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…

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 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 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…

Into cryptocurrency trading? The IRS is onto you If you’ve been trading but not declaring, the tax service might be on your case.Cryptocurrency investors in the United States are receiving letters from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which are proposing backdated tax payments relating to the trade of virtual assets. As reported by Bloomberg ,…

The Federal Reserve is planning a big change to bank-to-bank payments.Matthew Frankel, CFP Sep 17, 2019 at 5:01PM The Federal Reserve recently announced its plan to develop a new payment and settlement service, known as FedNow, which would allow for real-time payment processing by banks, even at night and on weekends.Many say that this move…

Katie Tubb is a senior policy analyst for energy and environmental issues in the Thomas A.Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies.The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own. The challenge to meet the world’s energy needs is massive.Demand for electricity continues to grow, with nearly one billion people today still in the dark .Access…

Katie Tubb is a senior policy analyst for energy and environmental issues in the Thomas A.Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies.The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own. The challenge to meet the world’s energy needs is massive.Demand for electricity continues to grow, with nearly one billion people today still in the dark .Access…

Facebook has revealed the rules that will govern its “supreme court” – a new 40-person independent board that will make the final decision on controversial questions about the social network’s content. Users unhappy with the way their content has been treated on the platform will be able to take their case to the board after…

Brazen drone strikes lead to questions about Saudi air defense -analysis Brazen drone strikes lead to questions about Saudi air defense -analysis ‘People have stopped’: Relief for parents as Fortnite phenomenon starts to wane It’s the game that captivated children and teenagers while sending parents worldwide into a panic.But signs are that Fortnite is on…