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The mobile, also as an ally against cancer They create a smartphone ready to detect cancers of the lung, prostate and breast with simplicityThey create a smartphone ready to detect cancers of the lung, prostate and breast with simplicity Researchers from the Washington State University (United States) have developed a smart phone that aims to detect cancer through the analysis of samples. The 'smartphone' produces results with laboratory quality, according to its developers. The research team has created an eight-channel spectrometer compatible with an iPhone 5 and capable of detecting interleukin-6, a biomarker that alerts to the presence of prostate, lung, liver, breast or epithelial cancers. The device is capable of analyzing the types of chemicals and the amount of the sample by measuring the light spectrum. It is a type of device that already exists for 'smartphones' but, for the time being, those on the market are only able to process one sample at a time ...

Alphabet slows its fiber optic expansion plans Its Fiber division will adjust its staff by 9% due to the stoppage of the service    Alphabet, the parent of Google, has stopped short of plans to develop its fiber optic business and has announced the dismissal of 9% of the workforce, after the main telecommunications in the United States have been up in arms. The plan of action, renewed a year ago, leaves frozen the expansion of the fiber project in eight cities that contemplated the construction of different distribution networks by different North American towns. The Fiber division of the search giant deployed its first network in Kansas City five years ago. With this project, Google hoped to offer its customers broadband services.    However, the high cost and problems with works in cities have slowed the progress and progress of the implementation of fiber optics by American households. The restructuring of the division raises doubts about the future of the...

European authorities ask Whatsapp to stop exchanging data with Facebook The instant messaging network modified its terms of use in August and since then it can share user data so that other applications in the group can propose certain advertisements    The European data protection authorities have asked WhatsApp to suspend the exchange of information about users that began last summer with other companies in the group, especially with Facebook, until they complete the investigation they have underway on their new confidentiality policy, It tries to determine if the company's performance meets the minimum legal requirements and guarantees the rights of the users. The claim is included in a letter sent to the company in which they make it clear that their behavior has caused great concern in public bodies that ensure the privacy and privacy rights of EU citizens. The so-called G-29, which brings together the different independent authorities of continental countries, has expres...

'Hackers' linked to Russia have attacked a Windows vulnerability Microsoft has ensured that these cyber-pirates have exploited the ruling to attack US political institutions    The US group Microsoft warned on Tuesday that a vulnerability of its Windows program, recently exposed by rival Google, was being exploited by cyber-pirates suspected of carrying out attacks against US political institutions.    The group of pirates, which Microsoft calls 'Strontium', launched a campaign of attacks against specific targets, mainly government agencies or diplomatic and military institutions, wrote Terry Myerson, Microsoft vice president in charge of Windows, on the group's blog. Microsoft said that Strontium has the characteristics of groups of hackers that have the support of a state, without specifying which. This group, which also received other names, is generally described by experts in cybersecurity as a sophisticated piracy operation that has ties with Russia. He is sus...

The visits to web in mobile already surpass those made in computer   The uses of the internet are changing and mobile devices have become the kings of the Net for the first time in history. The month of October has been a new technological milestone after the visits through mobile devices have exceeded those made through computer, according to a report by StatCounter. These figures, however, do not necessarily point to more people using mobile devices than computers. What he points out is that the StatCounter average deciphers that there are more people browsing webs from mobile than in the desktop version. Fall of sales Gartner, a consulting and information technology research firm, expects that by the end of 2016, the PC market will continue to experience difficulties and will hit bottom. The forecasts for 2017 are not positive either, since sales will remain flat. For its part, the smartphone market will continue to grow, according to Gartner, although it will do so at a slower ...

Transport apps have a problem of 'racism' African-American users suffer greater waits and cancellations according to an MIT study    About 1,500 cases and a difference of just 5 seconds to accept the trip between a user with white and a black one. These are the most important data of a study conducted by MIT, Stanford University and Washington on the different transport apps. After studying the routes established in Seattle and Boston, the researchers found that Uber drivers with African-American names were canceled 10.1% of the time, compared to only 4.9% of the time for those with names that seem whites.    Meanwhile in Seattle, the researchers appreciated that people with African-American names had to wait 29 seconds to find a driver in Uber and 23 seconds for Lyft. In comparison with only 21 and 19 seconds, respectively, for people with a Caucasian name, apparently. The report is based on "an adequate and rigorous methodology" that "shows a worrying bottom li...

