Posts Tagged by Technology
Former Facebook Security Exec Says Mark Zuckerberg ‘Has Too Much Power’
| 05/22/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Alex Stamos urged the CEO to step down. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
WhatsApp Discovers Spyware That Uses Voice Calls To Infect Phones
| 05/14/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Israel’s NSO Group — whose spyware has been found deployed to hack journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders — is reportedly behind the attack. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Instagram Blocks Anti-Vaccine Hashtags To Combat Misinformation
| 05/11/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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A spokeswoman told HuffPost the company is cracking down on hashtags attached to posts containing factually incorrect content. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Google Walkout Organizers Demand HR Investigation After Claims Of Retaliation
| 05/08/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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A Google spokesperson reiterated the company’s stance that no retaliation occurred. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
You Can Retweet With Gifs Now, But Many Twitter Users Are Unimpressed
| 05/07/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Looks like a lot of people just want an edit button. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Boeing Delayed Telling FAA Warning Light Was Shut Off On Many 737 Max Planes
| 05/06/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Two of the company’s planes have crashed in recent months, killing everyone on board. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Goes Back To Its Roots With Dating App Feature
| 04/30/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Facebook Dating — which isn’t available yet in the U.S. — unrolled a new feature that allows users to tell their friends that they have a “Secret Crush” on them. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Google Employees Who Organized Mass Walkout Say They’re Being Retaliated Against
| 04/23/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Organizers say they have been reassigned and demoted, but Google denies any sort of retaliation occurred. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Decides Now Would Be A Good Time To Drop More Bad News
| 04/18/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Mueller who? read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
YouTube And Google Algorithms Promoted Notre Dame Conspiracy Theories
| 04/18/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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A YouTube video calling the fire a “false flag” has nearly 100,000 views. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook’s Struggle To Manage Content Detailed In Troubling New Report
| 04/17/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Wired magazine found infighting and incompetence at the social media giant. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Far-Right Activists Are Taking Their Message To Gen Z On TikTok
| 04/17/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The video-sharing app has let hate speech flourish as a growing number of users, many of them young, flock to TikTok. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Keeping Mark Zuckerberg Safe Cost Facebook $22 Million Last Year
| 04/13/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Facebook cited “negative sentiment regarding our company” as a reason for the cost. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Secret Service Denies Mar-a-Lago Malware Mishap After Agent Nearly Corrupts Computer
| 04/09/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The Secret Service maintains it didn’t err in its analysis, despite public claims to the contrary. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
How An Instagram Post About ‘Gram Worthy Pores’ Broke Federal Law
| 04/02/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Despite repeated warnings from the FTC, Shay Mitchell and other Instagram influencers are still violating paid advertising rules — and getting away with it. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
If You Were Waiting For Apple AirPower, We Have Bad News
| 03/30/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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In a rare reversal, a product Tim Cook once touted on stage has been canceled. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Leaked Emails Suggest Facebook Worries More About PR Than Anti-Semitism
| 03/29/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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A recent Alex Jones post put Instagram’s community standards to the test. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Bans White Nationalism And White Separatism Content After Mosque Shootings
| 03/28/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Politicians and civil rights groups praised the policy change but some questioned whether the social media giant had gone far enough. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
French Muslim Group Sues Facebook, YouTube For Streaming New Zealand Shootings
| 03/26/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The French Council of the Muslim Faith said Facebook took 29 minutes after the start of the Christchurch gunman’s broadcast to remove it. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Failed To Properly Secure Up To 600 Million Users’ Passwords
| 03/22/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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But don’t panic. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Says Users Watched New Zealand Shooting In Real Time But No One Reported It
| 03/19/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Here’s how the footage of the mosque attack was able to spread. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Removes 1.5 Million Videos Of New Zealand Shooting
| 03/17/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The platform stopped 1.2 million of the uploads, meaning 300,000 made it online. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
After New Zealand Massacre, YouTube’s Algorithm Still Promotes Islamophobic Videos
| 03/16/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The suspected shooter posted xenophobic YouTube videos online days before the attack. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Monitoring Failure Helped Spread Christchurch Hate Around The World
