GOOGLE ORDERED TO PAY $515,000 IN DEFAMATION CASE BY AUSTRALIAN COURT

Tue 07 June 2022: An Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay $515,000 for the defamation of a former lawmaker. John Barilaro had sought damages over two videos on YouTube that left him “traumatized” and forced him to retire from politics earlier than expected in 2023. He also filed a defamation suit against commentator Jordan Shanks for the videos in which he called […]

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INSTAGRAM EXPANDS REELS TO 90 SECONDS, ANNOUNCES NEW FEATURES

Sun 05 June 2022: Instagram, the photo-sharing network, has announced the launch of new features, including 90-second Reels, in order to enable creators engage more with their audiences. The Meta-owned platform announced that Reels will now be extended to 90 seconds, allowing individuals to express their most authentic selves on Reels. “You will have more […]

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IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET, DIGITAL FASCISM HAS EMERGED, SAYS SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERT

Sun 05 June 2022: In an era in which wars are no longer always fought on a battlefield, the world people live in has gradually changed and even some experiences have been turned into virtual and augmented reality and it could not be expected that fascism would remain traditional, according to a social media expert. […]

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BITCOIN MINING SUSPENDED IN NEW YORK FOR TWO YEARS, A ‘GRIM DAY’ FOR BLOCKCHAIN

Sat 04 June 2022: In bad news for Bitcoin and Blockchain lovers, the New York State on Friday passed a bill to halt new permits for certain fossil fuel power plants to be used in Bitcoin mining. The measure establishes a two-year moratorium on new permits for cryptocurrency mining operations that use proof-of-work (PoW) authentication […]

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APPLE APP STORE PREVENTED $1.5 BILLION-WORTH FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS IN 2021

Fri 03 June 2022: Apple protected customers from more than $1.5 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions on the App Store in 2021, the company has informed. This prevented attempted theft of the App Store users’ money, information, and time, and kept nearly a million problematic new apps out of their hands. Apple said in a […]

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NEW INSTAGRAM FEATURE “AMBER ALERTS” WILL HELP FIND MISSING CHILDREN

Fri 03 June 2022: Instagram, a Meta-owned photo-sharing platform, has announced the addition of AMBER Alerts, which would allow users to read and post alerts of missing children in their area. In the coming weeks, this functionality will be fully available in 25 countries, including South Africa, Taiwan, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United Arab […]

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EPIC GAMES AND VOLVO ARE PARTNERING TO POWER THEIR NEXT-GENERATION ELECTRIC CARS

Fri 03 June 2022: Volvo announced a partnership with Epic Games, the creator of the Fortnite video game, to leverage its 3D production platform ‘Unreal Engine’ to power its next generation of electric cars on Wednesday. Volvo Cars will now use Epic’s real-time 3D design tool to create digital interfaces within its vehicles and produce […]

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