More than half of the world's Internet users have Facebook Mobile users increase thanks to the expansion of smartphones    Last July, the compiler of US statistics Internet Live Stats encrypted the total number of Internet users in 3.425 million users who surf the network of networks usually. This week, Facebook has rendered accounts to its investors on Wall Street and has left large numbers in the number of users who have profile in the most famous social network today. A total of 1,790 million users access the Mark Zuckeberg platform monthly, 16% more than in the third quarter of 2015. A simple rule of three mathematics approves the theories of experts who since the beginning of the year indicated that more than half of Internet users access at least once a month to Facebook. With the official results, 52.3% of the world's Internet users have registered in the social network. In the last decade, the number of Internet users has gone from touching the 2,000 million Internet u...

MySignals, a hospital in a briefcase It is an eHealth development platform that includes 15 different sensors that allow measuring the 20 most important biometric parameters of a person   A portable hospital. This is how MySignals can be described, the last product launched by the Zaragonza company Libelium. It is an eHealth development platform that includes 15 different sensors to measure the 20 most important biometric parameters of a person such as heart rate, glucose, air flow, pulse, oxygen in blood, blood pressure, lung capacity, among many others .   "MySignals is able to measure the main parameters that are controlled in a hospital monitoring room such as heart rate, glucose, air flow, pulse, oxygen in blood, blood pressure, lung capacity, temperature, electrocardiogram, electromyogram , respiratory frequency, galvanic response of the skin, snoring waves, patient's position or body scale parameters ", says David Gascón, founder of Libelium. Approximately one thir...

MySignals, a hospital in a briefcase It is an eHealth development platform that includes 15 different sensors that allow measuring the 20 most important biometric parameters of a person   A portable hospital. This is how MySignals can be described, the last product launched by the Zaragonza company Libelium. It is an eHealth development platform that includes 15 different sensors to measure the 20 most important biometric parameters of a person such as heart rate, glucose, air flow, pulse, oxygen in blood, blood pressure, lung capacity, among many others .   "MySignals is able to measure the main parameters that are controlled in a hospital monitoring room such as heart rate, glucose, air flow, pulse, oxygen in blood, blood pressure, lung capacity, temperature, electrocardiogram, electromyogram , respiratory frequency, galvanic response of the skin, snoring waves, patient's position or body scale parameters ", says David Gascón, founder of Libelium. Approximately ...

Connected vehicles will be more profitable in the coming years The majority of managers in the Automotive sector are convinced that in the future more income will be generated with the digital ecosystem   Eight out of ten managers in the automotive sector are convinced that in the future more revenue will be generated with the digital ecosystem that will surround the industry than with the mere sale of cars. The revolution comes hand in hand with electric cars will occur mainly as a result of cars without driver; the connectivity and digitalization of vehicles; and the creation of value, and therefore income, from big data.   Simultaneous trends that pose a dilemma for managers when deciding what their companies should invest in and a challenge to predict where and at what speed the sensibilities and behaviors of consumers and regulators will move. What will change the rules of the game will be the digital ecosystem of the vehicle and from there will come the new sources of in...

Connected vehicles will be more profitable in the coming years The majority of managers in the Automotive sector are convinced that in the future more income will be generated with the digital ecosystem   Eight out of ten managers in the automotive sector are convinced that in the future more revenue will be generated with the digital ecosystem that will surround the industry than with the mere sale of cars. The revolution comes hand in hand with electric cars will occur mainly as a result of cars without driver; the connectivity and digitalization of vehicles; and the creation of value, and therefore income, from big data.   Simultaneous trends that pose a dilemma for managers when deciding what their companies should invest in and a challenge to predict where and at what speed the sensibilities and behaviors of consumers and regulators will move. What will change the rules of the game will be the digital ecosystem of the vehicle and from there will come the new sourc...

Google negotiates YouTube Red's imminent arrival in Europe United Kingdom would be the first country where this payment service of the streaming video platform would arrive   Google is in negotiations to launch this year 2017 to the European market YouTube Red, the payment service of the video platform 'streaming', with the United Kingdom being the first country where it would arrive, as the British newspaper The Telegraph has revealed. This payment service allows users to access content without ads, through a subscription. The difficulty of introducing YouTube Red in Europe lies in the negotiations that the platform has to do with the creators of content, especially with singers and record labels.   The subscription would arrive in the United Kingdom with a price of 9.99 pounds per month, and the main idea is to compete with other similar services, such as Amazon Prime Video or Netflix. In addition to being able to access content without having to see ads, this service off...

