Cryptocurrency
Twitter may soon ban cryptocurrency ads
Facebook and Google have already cracked down on ads for cryptocurrency-related products, and it appears that Twitter may soon join them. Sources have told Sky claiming that the…
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Google
YouTube’s Kids app was apparently suggesting conspiracy theory videos
YouTube may have done a lot of work to keep offending videos off of from its Kids app, but there's still more work to do. Business Insider discovered…
Amazon
Amazon has hired former FDA exec Taha Kass-Hout for its secret healthcare team
Amazon just scored big to bring in some talent to its secret health care division that's internally known as 1492. According to CNBC, FDA's first chief health informatics…
Apple
Democrats looking to subpeana tech companies over private chats
The House of Representatives' investigation into the Russian meddling in 2016 election may have come to and end, but Democrats eyeing some news targets, if and when they…
Facebook
Facebook has suspended Cambridge Analytica, a Trump-linked data firm
Late Friday night, Facebook announced that it's suspending Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL) from its platform. You may not have heard of SCL, but its political analytics firm Cambridge…
Business
Airbnb is making it easier to find accessible rentals
Remember the startup Airbnb bought last year? Well, it appears that the company is putting the travel accessibility startup to work. Airbnb has introduced 21 filters that will…
Internet
US issues sanctions against Russians for election meddling and cyberattacks
The US Department of Treasury has issued sanctions against five Russian entities and 19 individuals for their involvement in a number of cyberattacks as well as online efforts…
Cybersecurity
Yahoo’s bid to reject data breach lawsuit has been denied
Yahoo, and its parent company Verizon, will now have no choice but to face the US lawsuits against it over the company's multiple data breaches. California Judge Lucy…
Amazon
Amazon has brought Alexa calls and messaging to tablets
You will no longer need to be around your Echo Speaker to make free calls and messages with Alexa. Starting now, you can use Alexa to make calls…
Internet
Twitter goes after accounts behind artificially viral tweets
If you're an avid Twitter user, you probably remember those retweets from accounts that are forcing their ways onto your timeline and trying to go viral. Twitter has…
Cryptocurrency
SEC issues strong warning to potential cryptocurrency investors
Previously, SEC announced that it would scrutinize companies generating hype by pivoting to crypto before diving deeper into initial coin offerings with subpoenas. Today, it appears that the…
Internet
Creator of Pepe The Frog is suing Infowars for copyright infringement
Artist Matt Furie created Pepe The Frog character in early 2000s and has described the character as a "peaceful frog-dude" whose true nature "celebrates peace, togetherness and fun."…
Business
Last month, Netflix streamed to almost half a billion devices
Netflix just keeps getting more and more popular. The company apparently streamed to 450 million discrete device just in the last month alone, says Greg Peters, Netflix's chief…
Facebook
Reddit says users unknowingly spread Russian propaganda during US election
We've already seen companies like Facebook and Twitter get cooked pretty good from lawmakers on how their platforms were used to influence the last US presidential election, but…
Amazon
Walmart is launching its own meal kits in some stores
While companies like Blue April and Amazon have their own meal kits, Walmart doesn't want to just sit around and sell third-party meal kits. It appears that the…