Cambridge Analytica: FTC to fine Facebook $5bn
By: Meera Narendra July 13, 2019 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a record $5 billion settlement with Facebook following an investigation into allegations of data privacy violations. The fine follows after an investigation opened into Facebook’s data practices March 2018, once news broke about the political consultancy firm, Cambridge Analytica, improperly accessing the […]
Why This Tech Executive Says Her Plan to Disrupt Education Is Different
By New York Times Feb. 28, 2018 MELBOURNE, Australia — At Lumineer Academy, a newly opened primary school in Williamstown, Australia, there is no homework. There are no classrooms, uniforms or traditional grades. Instead, there are “creator spaces,” “blue-sky thinking” sessions and “pitch decks.” If the school — furnished like a start-up with whiteboards and […]