Microsoft is shutting down its main LinkedIn service in China later this year as Beijing tightens its internet rules. The company said in a blog post Thursday it has faced a “significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China.” Microsoft is the latest American tech giant to lessen its ties to the […]
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Some Verizon Visible service subscribers vocalized their concerns of a data breach on various social media platforms, to inform the wireless company of their accounts’ compromise. Verizon’s Visible service is a cell service perceived as a less costly network that does not have any physical stores like users can have with the traditional carrier, according […]
Apple has just sent out invites to its next hardware release event, taking place on October 18th. Apple enthusiasts are anticipating the event will cover the launch of new MacBooks, a redesigned higher-end Mac Mini, and potentially a pair of third-generation AirPods. The word “Unleashed” is prominent in the video invite, posted by Apple marketing […]
For the second time in a row, Twitch is facing another round against cybercriminals, as the platform’s background game images were suddenly replaced on Sunday with photos of Jeff Bezos, former Amazon CEO. Users and content creators reported seeing images of Bezos in games such as GTA V, Dota 2, Smite, Minecraft, Apex Legends, and many more on the Amazon-owned site. It remains unclear how the platform got […]
Twitch has confirmed on Wednesday that a group of hackers were able to access the streaming company’s servers due to a misconfiguration change. “We can confirm a breach has taken place,” Twitch’s official team tweeted. “Our teams are working with urgency to understand the extent of this. We will update the community as soon as additional information is available.” Twitch explained that the cybercriminals accessed internal company “due […]
Facebook systems’ sudden emergence to darkness on Monday sends the social media mogul stoke to plummet by almost 5 percent, bleeding Mark Zuckerberg net worth by more than $6 billion, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index. During the same time its global head of safety Antigone Davis went live on CNBC to clear the company’s image over the […]
As the whole world went semi-offline last night due to a six-hour outage on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, the main question on everyone’s mind was “what’s happening to our social media platforms?” Well, Facebook cleared the air in a blog post right after the outage was fixed. Apparently, the answer to the popular question isn’t as gripping as most of […]
Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms are back online after a massive global outage plunged the services and the businesses and people who rely on them into chaos for hours. Facebook said late Monday that “the root cause of this outage was a faulty configuration change” and that there is “no evidence that user […]
Google’s return to the flagship smartphone space might fit user’s financial budget, as rumor has it that the upcoming Pixel 6 series might be cheaper than anticipated. Tech enthusiasts are getting a fresh new design with the new Pixel 6, as well as a Google-built processor, improved camera quality, and much more. In an interview with German newspaper Der Spiegel, Google hardware and services chief Rick Osterloh described the Pixel 6 as […]
Starting this month, Clubhouse users will be able to utilize a feature that has been in-demand for quite some time; in-app recording. The new feature is called “replay,” and it will allow users to record a chat room, keep it saved in their profile and club, or download it onto their devices. The Verge laid down some ground rules for the new feature, noting […]