Anthony Carranza
Anthony Carranza is a writer at the Inquisitr. He has a bachelors in Electronic Media Journalism, and certified TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) teacher. He used to write about food, restaurants and recipes at CBS Local Minnesota. He enjoys writing about journalism, tech, gadgets, social media, startups, and more. In his free time, he enjoys traveling to Colombia and France because his wife, and family are from there. Fluently speaks French and Spanish.The Syrian conflict has been going on for some time. The recent attack in the suburb of Damascus has taken a new turn. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday a decision will be made by France to carry out military strikes on the Syrian chemical weapons facilities. According to Reuters, Macron’s government will be… Continue reading France To Decide If It Will Use Military Strikes In Response To Syria’s Chemical Attack
Social media networks like Twitter play a vital role in the dissemination of information. The Twittersphere is also known to house automated accounts. A study published by the Pew Research Center on April 9 revealed that 66 percent of tweeted links to popular websites came from bots. Bots, as defined by CNET, are computer programs… Continue reading Approximately Two-Thirds Of Tweeted Links Are Posted By Bots
Facebook has been under scrutiny for some time since the data breach. On Tuesday, the company’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, will be testifying before U.S. lawmakers to explain what happened with the information harvested by Cambridge Analytica. According to Reuters, Facebook will try to defend calls to regulate the internet-based company. In addition, the news release… Continue reading Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Met With U.S. Lawmakers Before Hearing
Facebook has gone through scrutiny after the revelations made about the data harvested by a data firm. On Friday, the social network confirmed data belonging to 2.7 million EU citizens was utilized by political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. According to Reuters, the unauthorized use of data from citizens of Europe was confirmed by an EU executive.… Continue reading EU Says Facebook Confirmed Data Of Europeans Was Improperly Shared
Directed by Steven Spielberg, Ready Player One dominated the box office during Easter. The movie grossed $53 million over a four-day period. Two recent movies released on April 6, A Quiet Place and Blockers, will attempt to slow the momentum of Spielberg’s science fiction adventure film. The film, which is based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller,… Continue reading ‘Ready Player One’ Performs Strong At The Box Office
Justin Timberlake performed at the Super Bowl two months ago. There he would use the halftime show to unveil his fifth newest studio album Man of the Woods. On Wednesday Timberlake reunited with “Super Bowl Selfie Kid” for a second photo op and made quite the buzz online. The Selfie Kid, Ryan McKenna, got the… Continue reading Justin Timberlake And Super Bowl Selfie Kid Reunite Two Months After Halftime Show
The Facebook data scandal has taken a turn. After media reports confirmed the data leak, Facebook confirmed on Wednesday that information from 87 million users may have been compromised by the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. The data breach was initially reported to be 50 million. According to Reuters, Facebook acknowledged it was 87 million users,… Continue reading Facebook Confirms Cambridge Analytica Harvested Data From 87 Million Users
The music-, podcast-, and video-streaming company Spotify took a historic step as the company completed a direct listing, bypassing the traditional initial public offering and ditching Wall Street underwriters. According to Reuters, the direct listing was the largest ever. Spotify shares opened at $165.90, giving the Stockholm-based company a market value of almost $30 billion.… Continue reading Spotify Goes Public With An Estimated $30 Billion Market Value
Black Panther may not be at the top of the box office, but it has racked up a number of milestones since its debut in theaters. The Marvel film managed after seven weeks to gross $19 million worldwide and finished in third place for Easter weekend. Black Panther on March 25 became the highest earning… Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Earns A Few More Milestones At The Box Office
After Amazon announced a partnership with a French grocery store, the attention turned shifted back home towards the company. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, criticized Amazon twice in the same week for not paying enough taxes and getting affordable rates via the postal service. Trump aimed the accusations at Amazon and took… Continue reading Trump Launches Assault On Amazon For Not Paying Enough
For a number of weeks, Facebook has experienced backlash and scrutiny over the data breach with a data analysis company. The social network announced this past Wednesday it was terminating partnerships with large data brokers following the data breach of 50 million users. The suspension of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica unraveled apparent problems over how… Continue reading Facebook Ends Partnerships With Several Large Data Brokers
