MasterCard will begin testing a new system this fall, which will make it possible to pay for purchases on the Internet using selfies. The facial recognition software is called ID Check. It was created by MasterCard in partnership with Google, Apple and Samsung. In the first test ...
The crowdfunding site IndieGoGo, initiated by Briton Tom Feeney, is collecting donations for the restoration of the Greek economy. At the time of writing, users have donated about one hundred thousand euros in less than three days. "I'm not kidding. Crowdfunding can really help. You just need to get together and...
New Yorkers can be the first on the planet to get free high-speed Internet access throughout the city. As part of Sidewalk Labs' new LinkNYC project, up to ten thousand payphones in the city are planned to be converted into Wi-Fi access points. Free access speed when ...
Over the past decade, Russia has shown the greatest departure from democratic standards. This is stated in a new report by the US-based nongovernmental organization Freedom House The researchers also point out that other authoritarian states have resorted to drastic steps to block the formation of new democracies anywhere in Europe ...
The well-known online store Etsy, which mainly sells handmade products from private craftsmen, has banned the sale of amulets. The trade in magic potions, spells, curses and other “paranormal” services and items was also banned. “Any metaphysical services that guarantee or involve physical changes (for example...
Apple achieved its first victory in a dispute with Russian online retailers who used the Apple trademark, iPhone and iPad without the permission of the copyright holder. The American corporation entered into an amicable agreement with the administrator of the site apl-msk.ru and will now receive the rights to a number of domains from which buyers were redirected to ...
According to a public opinion poll conducted by the University of Haifa's political science faculty, about half of Israel's Jewish citizens agree that the authorities should monitor people on the Internet and social networks if this will help increase the level of state security. 53% of 470 respondents agreed ...
Communication media agency Universal McCann conducted a sociological survey, which found that only 6% of Israelis do not use Facebook. 50 thousand people from 65 different countries took part in the polls. Other interesting facts came to light, it turned out that Twitter was never used by 66% ...
Amid the nationwide Jewish Book Week, Israel's Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev said she would try to amend the Book Law passed in the Knesset under the previous government. Regev said that she wants to change the current situation, in which ...
Ex-employee of the St. Petersburg Internet troll factory (formally the Internet Research Agency, and legally Glavset LLC) Lyudmila Savchuk is suing her former employers. She spoke about the process of the “trolls”. According to her, the organization employs “about 400 people.” “Trolls work in all social...