December 26, 2018 Stuart Varney: Elon Musk deserves some credit not a huge helping of scorn I'm Stuart Varney and this is "My Take." Elon Musk doesn't give a hoot about what people think of him or say about him. He took a lot of heat for smoking marijuana on camera. He was ridiculed for his wild, middle of the night tweets. Lots of name calling because of his behavior. I think its time for a re-evaluation. I think its time to look at the man's achievements, rather than his public image.
December 26, 2018 Facebook’s lonely conservative takes on a power position After more than a year of research and discussion, Facebook Inc. FB -0.71% late this summer shelved a project called “Common Ground” that tried to encourage users with different political beliefs to interact in less-hostile ways. One reason: fears the proposed fix could trigger claims of bias against conservatives, according to people familiar with the decision.
December 23, 2018 Kansas trying to unload $10M in computer equipment after abandoning costly tech project The administration of Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer is trying to unload $10 million worth of computer equipment by selling it at a steep discount or donating it.
December 21, 2018 Apple doesn’t see a problem with bent iPads Apple says consumers shouldn’t be getting so bent out of shape about the new iPad Pros.
December 21, 2018 Amazon sent over 1,000 private Alexa recordings to random person Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, allowed a user in Germany to get access to more than 1,000 recordings from another user — thanks to a “human error” by the tech giant, according to a report.
December 21, 2018 Hacking risk rises 'exponentially' for troops using personal devices, experts warn Troops who bring their personal tablets and smartphones into combat are at risk of being hacked by hostile actors, cybersecurity experts are warning.
December 20, 2018 Facebook blasted by privacy advocates, lawmakers over data-sharing agreements Facebook drew widespread, scathing criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic on Thursday for not disclosing the extent of its wide-ranging data-sharing deals that gave other tech firms access to private user data and information.
December 20, 2018 Facebook under fire for peddling your private messages – and isn't sorry The latest Facebook mess feels different.
December 20, 2018 Border Patrol unveils surveillance tool for monitoring illegal crossings Smugglers and undocumented immigrants attempting to sneak past Border Patrol agents en route to the United States will soon have to outwit a new surveillance tool that can scan open terrain for miles.
December 19, 2018 DC sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal Facebook was sued by the District of Columbia on Wednesday for allowing data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly access data from as many as 87 million users.