Tag: data
TikTok Sending Personal US Data to China, Government Warns
Data Scraped for Edgy Themes The filing states that internal search tools – developed and run by ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok – allow engineers at the company to “scrape” this data. This means engineers could search to gather specific information for political uses like “…bulk user information based on the user’s content or …
Planet Signs Seven-Figure Expansion with US-allied Government Agency for SkySat High Resolution Data
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced that it has signed a seven-figure contract expansion with a US-allied International Government Agency for SkySat high resolution satellite data. “Global customer demand for high resolution satellite data continues to grow, fueled by …
Opinion | Swing state data show Biden running far behind his 2020 numbers
Jonathan Greenberg is an investigative journalist and CEO of Progressive Source Communications. President Biden has resisted calls by leading Democrats and pundits to step aside and make room for a younger, stronger candidate. These calls are not signs of disrespect for Biden; they reflect a determination to defeat former president Donald Trump. Biden’s inner ring …
New Zealand will fail to meet 2050 net zero targets, data shows, after climate policies scrapped | New Zealand
New Zealand Scientists say government’s approach to emissions cutting is ‘high risk’ and reliant on ‘immature technologies’ Thu 18 Jul 2024 06.00 BST New Zealand’s ambitious plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050 is at risk of being derailed, as the government backslides on climate policies, new figures show. In 2019, the Labour government …
Labour government plans new laws around cyber security, data sharing and skills
The Labour government has announced its legislative agenda for the new Parliament, with the King’s Speech outlining bills covering cyber security, data sharing and skills among proposals likely to impact IT professionals – but there are no plans for artificial intelligence (AI) regulation at this stage. The King highlighted his government’s intention to “pursue sustainable …
US Government Launches New Attempt to Gather Data on Electricity Usage of Bitcoin Mining
The fast-growing cryptocurrency industry is a major consumer of electricity, but no one—not even the U.S. government—knows exactly how much energy goes into the armada of computers used to ‘mine’ Bitcoin and other digital assets. The U.S. Energy Information Agency estimates that cryptocurrency mining uses between 0.6 percent and 2.3 percent of all electricity per …
New Jersey regulators fine DraftKings $100k for inaccurate data – NBC10 Philadelphia
In one of the most sternly worded rebukes they have ever issued, New Jersey gambling regulators have fined DraftKings $100,000 for reporting inaccurate sports betting data to the state, which it called “unacceptable conduct” that demonstrated weaknesses in the company’s business abilities. The errors resulted in regulators having to post corrected financial data for several …