‘REALLY CAREFUL’: CIA DIRECTOR WARNS AMERICANS OF TIKTOK

Sat 17  December 2022: William Burns, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), cautioned Americans to use TikTok with “really careful” on Friday since the Chinese-owned video-sharing network has been blocked by numerous federal institutions, including the White House. Burns stated in an interview with PBS that he agreed with other US officials’ worries […]

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‘SERIOUS CONCERNS REMAIN’ DESPITE REINSTATEMENT OF JOURNALISTS’ TWITTER ACCOUNTS: UN

Sat 17  December 2022: “Good news that journalists are being reinstated on Twitter, but serious concerns remain,” tweeted United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, after Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s decision to reinstate several journalists on the social media platform but said that “serious concerns remain”. The decision to suspend the accounts of […]

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AUSTRALIANS LOST $7.2 MILLION TO A ‘HI MUM’ WHATSAPP SCAM MESSAGE

Fri 16  December 2022: Another scam case makes headlines. This time a scam message has made Australians lose over seven million dollars this year.  The majority of the scams took place on Whatsapp, where fraudsters pretended to be family members and messaged asking for money. The fraudsters texted “Hi mum” in the messages to get […]

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INSTAGRAM’S NEW TOOL HELPS HACKED USERS REGAIN ACCOUNT ACCESS

Fri 16  December 2022: Instagram, a platform for sharing pictures and videos, has stated that it will now assist users in regaining access to their hacked accounts. Instagram.com/hacked is a new location where users can report and fix account access issues, the company announced in a blog post on Thursday. If users are unable to […]

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STUDENTS IN CHINA INVENT AN ‘INVISIBILITY CLOAK’ FOR HIDING FROM SECURITY CAMERAS

Thu 15  December 2022: Have you ever pondered whether an actual version of Harry Potter’s “invisibility cloak” may enable you to hide yourself not just from the outside world but also from security cameras? It might sound ridiculous, but some graduate students in China have created a low-cost, simple cloak that can hide the human […]

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META INTRODUCES NEW FEATURES ‘CANDID STORIES’, ‘NOTES’ ON INSTAGRAM

Wed 14 December 2022: In order to make users feel more connected to the people they care about, Meta has added additional sharing tools to Instagram, such as “Notes.” According to a blog post published by Meta on Tuesday, “Notes” is a new feature that allows users to share their thoughts and see what their […]

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