Sun 29 May 2022: Mark Zuckerberg announced Metaverse, a platform for connecting people online that includes augmented and virtual reality, with much fanfare and optimism. However, just like social media sites, where bullying and cybercrime are commonplace, Metaverse has its own set of vices. A 21-year-old woman was sexually abused and harassed virtually within an […]
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Sun 29 May 2022: Snapchat, the popular social media network, has launched Shared Stories, a new way for Snapchatters to form communities around the content they enjoy snapping. Shared Stories, according to the firm, is a new version of Custom Stories, which previously allowed Snapchat users to create a Story and invite friends to view […]
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Sat 28 May 2022: With an aim to expand its gaming lineup, video-streaming platform Netflix is adding four new games that can be downloaded directly from the Netflix mobile app. The new titles that have been launched include Dragon Up (East Side Games), Moonlighter (11 Bit Studios), Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt (HandyGames), and Exploding Kittens – The Game […]
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Fri 27 May 2022: Social media platform Meta, formerly Facebook, has started sending out notification to users about privacy policy update which it will roll out from July 26, the company said on Thursday. Meta in its post said that it has rewritten and re-designed its privacy Policy to make it easier to understand and […]
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Fri 27 May 2022: Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday announced new privacy controls for users, saying that it is rolling out a new setting to make it easier to manage who sees your posts on Facebook. Now, when someone selects a default audience, that audience selection will apply to new posts created in Facebook that […]
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Thu 26 May 2022: Twitter, Global social media company, has agreed to pay a $150 million fine for allegedly misusing personal data for six years in order to help sale of targeted advertisements. “From at least May 2013 until at least September 2019, Twitter misrepresented to users of its online communication service the extent to […]
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Thu 26 May 2022: San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has announced several enhancements and new capabilities for developers building collaborative apps for Teams and Microsoft 365. The company said it is introducing Live Share, a capability for apps to go beyond passive screen sharing and enable participants to co-watch, co-edit, co-create, and more in Teams meetings. […]
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Wed 25 May 2022: On Wednesday, Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey resigned from the company’s board of directors, coinciding with the company’s annual shareholder meeting. In November, Dorsey stepped down as CEO, and Parag Agrawal, who had previously worked as Twitter’s Chief Technology Officer, took his place. With the 2022 shareholder meeting, Dorsey […]
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Wed 25 May 2022: WhatsApp, a Meta-owned messaging app, will not work on some iPhones from October 24, 2022. As per WABetaInfo, the messaging app is planning to stop support for iOS 10 and iOS11. Even the same was hinted at in an article on the official WhatsApp Help Center. WhatsApp users who are using […]
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Tue 24 May 2022: Around this time next year, tech billionaire Elon Musk has stated that his electric vehicle company Tesla will have self-driving cars without the need for human drivers to supervise them. Musk has made similar announcements before, according to the auto-tech website Electrek. He made the announcement in Brazil, where he was […]
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