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Women’s period tracking apps are sharing intimate data with Facebook

By James Farrell Sep 9, 2019

Menstruation tracking apps have been sharing highly sensitive data with Facebook Inc., the U.K.-based advocacy group Privacy International said Monday. According to that group’s research, apps such as Maya by Plackal Tech and MIA…

Policy

Chinese prof faces charges of stealing for Huawei as Microsoft comes to its defense

By Duncan Riley Sep 9, 2019

A Chinese professor is facing wire fraud charges after allegedly stealing trade secrets for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., but the troubled Chinese smartphone maker is finding support from a surprising source: Microsoft Corp. The latest drama surrounding…

Cloud

Microsoft adds satellite connectivity option to its private network service

By Mike Wheatley Sep 9, 2019

Microsoft Corp. said today it’s enabling satellite connectivity on its Azure ExpressRoute private networking service for customers looking to improve the connectivity and performance of their remote facilities. Azure ExpressRoute is a service that…

Security

Texas refuses to pay up after ransomware attacks on local governments

By Duncan Riley Sep 9, 2019

The Lone Star State is now the No Ransom Payments state as all 22 Texas local governments targeted by ransomware in August refused to pay the money demanded. The decision to oppose paying ransoms in the…

Emerging Tech

Flying taxi startup Volocopter raises $55M from Volvo owner Geely

By Duncan Riley Sep 9, 2019

German flying taxi startup Volocopter GmbH said today it has raised €50 million ($55.1 million) in new funding to assist it to bring its aircraft to commercial launch in the next three years. The Series…

Policy

LinkedIn loses appeal against company that scrapes member data

By Duncan Riley Sep 9, 2019

Microsoft Corp.’s LinkedIn lost an appeal Monday against a company that scrapes its member data in a case that could have implications for privacy laws and fair use across the internet. The case related to…

Policy

50 attorneys general join forces for antitrust investigation into Google

By Maria Deutscher Sep 9, 2019

Google LLC’s legal and government relations teams will have a busy 2020 by the look of things. Today, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton held a press conference on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to…

Apps

Apple revises App Store search algorithm that unfairly boosted its own apps

By Maria Deutscher Sep 9, 2019

Apple Inc. has adjusted the App Store’s search algorithm after a New York Times investigation found that the company’s own apps were often ranked higher than more popular competitors. The Times published its findings…

Big Data

Dynamic pricing virtuoso Sezin Aksoy takes on sports with real-time data

By Betsy Amy-Vogt Sep 9, 2019

Buy a ticket. Attend the event. Have fun. It seems a simple process. But today’s ticket agents are doing more than selling admissions to sports games or concerts. Thanks to new data technologies, customers are…

Big Data

Q&A: The more data you give, the more insights you shall receive

By Diego Asturias Sep 9, 2019

Artificial-intelligence and machine-learning models go by the saying, “The more you give, the more you receive.” So, it is not about having the latest and best AI/ML prediction models, but about having a large…

explore news

Women’s period tracking apps are sharing intimate data with Facebook

Chinese prof faces charges of stealing for Huawei as Microsoft comes to its defense

Texas refuses to pay up after ransomware attacks on local governments

Flying taxi startup Volocopter raises $55M from Volvo owner Geely

LinkedIn loses appeal against company that scrapes member data

50 attorneys general join forces for antitrust investigation into Google

Apple revises App Store search algorithm that unfairly boosted its own apps

Dynamic pricing virtuoso Sezin Aksoy takes on sports with real-time data

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