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What Europe does for me: new website launches on how EU money gets spent
The EU has launched a website called What Europe Does for Me listing hundreds of projects across Europe that have been financed wholly or in part by the EU. The site can be searched by location, social group, profession and interest...
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Bookmaker PointsBet Goes All In on NFL Great Darrelle Revis
Super Bowl Champion Darrell Revis is now the face of online bookmaker PointsBet's digital sportsbook, launching later this month. Revis and PointsBet CEO Johnny Aitken told Cheddar how they're trying to educate consumers about legal...
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The hidden hand of 'reputation management' in your doctor's online reviews
Websites like RateMDs are popular resources for finding a family physician, however an emerging industry has companies offering to improve a doctor's online reputation for a price.
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What is Gab? The Alt-Right Social Network Linked to Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Goes Dark
Gab, an online haven for white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and the alt-right, is facing an increasingly uncertain future. Over the weekend, Gab was linked to Robert Bowers, who is accused of open-firing in a Pittsburgh, Pa., synagogue,...
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New Firefox Setting Won't Track You Across Web
Firefox wants to help protect users privacy with new anti-tracking features. Denelle Dixon, COO of Mozilla, said the new features want to make it harder for users to have their activity tracked across the web.
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New Firefox Privacy Features Won't Follow You Across The Web
Mozilla is looking to capitalize on consumers' increased awareness of data privacy with new anti-tracking features built into the latest version of its Firefox browser. The new tools are part of Mozilla's commitment to giving "agency"...
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What is Gab? The Social Network Beloved by the Alt-Right
Gab is a social media site that's become popular with conspiracy theorists, white nationalists, and hatemongers for its laissez-faire attitude toward speech. The platform's future is now in question after it was discovered to have hosted...
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What is Gab? The Alt-Right Social Network Linked to the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter
Gab is a social media site that's become popular with conspiracy theorists, white nationalists, and hatemongers for its laissez-faire attitude toward speech. The platform's future is now in question after it was discovered that the...
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Why Hasn't the Senate Asked Reddit Anything?
Facebook and Twitter have gotten the brunt of questions from the government, but so far Reddit has largely escaped scrutiny, despite seeing significant outside meddling on its platform. Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, author of "We Are the...
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Virtual reality brings sunken civilisations to life
The sunken ruins of ancient cities, the monuments of lost civilisations, may reappear before our eyes thanks to new technologies of augmented reality. Euronews' Denis Loctier went to Italy for Futuris to investigate a remarkable new tool...
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Amazon: merchant data under EU microscope
European Union regulators are checking whether U.S. online retailer Amazon is using merchants’ data in a way that stifles competition. That's according to the European Competition Commissioner. It comes as the world's largest online...
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Former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao: Are the Right People in Charge at Twitter & Facebook?
The activist, diversity consultant, and author is unsure if tech executives like Sheryl Sandberg and Jack Dorsey are equipped to fix platforms that they in part helped create and which, at least in the case of Twitter, might be...
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The Rebuilding of Ground Zero
Seventeen years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the World Trade Center site now is home to office and retail spaces, farmers' markets, and special events. Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority, wants the site to be a...
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From Ground Zero to Concert Destination: How the WTC Has Evolved
The World Trade Center site is unrecognizable. And if Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority, has his way, it will continue to evolve into a neighborhood space for everything from concerts to shopping, in addition to a...
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Reddit Considers Selling Ads
The news aggregating site has reportedly been trying to lure advertising agencies, a move that deviates from its traditional business model. Reddit, one of the most popular websites in the world, is predicted to bring in $100 million in...
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Archaeologists make dramatic discovery in Pompeii
Archaelogists at the Pompei site in Italy have made a dramatic new discovery. The skeleton of a man who was fleeing the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD and was crushed by a rock thrown into the air by the explosion. "The way he fell we...