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TikTok Has Removed 104M Videos For Violating Community Guidelines
TikTok has removed 104,543,719 videos globally for violating their Community Guidelines or Terms of Service, which is less than 1% of all videos uploaded on TikTok. Of those videos, TikTok found and removed 96.4% of videos before a user reported them, and 90.3% were removed...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 23, 2020
1 min read
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Android App Permissions & How To Use Them Smartly
App permissions govern what your app is allowed to do and access. This ranges from access to data stored on your phone, like contacts and media files, through to pieces of hardware like your handset’s camera or microphone. Granting permission allows the app to use...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 22, 2020
5 min read
Microsoft Buys Fallout Maker Bethesda For $7.5bn
Microsoft is paying $7.5bn (£5.85bn) for Bethesda’s parent ZeniMax Media. Zenimax is the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, which has created developed hits including The Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, and Fallout. Xbox has said that the publisher’s franchises would be added to its Game Pass subscription...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 22, 2020
1 min read
U.S. judge Block Trump Administration’s Order To Remove WeChat From App Stores
U.S. judge early Sunday blocked the Trump administration from requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to remove Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat for downloads by late Sunday, Reuters reported. U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco said in an order that WeChat users who...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 21, 2020
1 min read
Are VPNs Legal Or Illegal?
A virtual private network (VPN) gives you online privacy and anonymity by creating a private network from a public internet connection. VPNs mask your internet protocol (IP) address so your online actions are virtually untraceable. Most important, VPN services establish secure and encrypted connections to...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 20, 2020
4 min read
Trump to Block U.S. Downloads Of TikTok, WeChat On Sunday
The U.S. Commerce Department plans to issue an order Friday that will bar people in the United States from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok starting on September 20, three officials told Reuters. The full order was published by the Department of Commerce...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 19, 2020
2 min read
What Is Cyberbullying? And How To Stop It
Cyberbullying is bullying with the use of digital technologies. It can take place on social media, messaging platforms, gaming platforms, and mobile phones. It is repeated behavior, aimed at scaring, angering, or shaming those who are targeted.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 18, 2020
8 min read
Here’s How To Download And Install iOS 14 And iPadOS 14
Apple is rolling out iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 software updates for the iPhone and iPad. iOS 14 reimagines the iPhone experience, delivering a major update to the Home Screen with beautifully redesigned widgets and the App Library, new ways to use apps with App...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 17, 2020
2 min read
Apple Watch Series 6 Can Measure Your Blood Oxygen Levels
Apple today announced Apple Watch Series 6, introducing a revolutionary Blood Oxygen feature that offers users even more insight into their overall wellness. Apple Watch Series 6 delivers many notable hardware improvements, including a faster S6 System in Package (SiP) and next-generation always-on altimeter, along with...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 16, 2020
2 min read
Sony Is Making Fewer PlayStation 5 Consoles Deu To Chip Woes
Sony has cut its expectations for PlayStation 5 production by four million units and now expects to manufacture about 11 million units by the end of March, according to a new Bloomberg report. The Tokyo-based electronics giant in July boosted orders with suppliers in anticipation of heightened demand...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 15, 2020
1 min read
Nvidia Is Acquiring UK-Based Chip Designer ‘ARM’ For $40 Billion
UK-based computer chip designer ARM Holdings is being sold to the American graphics chip specialist Nvidia. The cash-and-stock deal values ARM as being worth as much as $40bn (£31.2bn). Arm will operate as an division of Nvidia and will remain headquartered in the UK, and,...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 14, 2020
1 min read
Sony PS5 Event Announced For Wednesday, September 16th
Sony is holding a special PlayStation 5 event next week. The company will broadcast a 40-minute “digital showcase” on Wednesday, September 16th that will include updates from first-party Sony game studios and third-party partners. PlayStation 5 Showcase broadcasts live this Wednesday at 1pm Pacific Time:...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 13, 2020
1 min read
Facebook Staff Who Volunteer at the Polls Get Paid Time Off
The social media giant Facebook will give additional paid time off to employees who volunteer as poll workers during the election, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Friday. The move is part of a wider push by the Menlo Park, Calif., social-media platform to recruit poll...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 12, 2020
1 min read
Zoom Has Added Two-Factor Authentication For All Users
Cloud-based video conferencing service ‘Zoom‘ has added two-factor authentication (2FA) support to all user accounts to make it simpler to secure them against security breaches and identity theft. Two-Factor Authentication identifies online users by requiring them to present two or more pieces of evidence, or credentials, that...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 11, 2020
1 min read
6 Best Secure Messaging Apps For Couples In Long Distance Relationship
Without encryption, private messages can be read by the company behind the app, as well as third parties such as governments who like to collect private data on their citizens. Not even using the best VPN would help you if you’re using a messaging service that stores identifiable metadata about your conversations on...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 11, 2020
6 min read
Huawei Has Announced Its New Operating System ‘HarmonyOS’
Huawei has officially announced HarmonyOS, the operating system it was rumored to be developing to replace its reliance on Android. In China, the software will be known as Hongmeng. The company says the operating system, a microkernel-based distributed OS, can be used in everything from...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 10, 2020
2 min read
Chinese Embassy Calls For Twitter Inquiry After Ambassador Account Likes Porn Tweet
China’s embassy in the United Kingdom is calling on Twitter to open an investigation after its ambassador’s official account liked a pornographic clip on the platform earlier this week, BBC reported. Liu Xiaoming’s account also liked posts that criticised the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 10, 2020
1 min read
Android 11 | New Feature And Privacy Enhancement
Google has released Android 11 to the general public. The announcement on Tuesday follows several months of beta testing and updates to the latest mobile operating system. The new version should also arrive soon on devices from other manufacturers, including OnePlus, Xiaomi, Realme, and more. Eligible...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 9, 2020
2 min read
What Is Identity Theft? And How To Protect Yourself
Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime around the globe for the very obvious reason that most of us have made our most valuable personal information — name, address, social security number, driver’s license, credit card number, etc. — available online. And cyber criminals are having...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 8, 2020
3 min read
Critical Vulnerability in File Manager Plugin Affecting Millions WordPress Websites
The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team is seeing a dramatic increase in attacks targeting the recent 0-day in the WordPress File Manager plugin. This plugin is installed on over 700,000 WordPress websites, and we estimate that 37.4% or 261,800 websites are still running vulnerable versions of this plugin at...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 7, 2020
1 min read
