Bitcoin prices rallied a bit Monday after approaching $7,000 amid rumors of an impending Twitter ban on cryptocurrency advertising. The price of one bitcoin token (BTC) hovered at $8,324 as of this writing, up 1.57% from 24 hours earlier. Bitcoin's price hit a low of $7,336 on Sunday before staging …

The moves comes at a time when Twitter has come a popular forum for, not only blockchain industry enthusiasts and firms, but also celebrities promoting crypto token offerings that have been frowned upon by regulators, as well as scammers impersonating real accounts in order to hoax investors. Read More

U.S. and European officials Sunday called for Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to explain how personal information about tens of millions of users ended up in the hands of a data-analysis firm that worked for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign — without the permission or knowledge … Read More

This was revealed by Christopher Wylie, a whistleblower and analytics expert who worked with Cambridge Analytica. “We exploited Facebook to harvest millions of people's profiles,” he told The Guardian. “And built models to exploit what we knew about them and target their inner demons. That was the … Read More

Nearly all parents of tweens ages 9-12 agree that social media makes it easier for kids to get in trouble. But 61 percent also felt that social media helps parents keep track of tweens, according to a new report from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health …

Exiled NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden who is currently in Russia likened the 'social media' to 'surveillance companies' and said that the rebranding is the most successful deception since 1949. Snowden in a tweet on Saturday said, “Businesses that make money by collecting and selling detailed … Read More

CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden has sensationally accused Facebook of being a "surveillance company" which makes its money selling private details of its users. It comes after the social media giant suspended data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, which had ties to the Trump campaign, for not … Read More

“Retailers will be able to get labour savings by eliminating highly repetitive and transactional jobs, but will need to reinvest some of those savings in training associates who can enhance the customer experience. As such, most retailers will come to view AI as a way to augment customer experiences … Read …

The Eligma platform will facilitate product discovery, enabling customers to find exactly what they need. While looking for the right product globally, the AI-driven platform will be taking into account its knowledge about the user and all product specifications and characteristics required by the person. Read More

Anyone who's spent time with Siri or Alexa knows that computers are far from good enough with language to replace a human customer service agent. But MetLife and other early adopters say call center workers become more empathetic and efficient when they have a machine-learning powered … Read More