David Pierson Los Angeles Times Published 12:26 p.m. UTC Sep 6, 2018 Lawmakers on Capitol Hill questioned top executives at Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday about their companies’ ability to thwart foreign interference, and hinted that industry regulations may be coming. The “size and reach of your platforms demand that we, as policymakers, do our job, to ensure proper oversight, transparency and protections for American users and for our democratic institutions,” Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said in his opening remarks. “The era of the Wild West in social media is coming to an end.” After the hearing, the Department of Justice issued a statement saying Attorney General Jeff Sessions would meet with a number of state attorneys general this month to discuss “a growing concern that these companies may be hurting competition and intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas on their … [Read more...] about Twitter, Facebook execs grilled by lawmakers
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Jawa Motorcycles India now on Instagram & Facebook
Mahindra will soon launch the Jawa branded motorcycles in India. In fact, Anand Mahindra, the chairman of the Mahidra group, in a Twitter reply noted that the launch of the Jawa range of retro-styled motorcycles will happen later this year. For now, there is no information about the specifications of the new Jawa range of motorcycles that Mahindra will launch in India. However, Mahindra does appear to be moving quickly to re-establish the Jawa brand name in India. The latest on this front are the Jawa Motorcycles Instagram page and the Facebook page, which have a few short videos, and pictures from the recently concluded International Jawa Day. Check it out for yourself. A couple of years ago, Mahindra bought out the Jawa brand for South Asian markets, and the new range of Jawa motorcycles sold by the company is expected to be different from those sold by the original Czech motorcycle maker in international markets. The grapevine suggests that the new range of Jawa motorcycles … [Read more...] about Jawa Motorcycles India now on Instagram & Facebook
China’s Huawei says it hasn’t collected Facebook data
Gerry Shih Associated Press Published 12:15 p.m. UTC Jun 6, 2018 Beijing – Chinese mobile phone maker Huawei said Wednesday it has never collected or stored Facebook user data, after the social media giant acknowledged it shared such data with Huawei and other manufacturers. Huawei, a company flagged by U.S. intelligence officials as a national security threat, was the latest device maker at the center of a fresh wave of allegations over Facebook’s handling of private data. Chinese firms Huawei, Lenovo, Oppo and TCL were among numerous handset makers that were given access to Facebook data in a “controlled” way approved by Facebook, the social media giant’s vice president of mobile partnerships, Francisco Varela, said in a statement on Tuesday. The statement came after The New York Times published reports detailing how Facebook has given device makers deep access to the data of users’ friends without their explicit consent. The data included … [Read more...] about China’s Huawei says it hasn’t collected Facebook data
Top 10 List: These are the best-selling hybrid vehicles in America
Quick: Name the first hybrid car. If you said “Prius,” you’d be wrong, though a case could be made for it as the first mass-produced hybrid in 1997. According to hybridcars.com and biography.com, however, the first actual hybrid vehicle was put together around 1897 by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche. An electric wheel-hub motor, it eventually led to the Egger-Lohner electric vehicle and was shown at the 1900 Paris Auto Salon. Times sure have changed. Or have they? Over 100 years later, automakers and engineers are still fiddling with the idea of combining electric motors with internal combustion engines. There’s a promise of cleaner cars, better efficiency, and even more powerful performance. Today, hybrids are a permanent fixture, one that promises to continue to grow in popularity as the price comes down and the number of available hybrids increases. For now, it seems clear that Toyota, with six out of the ten best-sellers, is the dominant force. Yet change is … [Read more...] about Top 10 List: These are the best-selling hybrid vehicles in America
I’m Fed Up With People Who Make Zero Effort To Sell Their Cars
It’s inevitable: following Christmas dinner every year, when I’m vegetating on the sofa in a stuffing-induced stupor, I’ll end up browsing the used car classifieds. For me, it’s just as much a tradition as the bad cracker jokes and brussel sprouts. Actually, scratch that last one, sprouts are the work of the devil. Anyway, during 2017’s Christmas Day classifieds binge, I stumbled upon an incredible advert for an early Porsche Boxster. It had the full spec list. A detailed run-through of all the less-good bits. The dates and mileages for every single service the car’s ever had. The make and model of the tyres it’s currently wearing. Even the kind of oil it had at the last service. It made me want to call the seller immediately to arrange a test drive. It made the car stand out against all the other low-priced Boxsters out there. And it also made me mad. Why? Because used car adverts like this are a rarity: few sellers will go far beyond … [Read more...] about I’m Fed Up With People Who Make Zero Effort To Sell Their Cars