The former chief executive of Cambridge Analytica Alexander Nix was accused on Wednesday of taking $8 million from the company ahead of its collapse. Investors backing a rebrand of the data consultancy firm are currently in a stand-off with Nix while trying to persuade him to return the money, according to the Financial Times. Nix …
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Mark Zuckerberg and British MP Damian Collins have been stuck in a tug of war for two months now, and neither wants to give in. Collins, a Conservative member of Parliament representing Folkestone and Hythe since 2010, wants the Facebook CEO to answer questions on the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Zuckerberg? Well, he’s not so keen. Collins chairs Parliament’s Digital, …
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Citizens of Papua New Guinea are about to get a month-long digital detox from Facebook — whether they like it or not. Papua New Guinea’s communications minister, Sam Basil, told the country’s Post-Courier on Tuesday that Facebook would be banned in there for four weeks, providing an opportunity to identify fake profiles and work out how to prevent the spread …
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Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the only Silicon Valley CEO touring this Europe this week hoping to make a positive impression. Hot on his heels is the chief executive of Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi. On Wednesday, Khosrowshahi met with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss Uber’s commitment to the country. The same day, he announced AXA insurance for all drivers across the continent. …
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Oh it’s a jolly holiday for Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook CEO finished up a trip to Europe on Thursday with a day out at the VivaTech conference in Paris, where he was greeted with rapturous applause from the audience and didn’t have to answer a single question from an indignant politician about his company’s part in one of the biggest …
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The UK Parliament on Tuesday published a list of over 50 points it wants the European Parliament to quiz Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on when he gives evidence later in the day. Zuckerberg is set to talk to lawmakers in Brussels where he will be quizzed over Facebook’s role in foreign elections in a meeting that will be streamed live on …
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Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing at the European Parliament on Tuesday will be livestreamed for all the world to see, the Parliament’s president, Antonio Tajani, said in a tweet on Monday. The Facebook CEO last week agreed to talk with European lawmakers about potential impact of his mammoth social network on elections in Europe, as well as about personal data protection. The …
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HMD Global, the Finnish startup that makes Nokia phones, just scored itself $100 million in funding, which it will use to “aggressively expand” its product lineup, it said on Monday. HMD, which licenses the Nokia brand to make phones bearing its name and logo, was founded in December 2016 and burst onto the scene at Mobile World Congress 2017, where …
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Facebook and Qualcomm are teaming up to bring super-fast Wi-Fi to built-up urban areas, the two companies announced Monday. Qualcomm said it will integrate Facebook’s Terragraph technology, which uses high-frequency radio waves to speed up networks where populations are dense, into its upcoming chipsets. Terragraph is a millimeter-wavelength, 60GHz wireless system that serves as an alternative when laying fiber becomes …
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Facebook launched a partnership with the Atlantic Council on Thursday that will help prevent malicious actors from using the social network to interfere with elections. The think tank’s Digital Forensic Research Lab will help Facebook monitor specific regions to prevent the spread of misinformation on the platform and educate citizens about the risks, according to a press release. The partnership …
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