Stephen Lam/Reuters Facebook and Cambridge Analytica have been implicated in a massive data breach. Personal data from 50 million profiles is at stake, a former employee warned. The details can be hard to follow, so Business Insider has broken down what’s going on. Facebook and data analytics company Cambridge Analytica (CA) are in hot water […]
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AR firm Avegant cuts half its workforce and picks new CEO
Avegant has drawn a lot of attention in the wearable world between its Glyph personal screen and its light-field augmented reality headset, but it’s facing uncertain times. The Verge has learned that the startup cut more than half of its workforce (it’s now down to “fewer than 20” workers) and has replaced CEO Joerg Tewes […]
Rogic fires home screamer in the Old Firm Derby
Video Rogic fires home screamer in the Old Firm Derby0:38 Football: Tom Rogic has fired home a ridiculous goal to equalise the Old Firm Derby. March 12th 2018 2 hours ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/Football/ Football Rogic fires home screamer in the Old Firm Derby0:38 March 12th 2018 2 hours ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/Football/ […]
Rangers team news: Predicted Rangers line up against Celtic in the Old Firm derby
Graeme Murty faces some key decisions ahead of Rangers’ huge Old Firm clash with Celtic at Ibrox today. Jamie Murphy has returned to training and is expected to start, while Declan John is also pushing for a return to his left-back slot. Russell Martin has sat out of some training sessions in the build-up to […]
Senior British diplomat working at firm behind Saudi PR offensive
A UK diplomat is working for the firm behind a multimillion pound Saudi PR drive while still employed by the Foreign Office, it has been revealed. It comes as Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince prepares for his trip to Britain. Jolyon Welsh, whose Foreign Office roles have included deputy head of Middle East, was given […]
Why a Tiny Kentucky Firm Rules a Corner of the Crypto Market
Kingdom Trust, in Murray, Kentucky, is a leader in holding cryptocurrencies for institutional investors. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a9086db1091334c9f7340ae/master/pass/cryptocurrency_custodians-FINAL.jpg
Citi co-head of M&A Peter Tague is leaving the firm (C)
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Citigroup is losing one its three co-heads of mergers and acquisitions. Peter Tague, who served as global co-head of M&A alongside Cary Kochman and Mark Shafir, is leaving Citi, according to a report by Liz Hoffman of The Wall Street Journal. Tague was appointed to the lead M&A role in the 2012. […]
Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling stands firm against euro in absence of Brexit news
The pound to euro exchange rate is faring better this week after hitting new lows last Monday. Despite the fact that various reports show the UK economy struggling, the pound is managing to stand up against the euro this far. Laura Parsons, currency analyst at TorFX said: “Although the UK’s retails sales data disappointed on […]
U.S. immigration agency contracts license-plate tracking firm
Among its other services, Vigilant Solutions maintains a database of license plate reader (LPR) images gathered from nationwide law enforcement organizations and camera-equipped police cars, plus numerous commercial points like tollbooths and repo services. The company says it “can offer over 5 billion nationwide detections and over 150 million more added monthly” to entities that […]
A portfolio manager at a $991 billion firm shares which of the tech giants face the biggest regulatory risks (FB, AAPL, GOOGL, NFLX)
Stephen Lam/Reuters Facebook and Google face bigger regulatory risks than Amazon, according to David Eiswert, the portfolio manager of T. Rowe Price’s Global Stock Fund. Top lawyers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google appeared in Congress in November to answer questions about Russia’s meddling in the 2016 US presidential election. Facebook’s advertising platform is “like a […]