Google negotiates YouTube Red's imminent arrival in Europe United Kingdom would be the first country where this payment service of the streaming video platform would arrive   Google is in negotiations to launch this year 2017 to the European market YouTube Red, the payment service of the video platform 'streaming', with the United Kingdom being the first country where it would arrive, as the British newspaper The Telegraph has revealed. This payment service allows users to access content without ads, through a subscription. The difficulty of introducing YouTube Red in Europe lies in the negotiations that the platform has to do with the creators of content, especially with singers and record labels.   The subscription would arrive in the United Kingdom with a price of 9.99 pounds per month, and the main idea is to compete with other similar services, such as Amazon Prime Video or Netflix. In addition to being able to access content without having to see ads, this ser...

Mini solar panels, the next challenge in medical devices The first tests have gotten energy to keep a pacemaker running   The skin can be a large solar panel that can power future medical electronic devices, according to the Annals of Biomedical Engineering. On January 3, this specialized publication showed a series of mini solar panels the size of a seal capable of transmitting electricity once implanted under the skin. The six-month investigation, which involved tests on more than 32 volunteers, revealed that these small devices are capable of generating power to operate pacemakers and other similar devices that require bulky batteries.   Participants who used the device for a week in the summer, fall and winter, while going about their daily routines. According to the data released by the researchers, the energy generated was an average of 5-10 microwatts higher than that required by a standard pacemaker. In the new study, sunlight and artificial light energize the panels, ...

Mini solar panels, the next challenge in medical devices The first tests have gotten energy to keep a pacemaker running   The skin can be a large solar panel that can power future medical electronic devices, according to the Annals of Biomedical Engineering. On January 3, this specialized publication showed a series of mini solar panels the size of a seal capable of transmitting electricity once implanted under the skin. The six-month investigation, which involved tests on more than 32 volunteers, revealed that these small devices are capable of generating power to operate pacemakers and other similar devices that require bulky batteries.   Participants who used the device for a week in the summer, fall and winter, while going about their daily routines. According to the data released by the researchers, the energy generated was an average of 5-10 microwatts higher than that required by a standard pacemaker. In the new study, sunlight and artificial light ener...

Spending on technology in the world will fall due to political uncertainty Smartphones will represent 47% of expenses   World spending on technology products for the general public will fall this year due to several factors, such as the strengthening of the dollar and the political uncertainty derived from Brexit and the arrival of Donald Trump to the White House. Consumers around the world will spend $ 929 billion worldwide on smartphones and other devices, compared to $ 950 billion in 2016, according to the American association of the sector, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The director of market studies of the CTA, Steve Koenig, revealed this Tuesday in Las Vegas, before the opening of the annual CES show, that this forecast is based on the "uncertainty after the election of Trump and Brexit", the vote in favor of the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. "This environment of uncertainty is sure to impact consumer spending, investments of...

Spending on technology in the world will fall due to political uncertainty Smartphones will represent 47% of expenses   World spending on technology products for the general public will fall this year due to several factors, such as the strengthening of the dollar and the political uncertainty derived from Brexit and the arrival of Donald Trump to the White House. Consumers around the world will spend $ 929 billion worldwide on smartphones and other devices, compared to $ 950 billion in 2016, according to the American association of the sector, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The director of market studies of the CTA, Steve Koenig, revealed this Tuesday in Las Vegas, before the opening of the annual CES show, that this forecast is based on the "uncertainty after the election of Trump and Brexit", the vote in favor of the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. "This environment of uncertainty is sure to impact consumer spending, invest...

Spending on technology will fall again in 2017 Consumers around the world will spend 2% less on smartphones and other devices this exercise   The electronics sector for the general public this week has its big annual meeting in Las Vegas, in a context of continuous fall in revenue due to political uncertainty, the strength of the dollar and the reduction of the pace of sales of smartphones. Before the opening of CES Las Vegas, organizers predicted that the sector's revenues will continue to decline in 2017 for the fourth year in a row.   Consumers around the world will spend 2% less, that is, 929,000 million dollars in smartphones and other devices, compared to 950,000 million in 2016, according to the American association of the sector, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The director of market research at the CTA, Steve Koenig, said during a press conference in Las Vegas that this forecast is based on the "uncertainty after the election of Donald Trump and Brexit....

Spending on technology will fall again in 2017 Consumers around the world will spend 2% less on smartphones and other devices this exercise   The electronics sector for the general public this week has its big annual meeting in Las Vegas, in a context of continuous fall in revenue due to political uncertainty, the strength of the dollar and the reduction of the pace of sales of smartphones. Before the opening of CES Las Vegas, organizers predicted that the sector's revenues will continue to decline in 2017 for the fourth year in a row.   Consumers around the world will spend 2% less, that is, 929,000 million dollars in smartphones and other devices, compared to 950,000 million in 2016, according to the American association of the sector, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The director of market research at the CTA, Steve Koenig, said during a press conference in Las Vegas that this forecast is based on the "uncertainty after the election of Donald Trump and Bre...

What if Mark Zuckerberg were president of the United States? Visits to US states trigger rumors about a political career of the founder of Facebook   Every January 1, the majority of the population puts the counter to zero and begins to establish their New Year's resolutions. Go to the gym, learn a language or learn more about the United States. This is the goal of Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, for 2017. Specifically, he wants to visit the 30 states he does not know yet. Its mission is to get in touch with people and improve their brand and that of their company. But this initiative has raised the suspicion of the American media.   Does Zuckerberg want to be president of the United States? Maybe the founder of Facebook has not raised it or maybe yes. Last December, Zuckerberg's conversation with his directors spread and the topic of conversation was how to prepare for the political career without losing control of technology. A leak that has ended in court. "After ...

What if Mark Zuckerberg were president of the United States? Visits to US states trigger rumors about a political career of the founder of Facebook   Every January 1, the majority of the population puts the counter to zero and begins to establish their New Year's resolutions. Go to the gym, learn a language or learn more about the United States. This is the goal of Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, for 2017. Specifically, he wants to visit the 30 states he does not know yet. Its mission is to get in touch with people and improve their brand and that of their company. But this initiative has raised the suspicion of the American media.   Does Zuckerberg want to be president of the United States? Maybe the founder of Facebook has not raised it or maybe yes. Last December, Zuckerberg's conversation with his directors spread and the topic of conversation was how to prepare for the political career without losing control of technology. A leak that has ended in court. ...

Wallapop launches a tool to buy and sell cars through its app The search engine of the application has been improved with a new filter specific for vehicles   Wallapop launches a new category within its specific app for buying and selling used cars. This new category comes with a new tool that improves the user experience and offers new features for both individuals and professionals. "We want to bet on renewing the sector of the sale of used vehicles, as was done with consumer goods," says Bernardo Reiner, Commercial Director of Wallapop, convinced that the commitment to new technological tools adapted to this sector of used vehicles may be able to change the way in which a car is bought and sold.   This revolution, says wallapop, will have a continuist line in its philosophy and aims to turn the search for a car into an activity "easy, fast, fun and comfortable." The platform now has a catalog with more a wide variety of cars and accessories, and aims to turn your...

Wallapop launches a tool to buy and sell cars through its app The search engine of the application has been improved with a new filter specific for vehicles   Wallapop launches a new category within its specific app for buying and selling used cars. This new category comes with a new tool that improves the user experience and offers new features for both individuals and professionals. "We want to bet on renewing the sector of the sale of used vehicles, as was done with consumer goods," says Bernardo Reiner, Commercial Director of Wallapop, convinced that the commitment to new technological tools adapted to this sector of used vehicles may be able to change the way in which a car is bought and sold.   This revolution, says wallapop, will have a continuist line in its philosophy and aims to turn the search for a car into an activity "easy, fast, fun and comfortable." The platform now has a catalog with more a wide variety of cars and accessories, and aims to t...

A 10 year old iPhone The launch of Apple's first smartphone in 2007 changed the entire industry forever   On January 9, 2007 the charismatic Steve Jobs presented in San Francisco the first Apple smartphone, an iPhone that did not arrive in Spain but that changed the way in which the mobile sector would be understood. This device revolutionized the world of technology and made Apple the giant that it is today, reaching more than 1,000 million iPhones sold in July 2016. Today is the day he had been waiting for two and a half years, said Jobs when he took the stage . During these months of work, Apple had been cooking a phone that, although it was not the first smartphone on the market or the first with a touch screen, it was the first to have everything in a way so accessible to the average user and with a design that attracted everyone.   Currently 60% of Apple's income comes from the iPhone, in which in these ten years has seen a consolidation and ten generations of phones, bu...

A 10 year old iPhone The launch of Apple's first smartphone in 2007 changed the entire industry forever   On January 9, 2007 the charismatic Steve Jobs presented in San Francisco the first Apple smartphone, an iPhone that did not arrive in Spain but that changed the way in which the mobile sector would be understood. This device revolutionized the world of technology and made Apple the giant that it is today, reaching more than 1,000 million iPhones sold in July 2016. Today is the day he had been waiting for two and a half years, said Jobs when he took the stage . During these months of work, Apple had been cooking a phone that, although it was not the first smartphone on the market or the first with a touch screen, it was the first to have everything in a way so accessible to the average user and with a design that attracted everyone.   Currently 60% of Apple's income comes from the iPhone, in which in these ten years has seen a consolidation and ten generations of ph...

