The Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, was given a rougher ride on his second day of congressional testimony on Wednesday as he faced sharp questions about the tech giant’s ability to track its users’ movements, shopping habits and browsing histories and was at one stage compared to J Edgar Hoover. During ... Read More »
Profit in final quarter of last year climbs on $12.7bn revenue Zuckerberg vows to make network ‘good for wellbeing’ Facebook’s profits soared 61%, spurred by growth in mobile users at the end of last year, the company announced on Wednesday, as co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said 2017 had been one ... Read More »
Billionaire says social media companies’ ‘days are numbered’ Soros warns of ‘far-reaching adverse consequences’ for democracy Facebook and Google have become “obstacles to innovation” and are a “menace” to society whose “days are numbered”, said billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros at the World Economic Forum in Davos on ... Read More »
The technology could help Facebook stop being so centralised, he suggested The technology powering bitcoin could help improve Facebook in the future, Mark Zuckerberg has said. As part of a commitment to help fix the site over 2018, its founder said that he would look into the use of ... Read More »
Failure to act risks leaving generation of youngsters growing up chasing ‘likes’ and increasingly anxious due to constant demands of social media, warns Children’s Commissioner Children are being exposed to “significant emotional risk” on social media, particularly as they transition into secondary school, a report has warned. The Children’s Commissioner has issued a stark ... Read More »
Cybersecurity professionals call for better education after data thefts and the Wannacry attack on NHS IT systems Cybersecurity professionals are calling for better education and improved apprentice schemes after saying a shortfall of staff in the sector is leaving companies exposed to hacker attacks. According to a recent survey ... Read More »
The tech company says it takes the measures to prevent sudden shutdown of some devices Apple has admitted that it takes some measures to slow down the performance of older phones. Primate Labs, a company that makes an app for measuring the speed of an iPhone’s processor, published data ... Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Monday said stepping up the use of artificial intelligence to identify members of the leading social network who may be thinking of suicide. Software will look for clues in posts or even in videos being streamed at Facebook Live, then fire off reports to human reviewers ... Read More »
Global brands suspend YouTube and Google advertising after it was placed alongside videos paedophiles exploited Big brands are pulling advertising from YouTube and Google after their ads were found to be displayed against content being exploited by paedophiles. Despite YouTube promising to take an “even more aggressive stance” against ... Read More »
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