Fri 12 November 2021: According to Indonesia’s council of religious authorities, Muslims are prohibited from using crypto assets as a form of currency. The National Ulema Council, or MUI, has deemed cryptocurrency as haram, or banned, as it has elements of uncertainty, wagering and harm, Asrorun Niam Sholeh, head of religious decrees, said on Thursday […]
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Thu 11 November 2021: According to Europe’s policing agency, the coronavirus pandemic has generated a dramatic increase in online retail fraud, with fraudsters continuing to prey on victims working from home. According to Europol’s annual cybercrime report, Fears of contracting the virus have prompted a surge in online buying, which has resulted in a significant […]
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Thu 11 November 2021: Twitter’s Blue subscription service went live on Tuesday for users in the United States and New Zealand. Since June, the social media company has been testing the subscription offering with Australian and Canadian users, but the feature is now available to all users in the United States. Twitter Blue is available […]
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Thu 11 November 2021: Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is combining its Workplace platform with Microsoft’s Teams platform to improve worker collaboration, according to Ujjwal Singh, Meta’s head of Workplace. The integration gives customers access to Workplace content inside the Teams app. Likewise, users can view Teams video meetings in the Workplace app. The partnership […]
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Wed 10 November 2021: Asisguard, a Turkish defense firm, has equipped its new mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a 40-millimeter grenade thrower as a significant upgrade, Anadolu Agency reported. After attaching a 5.56-milimeter gun, the firm took the drone, called Songar, a step further, Baris Duzgun, the firm’s general manager told Anadolu Agency during the […]
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Wed 10 November 2021: Facebook shared for the first time Tuesday the prevalence of harassment and bullying on their social media platform, saying such content was seen between 14 and 15 times per every 10,000 views on the site in the third quarter. The company, which recently changed its name to Meta, also said in its […]
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Tue 09 November 2021: A Moscow court on Monday imposed further fines on Google and Telegram, the Russian-founded encrypted messaging app, for failing to remove illegal content. The court’s press staff reported on its Telegram channel that Telegram was fined four million rubles (49,440 Euros) and Google was fined two million rubles. Russia has threatened […]
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Tue 09 November 2021: A US appeals court has determined that WhatsApp can proceed with its lawsuit against NSO Group, claiming that foreign governments’ immunity from civil litigation in US courts enjoyed by foreign governments does not extend to the private Israeli surveillance company. WhatsApp is suing NSO Group for allegedly using malware to acquire […]
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Tue 09 November 2021: The value of the cryptocurrency market has surpassed $3 trillion. As investors have become more comfortable with established tokens like Bitcoin while networks like Ethereum and Solana continue to develop and attract new functionality, the market for digital assets has approximately doubled from its 2020 year-end value. The interest in non-fungible […]
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Mon 08 November 2021: WhatsApp has been testing a feature that allows users to link their accounts to secondary devices and continue to send and receive messages even when the primary smartphone is not connected to the internet. This functionality is now officially available to all WhatsApp users as of the most recent update on […]
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