SMARTPHONES MAY CAUSE SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR KIDS AS THEY GROW UP- STUDY

Sun 21 May 2023: A new survey released disturbing facts on Monday (May 15) stating that the earlier a child is given a smartphone, the more the chances of him or her suffering from mental health problems. The study further mentioned that women appear to be more affected.  The research conducted by a US-based non-profit […]

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FIRST SAUDI ASTRONAUTS TO BLAST OFF IN PRIVATE MISSION TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

  Saudi Arabia’s first female astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi and her colleague Ali Al Qarni will blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, May 21. Sun 21 May 2023: Two Saudi astronauts will be travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time on a private mission to carry out a […]

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INSTAGRAM TO LAUNCH TWITTER-LIKE APP BY END JUNE

Sun 21 May 2023: Instagram, which is owned by Meta, plans to challenge Elon Musk’s Twitter with a comparable microblogging text platform that will probably debut by the end of June. Lia Haberman, who reported the information in her ICYMI Substack newsletter, said the text-based, Twitter-like platform known as “Instagram’s new text-based app for conversations” […]

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WORKSPACE INDIVIDUAL PLAN IS NOW AVAILABLE IN 20 NEW COUNTRIES FROM GOOGLE

Thu 18 May 2023: In an effort to reach out to more small business owners, Google has released the Workspace Individual plan in 20 new countries. “We are excited to provide #GoogleWorkspace to more small business owners. Today, we are launching the Google Workspace Individual plan in 20 new countries,” Google Workspace wrote in a […]

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INSTAGRAM NOW ALLOWS USERS TO COMMENT ON POSTS WITH GIFS

Wed 17 May 2023: Meta formerly Facebook is now allowing users to reply on Instagram posts with animated GIFs (Graphics Interchange Format). During a Broadcast Channels conversation with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram executive Adam Mosseri stated that users can now upload GIFs in Instagram comments, according to Engadget. “This is a bit of ‘finally […]

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US CHARGES EX-APPLE ENGINEER WITH THEFT OF AUTONOMOUS CAR TECHNOLOGY FOR CHINA

Wed 17 May 2023: The US announced charges in five cases involving alleged attempts to steal technology for the benefit of China, Russia, and Iran, including a 35-year-old former Apple Inc engineer accused of targeting the company’s technology on autonomous systems, such as self-driving cars, and then fleeing to China.  “In the Northern District of […]

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APPLE UNDER INVESTIGATION IN FRANCE OVER RESTRICTING SMARTPHONE REPAIR

Mon 15 May 2023: France is investigating Apple for allegedly aiming to make cellphones outdated by restricting their repair, prosecutors and an association claimed on Monday, AFP reported. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the probe into purported misleading commercial practices and planned obsolescence has been under way since December. It is the outcome of […]

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