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FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds limited oversight on privacy
Washington, July 24 (AP/UNB) — Federal regulators have fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and are instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally responsible in a limited fashion.
With Infobip, Daraz enhances customer experience through mobile messaging solutions
Islamabad, July 24 (AsiaNet/UNB) - Infobip, a global, cloud-based communications company, and a leader in omnichannel engagement, provides mobile messaging solutions for eCommerce companies such as Daraz – a leading online marketplace that operates in 5 countries – Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal. Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
New approach needed to address environmental risks: Study
Dhaka, July (UNB) - A new approach is needed to understand environmental risks in the Anthropocene — the current geological age in which humans are a dominant force of change on the planet, according to a study. The research paper, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, suggests adopting a holistic approach to understanding environmental risks, reports The Indian Express.
Facebook to create privacy panel, will pay $5 billion to US FTC to settle privacy allegations
Dhaka, July 24 (UNB) - The Federal Trade Commission is set to announce on Wednesday that Facebook Inc has agreed to a sweeping settlement of significant allegations it mishandled user privacy and pay $5 billion, two people briefed on the matter said, reports The Indian Express.
Technology giants' power to be probed in US
Dhaka, Jul 24 (UNB) - The US Justice Department has announced an investigation into leading online platforms, examining whether they are unfairly restricting competition, reports the BBC.
900 digital services to be delivered directly to people: Jabbar
Dhaka, July 23 (UNB) - Post and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Tuesday said 900 government digital services out of 2,760 identified services have to be delivered directly to the people.
Google finds cheap way out of multibillion-dollar ‘Wi-Spy’ suit
Dhaka, July 23 (UNB) - Google is poised to pay a modest $13 million to end a 2010 privacy lawsuit that was once called the biggest US wiretap case ever and threatened the internet giant with billions of dollars in damages, reports The Indian Express.
Eastern US cities spewing more methane into air than thought
Washington, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — Older U.S. east coast cities are leaking nine times as much natural gas into the air — from homes or pipes heading into houses — than the federal government had thought, a new airborne monitoring study finds.
Chris Kraft, 1st flight director for NASA, dies at 95
Washington, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — Behind America's late leap into orbit and triumphant small step on the moon was the agile mind and guts-of-steel of Chris Kraft, making split-second decisions that propelled the nation to once unimaginable heights.
Microsoft pays $25 million to settle corruption charges
New York, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — Microsoft is paying more than $25 million to settle federal corruption charges involving a bribery scheme in Hungary and other foreign offices.