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Facebook profits top $10B as its CEO exalts the 'metaverse'

Concerns about a revenue growth slowdown pushed Facebook’s shares lower in after-hours trading Wednesday, not long after the company reported that its second-quarter profits doubled thanks to a massive increase in advertising revenue. But CEO Mark Zuckerberg set his sights far beyond the second half of 2021, exalting what he sees as the next phase […]

Facebook profits soar but its success might be short-lived

Facebook’s success is rapidly taking flight; however, it’s about to face serious challenges on multiple fronts.   The company’s revenue grew 56 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the second quarter, amounting to $29 billion, according to a statement published on Wednesday.  Facebook’s savvy marketing strategy and technological advancement managed to double its quarterly profit to almost $10.4 billion, $8.7 billion more than what analysts estimated.  If this isn’t impressive enough, then take […]

Hatif Libya inked a fiber optic network with U.S. firm

Libya’s government-owned telecom Hatif Libya signed on Monday an agreement to improve its fiber optic network with an U.S.-based supplier of open optical networking solutions called Infinera.  This project will provide access to internet and mobile services in Libyan areas that were not covered previously by the network and improve the quality and reliability of services for all customers.   Infinera will install Automatically Switched Optical Network (ASON) technology, that will enable the Libyan company to dynamically […]

Maxima Telecom wins $13.5M contract for biometric cameras in Moscow

Moscow’s public Wi-Fi provider, Maxima Telecom, won earlier this month a $13.6 million contract for the installation of 2000 biometric cameras on the roads of the capital, according to Russian media reports.  The contract was completed with the Center for Traffic Management of Moscow. It aims to deploy a neural network in the capital that will receive data from cameras, record accidents, fires and other incidents, and report them […]

Watch out from malware riddled Windows 11

If you’re interested in enjoying the latest release of Windows 11, then you should beware of a couple things first.  The release of Windows 11 came with more than just notable upgrades, as vicious malware is floating in several fake installers of the newest version, according to Kaspersky.  The multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider warned Windows users that cybercriminals are taking full advantage […]

Monty Mobile’s Show ID

Monty Mobile is on a quest to provide its userbase with the right tools to carry out control over mobile services, while meeting and exceeding any form of basic services. With the Show ID application, all calls conducted with contacts and companies will be synchronized, registering all calls made or received on the app. Show […]

AI bot detects and shames Belgian MPs glued to phones

Belgian digital artist called Dries Depoorter launched earlier this month an AI bot called “The Flemish Scrollers” that automatically catches, and tags members of the Federal Parliament glued to their phones during parliamentary proceedings.   Using artificial intelligence and facial recognition, the software calculates how long the politician spends on their phone, all while broadcasting the session and results on YouTube.   Those figures are automatically […]

'Holy moly!': Inside Texas' fight against a ransomware hack

It was a steamy Friday two Augusts ago when Jason Whisler settled in for a working breakfast at the Coffee Ranch restaurant in the Texas Panhandle city of Borger. The most pressing agenda item for city officials like him that morning: planning for a country concert and anniversary event. Then Whisler’s phone rang. Borger’s computer […]

Vidme embeds porn on news websites after domain purchase

A flood of hardcore pornographic content has spread like wildfire on Thursday showing up on news websites after a company called 5 Star Porn HD bought the expired domain for video hosting site Vidme, which went out of business in 2017.  This means that any websites with Vidme embeds now have pornographic content being displayed across their pages including prominent news websites such as The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Huffington Post, and other major sites.  The websites immediately started deleting the pornography from […]