Facebook Shrugs Off Cambridge Analytica Scandal, Business Is Booming
Apr 26, 2018 06:30 am UTC| Technology
If anyone actually expected the Cambridge Analytical debacle and the various other privacy scandals afflicting Facebook to affect its bottom line, they have not been paying attention. The social network was never going to...
Google To Offer YouTube Remix As Music And Music Video Streaming Service
Apr 26, 2018 06:19 am UTC| Technology
Right now, Google actually already has an existing music streaming service via Google Play Music, but its upcoming YouTube Remix is likely to kill that option. This new project is reportedly going to be the companys answer...
Beyond Two Souls And Rayman Legends Is Free Via PlayStation Plus This May
Apr 26, 2018 06:19 am UTC| Technology
PlayStation Plus users will have a new set of free games to look forward to next month as Sony is releasing some new titles that are up for grabs all throughout May. As always, these free games are for the PlayStation 4,...
Even New EU Privacy Laws Can’t Prevent Facebook From Abusing User Data
Apr 26, 2018 06:18 am UTC| Technology
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was supposed to be the first, real legislation that users could count on to help safeguard their data against the predatory practices of companies like Facebook and prevent...
Japan Is Building Robots To Replace Its Aging Workforce
Apr 26, 2018 06:18 am UTC| Technology
While the rest of the world is worried that automation will make their jobs obsolete, Japan is scrambling to make sophisticated robots that can help it do exactly this as its workforce ages. This is especially the case in...
Belgium Declares Loot Boxes Illegal, Even Those Like In Overwatch
Apr 26, 2018 06:14 am UTC| Technology
Microtransactions that involved cosmetic items such as those in Overwatch are often considered by those who defend the concept of loot boxes as the gold standard for other developers and publishers to follow. It seems...
E-Waste Recycler In Hot Legal Water For Piracy, Prison Sentence
Apr 26, 2018 06:14 am UTC| Technology
Piracy is a crime, or so the media and tech industry loves to keep reminding people. This is largely ignored by both the distributors and users of pirated products, but recently, at least one party has learned how serious...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects