Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Senator Feinstein makes broad request for all ‘Russia-connected’ Twitter and Facebook user data

 The nature and extent of Russia or Russian-linked actors interfering with the election is yet to be determined, but it’s not for want of inquiries. Half of D.C. is looking into it in one way or another, and Senator Diane Feinstein is no exception. Today she sent letters to several parties involved, including Facebook and Twitter, asking for a variety of documents relating to her… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Tony West leaves Pepsi to become Uber’s new Chief Legal Officer

 When you’re a company facing almost as many federal investigations as a crime syndicate, who better to come in to run your legal team than a former Justice Department official? That may have been the question new Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi was asking when thinking about who to pick to help navigate his ride-sharing service through the murky legal waters it’s now… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Amazon ships Bezos early holiday gift: World's richest title – CNET

After a massive surge in Amazon’s stock Friday, company’s CEO Jeff Bezos passes Gates to become the richest person globally.
Source: CNET

'Alien' asteroid spotted dive-bombing our solar system – CNET

Astronomers may have discovered the first interstellar object, a comet or asteroid that’s broken free of another star to pay a visit to our sun.
Source: CNET

Facebook working on adding state, local election ads to archive – CNET

The world’s largest social network is building an archive of federal election ads that have run on Facebook. But the database will go further than that.
Source: CNET

Open source Apollo speeds up Baidu's self-driving software development – Roadshow

Chinese technology company announced version 1.0 of its open source Apollo software in July. Three months later its up to version 1.5.
Source: CNET

Outlook.com now knows where you live, and will move your data accordingly

Microsoft’s Outlook.com email service can now detect where you reside on a global scale and move your account to the closest data center. Previously, account owners were required to manually provide this information.

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Source: Digital trends

Apple releases new leather sleeve for the 12-inch MacBook

Style-conscious 12-inch MacBook owners can now purchase a leather sleeve for their laptop that’s much like the protective casing Apple released for the iPad Pro following its release earlier this year.

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Source: Digital trends

Gadget Lab Podcast: Can a Chromebook Be Your Only Computer?

This week, the hosts discuss Chromebooks, the Pixelbook, iPads, and (ugh) regular laptops.
Source: Wired

Factory operations manager Polymer spins out from Dandelion Chocolate

 Not every startup journey starts as sweetly as the road co-founders Ishita Prasad and Maya Balakrishnan took to launching their new company, Polymer — but then again, not every startup takes its inspiration from a chocolate factory. Read More

Source: TechCrunch