Influential technology companies and groups want the U.S. government to lift restrictions on publicizing secret requests for user data as the fallout continues over the scale of government surveillance.Google, Facebook and Reddit are among the many signatories to a letter dated Thursday asking for more transparency in national-security related investigations. The letter's addressees include President Barack Obama, the National Security Agency and many House and Senate members."Basic information about how the government uses its various law enforcement--related investigative authorities has been published for years without any apparent disruption to criminal investigations," according to the letter, a copy of which was provided to IDG News Service."We seek permission for the same information to be made available regarding the government's national security--related authorities," it said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Police services across Canada in early October saw a demo of Fusus — a service that makes it easier for police to access privately owned security camera footage. It's becoming more common in America, but Canadian researchers have concerns it is overkill. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2023-10-27 08:00:00 UTC ]
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The tech industry is reeling from the combination of a rough economy, the COVID-19 pandemic and some obvious business missteps. And while that led to job cuts in 2022, the headcount reductions have unfortunately ramped up in 2023. It can be tough to keep track of these... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-10-16 15:52:41 UTC ]
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CEO Michael Pietsch said the 5.2% decline was attributable to "a lighter publication schedule" compared to the same period last year and "a downward trend" in the overall publishing market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We're now getting close to the end of Amazon's second Prime Day sale event for 2023. Most of the deals we're tracking are still live, so you can still shop early for the holidays — or buy something for yourself at a discount. If you missed out on the deals from the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-10-11 22:10:30 UTC ]
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We're into day two of Amazon's second Prime Day sale event for 2023, and it's still a great opportunity to shop for your holiday gifts early — or get something for yourself. If you missed out on any of the deals from the company's Prime Day event in July, this year's... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-10-11 14:20:09 UTC ]
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Tips for feeling motivated, embracing bad ideas, getting over creative blocks, and more. Some conference room tables boast bowls of candy or a gaggle of diminutive bottles of water. Others, painfully benign centerpieces, like a vase filled with colored glass beads. But when the Chronicle Books... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2023-10-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Since 2017, 130-year-old Canadian publisher La Presse has been digital only, a shift that's led to a focus on growing online audiences. The publisher has grown from 4 million monthly unique visitors in 2019 to over 4.6 million as of July 2023, according to data by Comscore, which only has data... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2023-09-29 06:00:00 UTC ]
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'To bring our sales and publishing teams even closer together,' says Michael Pietsch, Lauren Monaco follows Alison Lazarus at HBG. The post Hachette Book Group Names Lauren Monaco as EVP, Director of Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-09-20 21:48:53 UTC ]
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During the Digiday Publishing Summit, the COO of VMG’s news and entertainment arm explained how its publishing business plans to bounce back over the next 12 to 18 months. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2023-09-20 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of Banned Books Week, the ALA reported 695 attempts to censor library materials between January 1 and August 31, 2023, and 1,915 unique titles challenged—a 20% jump over last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Kara Welsh, president of PRH’s Ballantine Group—home of the Ballantine Bantam Dell imprints—announced a number of editorial promotions within the group. Those include the promotion of Kara Cesare to v-p and editor-in-chief of BBD. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An exhibition about the bohemian set’s “philosophy of fashion” goes deeper than just clothes. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-09-15 15:51:18 UTC ]
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You didn't actually believe all those founder's myths about tech billionaires like Bezos, Jobs and Musk pulling themselves up by their bootstraps from some suburban American garage, did you? In reality, our corporate kings have been running the same playbook since the 18th century when... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-09-11 20:50:45 UTC ]
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You didn't actually believe all those founder's myths about tech billionaires like Bezos, Jobs and Musk pulling themselves up by their bootstraps from some suburban American garage, did you? In reality, our corporate kings have been running the same playbook since the 18th century when... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-09-10 14:30:56 UTC ]
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Following a contentious meeting last week, Nielsen won't change panel currency used to write deals but will make Amazon first-party data part of offering. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2023-09-07 20:12:10 UTC ]
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Worzalla, one of a shrinking number of independent printers in the U.S., has been acquired by CJK Group. The purchase marks CJK's third acquisition of a printer this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen says networks had months to integrate their own streaming data, but networks deny meaningful talks happened. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2023-08-30 21:14:51 UTC ]
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The combination of its decision to streamline its business and softer industry sales resulted in revenue at Quarto Group falling 16% in the first half of 2023, to $52 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen’s big data trading rollout comes prior to MRC audit meetings and without Nielsen detailing findings that could drastically impact ratings for some Spanish-language networks and other programming. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2023-08-28 09:30:00 UTC ]
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If one thing kept me coming back (and back) to Homeworld, it was skirmish mode. Setting up a quick (“quick”) battle against the CPU would often rob me of a whole weekend while at college. Homeworld 3 sees a new mode arrive on the second sequel, a roguelike-inspired multiplayer co-op called War... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-08-25 15:30:05 UTC ]
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