Shopping for groceries in France is about to get a transformational experience. Amazon announced on Monday that it was partnering with one of France’s enormous grocery store chains, Monoprix, according to Reuters. Products will be sold to customers in Paris through Amazon’s Prime Now service this year. Amazon’s partnership with the French grocery store chain… Continue reading Amazon Creates Partnership With France’s Largest Grocery Chain Monoprix
Popular gay dating app Grindr was reported to have two major security flaws for its platform. According to an NBC News report published Wednesday, the security issues can expose private information of its 3 million users. The security vulnerability can make available to others the exact location of people who opted out of sharing such… Continue reading Security Flaws Identified For Dating App Grindr
Tesla is in the process of releasing its first-quarter performance results and address an accident. A fatal crash occurred last week and the Tesla Model X caught fire, which prompted a federal investigation into the occurrence. According to Reuters, the U.S National Transportation Safety Board confirmed the inquiry into Tesla on Tuesday. In addition, as… Continue reading A Federal Field Investigation Underway After A Fatal Tesla Crash
Since the suspension of Cambridge Analytica, Facebook has encountered scrutiny and pressure over the data leak. The Federal Trade Commission announced on Monday it had launched an investigation into Facebook’s data breach. The FTC along with lawyers representing 37 states are mounting pressure on Facebook. According to Reuters, all of the parties involved in this… Continue reading U.S. Regulator And State Attorneys Step Up Pressure On Facebook
The former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, was in police custody over the allegations of the Libyan regime. The accusations include whether the former French head of state knowingly received illegal funds from former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to help finance his campaign, according to the Guardian. The Guardian also reported that the allegations specifically mention… Continue reading Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Allegations And Possible Ties To Gaddafi
Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are in the midst of a backlash over a data breach. After the data leak from 50 million users and subsequent media reports, both companies have been sued in the United States because of the unauthorized use of Facebook information. According to Reuters, a class-action complaint was filed late Tuesday by… Continue reading Facebook And Cambridge Analytica Sued Over Data Breach Of Users
Black Panther has dominated the box office for five consecutive weekends. It has as of 24 hours ago reached $1.2 billion at the box office. On Tuesday the blockbuster film became the most talked about movie on Twitter. The social media network confirmed that Black Panther was tweeted about more than 35 million times. Previous… Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Is The Most Mentioned Movie On Twitter
Facebook’s decision to suspend the data firm on Friday was just the beginning. Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic on Sunday raised concerns over the unauthorized access of information. British lawmakers are seeking a warrant to investigate the offices of Cambridge Analytica and determine if its still in possession of data belonging to 50… Continue reading Facebook Faces Mounting Pressure As Probes From The US And UK Escalate
The suspension of Cambridge Analytica on Facebook raised concerns over a data breach that may have affected over 50 million users. Republican lawmakers have raised concerns over the privacy violation and the apparent unauthorized use of Facebook’s 50 million users’ data. According to Reuters, it has been reported that a political consultancy (Cambridge Analytica) came… Continue reading Concerns Raised By Lawmakers In Light Of Facebook Data Leak
Three days earlier, Facebook banned the Britain First group from its social network. Mark Zuckerberg’s company suspended the data analysis firm, Cambridge Analytica and it’s parent company on Friday as it investigates whether or not it deleted personal data from the social network. According to USA Today, Cambridge Analytica is a data analysis firm and… Continue reading Facebook Has Suspended Cambridge Analytica From Its Platform
American lawyer and civil servant, Robert Mueller, is head of the Special Counsel investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S elections. A recent study published by the Pew Research Center on Thursday, the survey calculated that 61 percent of Americans are confident in Mueller’s investigation into the Russian meddling. This recent Pew study is… Continue reading Latest Pew Study Finds Americans Are Confident In Mueller’s Investigation
Black Panther has dominated the box office for four consecutive weekends. The latest film from Marvel has grossed $1.1204 billion worldwide. The film is still on pace to surpass commercially successful movies The Avengers and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Black Panther is just within reach of The Lord of Rings: The Return of the… Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ On Pace To Surpass Two Blockbuster Movies
Facebook on Wednesday made a decision with regard to a U.K. group on its platform. It expelled the Britain First Group permanently on the basis of breaking the rules established and for inciting hatred against minority groups. According to Reuters, the far-right group was blacklisted when President Donald Trump retweeted anti-Islamic posts. In addition, after… Continue reading Facebook Bans Far-Right Group For Fueling Hate Speech
