The Wrath of Vitalik: Crypto Savant Hulks Out, Rampages on Twitter
Mild-mannered Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin appears to have undergone a metamorphosis from crypto-savant to crypto-savage over the last week, firing shots over Twitter at TRON's Justin Sun and roasting long-time nemesis Craig Wright at the Deconomy international blockchain forum in Seoul. Read More
Fed-up cyclist creates Twitter account to shame dangerous drivers
Software engineer Brian Howald has developed “How's My Driving NY” — a Twitter account that lets users enter license plate numbers to automatically check city records for past parking and camera violations. “This is for someone who . . . might see someone parked in a crosswalk or driving … Read …
Facebook to make ‘unsend’ feature available to all soon: Report
Battered by media reports that it "secretly" deleted CEO Mark Zuckerberg's posts from his recipients' inboxes, Facebook is now planning to make its "Unsend" feature available to its over two billion users in coming months. According to a report in technology website Tech Crunch on Saturday, unless the … Read More
Cambridge Whistle-Blower Says Facebook Data Could Be in Russia
Some of the information improperly harvested from Facebook Inc. users might be stored in Russia, said the former employee of Cambridge Analytica who blew … Wylie said it was difficult to verify how many people had access to the Facebook information or derivatives of that data “because it was a …
Facebook will soon let you slide out of DMs
Facebook will soon let you unsend that embarrassing message you wish you'd never written. The social network said Friday it would give users the ability to delete their messages after CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a few other high-ranking executives were found to have the feature and secretly deleted … Read More
Brokaw: Social media is exceptional but potentially dangerous
“Now,” Brokaw said, “because of social media you can be very disruptive with just a keystroke, and there is no way of determining quickly the veracity of it, or the credibility of it. Social media is an exceptional tool, but it is constantly abused. And it has a lot to …
Police officers accused of spending too much time tweeting rubbish while kids are dying on our …
Greater Manchester Police had a 2016/2017 budget of £15,780 for social media, with one officer tweeting a photo of his kebab and writing: “After 7 long late afternoon/night shifts covering Response/999 across North Manchester, it had to be done.” Essex Police, which we discovered had spent more … Read More
Amber Rudd looks to social media firms to tackle gang-related Internet content following spike in …
Launching the strategy, the Home Secretary is expected to call on social media firms to do more to tackle gang material hosted on their sites. She will urge them to make an explicit reference to not allowing violent gang content, including music and video, on their platforms. Concerns have been …
‘Consumer forums are not for greedy consumers’
Slamming a plea filed by a city resident against Amazon India, a district consumer forum here said that “consumer forums are not meant to enrich greedy consumers”. In the complaint filed against Amazon Seller Services Private Limited (ASSPL), a subsidiary of Amazon India, the Maurice Nagar resident … Read More
How to best roll out AI products into the workplace: Interview
For example, A.I is already transforming the customer service experience. A.I. chatbots have seen increased adoption over the last few years. Currently, their functions are limited to answering basic questions and delivering information. As the technology advances, chatbots will be more proactive: able to … Read More