The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that he looks into putting Facebook logins on the blockchain. Zuckerberg suggested the blockchain could give users unique powers when granting data access to third-party apps. Facebook and the blockchain The world famous social media giant Facebook has around two billion users all over the world. It is already well-known that Facebook looks into blockchain technology and how to utilise it. A few…

A recent report released by CNBC shows that Facebook makes use of its own app to discover and handle perceived threats. In the report, more than ten ex-Facebook employees described details surrounding how the social media giant gathers intel. These former employees shared that Facebook tracks those it views as a threat to its offices or staff. A “BOLO” or “Be On the Lookout” is put out to alert current…

The Swedish IT sector is facing a significant future skills labor shortage, as it needs approximately 70,000 additional people until 2022. A group of representatives from the Swedish IT industry has now published a joint opinion piece urging the Swedish government to act. The opinion piece was published on the Swedish tech site Breakit, and aims to ensure that Sweden does not lose its competitive advantage within the IT industry…

Those keeping tabs on the banking sector will know that several notable banks have previously expressed interest in blockchain technology. Now, however, the world’s fifth-largest bank is making some waves after starting it will deploy a blockchain payment network in 2020. MUFG to launch blockchain-based payments in 2020 Specifically, this news comes from a recent press release, published on February 12th. The bank in question is the Japanese ”Mitsubishi UFJ…