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According to Nuria Oliver, Data-Pop Alliance’s Chief Data Scientist, “There’s a massive opportunity for using big data to have positive social impact… But at the same time, we need to be aware of its limitations and be honest in terms of its performance.” Crime-Stopping...

As more restaurants, bars and businesses close in an attempt to blunt the spread of the coronavirus, Google Search and Maps will inform users. In a blog post on the company’s site, CEO Sundar Pichai outlined the various steps the company is taking to help fight the spread of the...

Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 is now installed on 1 billion monthly active devices. In a blog post, Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President, Modern Life, Search & Devices, said: “Today we’re delighted to announce that over one billion people have chosen Windows 10...

Apple has just announced that its biggest event of the year, WWDC, will be online-only as a result of the coronavirus. WWDC is Apple’s developers conference where the latest changes to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS are previewed, giving developers insight into what to...

It’s a good time to work for Shopify, as the company is giving employees $1,000 to help them make the transition to working from home. As the coronavirus pandemic spreads around the country and globe, Shopify has joined the ranks of tech companies instructing their employees to...

Just days after encouraging all Washington State employees to work from home, Google is telling all of its North American employees to do the same. According to Business Insider, Google sent out a memo on Tuesday recommending that all of its employees in North America avoid going...

RootMetrics released its latest report on the state of 5G and the results are exactly what one would expect. According to the report, Verizon had the fastest 5G network by a wide margin. Its fastest median speeds were 247 Mbps, while its fastest maximum speeds were 845.7 Mbps. In...

The browser Google Chrome (v80) is following in the footsteps of Mozilla Firefox (v72) and Apple Safari (v12.1) for notifications—websites that ask for opt-in immediately will now be only able to use quiet notification prompts. These prompts are far less visible than the standard...

The hits keep on coming: Clearview AI has been caught lying about who can access its controversial facial recognition software. Clearview has amassed a database of billions of photos, scraped from millions of websites, including the biggest social media platforms. The company...

iPhone and iPad users may soon be receiving advertising via push notifications, according to Apple’s latest App Store review guidelines. First reported by AppleInsider, the new guidelines will allow developers to push advertisements using push notifications, as long as the user...