UNESCO CALLS FOR GLOBAL BAN ON SMARTPHONES IN SCHOOLS

Wed 02 August 2023: For the past 18 years, UNESCO, the educational, scientific, and cultural institution of the United Nations, has been publishing the Global Education Monitoring Report, offering a comprehensive assessment and recommendations on education worldwide. In this year’s report, special emphasis was placed on the “mobile phone ban” and its impact on education. […]

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WHATSAPP’S LATEST UPDATE MAKES ADDING MEMBERS TO GROUPS EASIER

Tue 01 August 2023: WhatsApp, the instant messaging platform owned by Meta, is set to release a new feature that will make managing group chats even easier. According to reports from WABetaInfo, a reliable source for WhatsApp updates, the platform is planning to add a new shortcut to add participants directly within the group chat. […]

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FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY COULD SOON BE EVERYWHERE – HERE’S HOW TO MAKE IT SAFER

Mon 31 July 2023: The recent coronation of King Charles III was a high-profile example of when facial recognition technology has been used to monitor a crowd, but there are plenty of others. The technology is used by law enforcement all over the UK and other countries. It’s now common in US airports. It’s being used to monitor refugees and identify […]

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MUSK’S X REQUIRES 15 MILLION IMPRESSIONS AND 500 FOLLOWERS TO EARN MONEY

Sun 30 July 2023: Elon Musk launched an advertising revenue program for creators. To be eligible, one must be a subscriber to X Blue (formerly Twitter Blue), have accumulated post impressions of at least 15 million over the previous three months, and have a minimum of 500 followers. If you match the requirements and your […]

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GOOGLE’S NEW FEATURE TO KEEP YOU SAFE FROM UNWANTED BLUETOOTH TRACKING

Fri 28 July 2023: As announced at this year’s developer event Google I/O, the tech giant has started to roll out the “unknown tracker alerts” feature to Android 6.0+ users, which will help keep users safe from unwanted Bluetooth tracking. The feature will automatically notify Android users if an unknown Bluetooth device is travelling with […]

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WHATSAPP EXPANDS CHANNELS FEATURE FOR BROADCASTING TO MORE COUNTRIES

Thu 27 July 2023: WhatsApp has added seven new countries to its Channels feature for broadcasts, including Egypt, Chile, Malaysia, Morocco, Ukraine, Kenya, and Peru. The announcement was announced on Wednesday via a tweet and a Threads post. 👋 hey friends in 🇪🇬 🇨🇱 🇲🇾 🇲🇦 🇺🇦 🇰🇪 🇵🇪 WhatsApp Channels is now rolling out […]

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INDONESIA BLOCKS MUSK’S X.COM UNDER CURBS ON PORN, GAMBLING

Wed 26 July 2023: Medan, Indonesia – Elon Musk’s aspirations for X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, have hit a stumbling block in Indonesia after the site X.com was blocked under the country’s curbs on online pornography and gambling. Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Informatics said the site was restricted as the domain […]

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