Technology

Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India

Facebook in India has been selective in curbing hate speech, misinformation and inflammatory posts, particularly anti-Muslim content, according to leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press, even as its own employees cast doubt over the company’s motivations and interests. From research as recent as March of this year to company memos that date back to ...

15:15 Et October 24, 2021

Trump to launch new social media platform TRUTH Social

Former US President Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a new social media network, called TRUTH Social. He said the platform would "stand up to the tyranny ...

20:30 Et October 21, 2021

Bitcoin tops $66,000, sets record as crypto goes mainstream

Bitcoin stormed above $66,000 for the first time on Wednesday, riding a wave of excitement about how the financial establishment is increasingly accepting the digital currency’s rise. One Bitcoin was ...

11:02 Et October 21, 2021

Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in Europe to build ‘metaverse’

Facebook said it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform that promises to connect ...

15:45 Et October 18, 2021

Drinking water concerns raised over Tesla plant near Berlin

The water board in the region around Tesla's new factory near Berlin has raised concerns about the local water supply if the facility is expanded. It is still ...

16:00 Et October 16, 2021

WhatsApp Extends Encryption from Phones to Backups on Google Drive, I-Cloud

WhatsApp users with encrypted messages on their smart phones will now be able to keep the encryption when storing their messages on Google Drive and iCloud, the messaging ...

12:05 Et October 15, 2021

Facebook unveils new controls for kids using its platforms

Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to take a break using its photo sharing ...

15:30 Et October 12, 2021

Google to prevent climate change deniers from making money from ads

Online giant Google will prohibit climate change deniers from being able to monetize their content on its platforms, the company announced on Thursday. A new policy for advertisers, ...

17:30 Et October 8, 2021

WhatsApp's six-hour outage shows we all need more than one chat app

Monday's six-hour outage of Facebook and Instagram might have been a nuisance for those wanting to check in on news and posts from friends, but things are different when a chat app with 2 billion active users goes down for more than half of a working day. WhatsApp's sudden outage meant that millions of group ...

17:35 Et October 6, 2021

Trump asks judge to reinstate Twitter account

Former US president Donald Trump has asked a judge to reinstate his Twitter account as he seeks overturn a permanent ban from the social media platform. The 75-year-old filed ...

18:30 Et October 2, 2021
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