Instagram Hits 2 Billion Users But Won’t Disclose It To The World
Meta-owned American photo and video sharing social networking service Instagram has reportedly hit two billion monthly active users, but the photo-sharing platform may not officially disclose these figures as it faces intense scrutiny over its alleged role in damaging the mental health of kids and...
Google To Stop Salaries And Eventually Fire Unvaccinated Employees
Tech giant Google has told its employees that they will lose their salaries and eventually be fired if they fail to fully vaccinate themselves and follow Covid-19 rules as mandated by the US administration.
Report Links Huawei To China’s Domestic Spying In Xinjiang
Chinese tech conglomerate Huawei has reportedly been linked to domestic spying in the Xinjiang region while building technology for labour and re-education camps as well as surveillance systems in the western Chinese region largely populated by Uyghur Muslims.
This Man Accidentally Sold A $300k ‘Bored Ape’ NFT For $3k
The 'Bored App Yacht Club' NFT was bought instantaneously by a bot on the trading platform.
Man Pleads Guilty Sexual Assault Of Child In Grenada
A New York man pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of New York to sexually assaulting a five-year-old child abroad.
Elon Musk Chosen As Time’s Person Of 2021
Billionaire Elon Musk has been chosen as the "Time's person of the year".
Apple Releases iOS 15.2 With Range Of New Features
Tech giant Apple has started rolling out an iOS 15.2 update with new features and fixes as the first major update to iPhone software since iOS 15.1 in October.
People Lost Nearly $148 Million To Gift Card Scams This Year : FTC
A new Federal Trade Commission data spotlight shows that in the first nine months of 2021, consumers reported losing $148 million in scams where gift cards were used as the form of payment. That amount is more than was reported in all of 2020.
Western Digital Launches SSD For Content Creators
Storage solutions major Western Digital (WD) on Monday launched a new consumer solid-state drive (SSD) product 'WD Blue SN570 NVMe' for the growing community of creators around the world.
Tesla Hit With One Other Sexual Harassment Lawsuit In US
A Tesla employee filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the electric-carmaker of retaliation and failing to prevent "a pattern of continuous and pervasive" sexual harassment at its Fremont factory.
Microsoft Fixes Teams Bug That Prevented 911 Calls On Android
Microsoft has fixed a Teams bug that led to failed 911 calls on devices using Android 10 or later, media reports say.
Amazon Says Overwhelmed Network Devices Triggered Outage
In a post on the AWS website, the company explains that an automated process caused the outage, which began around 10:30 AM ET in the Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) region.
Federal Jury Convicts Former Reality Television Personality For Downloading And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
A federal jury convicted an Arkansas man today for receiving and possessing material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Facebook Finally Has Live Chat Support For People Who Are Locked Out Of Their Accounts
Meta-owned social media giant Facebook is testing live chat support for people, including creators, who have been locked out of their accounts.
Netflix Launches New Website For Its Movies And Tv News Updates
Streaming giant Netflix has launched a new website called 'Tudum' with aim to provide news, interviews, behind-the-scenes videos, bonus features and more.
1.6 Million WordPress Sites Hit With 13.7 Million Attacks In 36 Hours
Upon investigation, the research team has uncovered an active attack targeting over a million WordPress sites. Over the past 36 hours, the Wordfence network has blocked over 13.7 million attacks targeting four different plugins and several Epsilon Framework themes across over 1.6 million sites and...
Google To Bring Android Games To Windows In 2022
Google is reportedly planning to bring Android games to Windows PCs next year.
iOS 15 Now Installed On Nearly 60% Of Apple Devices
Apple iOS 15 is now reaching 60 percent adoption across all iOS devices, 80 days after its public release following its initial unveiling in June 2021.
Italian Watchdog Fines Amazon $1.3 Billion For Abusing Its Market Position
The Italian Competition Authority on Thursday fined e-commerce giant Amazon $1.3 billion (1.1 billion euros) for using its dominance in the online shopping world and harming competing operators in the logistics space via its 'Fulfilment by Amazon' (FBA) service.
Microsoft Offering 50% Off On Office Suite For Those Using Pirated Version
Microsoft is reportedly offering up to 50 percent discount on its Office suite to some people who are using pirated versions.