| 03/16/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Company’s touted policing system was no match for a live-streamed video and dedicated right-wing extremists. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Social Media Platforms Rush To Stop Spread Of New Zealand Shooting Footage
| 03/15/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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After the attack was apparently livestreamed on Facebook, social media platforms have tried to stop it from circulating. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Queen Elizabeth II Shares First Instagram Post, And It’s A Throwback
| 03/07/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The post on the royal family’s account was signed “Elizabeth R.” read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Outlines ‘Privacy-Focused’ Vision
| 03/06/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Zuckerberg plans to stitch together its Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram messaging services. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Microsoft Workers Protest Use Of HoloLens Headsets For War
| 02/24/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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They say they “refuse to create technology for warfare and oppression.” read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
British Lawmakers Accuse Facebook Of ‘Intentionally’ Violating U.K. Privacy Laws
| 02/18/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The U.K. Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee released its report on disinformation and social media on Monday. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Admits ‘Huge Fail’ On Tech Responsibility
| 02/13/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Dorsey gave himself a ‘C’ on the matter, noting that while there’s been progress, “it has been scattered and not felt enough.” read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Man Praises YouTube’s Crackdown On Conspiracy Videos He Once Promoted
| 02/11/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The former Google engineer described it as “a historic victory.” read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Apple To Pay Teen Who Uncovered FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug
| 02/09/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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14-year-old Grant Thompson’s family will be given a financial reward, including money for his education, as a thanks. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Apple Cracks Down On Apps That Quietly Record Users’ Screen Time
| 02/08/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The decision follows a number of major companies using so-called “session replay” to record users’ activity. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Apple Has Finally Released A FaceTime Fix That You Need To Download Right Now
| 02/07/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The software update fixes a bug that allowed callers to listen to and watch other users without their permission. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Germany Orders Crackdown On Facebook’s Data Collection Practices
| 02/07/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The antitrust watchdog ruled that Facebook abused its market dominance to gather information on users without their consent. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Apple Delays FaceTime Update After Eavesdropping Bug Fiasco
| 02/02/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Apple will reportedly issue the software update next week read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Secretly Paid People To Install VPN That Spies On Them
| 01/30/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Since 2016, Facebook has been paying users up to $20 per month plus referral fees to sell their privacy by installing the iOS or Android “Facebook Research” app. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
FaceTime Users Urged To Disable App Over Eavesdropping Bug
| 01/29/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Apple has announced plans to make a software update available this week to solve the issue. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Tech CEO Says His Own Industry Is To Blame For Rampant Inequality
| 01/23/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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San Francisco has “the best technology example in the world and yet the worst homelessness,” Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in Davos. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Jack Dorsey Has No Clue What He Wants
| 01/17/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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A Q&A with Twitter’s CEO on right-wing extremism, Candace Owens, and what he’d do if the president called on his followers to murder journalists. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Microsoft Will Loan Up To $500 Million To Address Seattle’s Housing Crisis
| 01/17/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Home prices in the Seattle region have skyrocketed in recent years as tech companies have reported record profits. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
YouTube Bans Dangerous Pranks And Stunts In Wake Of ‘Bird Box’ Challenge
| 01/16/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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A wave of YouTubers have been posting birdbrained videos of themselves in hopes of going viral. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Amazon’s Alexa Attempts To Fact-Check Tech Executive During CES Demonstration
| 01/08/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The digital assistant had its say. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Can’t Stop All Election Interference
| 01/02/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The social media giant chalked it up to an issue that “can never fully be solved.” read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Instagram’s Latest Update Changed How Users Scroll And People On Twitter Are Upset
| 12/27/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The social media platform introduced a feature where users tap through posts like they tap through stories. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
