California settles with Google over location privacy practices for $93 million
Search giant Google agreed to a $93 million settlement with the state of California on Thursday over its location-privacy practices.
Sep 15, 2023
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A decentralized, blockchain-based messaging network for safer communications
Data and security breaches are becoming increasingly common, highlighting the vulnerabilities of existing messaging and communications platforms. Devising computational tools and systems that better protect sensitive data ...
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Social media algorithms warp how people learn from one another, research shows
People's daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including social misperceptions, conflict and the spread of misinformation, my colleagues and I have found.
Aug 22, 2023
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Elon Musk aims to turn Twitter into an 'everything app.' An expert explains what that is and why it's not so easy to do
Elon Musk's recent rebranding of Twitter as X is a step toward the CEO's goal of developing an "everything app." Musk's vision is for X to mark the spot for all your digital needs—to chat with your friends, order groceries, ...
Aug 12, 2023
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ChatGPT and Threads reflect the challenges of fast tech adoption
ChatGPT recently experienced a decline in user engagement for the first time since its launch in November 2022. From May to June, engagement dropped 9.7 percent, with the largest decline —10.3 percent—occurring in the ...
Jul 24, 2023
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3 tax prep firms shared 'extraordinarily sensitive' data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say
Three large tax preparation firms sent "extraordinarily sensitive" information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over the course of at least two years, a group of congressional Democrats reported ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Musk threatens lawsuit as Twitter rival Threads takes off
Twitter threatened to sue Meta just hours after the Instagram parent company launched Threads, an app it hopes will beat out the struggling site owned by Elon Musk.
Jul 7, 2023
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Tens of millions sign up to Twitter rival Threads
More than 30 million people have downloaded Threads, Meta's rival to Twitter, within the first few hours of its launch, the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday.
Jul 6, 2023
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Maintenance and servicing of aircraft using augmented reality
Maintenance of modern aircraft is a complex process. The use of AR smart glasses with 3D information visualization should make repair and maintenance work easier for aircraft mechanics. Virtual elements such as instructions, ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Senators call on TikTok CEO to explain 'inaccurate' statements about how company manages US data
Two U.S. senators are asking TikTok to explain what they called "misleading or inaccurate" responses about how it stores and provides access to U.S. user data after recent news reports raised questions about how the Chinese-owned ...
Jun 7, 2023
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