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UK academic says data firm helped Trump campaign spread fear

A British propaganda expert who has studied Cambridge Analytica says the company helped Donald Trump's presidential campaign use false statements and anti-Muslim messages to spread fear and resentment in swing states Trump needed to win......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsApr 16th, 2018

Cambridge Analytica is shutting down according to the Wall Street Journal

Evan Vucci/AP   Cambridge Analytica, the data firm used by the 2016 Trump campaign at the center of a scandal involving the misuse of Facebook customer data, is shutting d.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 2nd, 2018

Cambridge Analytica Shutting Down After the Facebook Privacy Scandal, Report Says

Cambridge Analytica has been linked to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign (NEW YORK) — A published report says the data firm at the .....»»

Category: topSource: timeMay 2nd, 2018

Privacy is human right, will ensure user always in control of data: Nadella

Nadella's comments assumes significance amid the storm over Cambridge Analytica's links with the 2016 Trump campaign and the way the British political consulting firm illegally harvested data on milli.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 8th, 2018

Cambridge Analytica"s Facebook data was accessed from Russia, MP says

The now infamous Facebook data set on tens of millions of Americans gathered by a Cambridge University scientist for a firm that went on to worked for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign was accessed from Russia, a British member of parliament tells CNN......»»

Category: topSource: cnnJul 17th, 2018

Cambridge Analytica"s Facebook data was accessed from Russia, MP says

The now infamous Facebook data set on tens of millions of Americans gathered by a Cambridge University scientist for a firm that went on to worked for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign was accessed from Russia, a British member of parliament tells CNN......»»

Category: videoSource: cnnJul 17th, 2018

The Wall Street Journal: Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen hired an IT firm to rig early CNBC, Drudge polls

In early 2015, a man who runs a small technology company showed up at Trump Tower to collect $50,000 for having helped Michael Cohen, then Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, try to rig online polls in his boss’s favor before the presidential campaign......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 17th, 2019

Wall Street spent a record $2.9 billion on political contributions and lobbying in 2019 and 2020, a new study shows. Here"s who spent, and received, the most cash.

Financial-services firms spent much more on Biden than on Trump, and Bloomberg LP spent more than any other firm, data suggests. President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images, Drew Angerer/Getty Images Wa.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 16th, 2021

Former Trump campaign staffers helped organize the rally that led to the deadly Capitol riot, records show, despite the campaign"s repeated claims it wasn"t involved

The Trump campaign has denied being directly involved in planning of the rally, but public records show several recent staffers listed as organizers. President Donald Trump speaking at a rally before t.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 18th, 2021

CDC Urges Biden To Drop Palantir"s COVID Tracker

CDC Urges Biden To Drop Palantir's COVID Tracker Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration has relied on a powerful tool originally developed by Palantir, the data-mining firm created by.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJan 15th, 2021

Limits of smartphone data are on display as country seeks to reopen

The data became useful in showing that stay-at-home orders helped slow covid-19’s spread, but its utility for forecasting is limited as people start moving again......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMay 14th, 2020

These 15 used cars saw the steepest drops in sales when the coronavirus pandemic hit, according to the data

Tesla Car search engine and automotive research firm iSeeCars.com compiled a list of 15 used cars with the largest decrease in sales between February and March as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the US. The used .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 2nd, 2020

Capitol Report: Trump says coronavirus could be thwarted by summer heat, citing DHS study

President Trump said Thursday evening that the spread of COVID-19 could be drastically slowed by the onset of warmer and more humid weather during a Coronavirus press briefing, citing data collected by the Department of Homeland Security......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 23rd, 2020

Black Americans could bear the brunt of the fatal fallout if the US reopens the economy too soon, new data suggests

Spencer Platt/Getty Images The Trump administration is seeking to reopen the economy next month. But doing so too early without tempering the spread of coronavirus infections could put communities of color at greate.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 10th, 2020

Yen firm over China virus concern; Aussie jumps on jobs data

The safe-haven Japanese yen was firm and the Chinese yuan fragile on Thursday as traders kept a wary eye on the spread of a virus in China, while the ailing Australian dollar jumped after a surprise drop in unemployment......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 22nd, 2020

Russian disinformation network is said to have helped spread smear of U.S. ambassador to Ukraine

Five days after false reports of a "do not prosecute list," a fake image of the list appeared online. It was spread by a campaign attributed to Russia......»»

Category: topSource: washpostDec 17th, 2019

Russian disinformation network said to have helped spread smear of U.S. ambassador to Ukraine

Five days after false reports of a "do not prosecute list," a fake image of the list appeared online. It was spread by a campaign attributed to Russia......»»

Category: topSource: washpostDec 17th, 2019

Futures inch up after Trump comments; November jobs data eyed

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday as comments from President Donald Trump that trade talks with China were "moving right along" helped set a calmer tone ahead of the Labor Department's much anticipated monthly jobs report......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 6th, 2019

Dollar, global shares gain on Xi, Trump remarks

The dollar gained and global equity markets rose on Friday on upbeat U.S. economic data while amicable messages from Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump helped defuse tensions over the prolonged U.S.-Sino trade war......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 22nd, 2019

Dollar, global shares gain as trade worries linger

The dollar gained and global equity markets rose on Friday on upbeat U.S. economic data while amicable messages from Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump helped ease recent tensions over the prolonged U.S.-Sino trade war......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 22nd, 2019

These are the top Central Florida contributors to Donald Trump"s 2020 campaign

Election Day is more than a year away, and President Donald Trump already has received 34 campaign donations of $1,000 or more from individuals in the Orlando area between January-June 2019, according to the most recent data available from the Federa.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 20th, 2019