The video-streaming service will roll out changes within certain clips. YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki, announced on Tuesday at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference that the company will start adding links from Wikipedia to conspiracy videos to better inform viewers. The conference was held in Austin, Texas. The decision comes after YouTube was identified in… Continue reading YouTube To Display Text From Websites Within Its Videos
In the latest ranking of companies, Amazon maintained the top position as the top corporate brand while Apple and Google faded from the 10 most visible brands. The survey asked 25,800 U.S adults their perceptions of company brands. The study was conducted from December 11, 2017, to January 12, 2018. The aim of the study… Continue reading Apple And Google Drop Their Ranks In Annual Survey
Betsy Devos, the 11th U.S Secretary of Education, was appointed and assumed the position on February 7, 2017. After one year in office, she sat down on Sunday to conduct an interview with CBS 60 Minutes veteran journalist Lesley Stahl to discuss her nomination and current initiatives on education. According to the Washington Post, Throughout… Continue reading Betsy DeVos Sits Down For An Interview With ’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Lesley Stahl
A Wrinkle in Time finally came to the big screen. Based on the book by Madeleine L’Engle, and directed by Ava DuVernay, the interdimensional novel hit theaters, and in its first weekend, it finished in second place with $33.3 million at the box office. A Wrinkle in Time was second to Black Panther, which grossed… Continue reading ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ Finishes In Second Behind ‘Black Panther’ At Box Office
Since the U.S election in 2016, the rise and coverage of fake news have been a reoccurring theme. In a recent study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, false news was 70 percent more likely to spread on the social network Twitter. Among the findings from MIT, the analysis confirmed the sharing of false news… Continue reading Latest Study Findings Reveal That False News Likely To Spread On Twitter
Black Panther has topped the charts for four consecutive weekends at the box office. The Marvel and Disney franchise with this movie has officially crossed the $1 billion mark and the achievement comes in on the fourth weekend since the initial release. The film not only achieved the billion-dollar mark but joins two successful films… Continue reading After Opening In China ‘Black Panther’ Crosses The $1 Billion Milestone
Since Emmanuel Macron became president of France last year, his government has taken on plenty of new initiatives. The latest efforts by the prime minister, Edouard Philippe, is to propose legislation that closes the pay gender gap, and if companies do not comply, it will pay fines. The aim of this effort is to catch… Continue reading France To Propose Legislation That Addresses The Gender Pay Gap
Moroccan French-Jewish comedian and actor, Gad Elmaleh, debuted on Tuesday his stand-up comedy act for the first time in the United States on Netflix called Gad Elmaleh: American Dream. Elmaleh is starting a brand new phase and in a way a new venture in the U.S. As he indicated during his Netflix premiere, he came… Continue reading The Standup Comedian Gad Elmaleh Unveils His Performance On Netflix
Facebook and Google in the upcoming months may have to disclose information about their advertising systems. France’s authority agency in charge of competition is contemplating the possibility of launching an investigation into Facebook and Google since they both amass the majority of the French advertising market revenue. According to Reuters, The regulating body from France… Continue reading France May Open Investigation Into Google And Facebook Advertising
Black Panther has capped off three successful weekends in a row at the box office. The film is now the highest-grossing solo and non-sequel superhero movie from the Marvel franchise. According to Forbes, The film reached $501 million in North America over the weekend and $897 million worldwide. In addition, Black Panther just leaped Deadpool,… Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ About To Cross The $900 Million Mark
As the investigation into the Russian interference continues, new information has come to light for the former presidential candidate Mitt Romney. After Donald Trump’s arrival at the White House, a report from the Salon suggests that ultimately it may have been Russia and not Trump who ruled out and prevented Romney from becoming Secretary of… Continue reading Russia May Have Prevented Mitt Romney From Becoming Secretary Of State
Black Panther has set records in its first and second weekend. On this third weekend, the film was once again on track for another feat. The latest installment by the Marvel franchise just reached $500 million and becomes the 10th largest release all time. The movie, as of 48 hours earlier, had grossed $763 million… Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Achieves Milestone In Its Third Weekend At The Box Office
The conversation around AI has been heating up at the present time. The advances in consumer technology, data, analytics, smartphones, and others have opened the doors to creating AI programs. The latest trend in utilizing new technology is the Compass News app, which focuses on news stories and is driven by AI. The Compass News… Continue reading Compass News App Just Latest Example Of Ever-Improving AI
