Facebook sues South Korea data analytics firm
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Facebook is suing South Korean data analytics firm Rankwave to make sure it isn?t breaking the leading social network?s rules, the US company said Friday. Facebook was investigating Rankwave data practices relating to advertising and marketing and the South Korean company didn?t co-operate with efforts to confirm it was complying with policies for all developers ...
The Key To HUAWEI P30 Lite’s Success: Quality
Among all the quality smartphones out there in the market, you can?t miss the HUAWEI P30 Series. For instance, the HUAWEI P20 Series, one of the most popular products last year, remains a leader in the smartphone industry, both in terms of camera features and system performance. Its rear camera consists of a 24MP primary lens, an f/1.8, wide ...
Vietnam Jails Two Activists For 'spreading Propaganda' On Facebook
Hanoi, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th May, 2019 ) : A Vietnamese has jailed two activists on charges of publishing damaging anti-state propaganda about the communist-run country, state reported Saturday, the latest convictions under a hardline leadership intolerant of dissent. The , Vu Thi Dung and Nguyen Thi Ngoc Suong, were sentenced Friday to six ...
Uber tumbles 9pc in rocky launch
NEW YORK: Uber Technologies Inc?s shares fell nearly 9 per cent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday, marking a rocky start for one of the most high-profile US companies to go public since Facebook Inc seven years ago. Uber has said that it has the potential to grow not just in the cab hailing business, but ...
Doctors save dying teen using an unprecedented bacteria-eating viruses therapy
Creating a cocktail of bacteria-hungry viruses, genetically engineered to hunt at their best, an international team of physicians and microbiologists have not only prolonged a life, they have achieved a medical first, bringing attention to a treatment long-neglected in the West. Impervious to the hospital?s antibiotics, Carnell-Holdaway?s liver and lungs soon began to fail, and her chances of survival ...
Trial date set for Elon Musk's 'pedo guy' tweet
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday said Elon Musk must face a defamation lawsuit by a British diver who said he was falsely branded a pedophile and child rapist by the chief executive of electric car company Tesla Inc. U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson in Los Angeles said a reasonable jury could conclude that Musk?s comments were more than ...
Number of Pakistani accounts reported to Twitter drops
The website?s transparency report released on Friday said that between July and December, the government sent requests for removal of 193 accounts and reported 2,349 profiles to Twitter. ?Twitter?s non-compliance and lack of willingness to work with governments is reflected in this report as globally the request rate has dropped,? Prime Minister?s Focal Person on Digital Media Arslan Khalid ...
US, Luxembourg Sign Agreement To Deepen Space Cooperation - Commerce Department
"The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the United States of America today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will serve to catalyze and significantly deepen cooperation between the two countries in the field of space," the release stated. The agreement seeks to boost cooperation in civil space exploration, earth observation, space situational awareness and research and development, the release said. The ...
Turkey Slaps Facebook With $270,000 Fine Over Users' Photo Privacy Breach
According to KVKK, up to 300,000 users in might have had their privacy compromised due to a bug, which said in had given third-party applications access to of the 's users' photographs between 13-25, . On 11, it decided to the giant 1 for failing to react in ...
Zuckerberg 'optimistic' on regulation after Macron meeting
PARIS (AFP) - Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said he was "encouraged" and "optimistic" about the regulatory framework being suggested by France for the social media giant and other online platforms, after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Draft legislation in France to increase tax on digital giants had also been expected to feature in Macron?s meeting ...
French report over social networks' regulation increases pressure on Facebook
The French report called ?Creating a French Response to Make Social Media Responsible?, was drawn up by experts and top French civil servants and has been submitted to France's digital ministry. ?It's time to break up Facebook,? wrote Hughes, who along with Zuckerberg founded the online network in their dorm room while both were students at Harvard University in ...
Your Uber has arrived: Ride-hailing company makes debut on Wall Street
Despite the staggering valuation, Uber dialled back some of its earlier ambitions for a value exceeding $100 billion after a rocky start for US rideshare rival Lyft, which went public in March. ?We view Uber's conservative pricing as a smart and prudent strategy coming out of the box as it clearly learned from its 'little brother' Lyft, and the ...
World's fastest bullet train 'Alfa-X' starts test run in Japan
(Web Desk) ? World?s fastest bullet train started its test run in Japan to revolutionize the mode of transport. Earlier today, ALFA-X version of the Shinkansen- network of high-speed railway lines in Japan- started its test run today which is believed to worth three years of it. Painted in metallic silver with green stripes, the 10-car bullet train begins ...
Amazon's Bezos to send a spaceship to moon
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos said Thursday he?s going to send a spaceship to the moon, joining a resurgence of lunar interest half a century after people first set foot there. Bezos said his space company Blue Origin will land a robotic ship the size of a small house, capable of carrying four rovers and using a ...
Uber has arrived: Ride-hailing company makes debut on Wall Street
Despite the staggering valuation, Uber dialled back some of its earlier ambitions for a value exceeding $100 billion after a rocky start for US rideshare rival Lyft, which went public in March. ?We view Uber's conservative pricing as a smart and prudent strategy coming out of the box as it clearly learned from its 'little brother' Lyft, and the ...
Toyota to launch 3rd generation Vios in Pakistan
(Web Desk) ? Toyota Indus Motor Company (IMC) is expected to launch the third generation of 1300cc Vios in Pakistan in 2019. Last year, a Toyota vendor revealed that they have been ordered to prepare parts of Vios as it will be launched in the local auto industry next year.
AMD, Cray to build fastest supercomputer for US
WASHINGTON (Web Desk) - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Tuesday its plan to deliver the world?s most powerful computer in 2021, with a performance of about 12 times the speed rating of the fastest computing system built to date according to Xinhua Net. The system called Frontier and based on AMD?s high-performance, AI-optimized CPU and GPU ...
Facebook auto generates videos celebrating extremist images
In a clever bit of self-promotion, the social media giant takes a year of a user?s content and auto-generates a celebratory video. In this case, the user called himself ?Abdel-Rahim Moussa, the Caliphate.? ?Thanks for being here, from Facebook,? the video concludes in a cartoon bubble before flashing the company?s famous ?thumbs up.? Facebook likes to give the impression it?s staying ...
Social networks under intense surveillance in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Threats, arrests, blocked accounts and restricted posts -- Big Brother is watching more closely than ever in Pakistan as authorities accelerate efforts to censor social networks, further reducing an already shrunken space for dissent. Censorship is already rife among Pakistan?s mainstream media, with the Committee to Protect Journalists noting last year that the military had "quietly ...
Zong 4G Becomes The Firstandonly Operator To Surpass 11,000 4G Cell Sites Across The Country
Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th May, 2019 ) 10thMay 2019- Pakistan?s No.1 Data Network, Zong 4G, proven to be the market leader in providing excellent cellular and mobile connectivity services and solutions to its customers, has become the first and only company to reach more than 11,000 4G cell sites. Enabling the country?s largest 4G customers ...
