States dabbling in blockchain technology, or planning to issue their own digital currencies, isn’t flattery – it’s competition.
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted on Wednesday that the company will ban all political ads, delivering a jab to Facebook, which has come under fire for the way it’s handled advertising by candidates.
Facebook is suing the Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group for allegedly targeting some 1 400 users of its encrypted messaging service WhatsApp with highly sophisticated spyware.
A senior Chinese foreign-exchange regulatory official called for “special attention” to be paid to blockchain as the nation looks to gain advantages from digital finance.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey called out his counterpart at Facebook, saying Mark Zuckerberg has a “major gap and flaw” in his argument for free speech on social media.
Facebook has started testing its news tab with selected users as the social network seeks to push people towards quality journalism.
Mark Zuckerberg has indicated he is willing for Facebook to pull out of the libra digital currency if other founding members decide to press ahead without US approval.
With over 2.3 billion monthly active users around the world, it’s not a stretch to imagine that Facebook could have great influence over who pays whom, and how.
The hostility toward Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency appears to be weighing on the sentiment for bitcoin.
After a 17-month hiatus, the sixth season of HBO’s Silicon Valley premieres on Sunday night in the US. The show is at the very top of its game after an uneven run.