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Third-Parties Abusing 'Facebook Login' to Steal Users' Data: Report
The researchers found two types of vulnerabilities: Seven third parties abusing websites' access to Facebook user data and one-third party using its own Facebook "application" to track users around the web.
Cambridge Analytica Planned to Issue Digital Currency: Report
The British data analytics consultancy had approached a firm that advises companies on how to structure an initial coin offering, an increasingly popular online fundraising scheme involving the issue of a new digital currency.
LinkedIn Introduces Videos For Sponsored Content, Company Pages
The feature was launched in private beta in October, in which over 700 advertisers, including GE, Philips and Audi Canada tested video for "Sponsored Content".
Can Dogs, Cats Detect Earthquakes? No, Says Report
It seems like it was a myth all along.
MIT Scientists Develop AI That Creates 2X Accurate Road Maps Using Aerial Imaging
In tests looking at aerial images of New York City, RoadTracer could correctly map 44 percent of its road junctions, which is more than twice as effective as traditional approaches based on image segmentation that could map only 19 percent.
Russia Blocks Google, Amazon IP Addresses in Bid to Ban Telegram
Russia's Roskomnadzor watchdog began blocking Telegram, a messaging service popular in Russia, on Monday after it refused to comply with a court order to grant state security services access to its users' encrypted messages.
Xiaomi Mi A1 Not Discontinued; To Return For Sale in India Soon
The Mi A1 is the first Xiaomi smartphone to flaunt stock Android operating system.
New WhatsApp Update Will Allow You to Download Deleted Media Files Again
WhatsApp is bringing a solution to those who might've deleted their WhatsApp media files accidentally.
Lawmakers Question FBI Over San Bernardino Suit Against Apple
Last month, a report from the Justice Department's internal watchdog found that the FBI didn't exhaust all its options to unlock San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone before attempting to force Apple to help do so.
LG to Start Global Sales of AI-Powered OLED TVs
The South Korean tech giant said the new OLED TVs would hit the US market on Monday and gradually expand to countries in Europe, South America and Asia down the road.
Microsoft AI Helping us Accurately Predict Cardiac Diseases: Apollo
The AI Network for Healthcare, previously known as Microsoft Intelligent Network for Eyecare (MINE), is a part of Microsoft "Healthcare NexT" initiative aimed at accelerating healthcare innovation through AI and Cloud computing.
Facebook Alternative Is Here Orkut Founder Launches Hello Network in India
Hello Network believes this will be the New Social Network for Authentic Interactions around Shared Passions.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Testimony Before Congress: Highlights of The Five-Hour Long Hearing
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies on “Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data" in front of 44 senators. Follow live updates of the testimony.
AI May Help Search For Gravitational Waves
Researchers at the University of Glasgow in the UK investigated whether deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence, could help make the process of detection of gravitational waves more computationally efficient.
'YouTube Kids' to Display Videos Hand-Picked by Curators
The new version of "YouTube Kids" app parents the option to turn off algorithmically recommended videos and only display those suitable for children handpicked by a team of curators
Grab's Uber Deal Still Has Some Obstacles to Navigate: All You Need to Know
Uber is selling its Southeast Asia operations, including its food-delivery unit, to Grab after a five-year battle that cost the U.S. company $700 million.