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The Diamondback To fix its gender gap, UMD's computer science department must change its culture The Diamondback It's no secret that the University of Maryland's computer science department doesn't have the gender diversity it should. As of the 2016-17 academic year, less than one in five computer science majors were women, while male faculty members outnumbered ... and more »

The Diamondback The computer science field's sexism is deeper than one TA handbook The Diamondback Up until Monday, the University of Maryland's computer science department TA handbook instructed female TAs to remain "friendly but firm" and "patient" when dealing with sexist students. Effectively, they were supposed to coddle them. The department ...

Forbes This Week In Mobile: The ZTE American Tech Ban, Huawei Quits The US, Qwant Mobile Forbes This Week in Mobile is a weekly podcast available on Apple iTunes or Google Play where I bring you up to speed on the top mobile news stories of the week: On Monday, the U.S. government announced that it will ban the sale of American technologies to ...

AL.com After tragic murders, shootings, Mobile's crime rate could hit 5 year high AL.com 19 shooting of Poellnitz, so often referred to as the day that Mobile Police Officer Justin Billa was killed in the line of duty, was a tragic moment for the city and those charged with its protection. After the discovery of Poellnitz, who died as the ...

The Guardian Mark Zuckerberg survived Congress. Now he has to face Wall Street CNNMoney Facebook's CEO must confront a group that could actually punish his company in the short-term: investors. What Facebook's terms and conditions really ought to say | John ...The Guardian Did Mark Zuckerberg make Facebook vulnerable to anti-terrorism lawsuits?The Jerusalem Post Facebook Already Spent $3.3 Million Lobbying this YearGizmodo Evening Standard -Business Insider -Toronto Sun

Forbes How To Find And Catch Mew In 'Pokémon GO' Forbes Pokémon GO just got what might be its biggest update since launch. There are quests in the game now: "Research" assignments that ask the player to catch Pokémon, spin Pokéstops or complete other tasks for in-game rewards. Some these, called "Field ... BCLocalNews.com - Home | FacebookFacebook all 127 news articles »

New York Times Where Countries Are Tinderboxes and Facebook Is a Match - The ... New York Times False rumors set Buddhist against Muslim in Sri Lanka, the most recent in a global spate of violence fanned by social media. Misinformation on Facebook fuels acts of violence across the globeThe Boston Globe all 2 news articles »

KTRK-TV Pennsylvania teacher fired after allegedly having nudes on school ... KTRK-TV A substitute teacher in Pennsylvania was fired after a student reportedly found nude pictures of her on a school computer. Teacher fired when student finds nude photos on school-issued ...WPXI Pittsburgh all 2 news articles »

Newsweek 'PUBG Mobile' 0.4.0 iOS Update Delayed for Loot Boxes, Release Date TBA Newsweek PUBG Mobile update 0.4.0 arrived on Android earlier this week with the addition of an Arcade Mode and Training Ground for weapon tests. However, despite waiting over the past four days, its iOS counterpart still hasn't arrived. Fans have demanded an ... PUBG Mobile iOS UPDATE: Latest release news for 0.4.0 downloadExpress.co.uk PUBG Mobile 0.4.0 iOS Release Date: When is It Coming to iOS?Game Revolution all 5 news articles »

Reuters Missouri governor charged with felony computer data tampering Reuters Prosecutors did not say whether anyone else faced charges in the investigation. A growing number of Missouri's elected officials, Democrats and Republicans alike, have called for Greitens' ouster since he was charged in an unrelated case in which he ... Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Charged With Second Felony: Computer Data TamperingNPR Missouri Gov. Greitens indicted on felony computer-tampering chargeCNN Greitens charged with felony computer tamperingSTLtoday.com CBS News -Clayton Times

New York Times Where Countries Are Tinderboxes and Facebook Is a Match New York Times MEDAMAHANUWARA, Sri Lanka — Past the end of a remote mountain road, down a rutted dirt track, in a concrete house that lacked running water but bristled with smartphones, 13 members of an extended family were glued to Facebook. And they were furious ...

Forbes Users, Own Your Role In Facebook's Scandal Forbes Fish learn a hard lesson in marketing when they come for a free worm and get caught on a line instead. They can complain about bad service all they want, but they misread the situation if they expect to be treated like paying customers. They are the ...

Recode This is how Facebook collects data on you even if you don't have an account Recode One of the more interesting takeaways to come out of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's multi-day congressional testimony last week was confirmation that the social giant collects data from people online even if they don't have a Facebook account. Also ... Facebook starts its facial recognition push to Europeans – TechCrunchTechCrunch Facebook removes 1.5 billion users from protection of EU privacy lawArs Technica It didn't take long for Facebook to secretly exploit a loophole in huge new privacy...

NPR Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Charged With Second Felony: Computer Data Tampering NPR Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was charged Friday with a felony of illegally obtaining a fundraising list from a veterans charity the once-rising political star co-founded. The new charge of tampering with computer data filed by St. Louis Circuit Attorney ... Missouri governor charged with felony computer data tamperingReuters Missouri Gov. Greitens indicted on felony computer-tampering chargeCNN Greitens charged with felony computer tamperingSTLtoday.com CBS News -kplr11.com

Bloomberg AT&T, Verizon Face US Probe Over Mobile Technology Bloomberg AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are under investigation by U.S. antitrust officials over whether the companies colluded to make it tougher for consumers to switch wireless carriers, according to three people familiar with the matter. Apple ... Justice Department demands info from all four major US wireless carriers in probe of alleged collusionCNBC AT&T, Verizon, And T-Mobile Are In Trouble For Being ShadyBuzzFeed News AT&T, Verizon said to face US probe over mobile technologyThe Business Times New...