Honda and Visa will allow to pay from the car The system will perform transactions to issue payments at service stations and parking meters   Honda and Visa have introduced a system that allows transactions from inside the vehicle, and that can be used at service stations and parking meters. The announcement was made at CES 2017, used as decoration to climb a step in the payment system and a new breakthrough in the automotive sector, which is increasingly focused on connectivity.   This union is added to the collaboration agreement signed by both parties in the Mobile Congress of Barcelona. From that signing, the two companies began working on a system that allows drivers to make payments from inside the vehicle for daily tasks, such as parking meters and gasoline. Supported by Bluetooth wireless technology, cars will connect with petrol pumps or parking meters and from there drivers can perform transactions from the touch screen of the device. In the case of service stations,...

Honda and Visa will allow to pay from the car The system will perform transactions to issue payments at service stations and parking meters   Honda and Visa have introduced a system that allows transactions from inside the vehicle, and that can be used at service stations and parking meters. The announcement was made at CES 2017, used as decoration to climb a step in the payment system and a new breakthrough in the automotive sector, which is increasingly focused on connectivity.   This union is added to the collaboration agreement signed by both parties in the Mobile Congress of Barcelona. From that signing, the two companies began working on a system that allows drivers to make payments from inside the vehicle for daily tasks, such as parking meters and gasoline. Supported by Bluetooth wireless technology, cars will connect with petrol pumps or parking meters and from there drivers can perform transactions from the touch screen of the device. In the case of service s...

Uber opens its database to improve traffic It is free and aims to improve transport infrastructure in large cities   Uber has new purposes for 2017: improve traffic circulation in large cities or improve its relationship with public administrations after a turbulent 2016 . This week has presented Uber Movement , a web tool in which the public, especially public administrations, can access all the data that the startup has been collecting thanks to its service. Its sole objective is the improvement of the infrastructures of the cities, so they present it on this web page. For this, it offers its anonymous data so that they know in which areas the service is most used and, therefore, in which areas factors such as public transport should be improved.   This Uber tool allows you to discover patterns and analyze the impact of peak hours on the streets, specific events, etc. In addition, according to its website, all data are under Creative Commons license. The project is already u...

Uber opens its database to improve traffic It is free and aims to improve transport infrastructure in large cities   Uber has new purposes for 2017: improve traffic circulation in large cities or improve its relationship with public administrations after a turbulent 2016 . This week has presented Uber Movement , a web tool in which the public, especially public administrations, can access all the data that the startup has been collecting thanks to its service. Its sole objective is the improvement of the infrastructures of the cities, so they present it on this web page. For this, it offers its anonymous data so that they know in which areas the service is most used and, therefore, in which areas factors such as public transport should be improved.   This Uber tool allows you to discover patterns and analyze the impact of peak hours on the streets, specific events, etc. In addition, according to its website, all data are under Creative Commons license. The project is a...

From 'Adelante' to 'Creating Opportunities BBVA launches its slogan from February and does so with the purpose of "making the opportunities of the new era available to all"  'Creating Opportunities'. This will be the formula that the group will use starting in February and that will be implemented progressively in all countries, in all communications to customers and in all the printed and digital materials of the entity. The new slogan of BBVA summarizes the purpose that the bank coined and launched a few months ago: Making the opportunities of this new era available to all.   The entity is immersed in a profound process of transformation. The digital revolution is allowing people to have more control over their lives. Smartphones and different tools bring new opportunities to anyone, anywhere. The ability to speed up decision making, the possibilities to make life easier for people is the fate of the times we live. The definition of the new purpose, maki...

From 'Adelante' to 'Creating Opportunities BBVA launches its slogan from February and does so with the purpose of "making the opportunities of the new era available to all"  'Creating Opportunities'. This will be the formula that the group will use starting in February and that will be implemented progressively in all countries, in all communications to customers and in all the printed and digital materials of the entity. The new slogan of BBVA summarizes the purpose that the bank coined and launched a few months ago: Making the opportunities of this new era available to all.   The entity is immersed in a profound process of transformation. The digital revolution is allowing people to have more control over their lives. Smartphones and different tools bring new opportunities to anyone, anywhere. The ability to speed up decision making, the possibilities to make life easier for people is the fate of the times we live. The definition of the new purpo...

