Misuse of data: US Senate committee invites FB, Google, Twitter CEOs to testify

DNA India | 2018-03-27

Amidst reports of misuse of consumer data, a powerful Congressional committee has summoned the CEOs of top three social media platforms: Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Indian-American Sunder Pichai of Google, and Jack Dorsey of Twitter for a hearing on data privacy. The hearing by the Senate...

Apple CEO Tim Cook calls for well-crafted privacy regulations

DNA India | 2018-03-26

Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding an alleged Facebook data breach, Apple CEO Tim Cook called for well-crafted privacy regulations to be established. As per a report that appeared in The Verge, the Apple Chief, who had attended the China...

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Elon Musk Says Boring Company Will Sell 'Lego-Like' Kits of Excavated Rock

Slashdot | 2018-03-27

Elon Musk says his Boring Company will sell "interlocking bricks" made from the rock that its tunnel-creating machines excavate from the ground. In other words, think Lego, he says, except...

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Caesarean babies at higher risk of health problems: Study

Deccan Chronicle | 2018-03-26

Chennai: Caesarean babies are at a higher risk of health complications, reveals a study published in journal Birth. Caesarean babies were found to have a higher chance of developing respiratory infections, metabolic disorders, obesity, diabetes and eczema. The study was done on more than a lakh...

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8 Reasons Why Taxing Cryptocurrency Trades is Just Not Fair

Bitcoinist | 2018-03-27

Taxation of cryptocurrency trades is the subject of much contention and as tax return statistics roll in it’s clear that many traders and investors didn’t declare some, or all, or their transactions. Is taxing cryptocurrency with outdated tax systems fair? The US government may not be ready to...

Report: Twitter Confirms Ban On Cryptocurrency Ads On Tuesday

WorldNews.com | 2018-03-26

Beginning Tuesday, March 27, Twitter will begin banning cryptocurrency advertising, CoinTelegraph reported. Following in the footsteps of fellow social media giants Facebook and Google, Twitter confirmed the rumors it will clamp down on crypto-related advertising. Speaking to Reuters, Twitter said...

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Sock, Querrey, Isner among US Davis Cup picks for Belgium

Wtop | 2018-03-21

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Sock, Sam Querrey, John Isner, Ryan Harrison and Steve Johnson have been picked for the U.S. Davis Cup team that will face Belgium in the quarterfinals next month in Nashville,...

Juan Martin Del Potro ends Roger Federer’s streak to win Indian Wells tennis title

Hindustan Times | 2018-03-19

Juan Martin del Potro saved three match points in a thrilling final at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday before handing world number one Roger Federer his first loss of the year and claiming his maiden Masters 1000 title. The Argentine stunned a raucous Indian Wells crowd that had been loudly backing...



Darren Lehmann to resign as Australia coach after ball-tampering scandal: Report

Hindustan Times | 2018-03-27

Darren Lehmann will step down as coach of Australia before the fourth test against South Africa begins on Friday, according to a report in Britain’s Daily Telegraph, as the fall-out from the ball-tampering scandal continued on Tuesday. Australia was plunged into turmoil after captain Steve...

'Ghost' of 7-1 Germany mauling still haunts Brazil says Tite

Gulf Daily News | 2018-03-26

Brazil coach Tite says the "ghost" of their 7-1 mauling by Germany at the 2014 World Cup still haunts the 'Selecao', as the teams prepare to meet on Tuesday. Brazil suffered their heaviest home defeat when Germany hit four goals in six devastating first-half minutes of the Belo Horizonte semi-final...

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List of countries expelling Russian diplomats

Dothan Eagle | 2018-03-27

LONDON (AP) — The United States and many Western countries announced they were expelling a total of more than 130 Russian diplomats, in a show of solidarity...

Putin hits out at 'criminal negligence' for shopping centre fire

RTE | 2018-03-27

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the scene of a fire in a shopping centre that killed at least 64 people, and hit out at "criminal...

Pakistan police arrest 10 men for ordering 'revenge rape'

This is Money | 2018-03-27

Mukhtar Mai defied her attackers after a rape in 2002 Police in central Pakistan have arrested 10 men for ordering the rape of a woman as revenge for a rape...

China's VIP security raises speculation of Kim Jong Un visit

Post Bulletin | 2018-03-27

BEIJING (AP) — The arrival of a special train in Beijing and unusually heavy security at a guesthouse where prominent North Koreans have stayed in the past have...

Meet Pakistan's first transgender news anchor

CNN | 2018-03-27

(CNN)A 21-year-old journalist is making headlines in Pakistan by becoming the country's first transgender news anchor. Pakistan's social networks were abuzz...

Will Mark Zuckerberg be able to boldly fix Facebook crisis?

Deccan Chronicle | 2018-03-27

As questions mounted last year about whether Facebook had been exploited to tilt the US presidential election, Mark Zuckerberg's to-do list landed him on a...

Kansas Water Park Owner Arrested For Murder Over Boy's 2016 Decapitation Death

WorldNews.com | 2018-03-27

Investigators in Kansas City said that operators of a water park were in such a rush to open a 170-foot-tall ride that they did not take enough precautions to...

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Al Jazeera | 2018-03-27

Are we witnessing a 'new scramble for Africa'?

Superpowers are once again competing for influence in Africa. It's time for the continent to reclaim...

Malaysia Today | 2018-03-27

The ins and outs of 1MDB

(Kwong Wah Daily) – Have we ever pondered why Mahathir is so scared of 1MDB and wants so much...

Creators Syndicate | 2018-03-27

Might Makes Might

A door creaks — metaphorically, of course — and a metaphorical breeze slinks into the...

The Washington Post | 2018-03-27

The way cities report gun violence is all wrong

Most data focuses solely on gun deaths. But nonfatal shootings are a better measurement of community...