Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee Dies At 78
Samsung Electronics has announced the death of its chairman, Lee Kun-hee. The company says he died on October 25th with family including his son, vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong, at his side. He was 78. A cause of death was not given, but Lee had been incapacitated…
Quibi Officially Announces It’s Shutting Down
Quibi, the short-form entertainment service for mobile devices, announced on Wednesday that it will shut down, just over six months after its service launched. The company, which was founded by Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg and former HP CEO Meg Whitman, raised $1.75 billion ahead of its launch in April….
Facebook Launches Facebook Dating In Europe
The social media giant Facebook announced Thursday that it has expanded its dating service to Europe. The dating service offers the same features in Europe as it does in the US, using the existing profile you’ve created on Facebook to find potential matches. The platform, known simply…
Zoom Rolling Out End-to-End Encryption
Zoom announced today that it will roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for all users starting next week, as part of a 30-day technical preview. To start using E2EE when joining new meetings during this roll out phase, meeting participants will have to join using the…
Netflix Stops Offering Free Trials To U.S. Viewers
The streaming giant Netflix said on Tuesday that it has stopped offering free trials in the United States. “We’re looking at different marketing promotions in the U.S. to attract new members and give them a great Netflix experience”, a Netflix spokesperson said, confirming media reports….
Twitter Flags Trump Tweet For Violating Its Rules On COVID-19 Information
The micro blogging site Twitter flagged a tweet by Donald Trump in which the U.S. President claimed he was immune to the coronavirus, saying it violated the social media platform’s rules about misleading information related to COVID-19. “A total and complete sign off from White…
Microsoft Is Letting More Employees Work From Home Permanently
The tech giant Microsoft is allowing more of its employees to work from home permanently, the company announced in a blog post. While the vast majority of Microsoft employees are still working from home during the ongoing pandemic, the software maker has unveiled “hybrid workplace” guidance…
Apple To Extend Some Free Subscription To Video-Streaming Service Through February
The tech giant Apple said on Thursday that it would extend free Apple TV+ subscriptions, which were set to end within the next three months, through February. The company had bundled a one-year free subscription to its video-streaming service, which debuted in November last year…
Twitter Says You Cannot Tweet That You Hope Trump Dies From COVID
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus. He is widely reviled by roughly half the country on account of his often negligent and sometimes cruel policies on the pandemic, social justice, and immigration, among others. Some unknowable percentage of those people…
President Donald Trump And First Lady Melania Trump Test Positive For Covid-19
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus, the President announced early Friday morning, an extraordinary development coming months into a global pandemic and in the final stretch of his reelection campaign. “I just went for a test and we’ll see…
Google To Block U.S. Election Ads After Polls Close
The tech giant Google will block election-related ads on its platforms after polls close in the U.S. election on Nov. 3, the company told advertisers in an email on Friday, as reported by Axios. The policy, which is intended to block all ads related to the election,…
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…
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…
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…
Apple Is Launching First Online Store in India
The tech giant Apple Inc will launch its first online store in India on Sept. 23. The new online store will provide customers with the same premium experience found in Apple store locations around the world, delivered by online team members who are ready to…
The PS5 Will Launch On November 12 For $499.99
Sony has revealed that its long-awaited Playstation 5 will cost $499.99 when it launches alongside the game maker’s $399.99 Digital Edition. The pricing puts Sony squarely up against Microsoft’s next-gen consoles, with the company set to release its entry-level Xbox Series S at $299 and its flagship Xbox…
Bloomberg Donates $100m For Biden In Florida
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has pledged at least $100m (£78m) to help Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign in Florida, BBC reported. Of the battleground states Florida offers the biggest share of the electoral college votes needed to win.Mr Bloomberg already spent $1bn this year trying to…
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…
Apple Designs Special Face Masks For Employees
Apple Inc. has developed masks that the company is beginning to distribute to corporate and retail employees to limit the spread of Covid-19, Bloomberg reports. The Apple Face Mask is the first created in-house by the Cupertino, California-technology giant for its staff. The other, called ClearMask,…
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…
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