Facebook and Twitter could face UK ‘sanctions’ over fake news
The comments arrive in the middle of an inquiry into the impact of fake news in the UK. As part of that investigation, Collins asked Facebook and Twitter for information about bots and… Excerpt from: Facebook and Twitter could face UK ‘sanctions’ over fake news
US Representative calls for civics-focused social networks
Crawford goes on to explain that for-profit companies that create the social networks we use today will always take ad money, including funds from politically motivated groups. And he says freedom… Read more here: US Representative calls for civics-focused social networks
Some Sonos and Bose speakers are being remotely hijacked
The issue was first pinpointed by researchers at Trend Micro and reported on by Wired. Certain Bose and Sonos speakers can be found online via a simple scan. While only a fraction of speakers are… Read the rest here: Some Sonos and Bose speakers are being remotely hijacked
South Korea fittingly equips high-speed train with high-speed LTE
The new Wonju-Gangneung high-speed train can travel up to 155 miles per hour and the track is 75 miles long. It was clearly built with the crowds of the Winter Olympics in mind, as the press… See the article here: South Korea fittingly equips high-speed train with high-speed LTE
Facebook will alert you when someone posts your photo, tagged or not
The platform will also start notifying users when its face recognition tech recognizes them in pictures (again) even if they’re not tagged, unless they’re not part of the audience. Finally, it… Read more from the original source: Facebook will alert you when someone posts your photo, tagged or not
