Back in 2018, multiple big tech firms such as Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and Google teamed up to launch the open source Data Transfer Project (DTP). Its aim is to make it easier for customers to transfer their data across services and platforms. To that end, Facebook announced tools – such as TransferContinue Reading
Facebook is planning to launch new hardware, starting with the Ray-Ban smart glasses, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg confirmed during an earnings call this week that it will launch the glasses next, though exactly when remains unclear. The last reported time frame was sometime in 2021. “Looking ahead here, the next product releaseContinue Reading
Trump’s “free speech” case is likely doomed by First Amendment and Section 230. Former President Donald Trump today sued Twitter, Facebook, Google subsidiary YouTube, and their CEOs, claiming that all three companies are guilty of “impermissible censorship” that violates “the First Amendment right to free speech.” Trump’s lawsuits are almostContinue Reading
Cybersecurity analysts have discovered ten different Android apps that surreptitiously pilfered user credentials, nine of which had managed to collectively clock over 5.8 million downloads on Google’s Play Store. Malware analysts at security firm Doctor Web said that the apps masqueraded behind genuine use cases such as photo editing and framing, exercise and training, horoscopes, andContinue Reading
Facebook is making it even easier to buy stuff while you scroll past photos of your high school lab partner’s dog. Yes, Instagram Shops and Facebook Marketplace are already displayed prominently on the apps’ bottom navigation tabs. But now, you can shop on WhatsApp too, along with other updates. Today on aContinue Reading
Donald Trump has launched a new “communications” website, which says it will publish content “straight from the desk” of the former US president. Mr Trump was banned by Twitter and suspended by Facebook and YouTube after the Capitol riots in January. The former president has since been releasing statements byContinue Reading
Find out if you were one of the 533 million affected users Over the last few days, it’s been revealed that the personal data of hundreds of millions of Facebook users around the globe has been leaked online. More specifically, over 533 million accounts from 106 countries that contain phone numbers, fullContinue Reading
Instagram for kids? What could possibly go wrong?! A report from BuzzFeed says that parent company Facebook is working on a new version of Instagram for child and tween users. Currently, Instagram users have to be 13 or older. Vishal Shah, Instagram’s vice president of product, reportedly announced the initiative in aContinue Reading
TechPoint.Africa On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, several content containing images related to the unfortunate incident that occurred at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday were flagged as misinformation on Facebook and Instagram. The shocking incident which involved the killing of an unconfirmed number of protesters by theContinue Reading
ComputerWorld Facebook hopes to broaden the business appeal of its smart display by offering access to several video conferencing apps, including Zoom, Cisco Webex, BlueJeans and GoToMeeting. Facebook plans to extend the range of options for video meetings using its Portal displays with the ability to download apps from videoContinue Reading
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