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Facebook clamps down on personality quizzes to plug data leaks

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 11:56 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Facebook is taking baby steps to plug data leaks on its platform. In a new blog post that was posted yesterday, the company’s director of product management Eddie O’Neil wrote that it will be subjecting apps with “minimal utility,” such as personality quizzes, to heightened scrutiny and “may not be permitted on the platform.” The social network also took to the post to say that it will be removing third-party developer access to a number of old APIs effective April 30. In addition, apps will also be restricted from asking for data that doesn’t directly improve the in-app user experience. “Apps with…

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The golden age of influencer marketing is yet to come

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 11:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


In an age when traditional media channels have lost their power to capture our attention, marketing professionals are forced to adapt. Prime TV airtime is no longer the most desired advertising real estate — now brands are willing to pay millions of dollars for an influencer ad campaign on Instagram. How did we get here and what’s the future of the influencer marketing industry? I caught up with Pamela Kaupinen from HelloSociety to find out. As the former Executive Director of Marketing at GQ Magazine and the driving force behind the hugely successful sub-brand GQ Insider, Kaupinen has an impressive track…

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No, new CO₂ capture tech won’t stop climate change

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication, world


According to a recent major UN report, if we are to limit temperature rise to 1.5 °C and prevent the most catastrophic effects of climate change, we need to reduce global CO₂ emissions to net zero by 2050. This means eliminating fossil fuel use fast – but to cushion that transition and offset the areas in which there is currently no replacement for combustibles, we need to actively remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. Planting trees and rewilding are a large part of this solution, but we are highly likely to need further technological assistance if we are to prevent climate…

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CHEAP: Apple’s new AirPods currently cost less than the old ones, dafuq?!

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 10:47 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! What’s going on Apple? The newest version of the company’s AirPods (AirPods 2, I dunno) have barely been out a month and they’re already on offer. Yep, you can currently order the damn things on Amazon for only $139.99 – a full $19 cheaper than their price on Apple’s own website. Unfortunately, these aren’t the model with the wireless charging case, but that shouldn’t be a dealbreaker – especially now the AirPower charge matt is dead. Even crazier, these new AirPods are currently cheaper than…

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Hamas raised $7,400 in Bitcoin, but it’s still learning to hide the evidence

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 10:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The military wing of Palestine’s Hamas has received around $7,400 since it began accepting cryptocurrency donations, but tracking the funds is set to become more difficult. Al-Qassam Brigades has been urging supporters to send Bitcoin since January. The campaign is led by tutorial videos that show how Bitcoin can subvert the traditional finance system, Reuters reports. The group is proscribed by the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, which labelled it a terrorist organization. The European Union has done the same for Hamas. In fact, sending funds to the organization is illegal in those regions. “They are still…

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