Black Panther has grossed $763 million in domestic and foreign sales. The movie features an advanced civilization, amazing fight scenes, great acting, and the special effects. The film’s jewelry designer has captured the imagination and interest behind the creations that appeared in the movie. According to the LA Times, lots of effort and detail went… Continue reading ‘Black Panther’: Things To Know About The Jewelry In The Film
The Richfield-based electronics retailer announced it was initiating the closure of its mobile stores. Best Buy will be shutting down it’s 250 small format stores in the U.S and will happen by summer of this year. These mobile stores are located in shopping malls and are smaller than the big-box stores. According to the Star… Continue reading Best Buy Plans To Close Hundreds Of Mobile Phone Stores
Alex Jones’ website Infowars is in danger of being permanently banned from YouTube after it received its second and final warning from the streaming service. The second warning comes in light of a video published by Jones accusing Parkland, Florida, student David Hogg of being a crisis actor, a claim many conspiracy theorists have put… Continue reading Alex Jones’ ‘Infowars’ One Strike Away From A Ban On YouTube
Senator Bernie Sanders’s son, Levi Sanders, is vowing to run for a political position in Congress. On Monday, he announced he was running for the seat in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District. The announcement was made public and current Democratic Representative, Carol Shea-Porter, will not be running for re-election. The platform for his candidacy will… Continue reading Bernie Sander’s Son Vows For Congressional Bid In New Hampshire
The Cupertino-based company had a busy fall in 2017 with its new iPhone lineup of products. After posting its financial results, Apple shares on Monday increased 2 percent after Warren Buffett pitched in favor of the technology giant. According to Reuters, the company’s stock price was priced $179.04 and just came up short of reaching… Continue reading Apple Stock Rises After Warren Buffet Comments
The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School killed 17 people and left more than a dozen hospitalized. Since the day of the shooting, internet conspiracy theorists have flooded social networks and targeted students as crisis actors. According to NBC News, conspiracy theories revolving around the outspoken student survivors of the mass shooting have… Continue reading After The Parkland Shooting Internet Conspiracy Theorists Sought To Shape The Aftermath
A bipartisan push by U.S. lawmakers in both the Senate and House of Representatives may soon see the implementation of new rules that could impose stricter federal oversight on Bitcoin, a type of cryptocurrency that, in recent months, has seen a surge in investor interest. According to Reuters, the reason for this latest development is… Continue reading Congress Looking To Propose Cryptocurrency Rules
Since the release of Black Panther from Marvel Studios, it set multiple records on opening weekend. The latest installment of the Marvel franchise just had the fifth highest opening ever, getting past the $200 million mark, and is on track to set a new milestone for the second weekend. According to Box Office Mojo, Black… Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Expected To Dominate At The Box Office For The Second Weekend
Elon Musk continues to be relentless with his ventures to date. Musk’s Boring Company was given the green light and granted a preliminary permit for a New York-Washington D.C. Hyperloop. According to New Atlas, the concept of a Hyperloop would be a mode of transportation for passengers and freight. In addition, Musk explained the Hyperloop… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gets A Conditional Permit For Hyperloop
It is a rarity, but Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle accomplished this weekend an amazing feat. Box Office Mojo confirmed the reboot movie just passed $900 million in sales worldwide. A movie budget that equaled $90 million has definitely recovered the investments and costs to produce it. In addition, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is… Continue reading ‘Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle’ About To Reach A New Milestone
Just less than a month ago, Facebook announced changes to its News Feed and relinquished its privacy controls to users. Facebook ran into a hurdle on Friday over a privacy case and a Belgium court threatened to fine the company in the amount of $125 million. The court made it clear that if it continued… Continue reading Belgium Court Ordered Facebook To Stop Collecting Data
Social media was a source of dissemination of news and a resource of propaganda. As reported by NBC News,Twitter deleted 200,000 Russian troll tweets that were tied to malicious activity from Russian-liked accounts during the highly contested 2016 U.S presidential election. NBC News proceeded to publish its own database that contains all of these hundreds… Continue reading Social Network Twitter Deleted A Substantial Amount Of Tweets From Russian Trolls
Colombia has had well-known artists like Shakira, Juanes, Carlos Vives, J. Balvin, and a host of others. A newcomer onto the U.S scene is the musical combo Herencia de Timbiquí, scheduled to release their newest single on February 16 called “¿Qué Será?” meaning “What Will It Be?”. During the interview, one of the lead singers,… Continue reading Colombian Band Herencia De Timbiquí Collaborates With Salsa Legend Rubén Blades