Whatsapp has “Disappearing Photos” Function – and people have different concerns
WhatsApp has a new feature that lets users make photos and videos disappear after they have been seen. After the…
AI “Nudifying” tools are getting popular, and Maria Miller wants them banned
Maria Miller, wants a debate in parliament on whether digitally created nude images should be banned. This service allows users…
Windows 11 would be releasing sooner than you expected!
Microsoft's Windows 11 beta is available now. The full release will occur later in the year. Microsoft claimed that Windows…
Posts having Antisemitism content are not taken down on Social Media Platforms
A new report shows that major social media platforms have failed to remove more than 80% of anti-Semitic content from…
EU flexes muscle against big tech ‘gatekeepers’
US tech giants such as Facebook and Google face unprecedented regulation in Europe, as the EU prepares to unveil landmark…
Op-Ed: Baidu scares auto sector with new smart EVs initiative
Sydney - Baidu intends to produce smart EVs using manufacturer Geely according to Reuters. This is major league level, and…
Essential Science: Animal magic, kangaroos can ‘talk’ to us
Challenging the notion that only certain domesticated animals can engage in communication with each other and, to and extent, with…
Facebook to close Irish units at center of tax dispute
Facebook confirmed Wednesday it was closing its Irish subsidiaries at the center of a dispute on profit shifting to avoid…
GoDaddy apologises for fake Christmas bonus email security test
US web company GoDaddy apologized Thursday after an email that promised employees a Christmas bonus in the midst of the…
Outrage after Miss France runner-up gets anti-Semitic abuse
French prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation into a torrent of anti-Semitic social media messages aimed at the runner-up of…
Facebook antitrust suits seek to divest Instagram, WhatsApp
US federal and state antitrust enforcers filed suit against Facebook on Wednesday claiming the social media giant abused its dominant…
Australia to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content
Facebook and Google could be required to pay news outlets for their content in "world first" legislation set to be…
Facebook changing ‘race-blind’ hate speech policy
Facebook on Thursday said it is revising its systems to prioritize blocking slurs against Black people, gays and other groups…
Defanged, social media destruction: 2021 predictions
Among the challenges that consumers and companies face in 2021 are the activities of social media companies, especially in terms…
Advances in gene therapy to help paralysis
A new study has successfully used gene therapy to cure paralyzed rats. Some degree of limb function was restored to…
Expect further use of digital collaboration tools in 2021
Collaboration tools have been firmly in the spotlight in 2020 helping businesses keep running and families stay connected, but what…
Video calling is on the rise, but so are privacy concerns
The use of video calls and video apps brings many benefits, especially in the era of remote working. However, it…
Polar Vortex shifts south as temperatures spike at North Pole
Rising temperatures in the North Pole are causing parts of the polar vortex to split off and move southward, leading…
Secret state? Surge in private VPN requests from journalists
Requests for virtual private networks (VPNs) increased ten-fold between 2019 and 2020, according to data collated by NordVPN. Many of…
Are we being overloaded by technology?
Is the rate of technological change happening too fast, especially for the typical consumer? During periods of lockdown due to…
