Facebook Is Expanding Its News Tab To More Countries
The social media giant Facebook is planning to expand its dedicated news section and says it is “considering” the UK, Germany, France, India, and Brazil as possible recipients, it announced Tuesday. “Based on this progress, we are accelerating our plans to expand internationally. We aim to...
Facebook Blocks Access To Group Criticising Thailand’s Monarchy
The social media giant Facebook has blocked access within Thailand to a group with 1 million members that discuss the country’s king, after the Thai government threatened the company with legal action, theguardian reported. The decision, which has been criticised by human rights experts, comes...
Here’s Everything WHO Says Regarding Children Wearing Masks Against Coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its mask-wearing guidelines for children as the cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid19) continue to rise across the world. WHO advises that people always consult and abide by local authorities on recommended practices in their area. An international...
TikTok To Challenge Trump’s Executive Order
TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance, confirming an earlier Reuters report. “Even though we strongly disagree with the administration’s concerns,...
Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix In September 2020
Netflix has released its full list of new shows and movies coming to the streaming service in September, offering customers more ways to fill free time they may have from canceled plans due to the coronavirus pandemic. Coming to Netflix in Sept. 2020 September 1...
Freepik Discloses Data Breach Impacting 8.3 Millions Users
Freepik, a website dedicated to providing access to high-quality free photos and design graphics, has disclosed today a major security breach. Freepik says that hackers were able to steal emails and password hashes for 8.3M Freepik and Flaticon users in an SQL injection attack against the company’s...
Firefox Will Soon Support Keyboard Multimedia Keys
The privacy focus web browser Firefox will soon let users control songs and videos playing in their browser using the multimedia keys on their keyboards. Official support for multimedia keys will be available in Firefox 81, set for release for late September, later this fall....
Alibaba Group Announces June Quarter 2020 Results
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA and HKEX: 9988, “Alibaba” or “Alibaba Group”) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The cloud unit of China’s largest e-commerce company delivered first quarter revenue of $1.75 billion, good for an annual revenue run rate...
Lightroom App Update Deleted Users’ Photos and Presets
The latest update of photo editing app ‘Adobe Lightroom’ has deleted users’ photos and preset and Adobe has confirmed that there is no way to get them back, first reported by petapixel. The issue first cropped up on the Photoshop feedback forums two days ago, when the...
Apple First US Company To Be Valued At $2TN
The tech giant Apple has become the first US company to be valued at $2tn (£1.5tn) on the stock market.It reached the milestone just two years after becoming the world’s first trillion-dollar company in 2018. Its share price hit $467.77 in mid-morning trading in the...
Google Is Rolling Out A Feature Called ‘Visual Improvements’ In Maps
Google is rolling out new visual improvements that bring even more detail and granularity to the map, making it easier to understand what an area looks like whether you’re exploring virtually or planning a visit. Google Maps has high-definition satellite imagery for over 98 percent...
QR Code Is Now Available In Instagram, People Can Open A Profile Directly Scanning The Code
The photo and video sharing social media giant Instagram is bringing QR codes to the app. Users can now generate QR codes that’ll be scannable from any supporting, third-party camera apps. The idea is that businesses can print their QR code and have customers scan...
Netflix Is Testing Out a ‘Shuffle’ Button That Plays Randomly Selected Titles
The streaming giant Netflix has launched a worldwide test of “Shuffle Play,” a feature for indecisive subscribers that starts streaming a random title based on their viewing history or playlists, Variety Reports. The idea, of course, is to provide yet another way to encourage Netflix users...
Google Chrome Will Warn Users While Submitting Insecure Forms
Google Chrome will warn users when submitting insecure forms that deliver information via HTTP connections on HTTPS websites starting with version 86. These “mixed forms” (forms on HTTPS sites that do not submit on HTTPS) are a risk to users’ security and privacy. Information submitted on...
Donald Trump Now Has A Verified Account On TikTok Rival Triller
U.S. President Donald Trump now has a verified account on TikTok competitor Triller, another sign of the White House’s disfavor toward the ByteDance-owned video-sharing app. The intro video features clips of the president and audio clips of him saying “I’m a professional at technology,” and...
Jack Daniel’s Hit By Ransomware Attack
Brown-Forman, one of the largest U.S. companies in the spirits and wine business, suffered a cyber attack. The intruders allegedly copied 1TB of confidential data; they plan on selling to the highest bidder the most important info and leak the rest. The company, which is...
Telegram Launches Fast And Secure Video Calls For iOS And Android
Telegram has launched fast and secure video calls for iOS And Android, the company announced, saying 2020 had “highlighted the need for face-to-face communication.” The blog post read, “Today marks seven years of Telegram. In 2013, we began as a small app focused on secure messaging and...
Now You Can Create ‘Chrome Incognito Mode’ Shortcut For Windows On Desktop
The tech giant Google is implementing a new feature in its Chrome Canary build that allows users to create a Windows desktop shortcut that automatically launches the browser into Incognito mode. Incognito is a privacy mode built into Google Chrome that prevents the browsers from saving...
Facebook Begins Merging Instagram And Messenger Chats In New Update
The social media giant Facebook appears to flipping the switch on integrating the chat systems for Instagram and Messenger, via TheVerge. The new feature will be rolling on both iOS and Android devices. Users are getting noticed an update screen popped up in Instagram’s mobile...
Instagram Kept Deleted Photos And Messages On Its Servers
The photo and video sharing social networking service ‘Instagram‘ is retaining photos and private direct messages on its servers long after user deleted them. Independent security researcher Saugat Pokharel found that when he downloaded his data from Instagram, a feature it launched in 2018 to comply with new European...
