Calvin Ayre, a gambling and bitcoin multi-millionaire who was once on the run from the US authorities, is building a $100m five-star resort on Antigua funded by profits from digital currencies. Canadian-born Ayre, who has been appointed Antigua and Barbuda’s special economic envoy, said he had begun work on the...
Research shows that people can get more work done if they have more screen area available, and using multiple monitors is a simple way to double or triple your workspace. However, that doesn’t mean having three screens is the best option for you or anyone else. The final decision depends...
Facebook has found no further evidence of Russian propaganda activity around the EU referendum, after being forced by MPs to carry out a more detailed investigation than it initially performed. In December, Facebook reported just $0.97 (71p) was spent by Russian-based actors on ads that targeted British users in the period...
In the months since Facebook faced one of the greatest crises in its 14-year history over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has faced tough questioning and increased scrutiny from his users, the media and governments around the world. On Thursday, the billionaire executive faced another challenge:...
Mark Zuckerberg faces allegations that he developed a “malicious and fraudulent scheme” to exploit vast amounts of private data to earn Facebook billions and force rivals out of business. A company suing Facebook in a California court claims the social network’s chief executive “weaponised” the ability to access data from any...
Facebook is shutting down a feature that allowed “data brokers” such as Experian and Oracle to use their own reams of consumer information to target social network users, the company has announced. The feature, known as “Partner Categories”, will be “winding down over the next six months”, Facebook announced in a terse...
Covid-19 and sanitizing environments: what risks and what prospects? Born in Bologna in 1997 over the years Gico Systems has become a national reference point thanks to its Divisions of Pest Control and Safety & Vertical Solutions. At the headquarters in Bologna, we met the General Manager, Dr. Stefano Guerzoni...
“We all have a stake in stopping cybercrime, which also enables so many other crimes, from human trafficking and migrant smuggling to trafficking in drugs, illicit firearms and wildlife, and money laundering,” said Yury Fedotov, the director general at the United Nation’s Office on Drugs and Crime, this week. States are...
IWS, a Business and Technology Consulting company, stands out in its strategy IWS Consulting, a young and dynamic company that operates successfully in the ICT market, is at the forefront of investments in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence - says CEO Ettore Sangermano - not forgetting to make the most...
Facebook is changing the way it shares data with third-party applications, Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday in his first public statement since the Observer reported that the personal data of about 50 million Americans had been harvested and improperly shared with a political consultancy. The Facebook CEO broke his five-day silence on the...