Information News

• Facebook knows when you haven't opened an article, with new prompt encouraging reading before sharing
  
  Facebook will now prompt users to open and read a news article before sharing it, in a bid to clamp down on the spread of misinformation.The social media
  Pocket Lint.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• MacBook Air M2 renders give us our first look at the colourful new redesign
  
  Renders based on leaked information have given us our first look at the next MacBook Air, with the laptop seemingly in store for a colourful upgrade.The
  Pocket Lint.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• Information Services Group (III) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
  
  ISG (III) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 66.67% and 5.20%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
  Zacks.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Facebook is testing a new pop-up that asks users if they have READ an article before sharing it
  
  Facebook is adding more censorship to its platform with new pop-ups that appear when a user attempts to share an article they did not click on to read. The goal is to reduce misinformation.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Facebook exec on "misinformation" about tech addiction
  
  Tech companies are under increasing pressure to address what many insiders describe as digital addiction. New research shows 68 percent of American adults use Facebook and 74 percent of them check the site every day. ...
  CBS News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• This TV Show Featuring Steve Wozniak Can Help You Become a Better Investor
  
  Looking for a combination of entertainment and investing information? 'Unicorn Hunters' offers tips to help you become a better investor.
  Entrepreneur.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Controversial surveillance memo expected to be released
  
  A memo with classified information that alleges surveillance abuses could be released on Friday. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues explains why the situation is touching raw nerves in Washington.
  CBS News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Emily Taylor: Fuel pipeline cyber-attack is 'extortion'
  
  There have been warnings of increased ransomware attacks, the chief executive of Oxford Information Labs says.
  BBC News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Police launch hunt for schoolboy, 15, who disappeared from his home nine days ago
  
  David Mayo, 15, was last seen on May 1 near his home in Cwmbran, south Wales, and police are urgently appealing for information amid concern for his welfare.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• How Your Brain Makes Decisions Impacts How It Evaluates (Mis)Information
  
  Understanding the cognitive and neuroscience basis of decision making can help mitigate misinformation.
  Forbes.  Saturday, 8 May 2021.
• The misinformation bubble threatening Brazil's indigenous people
  
  Health workers report resistance because of fake content spread over WhatsApp.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 8 May 2021.
• Man whose picture was shared over PCSO's murder identified
  
  A man whose picture was shared as part of an investigation into the murder of PCSO Julia James has been identified - and Kent Police is no longer seeking information about him.
  Sky News.  Friday, 7 May 2021.
• Cardinal Health Invests In An Advanced Visibility Solution
  
  Cardinal Health projected making capital expenditures in this fiscal year of between $400 million and $450 million; these investments will be primarily for information technology and infrastructure. ...
  Forbes.  Friday, 7 May 2021.
• Colorado grocery store shooting: Report reveals how police wounded suspect Ahmad Alissa
  
  A man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket surrendered after being shot by a police officer who waited for him to come into view down a store aisle, according to new information about the shooting released Thursday.
  Fox News.  Friday, 7 May 2021.
• Grassley accuses DHS of withholding information from the Judiciary Committee
  
  Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is accusing the Department of Homeland Security of withholding information at a classified briefing on the border crisis -- as Republicans seek more information about the severity of the situation at the border.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 5 May 2021.

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