Oracle to inherit with TikTok’s security and privacy challenges
By with TikTok, Oracle will have to deal with the Chinese firm’s long list of security and privacy challenges. The popular Chinese video-sharing platform currently has 100 million users in
Walmart to use drones for health and wellness product deliveries
Walmart, in a partnership with Zipline, will be using drones to deliver health and wellness products in the US. The first trials will begin next year near Bentonville, Arkansas, which
Ola faces legal challenge over data access rights
Two ride-hailing drivers are taking India-based ride-sharing app firm Ola to court in the Netherlands over a dispute involving the algorithmic management of gig workers and data access rights handling.
G Suite flaw now fixed, but Google Drive vulnerabilities persist
A validation flaw in G Suite and Gmail that allowed malicious emails to bypass DMARC and SPF protections has now been fixed. However, a validation vulnerability in Google Drive still
Gather is building an onboarding and offboarding tool
Gather is developing a ‘people ops’ tool that will streamline employees’ onboarding, offboarding and parental leave. Due to how much time and effort it takes to train someone once they
New technology will detect children left behind in a hot car
Tesla has started developing motion-detection sensor technology that will alert the owner in case they leave a child behind in a hot car. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data found
Birmingham’s Help Lightning receives $8m in new funding
Help Lightning, a US start-up based in Birmingham, Alabama, first started to provide its services four years ago. Resolve Growth Partners has recently provided $8m in funding, which will go
Global earthquake detection alerts coming soon to Android
Google has announced that it is planning to introduce an earthquake detection system to Android devices on a global scale. The system’s functionality is based on the readings of accelerometers
TikTok reportedly planning to appeal US ban
After President Donald Trump decided to ban the services of TikTok, the popular video-sharing app, in the US, the company is reportedly planning to challenge it. TikTok could file the
Amazon releases detector for payment fraud
Amazon’s new payment fraud detector is now generally available. On 3rd December 2019, Amazon Fraud Detector was showcased in preview mode as part of the 2019 re:Invent programme. This is