EU court rules sites must warn about Facebook 'like' button
Europe's top court ruled Monday that online retailers must warn web users that they send personal data to Facebook through the "like" button.
Jul 29, 2019
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Automotive
Automakers reach emissions deal with California, in rebuff to Trump
Four major automakers on Thursday announced they had reached a deal with California to produce more fuel-efficient cars for the US market, an end run around the Trump administration which is seeking to freeze mileage standards.
Jul 25, 2019
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Business
Big Tech antitrust review: tough policy or publicity stunt?
The antitrust review of Big Tech announced by US regulators could signal a tough new stand on competition policy, but it may just be a political publicity stunt.
Jul 25, 2019
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Business
Swiss privacy watchdog seeks details on Facebook currency
Swiss authorities said Tuesday that they have written to the Libra Association, which is behind Facebook's planned cryptocurrency, seeking details on data protection risks involved in the project.
Jul 23, 2019
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Business
Facebook's Libra prospects dim, but cryptocurrencies roll on
Facebook's planned global digital coin Libra has run into a wall of opposition in Washington that could prevent its launch as envisioned, but analysts say cryptocurrencies are likely to make gains around the world nonetheless.
Jul 18, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Just like toothpaste: Fluoride radically improves the stability of perovskite solar cells
Solar cells made of perovskite hold much promise for the future of solar energy. The material is cheap, easy to produce and almost as efficient as silicon, the material traditionally used in solar cells. However, perovskite ...
May 14, 2019
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Internet
EU parliament backs copyright bill targeting US tech giants
European Union lawmakers approved a copyright directive Tuesday to give writers and artists more protection of their creative rights and incomes, an intensely contentious measure that could have major trans-Atlantic implications ...
Mar 26, 2019
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Computer Sciences
AI use may mask racial disparities in credit, lending, study suggests
By law, credit and loan decisions cannot discriminate on the basis of race or lead to outcomes that differ substantially by race. But to ensure that they don't discriminate, banks and other lenders aren't allowed to ask about ...
Jan 30, 2019
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Computer Sciences
A new approach for software fault prediction using feature selection
Researchers at Taif University, Birzeit University and RMIT University have developed a new approach for software fault prediction (SFP), which addresses some of the limitations of existing machine learning SFP techniques. ...
Security
Researchers discover security flaws in widely used data storage devices
Researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands have discovered that widely used data storage devices with self-encrypting drives do not provide the expected level of data protection. A malicious expert with direct physical ...
Nov 7, 2018
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