Twitter has confirmed that it’s now blocking users who opened an account when they were underage. It doesn’t matter that these users are now over 13. As long as the account was opened when the said user was still below the required age, the Twitter account will be blocked.
The FBI is asking people to reboot their routers in an attempt to stop a sophisticated Russian malware. The malware is thought to have already affected hundreds of thousands of internet users.
Uber has announced that tests for its self-driving cars in Arizona have been canceled. The company will lay off 300 workers as a result, most of whom are vehicle operators. The decision comes barely two months after an autonomous car owned by Uber hit and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona.
A police department in Orlando, Florida has confirmed it’s trying out real-time facial recognition technology. Amazon also recently confirmed that their facial recognition technology had been deployed to the Orlando police department.
Facebook has announced the suspension of over 200 apps for potentially using user data inappropriately. The suspension marks the first step by the social media platform to regain user trust after the massive data scandal involving UK data firm Cambridge Analytica.
Google recently wrapped up its annual I/O developer conference at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The conference was marked by a number of big announcements from the keynote sessions.
