Political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica has filed for voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy due to business losses. It has listed assets in the range of $100,001 to $500,000 and liabilities in the range of $1 million to $10 million. The firm and its British parent SCL Elections Ltd said earlier that they would begin bankruptcy proceedings […]
The US Senate voted on a bill reinstating the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net neutrality rules which require internet service providers to treat all web traffic equally. The bill was passed on a 52-47 margin with three Republicans joining the 49 Senate Democrats. Most Republicans argue that the net neutrality rules are unnecessary and burdensome […]
Members of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee have released thousands of Russia-linked Facebook ads targeted at causing divisions and strifes during the 2016 presidential election. Facebook and other social platforms including Google and Twitter have already revealed that they had found evidence of Russian interference. The more than 3,000 ads released show specifics about the ads […]
Google’s annual developer conference Google I/O will be held at the Shoreline Amphitheater, close to Google’s main Mountain View campus.This year’s I/O will focus on machine learning and artificial intelligence. Other topics of the keynote sessions are expected to be on the next Android OS Android P, Google Assistant and Google Home, AR and VR, […]
WhatsApp founder Jan Kaum has fallen out of terms with the parent company Facebook over issues of personal data usage. Consequently, he plans to exit Facebook’s board of directors. Facebook’s advertising model and its infringement into user’s data have left him displeased. It is to be noted that Facebook was fined $122 million by the […]
Telegram, the most widely used social media app in Iran has been banned in the country due to allegations of illegal activities. The government has suggested a few locally developed alternative apps. The app has also been blocked in Russia because of its refusal to offer access into encrypted conversations. To counteract the ban, Telegram […]
Alongside Aerospace services giant SpaceX, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ venture Blue Origin is picking up pace in commercial Space Exploration, evident from the prospective Sunday launch of its New Shepard rocket, which carried a dummy to space previously. The two companies are vying to carry humans into outer space with SpaceX having the advantage of […]
NASA has aborted its last lunar rover mission, the Resource Prospector which was designed for research on human life sustenance on the moon. Insufficient project funding and commercial exploration plans are cited to be the termination causes. The decision was met with disdain from Lunar Exploration Scientists who have appealed for reconsideration. According to NASA, […]
A court in Moscow granted authority to Roskomnadzor, the watchdog for Communications and Technology to ban the Telegram App. The request was granted as Telegram failed to provide back door entry for Russian security services to read encrypted messages. Lawyers of Telegram decided to skip the hearing in protest. Though Telegram can appeal the verdict, Roskomnadzor has […]
It was reported that millions of Facebook user data was shared with Cambridge Analytica, where the data was inturn used to influence elections across the world. Facebook has created a page where you can check if your data was shared with Cambridge Analytica. Login to your Facebook account and click on the link below to […]