NEW SET OF TOOLS FROM MICROSOFT TO EMPOWERS CREATORS

Fri 14 October 2022: Microsoft has launched four new practical tools for content creators to unleash their creativity as the content creator economy grows. Microsoft Designer, Microsoft Clipchamp, Microsoft Create, and Image Creator are the new tools. The ‘Microsoft Designer’ app in Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) allows users to create social media posts, invitations, […]

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FOR SENSITIVE CONTENT, TWITTER ASKS FOR A USER’S BIRTHDATE

Wed 12 October 2022: Twitter is requesting users to confirm their birthdates before viewing sensitive content in an effort to stop minors from viewing inappropriate material. TechCrunch reports that the microblogging platform is gradually introducing a feature to limit private tweets to users who are at least 18 years old and have a birthdate associated […]

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‘PLANETARY DEFENSE’ TEST SUCCESSFULLY DEFLECTED ASTEROID -NASA

Wed 12 October 2022: An asteroid was successfully deflected, according to NASA, in a historic test of humanity’s capacity to alter a cosmic object’s motion, Anadolu Agency reported. “Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test investigation team shows the spacecraft’s kinetic impact with its target asteroid, Dimorphos, successfully altered […]

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RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT ADDS META TO ITS LIST OF ‘TERRORIST AND EXTREMIST’ GROUPS

Tue 11 October 2022: Russia’s financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, has added US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to its list of “terrorists and extremists.” After authorities accused Meta of tolerating “Russophobia” during Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, Russia banned Facebook and Instagram in late March for “carrying out […]

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APPLE WATCH DETECTS PREGNANCY BEFORE CLINICAL TEST CONDUCTED

Mon 10 October 2022: A woman’s pregnancy has reportedly been detected by an Apple Watch before she was even aware of it. The watch showed a 34-year-old woman’s average resting heart rate had significantly increased in just a few days, which led her to believe something was wrong. She posted this information on Reddit. “Usually, […]

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KANYE WEST’S TWITTER, INSTAGRAM LOCKED OVER OFFENSIVE POSTS

Mon 10 October 2022:  Kanye West‘s Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked because of antisemitic posts by the rapper, now known legally as Ye. Spokespersons for Twitter and Instagram parent Meta said Sunday that Ye posted messages that violated their policies. In a tweet sent late Saturday, Ye said he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” according to internet archive […]

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WHATSAPP WILL SOON STARTS BLOCKING SCREENSHOTS FOR VIEW ONCE IMAGES AND VIDEOS

Sun 09 October 2022: WhatsApp is working to make its “View Once” sharing feature more secure by introducing elements that prevent recipients from taking screenshots or recording videos. Last year, the user could share photos and videos that would expire in the recipient’s inbox once they viewed the media files. It did, however, allow people […]

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