A look into big tech user data requests from governments worldwide
Facebook came out with its biannual Transparency Report yesterday, and we decided to take a look at big tech companies to see how many user data requests they have recently received from governments...
View ArticleThe Finish Line is Near! Meet EU FMD and DSCSA Deadlines and Extract Value in...
With just months to go until the EU FMD and DSCSA deadlines, Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) / manufactures yet to implement serialization programs need to think strategically and...
View ArticleThe Sociable Podcast – How To Get Started With Bitcoin
If you have ever thought about buying Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies but were unsure of how it all works or even where to start, you’re in the right place. On this episode, we will take a brief look...
View ArticleWhy startups should embrace CSR initiatives from day one
Mark Grimes, co-founder of Startup Radio Network, a live-streaming and podcast network offering a variety of shows focusing on entrepreneurship and startups. Startup Radio Network supports women...
View ArticleCustomers of Precor’s Spinner® Get Free Access to Indoor Cycling Classes,...
CycleCast, an app which offers studio-quality cycling classes, today announces its partnership with fitness equipment experts, Precor. With every purchase of a Precor Spinner® bike, CycleCast will...
View ArticleIntelligence community can’t keep up with FOIA requests: IG report
The US Intelligence Community (IC), including the CIA, FBI, NSA, and others cannot keep up with the amount of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests due to a lack of organization and inadequate...
View ArticleC-Tribe Festival Secures Edmonton’s Position as Canada’s Next Tech Hub
The eyes of the tech world returned to Edmonton this week as the third edition of C-Tribe Festival shed a spotlight on the northern city’s blossoming information technology industry. From computers to...
View ArticleSocial Hardware: providing free prosthetics for India’s labor force
As a growing economy, India is experiencing a surge in industrialization, and construction accidents are on the rise, which in turn is spurring a huge demand for prosthetics. Abhit K The Sociable up...
View Article‘The global stage is finally waking up to all that Ontario has to offer’:...
As a Partner at 500 Startups Canada, Neha Khera has a lot of responsibilities. Apart from recruiting companies for 500 Startups’ four-month Seed Program based out of San Francisco, she is also...
View ArticleInvestors poured $1.62B into Canadian SaaS companies in 2018: L-Spark report
Ottawa-based SaaS startup accelerator L-Spark releases a report on investments in Canadian SaaS companies, signaling $1.62 billion raised in 2018. The release of the report coincides with the third...
View ArticleFBI moved counterterrorism data to AWS after Las Vegas massacre
The FBI moved its Counterterrorism Division data to Amazon Web Services (AWS) following the Las Vegas massacre in 2017, according to Deputy Assistant Director Christine Halvorsen. Speaking at AWS...
View Article“Startups have to be attentive to the needs of a community”: NYC Assemblyman...
The tech world is welcome to NYC but they need to play their part. This is the conclusion New York Assemblyman Michael Blake comes to when campaigning for his next big post. After having been Iowa...
View ArticleLinkedIn jumps on ‘Stories’ trend with new feature for students
Dubbed ‘Student Voices’, the new feature introduced by LinkedIn promises students to boost their academic and professional job prospects by allowing them to share short video clips on the platform,...
View Article‘Directed energy, microwaves can be very effective against swarm attacks’: DoD
Swarm attacks using unmanned vehicles involve transformative technologies that concern the DoD, and according to CTO Dr. Michael Griffin, directed energy and high-powered microwaves can be very...
View ArticleBig tech employees voicing ethical concerns echo warnings from history: Op-ed
When an organization’s agenda does not fall in line with the people it represents, or within the ethical guidelines of its employees, citizens, or members, then that organization faces becoming a...
View Article‘In an era of AI, you need human intelligence’: UK spy chief
MI6 chief Alex Younger speaks in public for the first time in four years to give an update on the British spy agency’s most pressing challenges including hybrid threats, AI, and the need for a new...
View ArticleEngaging in storytelling: Microsoft Decoded Show returns for season 3
Peeking under the hood of today’s most dynamic open source software with the people behind it, Microsoft Decoded Show returns for its third season. Decoded is back to show not only how code runs every...
View ArticleGoogle+ bug impacting 52.5M users announced day before CEO testifies in Congress
Just one day before Google CEO Sundar Pichai is to testify before Congress, Google announces it is expediting the end of Google+ to occur within the next 90 days after a second bug is discovered that...
View ArticleInsolar’s BaaS platform will ‘help any organization profit from blockchain tech’
Insolar is building its Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) platform to be an open-source, enterprise-grade blockchain platform and ecosystem that helps companies rapidly and affordably deploy distributed...
View Article‘Man-machine teaming’ is a ‘critical element’ in AI competition with China:...
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joe Dunford fields questions on how the US military needs to have a competitive advantage over China in the field of AI. In a streamed interview during the...
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