The five functions of WhatsApp that you do not know yet Many users do not know that they can customize the tone of notifications or listen privately to audio messages without using helmets   The application of WhatsApp ended 2016 with important news, but there are five very useful hidden features of WhatsApp that many users probably do not know, as reported ABC.es . A YouTube video reveals some of these functions: - Can you write in different ways on WhatsApp? Yes! Users can type in bold, italic or crossed out. For this, it is necessary to introduce certain specific characters at the end and beginning of each phrase or word that you want to highlight.   - Customize the tone of notifications. You can decide if you want your partner's messages, for example, to sound differently so that, as soon as you hear the sound, you know that it is your boyfriend who writes to you. - Reading confirmations. Do you know how to deactivate this option? The user can increase their privacy if the...

The five functions of WhatsApp that you do not know yet Many users do not know that they can customize the tone of notifications or listen privately to audio messages without using helmets   The application of WhatsApp ended 2016 with important news, but there are five very useful hidden features of WhatsApp that many users probably do not know, as reported ABC.es . A YouTube video reveals some of these functions: - Can you write in different ways on WhatsApp? Yes! Users can type in bold, italic or crossed out. For this, it is necessary to introduce certain specific characters at the end and beginning of each phrase or word that you want to highlight.   - Customize the tone of notifications. You can decide if you want your partner's messages, for example, to sound differently so that, as soon as you hear the sound, you know that it is your boyfriend who writes to you. - Reading confirmations. Do you know how to deactivate this option? The user can increase their privac...

Yahoo will change its name to Altaba when it finishes its sale to Verizon Its general director, Marissa Mayer, will leave the position once the process of absorption by the communications giant ends.    The technology company Yahoo will change its name to Altaba and its general director, Marissa Mayer, will leave the post once the absorption process is completed by the communications giant Verizon, as reported today. Verizon agreed in July 2016 to buy a part of Yahoo that includes the advertising business, web pages, mobile applications and emails for more than 4,800 million dollars, although the transaction has not yet been closed. Outside of the agreement were the shares of Yahoo in the Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba Group or Yahoo Japan, among others, which is what will be called Altaba.    The agreement with Verizon was at risk after the two massive hacks recognized by Yahoo in September and December of last year and that affected a total of 1,500 million of it...

Yahoo will change its name to Altaba when it finishes its sale to Verizon Its general director, Marissa Mayer, will leave the position once the process of absorption by the communications giant ends.    The technology company Yahoo will change its name to Altaba and its general director, Marissa Mayer, will leave the post once the absorption process is completed by the communications giant Verizon, as reported today. Verizon agreed in July 2016 to buy a part of Yahoo that includes the advertising business, web pages, mobile applications and emails for more than 4,800 million dollars, although the transaction has not yet been closed. Outside of the agreement were the shares of Yahoo in the Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba Group or Yahoo Japan, among others, which is what will be called Altaba.    The agreement with Verizon was at risk after the two massive hacks recognized by Yahoo in September and December of last year and that affected a total of 1,500 milli...

The EU wants WhatsApp to tighten its privacy policy Although 92% of Europeans consider it important to maintain the confidentiality of their mail, the current directive only applies to traditional operators   The European Commission (EC) has proposed today a greater protection of privacy when using applications such as WhatsApp or Skype, which allow you to send messages or make voice calls, to equate it with the one that already applies to traditional telecommunications operators . "We want to build trust in the digital single market that people expect," said the EU's vice president for the Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip, who presented the initiative at a press conference.   Up to 92% of Europeans consider it important to maintain the confidentiality of their mail or electronic messages, although the current privacy directive only applies to traditional operators, recalled the EC. Therefore, the Commission proposes that the privacy regulations also cover new provider...

The EU wants WhatsApp to tighten its privacy policy Although 92% of Europeans consider it important to maintain the confidentiality of their mail, the current directive only applies to traditional operators   The European Commission (EC) has proposed today a greater protection of privacy when using applications such as WhatsApp or Skype, which allow you to send messages or make voice calls, to equate it with the one that already applies to traditional telecommunications operators . "We want to build trust in the digital single market that people expect," said the EU's vice president for the Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip, who presented the initiative at a press conference.   Up to 92% of Europeans consider it important to maintain the confidentiality of their mail or electronic messages, although the current privacy directive only applies to traditional operators, recalled the EC. Therefore, the Commission proposes that the privacy regulations also cover new ...