The social media giant has been under fire for more than a year and faces antitrust investigations Tweet Email Small toy figures are seen in front of Facebook logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019.PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON: Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg met with a half-dozen US senators on Wednesday for dinner as the…
Month: September 2019
Decred project lead Jake Yocom-Piatt: Practice what you preach
Decred project lead Jake Yocom-Piatt: Practice what you preach Matt Hussey Reblog Jake Yocom-Piatt is Project Lead for Decred and a cryptocurrency pioneer who has been using, funding and directing the creation of open-source software for over a decade.Jake previously funded and oversaw the creation of Btcsuite, an alternative full-node Bitcoin implementation written in Go,…
Social media site Tsu set to return
Social media platform Tsu, which disrupted the industry by paying its content creators, has been acquired by investors, with the intention of re-launching the platform.The weaponization of social media by ISIS Dr.PW Singer, author of LikeWar – The Weaponization of Social Media, tells Tonya Hall about ways that social media has been manipulated by ISIS.Featured…
Facebook Portal: Tech giant admits its new smart devices allow people to listen in | Science & Tech
Facebook had admitted people will be allowed to listen in to audio captured by its new smart devices, despite stopping the controversial practice in its Messenger app. The tech giant has announced its own competitor to the likes of the Amazon Fire TV Stick and Google Chromecast, which will also include video calling as a…
Facebook to use firearms video from Met Police to detect live-streamed terror attacks | Science & Tech
Facebook has teamed up with the Metropolitan Police to prevent live-streaming of terror attacks, six months after the Christchurch mosque gunman streamed his actions using the social network’s Live feature. From October, the London force will provide Facebook with footage of its firearms training, taken from the body cameras worn by officers. It will be…
NetCents Powers Purchase Potential with 40th Partner Agreement Signed
Sep 18, 2019 CryptoCurrencyNews NetCents Powers Purchase Potential with 40th Partner Agreement Signed Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp.– September 18, 2019) – NetCents Technology Inc.( CSE:NC ) ( OTCQB:NTTCF ) ( Frankfurt: 26N ) (“ NetCents ” or the “ Company ”).Accelerating its pace for market adoption and integration, NetCents has signed its 40 th partnership…
How to hedge Bitcoin risks with margin trading
How to hedge Bitcoin risks with margin trading Wed 18 Sep 2019 14:20:51 GMT Author: share What’s the long-term outlook for Bitcoin Looming recession and aggressive monetary policy by all major central banks create some great perspectives for Bitcoin long term. Cryptocurrency may still compete with gold for being the major alternative to the fiat…
BitPay Launches Support for Ethereum
Global Businesses Can Accept Ethereum for Payment Processing and Cross-Border Transactions September 16, 2019 09:53 ET | Source: BitPay ATLANTA, Sept.16, BitPay , the largest global blockchain payments provider, today announced its customers will soon be able to safely, securely, and compliantly accept Ethereum .Businesses using BitPay for payment processing can accept Ethereum for purchases…
MVB Financial Corp. Acquires Chartwell Compliance
MVB Financial Corp.Acquires Chartwell Compliance MVB Financial Corp.Acquires Chartwell Compliance MVB Financial Corp.(“MVB,” “MVB Financial”) (Nasdaq: MVBF), the holding company for MVB Bank, Inc., announced today Chartwell Compliance has joined the MVB family through its acquisition as a wholly-owned subsidiary of MVB Bank.The move further reinforces MVB’s 3.0 strategy of seeking “blue ocean” opportunities and…
The next frontier on the Crypto to Fiat bridge ⋆ Crypto New Media
Last updated Sep 12, 2019 The next frontier on the Crypto to Fiat bridge 0 29 Share Blockchain is great at many things, but many people are used to doing things a certain way.Certain payment models already exist and it’s up to crypto to find solutions that meet the current challenges.PumaPay is working with merchants…