Facebook is in hot waters yet again. After the social networking giant released their transparency report that it initially hid away from public eye, it became clear that the most popular post on their public news feed in the U.S. is riddled with COVID-19 misinformation. According to the exposé published by the New York Times, […]
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As the Taliban negotiates with senior politicians and government leaders following its lighting-fast takeover of Afghanistan, U.S. social media companies are reckoning with how to deal with a violent extremist group that is poised to rule a country of 40 million people. Should the Taliban be allowed on social platforms if they don’t break any […]
Facebook announced on Thursday new security measures for users in Afghanistan, as the Taliban regained control over the country after its government collapsed this week. “We’ve launched a one-click tool for people in Afghanistan to quickly lock down their account. When their profile is locked, people who aren’t their friends can’t download or share their […]
One of Vine’s founders is venturing into a new project called Supdrive. Dom Hofmann, also the creator of Byte and Peach, announced Supdrive on Twitter, describing it as an “on-chain fantasy game console.” In the announcement post, the co-founder of Vine explained that Supdrive will act as a video game console that offers classical games, […]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) refiled its antitrust lawsuit against Facebook on Thursday, demanding that the judge forces the tech giant to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. The new case comes after Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia notified the FTC in June that the original lawsuit filed in December against Facebook, failed […]
Network provider and joint venture between two telecoms UAE’s du and Bahrain’s Batelco, Arc Solutions, announced on Tuesday that it has expanded its network to Bahrain in the digital business platform Global Zone. Global Zone — that is considered the region’s hub for data movement — is a carrier-neutral digital business platform based in Bahrain’s highly secure Tier III data center. It offers terrestrial and underwater cable […]
A Moscow court penalized on Tuesday Alphabet Inc’s Google with a sum of $142,877 for violating the state’s rules on prohibited content, amidst the latest clash between Big Tech companies and the Russian state. The Tagansky District Court fined search engine titan Google with five independent fines of approximately $190,000 for not deleting content banned […]
Intel announced on Monday manufacturing plans for its brand-new consumer Graphical Programming Units (GPU) dubbed as Intel Arc, which will rival some of the biggest names in the industry with its modern high-end discreet GPUs. The chip manufacturer’s journey kicks off with innovative graphics solutions aiming to deliver high-performance gaming, engaging visuals, and consistent game streaming […]
A deadly virus on the loose and a global lockdown, scenarios only seen in Sci-Fi movies, quickly became a reality to most of humanity. Naturally, several industries took a major blow, as life was on pause indefinitely. Luckily, technology doesn’t stop for anyone. The tech industry continued to develop, even after outbreaks overwhelmed countries. The rate in which technological […]
After doubling its value in only six months, Reddit, the social networking site often labeled as the front page of the internet, is now worth more than $10 billion after earning $410 million in funding. The company announced the milestone through an in-depth interview with The New York Times, in which Reddit’s co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman disclosed how the company managed to raise its value in a short […]