to take the plunge and finally get into VR. The reason for that is a low price of just $199 …
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum leaves, allegedly over data privacy clash with owner Facebook
Jan Koum, the co-founder and chief executive of Facebook Inc.-owned messaging giant WhatsApp, will leave the company amid reported disagreements over data privacy, advertising and encryption. Koum will also vacate his spot on Facebook’s board of directors, a position he filled when …
UK committee disappointed with Facebook CTO, wants to question Zuckerberg
Facebook Inc. Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer Thursday was grilled in front of a U.K. parliamentary committee over the recent data harvesting scandal and the impact of the social network on society, but he left the politicians wanting much more: namely, his …
The Department of Justice is now going after Huawei
The U.S. Justice Department is now investigating Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. for potential violations of sanctions on Iran. “It’s unclear how far the Justice Department probe has advanced and what specific allegation federal agents are probing,” said a report …
Facebook starts to take user privacy very seriously as GDPR looms
Following weeks of controversy regarding what data Facebook collects and how it’s used, the company is jacking up efforts to make users feel more comfortable. The moves come weeks before the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect. GDPR sets guidelines for the …
Facebook’s data privacy control changes ahead of GDPR don’t thrill everyone
Facebook Inc. has announced new privacy protections on the platform to comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR that will go into effect next month. However, it’s aiming to exempt 1.5 billion users in Africa, Asia, Australia and Latin America, or about …
New Cambridge Analytica revelations: ICO plans and more data harvesting quizzes
The research company behind Facebook Inc.’s massive data harvesting scandal, Cambridge Analytica, was trying to create its own cryptocurrency and raise money through an initial coin offering. Reuters reported that the firm was trying to raise as much as $30 million. The plan was …