U.S. citizens are losing the battle for privacy, states brief filed by U.S. tech companies

The brief urges the U.S. Supreme Court to side with the digital rights of citizens against intrusive governments breaches of privacy. More than a dozen technology companies along with Verizon Communications Inc, the biggest wireless operator in the U.S., have called on the U.S. Supreme Court to formulate rules that will make it harder for…

Amazon launches Spark – a Social Media app for iOS powered devices

Spark is being seen as a cross between Pinterest and Instagram with a bent for e-commerce. In a significant development, Amazon.com has forayed into the social media with the launch of Spark, a platform currently available only to Prime members, wherein they can upload photos and videos much like other popular social media platforms, including…

Silicon Valley giants chip in to minimize the availability of extremist content online

The efforts of Facebook, Google and Twitter in removing violent jihadist content from online repositories which had acted as breeding ground, have yielded significant results. In efforts aimed at containing the growing threats of extremism in the UK, Facebook has launched a program in the country through which it will train and fund local organisations…

Google creates $300 million fund for late stage funding for European biotech firms

The new fund will provide funding to both public and private firms for products that have already reached mid-stage Phase II clinical development, providing them with a new source of growth capital. In a move that underscores the wide net Google has cast across industries, the search engine giant has sunk in $300 million in…

Trump Administration plans on unveiling revised self-driving rules in the near future

While the Obama Administration’s focused on safety issues vis-à-vis self-driving vehicles, the current administration aims to ease the rules of business. On Monday, the head of the U.S. Department of Transportation stated that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will unveil revised guidelines for self-driving vehicles in the coming months. The announcement follows calls by auto…

Microsoft aiming to emulate Google’s Chromebook strategy

Although Google dominates the education marketplace in the U.S., to maintain its rank it will have to strengthen its position in classrooms overseas, and make educators see the impetus in embracing its technology ‘en masse’. Google has made significant inroads in U.S. classrooms in recent years with its Chromebook being the computer of choice for…