Monday, January 27, 2020 Short-form video app Byte, successor to Vine, made a surprise launch on iOS and Android on Friday. Vine co-creator Dom Hofmann had been developing the app (originally named V2) for two years; users can shoot or upload, then share six-second videos. Twitter shuttered Vine in January 2017. Privacy is […]
Tuesday January 21, 2020 Verizon Media has launched a “privacy-focused” search engine, OneSearch, offering no cookie tracking, data-storing or data-sharing with advertisers. “OneSearch doesn’t use your search habits or profile data to filter or optimize search results,” said the company. “OneSearch gives you a wider, deeper range of results without bias.” Its Advanced […]
January 6, 2020 The California Consumer Privacy Act is officially in effect. The state law requires companies to notify users about the data they are collecting, what their business purpose is for the information, and any third parties they share data with. Consumers can opt out of having their data monetized, and ask […]
Monday, December 9, 2019 The Federal Trade Commission ordered Cambridge Analytica , now in bankruptcy, to delete the personal information it illegally collected from up to 87 million Facebook users. The data was harvested from Global Science Research’s Alexsandr Kogan through his 2014 personality quiz app, “thisisyourdigitallife.” The FTC said Cambridge deceived users because the […]
Monday, November 25, 2019 By unanimous vote, the FCC cut off broadband subsidies to companies deemed a threat to national security. First to go: federal funds spent on buying or maintaining products from Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. “We take these actions based on evidence in the record as well as […]
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Monday, November 11, 2019 The free Roku app is now available on Apple Watch. To access the functionality, users can update the Roku mobile app to version 6.13 via their iPhone, and the app will appear on Apple Watch. And not only can Roku devices can be controlled directly from the watch – but […]
Monday, November 4, 2019 Google and SiriusXM announced that SiriusXM will be available on Google Nest smart speakers and displays via the Google Assistant. Users will see SiriusXM’s programming in the Google Home app, available on iOS and Android devices. SiriusXM subscribers will be able to use their voice to navigate through SiriusXM’s programming […]
Monday, October 28, 2019 OnePlus and T-Mobile introduced the new OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren, with T-Mobile the only place in the US to get the phone. T-Mobile also announced plans to cover 200 million people with 5G on 600 MHz before the end of this year, accelerating its 5G rollout and making T-Mobile […]
Monday, October 21, 2019 TECH MEDIA NEWS Artificial Intelligence-related marketing companies drew $1 billion in investment in 2Q19, according to GP Bullhound. Over half of marketers plan to use AI in ten different ways within the next two years, said the report, including personalizing the channel experience, improving customer segmentation and personalizing the customer journey. […]