Recode Facebook used to hate pre-roll video ads. Now it's changing its mind. Recode Facebook resisted selling pre-roll video ads for years, the kind of ads that run before you get to watch the video you clicked to watch. The feeling was that people don't actually like them, and they either ruin the experience or cause people to ... and more »

STLtoday.com Greitens charged with felony computer tampering STLtoday.com Updates with explanation for two counts listed in complaint. ST. LOUIS • Gov. Eric Greitens, who has been in a public court fight against a felony invasion of privacy charge for nearly two months, now faces a new felony charge: that he misused a ... Missouri governor charged with felony computer data tamperingReuters Gov. Greitens Charged with Tampering with Computer Data, a FelonyOzarksFirst.com Greitens facing new charges for tampering with computer datakplr11.com

CNBC Justice Department demands info from all four major US wireless carriers in probe of alleged collusion CNBC Earlier, The New York Times reported that AT&T and Verizon were being investigated. The newspaper also reported that the Justice Department has demanded information from GSMA, a mobile communications industry group. Sources told the Times that the ... AT&T, Verizon Face US Probe Over Mobile TechnologyBloomberg US Investigating AT&T and Verizon Over Wireless Collusion ClaimNew York Times AT&T, Verizon, And T-Mobile Are In Trouble For Being ShadyBuzzFeed News

Ars Technica When you go to a security conference, and its mobile app leaks your data Ars Technica A mobile application built by a third party for the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week was found to have a few security issues of its own—including hard-coded security keys and passwords that allowed a researcher to extract the ...

PYMNTS.com IHOP Turns To Mobile Technology To Keep Up With Digital Joneses PYMNTS.com In a recent interview with PYMNTS, executive director and head of IT Michael Chachula discussed the Amazon and Uber effect on the QSR industry, and how it challenged IHOP to debut its first mobile app in late 2017. “The reality is that this all came ... and more »

The Verge Google reportedly planning sponsored how-to videos for Assistant The Verge Google is in discussions with brands about creating how-to videos for Google Assistant, according to CNBC. The step-by-step videos will be a new feature showcased at I/O 2018 in May, the report claims, and will launch to consumers “several months later ... and more »

NPR IRS Computer Glitch Caused By 'Master File' Issue NPR Tuesday's tax day computer glitch at the IRS prevented the agency from accepting millions of tax returns and forced the IRS to extend the filing deadline for another day. We now have a better idea of what happened to cause the snafu. According to an ... and more »

TechCrunch LinkedIn's AutoFill plugin could leak user data, secret fix failed ... TechCrunch Facebook isn't the only one in the hot seat over data privacy. A flaw in LinkedIn's AutoFill plugin that websites use to let you quickly complete forms could have allowed hackers to steal your full name, phone number, email address, ZIP code, company ... LinkedIn bug allowed data to be stolen from user profilesZDNet LinkedIn AutoFill Exposed Visitor Name, Email to Third-Party Websites | Lightning SecurityLightning Security all 7 news articles »

Engadget PUBG's furious arcade mode comes to mobile Engadget The developers of Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) has been adding features to their popular battle royale game since launch, with a roadmap that includes new maps and more stable gameplay. A new map, Savage, started testing a few weeks back, and ... PUBG Mobile Arcade mode: Here's everything you need to know about the PUBG updatePocket-lint.com PUBG Mobile gets less-intense Arcade Mode in latest updateAndroid Authority (blog) all 8 news articles »

WIRED Facebook's 2017 Privacy Audit Didn't Catch Cambridge Analytica WIRED The April 2017 audit, by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), had been required as part of a 2011 consent decree between Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission. “In our opinion, Facebook's privacy controls were operating with sufficient effectiveness to ... Facebook wants to save your face. Should you say yes to facial recognition?USA TODAY FTC Privacy Audits of Companies Like Facebook and Google Are 'Woefully Inadequate'Gizmodo Facebook puts 1.5bn users on a boat from Ireland to CaliforniaThe Register Boing...

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IRS Computer System Crashes A Year After An Official Warning Was Issued NPR Right as people were filing their taxes, the IRS suffered a technical malfunction that did not allow online filing, but what happened? A look inside the crash — and how the agency has been hobbled and put at risk for this very thing. Facebook; Twitter ...

TechCrunch eBay's mobile app can now fill out your listings for you TechCrunch Instead of filling out detailed forms on your mobile phone's small screen, you can now scan the barcode on the item in question or type a description, choose the item's condition, then click “list your item” to make the listing go live on eBay's site ... and more »

The Verge Netflix 'stories' are here with 30-second video previews in mobile apps The Verge (Again, it's the same interaction you'd use to control similar features on Instagram.) Even the layout of Netflix's TV previews is familiar, with a progress bar displayed at the top and additional blocks to show that there are more videos within the ... Netflix launches 30-second preview videos on mobileTechCrunch Netflix's New 30-Second Mobile Previews Look Like Snapchat and Instagram StoriesVariety Netflix introduces 30-second trailers for mobile viewersTechRadar VentureBeat -Investopedia...

NPR Facebook To Offer Users Opt-Outs That Comply With New European Privacy Rules NPR Facebook on Wednesday announced it is introducing "new privacy experiences" aimed at complying with European Union regulations that will give users worldwide a chance to opt out of some features that could expose their personal data. "Everyone – no ... Facebook to exclude billions from European privacy lawsBBC News Facebook moves to shrink its legal liabilities under GDPRTechCrunch Facebook's facial recognition technology may not meet strict new EU data rules, a top watchdog saysCNBC TNW -Forbes...