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Facebook expands policies on voter suppression

San Francisco: With the US mid-term elections looming, Facebook has announced to expand its policies against voter suppression — action that is designed to deter or prevent people from voting. The social media platform has banned “misrepresentations about how to vote, such as claims that you can vote by text message, and statements about whether […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Apple acquires music analytics start-up 'Asaii'

San Francisco: In a bid to further cement its position in the global music space, Apple has acquired “Asaii,” a start-up developed music analytics engine for music labels and artist managers, the media reported on Monday. According to a report in Axios, the deal was worth nearly $100 million. “Asaii’s products collect data from music […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Facebook may soon bring 'Unsend' feature on Messenger

San Francisco: Facebook could soon be rolling out the “Unsend” feature for Messenger that would allow users to retract sent messages not only from their inboxes, but also from the entire chat thread, the media reported. “We have previously confirmed that we intend to ship a feature like this and are still planning to do […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Facebook to allow up to 250 people on group chat

San Francisco: Social networking giant Facebook is rolling out the ability for members of Facebook Groups to launch group chats that, up to 250 members could join, the media reported. “Facebook Groups” gives the 1.4 billion active users of the app a platform to collectively plan events, arrange in-person meetings, or have deeper discussions with […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Instagram testing 'tap-to-advance' feature to browse through posts

San Francisco: Facebook-owned photo-messaging platform Instagram is testing “tapping” as a replacement of scrolling through posts on the platform, the media reported. The company is testing the tap-to-advance feature to navigate between posts in the Explore section of the app. “We’re always testing ways to improve the experience on Instagram and bring you closer to […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Facebook kills over 800 accounts related to US mid-term polls

San Francisco: Facebook has removed 559 Pages and 251 accounts that consistently broke its rules against spam and coordinated inauthentic behaviour related to upcoming US mid-term elections. Many were using fake accounts or multiple accounts with the same names and posted massive amounts of content across a network of Groups and Pages to drive traffic […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Microsoft ends 'Minecraft' game for Apple TV

San Francisco: Microsoft is pulling back support for its popular game “Minecraft” from Apple TV given the small number of people who accessed the game via Apple TV. The decision went into effect on September 24, but no one really seemed to notice until this week, The Verge reported on Wednesday. “Effective from September 24, […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Facebook to bring Safety Check to 'Workplace' early next year

San Francisco: To help organisations locate their people in a crisis, Facebook is planning to introduce the Safety Check feature in “Workplace”, the social network’s messaging service for businesses. “With Safety Check, if a crisis arises, organisations can identify who may be affected, send multiple modes of notification, and monitor employee responses. And they can […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Apple loses billions of dollars over iphone repair fraud

San Francisco: Fraudulent iPhone repair claims made in China cost Apple billions of dollars over a period of five years, according to a report in The Information. As part of the highly sophisticated fraud scheme run by organised teams, rings of thieves were buying or stealing iPhones and removing valuable components like CPUs, screens and […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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WhatsApp likely to put ads in 'Status' feature for Android

San Francisco: Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp is reportedly planning to allow advertisements to be displayed in the “Status” section of the app, the media reported on Tuesday. WhatsApp’s “Status” feature allows users to share text, photos, videos and animated GIFs that disappear after 24 hours. Rumours about Facebook fuelling ads on Whatsapp started popping up […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Facebook unveils smart video chat speakers for home

San Francisco: Taking on Amazon and Google in the smart home space, Facebook has unveiled a pair of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered smart video chat devices, Portal and Portal +, which are designed to connect people and feel like being in the same room. Facebook on Monday said the new video communication speakers with tablet-size screens […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Facebook testing voice commands in Messenger

San Francisco: Facebook is testing voice commands for chat and calls in its Messenger platform. According to a report in TechCrunch on Friday, the feature could soon let you use voice to dictate and send messages, initiate voice calls and create reminders. A Facebook Messenger spokesperson confirmed that Facebook is internally testing the voice command […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Twitter accounts linked to fake news still thriving: Study

San Francisco: Twitter still remains a hotbed for accounts spreading fake news, suggests a new study that looked into how fake and conspiracy news flourished on the microblogging site both before and after the 2016 US presidential election. More than 80 per cent of the Twitter accounts linked to spread of disinformation during the 2016 […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Twitter's new update brings 'data saver' feature for iOS

San Francisco: Microblogging site Twitter has rolled out its latest update for iOS users with the “data saver” feature that would give users the option to decide how the amount of data they intend to invest on a specific content. When this option is enabled, videos would not autoplay and images would initially load in […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Apple world's top brand, Facebook slips to 9th spot: Report

San Francisco: Apple displaced Google to become the top brand in the world in 2018 while Facebook, mired in data breach controversies, fell to ninth place in the top 100 brands globally, an annual report said on Thursday. According to global brand consultancy Interbrand’s “Best 100 Global Brands 2018” report, Amazon achieved a 56 per […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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