Google’s fight against France’s bid to enforce the so-called right to be forgotten globally is headed to the European Union’s top court, just three years after its judges ordered the company to strip out some results that people find embarrassing or out of date. The EU Court of Justice will now have to decide whether links should be purged from Internet searches in one country, across the EU or globally. It will also have to rule whether Google should be required to block users from seeing the links. These questions were put to it by France’s Conseil d’Etat, the country’s highest administrative court, in…
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Google’s fight against France’s bid to enforce the so-called right to be forgotten globally is headed to the European Union’s top court, just three years after its judges ordered the company to strip out some results that people find embarrassing or out of date. The EU Court of Justice will now have to decide whether links should be purged from Internet searches in one country, across the EU or globally. It will also have to rule whether Google should be required to block users from seeing the links. These questions were put to it by France’s Conseil d’Etat, the country’s highest administrative court, in…
Take Amazon Prime, mix it with Pinterest and add a dash of Instagram. The result is Amazon Spark , a new shopping-focused “social network” aimed at getting hardcore Amazon users to spend even more money with the e-commerce giant. The service launched publicly on Tuesday on Amazon’s iPhone app, although it’s already chock full of posts, so the company has clearly been testing it for a while. It’s only available to Prime members, who pay $99 a year for free shipping, streaming videos and other perks. An Android version is planned. Like Pinterest, Spark lets users share photo-heavy posts about their interests, ideally those leading…
A Russian man who helped develop and distribute malicious software designed to steal personal financial information was sentenced Wednesday in Atlanta to serve five years in prison. Mark Vartanyan, also known as “Kolypto,” had pleaded guilty in March to a computer fraud charge after reaching a deal with prosecutors. US District Judge Mark Cohen said Vartanyan would receive credit for time served, including more than two years in a prison in Norway following his arrest there in October 2014. He will be turned over to immigration authorities for deportation once he serves his sentence. Starting in 2011, Citadel was marketed on invite-only, Russian-language…
It’s just a little line, but it’s caused a stir among some. In the Season 7 premiere of Game of Thrones, Jaime Lannister says to his sister Cersei at one point: “we’re the last of us.” Those few words carry special resonance for video game fans, who instantly saw a reference to Naughty Dog’s zombie survival epic The Last of Us —Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann did his part on Twitter by calling out the line. But is this just a coincidence or actually intentional? “You know, Ellie…” pic.twitter.com/A4OVJsKEC9 — Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) July 18, 2017 A clarification, first. Some have been saying that Game of Thrones “quoted” The Last…
Budget hotel aggregator Treebo Hotels, operated by Ruptub Solutions Pvt. Ltd, has appointed former Amazon.com Inc. executive Pradeep Sriram as its head of finance. Sriram will lead all commercial, accounting, tax, compliance, receivables and payables-related activities, the startup said in a statement. Treebo co-founder Sidharth Gupta said the appointment is significant as the company is looking to achieve operational profitability over the next 18 to 24 months. Sriram was previously involved in designing and implementing process- and technology-related initiatives within the finance function at Amazon. Prior to Amazon, the chartered accountant worked with Wipro Ltd and United Spirits Ltd. Treebo…
The economic arguments for widening access to higher education are widely accepted. The UK is moving towards a skills crisis that will be exacerbated by Brexit. We are facing some of the worst productivity levelsin the OECD, and we have acute shortages in many sectors, with a record number of advertised vacancies. The UK’s engineering industry alone will need another 1.8 million trained individuals by 2025. But we will only be able to plug these gaps if we focus on all learners, and not just those on academic courses. The Social Mobility Commission’s most recent report notes that the funding and expertise ploughed…
The Ataribox was teased around E3 2017. And while it wasn’t revealed during the event, the next console to bear the iconic brand is on the way. In the run up to its retail release, Atari has emailed fans, hinting at what to expect. Particularly in what design aesthetics it will have, which should be in-sync with its heritage. “Inspired by classic Atari design elements (such as the iconic use of wood, ribbed lines, and raised back); we are creating a smooth design, with ribs that flow seamlessly all around the body of the product, a front panel that can be either wood or glass,…
Gran Turismo Sport, the latest entry in the long-running racing series finally has a release date. The PS4 exclusive will be available from October 17 in the US and October 18 in Europe and India. There will be two digital versions of the game at launch. There’s the Gran Turismo Sport standard edition which is priced at Rs. 3,499 in India and $60 internationally, and a Gran Turismo Digital Deluxe Edition that comes with some extra content. It costs Rs. 4,449 in India and $80 internationally. Gran Turismo Digital Deluxe Edition content Mazda LM55 Vision GT Mitsubishi Lancer Gr.B Rally Car Subaru…
At the Develop Conference 2017, the one-time lead engineer on the Xbox One and Xbox Live founder Boyd Multerer stated that mobile devices are driving innovation in CPUs. “Mobile phones drive the research of CPUs, there’s no question about it,” Boyd Multerer, said at Develop. Processor developers like Intel and ARM have prioritised their mobile projects because “the market is phones. Who cares about a couple of hundred million PCs anymore? This is about billions of phones.” When desktop processors were a priority, Multerer explained that it was about making faster CPUs. Now he believes that it’s all about cutting power usage. “If they can lower…