The battle between Facebook and academics over data access is heating up
Facebook and academics are at odds over the usage of Facebook data to report on social media trends. Members of the New York University-based Cybersecurity for Democracy team tweeted that their...
Zoom pays $86 million to resolve a class-action privacy complaint in the United States
Zoom was accused of invading the privacy of millions of users by exchanging personal information with Facebook, Google, and LinkedIn, according to the lawsuit.
It also accused Zoom of misrepresenting its end-to-end...
Twitter will pay a ‘bounty for anyone who can find algorithmic prejudice
Twitter to pay a financial "bounty" to users and researchers who could assist the social media site eliminate algorithmic bias, announced on Friday. This would be "the industry's first algorithmic bias...
Sugar daddy applications will be removed from the Google Play Store
The app store will no longer allow older males to facilitate "sugar-daddy" services, which often involve older men providing cash and gifts in return for a relationship with younger women, as...
Amazon’s quarterly earnings rise, but its stock price falls
Amazon reported a 48 percent increase in second-quarter earnings to $7.8 billion from a year ago on Thursday, but shares in the internet and e-commerce behemoth dropped on a dismal revenue...
LinkedIn is changing direction and allowing most workers to work remotely
As offices reopen, LinkedIn employees can choose full-time remote work, says Teuila Hanson, chief people officer. Workers would be required to work from the office 50% of the time after the...
For breaching personal data, Russia fined Google 3 million roubles
A fine of 3 million rubles (about $41,000) has been ordered by a Moscow court to Google on Thursday, for refusing to keep Russian customers' personal data on Russian servers, a...
Zuckerberg on his way to becoming the first billionaire in the United States assures...
Following the quarterly publication of Facebook's earnings statistics, in which the company's CFO walks through the company's financials in detail, Mark Zuckerberg, the business's CEO, took a step back to talk...
Following new CDC guidelines, Twitter has closed its operations in the United States, and...
In reaction to the new recommendations released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), Twitter has stated that its offices in New York and San Francisco would be closed.
On...
Byju’s acquires Great Learning and plans to spend $1 billion on upskilling and higher...
Unicorn in the field of education technology Byju's, the country's most valued startup, has paid $600 million in cash, shares, and earnouts for Singapore-based Great Learning, which offers valuable retraining and...
