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Miranda, "Game of Thrones" #MeToo figure take Webby Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Game of Thrones" and a key figure in the #MeToo movement are among the winners of this year's Webby Awards.Miranda won the Webby for public service and social activism for his work raising money for charities assisting Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Susan Fowler, the former Uber employee whose harassment revelations helped lead to the ouster of the company's CEO and bolstered the #MeToo movement, was named Webbys person of the year.
The awards, which honor internet excellence, were announced... Read More
House Democrats talk to Cambridge Analytica whistleblower
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats, frustrated by what they see as GOP inaction and with an eye on midterm elections, on Tuesday held the first of what they hope to be several interviews with witnesses who have not been interrogated in the Republican-led Russia investigations.Democrats on the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees interviewed former Cambridge Analytica employee Christopher Wylie, who sparked a global debate over electronic privacy in March when he revealed that a data-mining firm affiliated with President Donald Trump's campaign... Read More
Ex-Yahoo paying $35M to settle SEC charges over 2014 hack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The company formerly known as Yahoo is paying a $35 million fine to resolve federal regulators' charges that the online pioneer deceived investors by failing to disclose one of the biggest data breaches in internet history.The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the action Tuesday against the company, which is now called Altaba after its email and other digital services were sold to Verizon Communications for $4.48 billion last year. Yahoo, which is no longer publicly traded, neither admitted nor denied the allegations but did agree to refrain... Read More
Cambridge Analytica fights back on data scandal
LONDON (AP) — Cambridge Analytica unleashed its counterattack against claims that it misused data from millions of Facebook accounts, saying Tuesday it is the victim of misunderstandings and inaccurate reporting that portrays the company as the evil villain in a James Bond movie.Clarence Mitchell, a high-profile publicist recently hired to represent the company, held Cambridge Analytica's first news conference since allegations surfaced that the Facebook data helped Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election. Christopher Wylie, a former employee of Cambridge... Read More
AP-NORC Poll: For many online Americans, Facebook is a habit
NEW YORK (AP) — Social media is a daily way of life for many Americans.Nearly half of Americans who use the internet say they use Facebook at least several times a day, making it easily the most popular social media site. And Facebook-owned Instagram comes in No. 2.
So whether you're reaching for your phone before getting out of bed in the morning, or logging on to procrastinate during work, chances are you see the little blue "F'' icon more often than you take a shower.
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds... Read More
Top Stories in Technology
- Miranda, "Game of Thrones" #MeToo figure take Webby Awards
- House Democrats talk to Cambridge Analytica whistleblower
- Ex-Yahoo paying $35M to settle SEC charges over 2014 hack
- Senate confirms new director of National Security Agency
- Cambridge Analytica fights back on data scandal
- Ireland to collect billions from Apple in back taxes
- AP-NORC Poll: For many online Americans, Facebook is a habit
- Supreme Court upholds challenged patent review practice
- AP-NORC poll: Privacy debacle prompts social-media changes
- Twitter blocks Israeli lawmaker for wishing Palestinian shot
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