Wed 25 October 2023: These days, cars are computer centers on wheels. Today’s vehicles can contain over 100 computers and millions of lines of software code. These computers are all networked together and can operate all aspects of your vehicle. It’s not surprising, then, that car theft has also become high-tech. The ones and zeros of […]
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Mon 23 October 2023: “Splinternet” refers to the way the internet is being splintered – broken up, divided, separated, locked down, boxed up, or otherwise segmented. Whether for nation states or corporations, there’s money and control to be had by influencing what information people can access and share, as well as the costs that are paid for this […]
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Sat 21 October 2023: On iOS and Android, users will now be able to respond to status updates using their avatars thanks to a new feature being released by Meta-owned WhatsApp. According to WABetaInfo, the company hopes to increase user engagement with status updates by giving customers another way to interact with their contacts and […]
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Fri 20 October 2023: A controversy emerged when Facebook and Instagram labelled Palestinians as ‘terrorists’. This issue became apparent in user profiles on Instagram featuring the word ‘Palestinian’, alongside the Palestinian flag emoji and the Arabic term “Alhamdulillah”. These were inaccurately translated into English as “Alhamdulillah, Palestinian terrorists are fighting for their freedom”. This scandal, initially reported by 404 media, ignited […]
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Fri 20 October 2023: OpenAI’s AI chatbot, ChatGPT, may outperform primary care doctors in adhering to recognized treatment criteria for clinical depression while avoiding gender and social class biases that might occur in doctor-patient relationships, according to a new study, The study, which was published in the open-access journal Family Medicine and Community Health,, shows […]
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Fri 20 October 2023: Facebook-owner Meta Platforms has introduced temporary measures to limit “potentially unwelcome or unwanted comments” on posts about the Israel-Hamas war. Meta said it will change the default setting for people who can comment on new and public Facebook posts created by users “in the region” to only their friends and followers, Meta […]
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Thu 19 October 2023: On Thursday, Meta-owned WhatsApp revealed the option to have two WhatsApp accounts logged in at the same time. In a blog post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that WhatsApp users would soon be able to log in to two accounts at the same time. “Switch between two accounts on WhatsApp. Soon […]
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Wed 18 October 2023: Instagram users are accusing the social network of purposefully censoring posts in support of Palestine – underscoring longstanding concerns about unfair moderation as war rages in Gaza. Hena Mustafa, an Instagram user with 866 followers based in New York City, said that since she began posting about developments in Palestine as Israel mounted […]
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Wed 18 October 2023: After taking over the social networking site X, formerly known as Twitter, last year, Elon Musk unveiled a new membership plan that charges new users $1 to access functions like message posting. According to AFP, the move is a part of X’s plan to strengthen its protection against spam, manipulation, and […]
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Tue 17 October 2023: The way we live our lives online is rapidly changing. Artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality and innovations such as blockchain – a kind of digital record for transactions — are set to transform the online world, affecting everything from social media to how people and businesses make money from their creativity. […]
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