Collaborate Disseminate
By Uzair Amir
Ride-hailing apps are currently in vogue now, there are countless
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Old tech has an important role in people’s lives. Continue reading Payphones Still Make Millions of Dollars
If Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz were to wake up in 2017, with her magic Ruby Slippers on her feet, she’d probably believe she had woken up in a magical world. But modern folks will need a little more magic to impress them. Like Clicking your heels thrice to get home with these Uber ruby slippers. [Hannah Joshua] was tasked by her employer to build a quirky maker project. She got an idea when a friend complained about having trouble hailing a cab at the end of a hard day at work.
[Hannah] started with ruby colored slippers with …read more
Facebook is turning its attention to Canada with a new AI research office in Montreal. Google and Microsoft already have outposts in the city and countless other tech companies, including Uber, have researchers based in Canada. McGill University’s Joelle Pineau will be leading Facebook’s AI efforts in Montreal. Pineau’s research focus tends to lean heavily on robotics and… Read More Continue reading Facebook is the latest tech giant to hunt for AI talent in Canada
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: Uber faces FBI probe; Samsung offers bug bounties; ‘Humpty Dumpty’ hackers jailed
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: Turing’s documents found; Uber steps back on tracking; feathered threat to police
By Waqas
The new version of Faketoken Malware Targets Uber-Like Apps to
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Uber ‘failed consumers in two key ways’ says FTC after probe into catalogue of privacy concerns Continue reading Uber faces privacy audits every two years until 2037, rules FTC
Ridesharing behemoth Uber agreed Tuesday to institute “a culture of privacy” in how it handles personal information from its passengers and drivers, following a Federal Trade Commission investigation that revealed the company misrepresented its internal data access policies and failed to take reasonable security measures to safeguard data in the cloud. The FTC announced the proposed settlement — which does not include any financial penalty on Uber — in a press call held by the agency’s acting Chairwoman Maureen Ohlhausen. The settlement, she said, will last for 20 years and “requires a culture of privacy at Uber” — which has to appoint a privacy officer, institute a privacy program and get it audited by an independent third party. FTC officials say that they don’t have the power to impose penalties — except for violations of existing orders. The commission also generally doesn’t seek financial redress for consumers unless there is a tangible […]
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Uber is introducing a major revamp of their Uber for Business platform today, the first significant update they’ve done since the enterprise tool’s introduction. The new Uber for Business incorporates a lot of user feedback to provide easy setting of rules to ensure travel policy is followed, as well as group-based access levels and custom program creation. Previously, a lot of… Read More Continue reading Uber debuts new Uber for Business with custom travel programs and rules
