Tesla’s Musk and SEC ordered to settle out of court within a fortnight April 5, 2019 Tesla billionaire Elon Musk said it was “most likely” that he and the US markets watchdog would be able to settle their differences. A US judge ordered yesterday that the two come to an agreement within a fortnight, and said she could rule on whether Musk violated his recent fraud settlement with the regulator if they [...]
Government set to hold social media firms responsible for harmful content April 5, 2019 Bosses of social media giants such as Facebook could be held responsible for rampant harmful content on their platforms, the government is set to warn next week. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport will legislate for a new statutory duty of care which will be funded through a levy on media companies, according to a [...]
Snapchat set to shed users to Instagram after controversial 2017 redesign April 4, 2019 Snapchat will see a decline in users from this year as an ill-fated redesign pushes people to rival social media platforms, a new report has stated. This year 14.5m people in the UK will use Snapchat, down 2.3 per cent on last year, according to a forecast published by Emarketer. Read more: Fraudsters use Facebook [...]
MIT cuts ties with Huawei and ZTE as China security concerns mount April 4, 2019 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has cut its ties with Chinese tech firms Huawei and ZTE amid concerns over cyber security risks. The US university said it would not be accepting new engagements or renewing existing ones with the two companies after beefing up its risk review process. Read more: It's make your mind [...]
For safety’s sake, we need to rethink our address system April 4, 2019 Back when I worked in the music events industry, a huge part of my time was spent trying to get bands and equipment to the right place, on time. It was far more difficult than I’d ever imagined, and it was painfully clear to me that street addressing is totally inadequate for directing people from [...]
Sheryl Crow asked Twitter for help fixing her Tesla – Elon Musk replied April 4, 2019 When Sheryl Crow turned to Twitter to solve a problem with her Tesla, she got an answer straight from the top as Elon Musk took a moment to help her out. The billionaire-turned-troubleshooter weighed in after the US singer took to Twitter to complain of a problem that had crippled her high-performance electric car. Read [...]
Advertising watchdog used ‘child avatars’ to catch irresponsible gambling ads April 4, 2019 The advertising watchdog has revealed it used so-called child avatars to catch gambling firms targeting children with their adverts. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it rolled out the technology, which creates profiles that simulate children’s browsing activity, over a two-week period last year. Read more: New standards rolled out to protect children from gambling [...]
Facebook hit by major data breach that left millions of user records on Amazon public software April 3, 2019 Millions of Facebook users have been affected in a major data oversight that left a trove of records publicly available on Amazon cloud-computing servers. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Upguard found that in one example, media firm Cultura Colectiva had posted 540m user records in a public database that included information such as account names, Facebook [...]
MateBook 13 review: An great value ultrabook that rivals Apple’s MacBook Air April 3, 2019 Last year’s Huawei Matebook X Pro marked the Chinese firm’s hard-won graduation from “oh, they do laptops too?” to producing a best-in-class device that comfortably squares up to Apple’s MacBook Pro in performance, build quality and minimalist design aesthetic, while roundly beating it on price. If you wanted your Windows 10 cornflakes served in a [...]
Shock, horror: Patagonia bans sale of corporate branded vests to fintech and Wall Street firms April 3, 2019 Patagonia will no longer sell corporate branded vests to financial firms as the US outdoor clothing retailer aims to target more environmentally-focused companies. The company has banned the sale of its popular branded vests, which are a wardrobe staple on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley, to financial services and technology firms, it confirmed today. Read more: [...]
