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Facebook rolls out simplified setting page design

Facebook unveiled on Wednesday its redesigned setting page enabling Android, iOS, mobile web, and FB Lite users to find tools in a simplified way.   “Whether it’s managing the ads people see, adjusting sharing settings, or curating an audience for posts, people shouldn’t have to think too hard about where to start,” said Facebook in a blog post.   The Big […]

FTC official raps Facebook for booting political ads probe

A senior Federal Trade Commission official is criticizing Facebook’s move to shut down the personal accounts of two academic researchers and terminate their probe into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network. Facebook wrongly used a 2019 data-privacy settlement with the FTC to justify shutting down the New York University researchers’ accounts this […]

Facebook terminates NYU’s researchers accounts

Facebook suspended on Tuesday New York University research project’s accounts and prevented access to the social networking platform, successfully halting a study involving the platform’s target on political ads. Damian Collins, a British Conservative Party politician, implicated that Facebook is halting research over the Ad Observer tool that could expose the platform’s hidden agenda concerning […]

Twitter spaces upped its game by welcoming co-hosts

Twitter’s take on the Clubhouse-style audio feature is witnessing new upgrades. The micro-blogging site announced that starting this week, Spaces hosts can welcome other users to help them with moderation.  With this new expansion, multiple hosts can now talk at once in Twitter’s Spaces.  Once a user receives an invite to co-host, all the privileges the original host enjoys will be given to the co-hosts. Having the ability to speak, […]

Bill Gates speaks up about his questionable past

In an aired television interview with CNN journalist Anderson Cooper, the Microsoft founder admitted that spending time with the notorious convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a “huge mistake.”  The interview on Wednesday touched up on several controversial topics, including Gate’s alleged workplace sexual misconducts at Microsoft and the future of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in collaboration with his […]

Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse

Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused, including by governments looking to surveil their citizens. The tool designed to detected known images of child sexual abuse, called “neuralMatch,” will scan […]

WhatsApp finally unveils self-destructing media feature

WhatsApp unveiled on Wednesday a new media feature labelled “view once” allowing photos and videos to disappear automatically after being seen by their receiver.   The Facebook-owned messaging app promoted the new feature as a privacy tool.   “New feature alert! You can now send photos and videos that disappear after they’ve been opened via View Once on WhatsApp, giving you more control over your chats privacy!” said the company in a tweet.   The “view […]

Uber's recovery accelerates, but worries about losses linger

Uber’s ride-hailing service is regaining the momentum that it lost during the pandemic, but it’s coming at a cost that’s raising more doubts about the company’s ability to make money. At the same time, Uber’s unprofitable delivery service is still growing at a torrid pace, indicating that some homebound habits may be here to stay, […]

Facebook vs. NYU academics: Who’s in the wrong?

A new controversy is looming over Facebook, as it’s involving academic researchers over their use of unauthorized data from the platform.  The multinational tech company suspended the accounts of academics from New York University’s Ad Observatory Project on Tuesday due to privacy concerns.  Facebook product management director Mike Clark explained the reason behind the unprecedented move, citing that the accounts from the project were disabled “to stop unauthorized scraping and protect people’s […]

Global 5G infrastructure revenue to reach $19.1 billion in 2021

Worldwide 5G infrastructure revenue is expected to grow by 39 percent reaching $19.1 billion in 2021, up from $13.7 billion last year, according to a report published on Wednesday by U.S.- based research and advisory company, Gartner.   The report revealed that communications service providers (CSPs) in mature markets enhanced 5G development in 2020 and 2021, citing the pandemic as a reason for this increase.  “The COVID-19 pandemic spiked demand for optimized and ultrafast broadband connectivity to […]