Day: September 5, 2018

Twitter’s Dorsey dodges question on whether Trump’s tweets are abusive – CNET

The Twitter CEO pointed to the social network’s terms of service instead of giving an answer. …read more Source:: CNet


Huawei, ZTE get called out during Senate hearing on Facebook, Twitter – CNET

The Chinese telecom players can’t escape the scrutiny. …read more Source:: CNet


EU To Move Ahead With Cultural Quotas For Streaming Services

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The European Union is set to move ahead with a plan to enforce pan-European quotas on streaming services like Amazon Prime Video and Netflix to support production of locally produced film and video content. Roberto Viola, the European Commission’s directorate general of communication, networks, content and technology…


PowerPool Malware Uses Windows Zero-Day Posted on Twitter

Researchers detected the vulnerability in an attack campaign two days after it was posted on social media. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Neutron star crash in a galaxy far, far… far away spews ‘faster than light’ radio signal jets at Earth

Open up your eyes and look around: It’s just an illusion A recently observed neutron star collision was so violent it sprayed jets of radio signals that appeared to travel faster than light, it has just emerged.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Benin Becomes the Latest African Nation Taxing the Internet; Citizens and Advocates Denounce the Move

Benin has joined a growing list of African states imposing levies for using the internet. From a report: The government passed a decree in late August taxing its citizens for accessing the internet and social-media apps. The directive, first proposed in July, institutes a fee of 5 CFA francs ($0.008) per megabyte consumed through services…


For once, Facebook and Twitter didn’t keep invoking AI as a cure-all – CNET

Artificial intelligence got only a few passing mentions, unlike the last few times the tech industry faced Congress. …read more Source:: CNet


Not so much changing their tune as enabling autotune: Facebook, Twitter bigwigs nod and smile to US senators

Google slammed for no-show Facebook and Twitter executives faced pointed questions from American lawmakers this morning over what they were doing to prevent foreign agents abusing their sprawling online estates.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Amazon.com Faces Search Glitch, Users Say

An anonymous reader writes: If you go to Amazon.com right now and attempt to search for a product, no items are appearing in the search results. Attempts to submit any feedback are failing too, with no error or response of any kind on the page. This is happening regardless of browser, operating system or ISP….


The Apple Watch 4’s screen will feel way less cramped, according to new leak – CNET

New Apple Watch, more visual real estate? …read more Source:: CNet