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Google, Facebook and Twitter threaten to leave Pakistan 2020-11-20 12:01:38Global internet companies Facebook, Google and Twitter and others have banded together and threatened to leave Pakistan after the South Asian nation g

Facebook sues operator of Instagram clone sites 2020-11-19 14:48:07Facebook has today filed another lawsuit against a company acting in violations of its terms of service. In this case, the company has sued Ensar Sahi

Facebook details AI advances in catching misinformation and 2020-11-19 13:29:16Facebook’s battle against misinformation will never be over at this rate, but that doesn’t mean the company has given up. On the contrary

Trump will lose protected Twitter status after his 2020-11-18 12:58:13Twitter has at various times acknowledged that Donald Trump isn’t bound by the same rules that govern the rest of us. This executive privilege h

Facebook launches E.gg, an experimental collage making app 2020-11-18 10:15:19Facebook’s internal R&D group, NPE Team, has today officially launched its latest app, E.gg, to a broader audience. The app, a freeform crea

The crowd goes wild for Yiming 2020-11-18 08:00:58This excerpt follows a high-growth period for Douyin, detailing how it gained around 200 million daily active users within a year via a loyal creator

Yubo could be the next big social app 2020-11-18 00:00:57French startup Yubo is the biggest social media app you’ve never heard of — unless you’re a teen. With a focus on young people under

Twitter and Facebook’s diverging philosophies were on display 2020-11-17 18:06:40The latest tech hearing was a study in contrasts. Contrasts between lawmakers who made an effort to stay on topic in a hearing ostensibly about social

Twitter’s new Stories feature ‘Fleets’ is struggling under 2020-11-17 14:03:43Twitter’s new Stories feature, “Fleets,” appears to be struggling under the load. Launched this morning to Twitter’s global us

Facebook’s Messenger Kids app redesigned to look more 2020-11-17 09:33:51Facebook today is rolling out an updated version of its Messenger Kids app with the goal of making it easier for kids to interact with their friends a

Instagram expands new ‘Guides’ feature to all users, 2020-11-17 09:00:12Earlier this year, Instagram launched a new feature called “Guides,” which allowed creators to share tips, resources and other longer-form

Twitter rolls out Stories, aka ‘Fleets,’ to all 2020-11-17 08:00:39Twitter this morning is launching its own version of Stories — aka “Fleets” — to its global user base. The product, which allo

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Apple AirPods Pro are on sale for £50 2020-11-27 00:20:00SAVE £50: Apple AirPods Pro are on sale for £199 this Black Friday, saving you 20% on list price. The thing about Apple deals is that they

Where to find the best Apple AirPods deal 2020-11-27 00:15:00SAVE 22%: Apple AirPods are on sale for £124.49 in Amazon's Black Friday Week sale, and include a charging case (second generation). When it co

All the best Black Friday tablet deals for 2020-11-27 00:10:00SAVE UP TO 45%: Fire Kids Edition tablets are on sale for Black Friday, saving you up to 45% on list price. The big day is finally here, and it's jus

Stacked 'Animal Crossing' Switch bundles are on sale 2020-11-27 00:05:00TL;DR: The Nintendo Switch Lite and Animal Crossing: New Horizons bundle is on sale for £209.99 on Amazon, and includes a three-month Nintendo S

Unlock top streaming sites for under £2 a 2020-11-27 00:00:00SAVE 83%: A two-year subscription to Surfshark is on sale £1.66 per month for Black Friday, and includes an extra three months of coverage for f

Amazon has dropped a new batch of Nintendo 2020-11-26 23:55:00SAVE UP TO 30%:  Nintendo Switch Lite bundles are on sale for Black Friday, including games like Animal Crossing and Minecraft. Roll up, roll up,

Here's how to get a free taste of 2020-11-26 23:50:00TL;DR: Listen to Audible's top picks of 2020 for free this Black Friday. The big day is finally here, and that means deals on everything from 4K TVs

Get 24 training courses on Excel and data 2020-11-26 23:45:00TL;DR: The Premium 2021 Microsoft Excel & Data Certification Bundle is on sale for £15.70 as of Nov. 27, using the code BFSAVE70 at the chec

Alex Trebek channels Mr Rogers in short, sweet, 2020-11-26 20:35:10 Beloved Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek died of pancreatic cancer on Nov. 8 of this year, but his last appearances, taped during what would be the final

Gaze upon these good dogs at the 2020 2020-11-26 20:27:50The National Dog Show was a much smaller affair than usual this year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, fewer than 600 dogs competed for the honour of

The Frame is one of Samsung's best TVs 2020-11-26 19:18:54Save up to $800: Samsung's The Frame TV is on sale for Black Friday — with savings up to 27% off, you can get the smallest model for $497.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's iconic fanny pack look 2020-11-26 17:00:06Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was pretty subdued this year due to coronavirus precautions.  But one balloon stood out during the scaled-down ev

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Understand adversarial attacks by doing one yourself with 2020-11-27 09:00:51In recent years, the media have been paying increasing attention to adversarial examples, input data such as images and audio that have been modi

Five VPN solutions you can score during this 2020-11-27 09:00:41Scratch the surface on all of these Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals and what you’ll find underneath is…even more deals. For every dis

These 10 Black Friday deals might change your 2020-11-27 08:30:01TLDR: With hundreds of Black Friday deals floating around right now, these 10 are a handful you definitely should pass up. The holidays are the same e

How do you build a pet-friendly gadget? We 2020-11-27 05:36:53The rise of smart home gadgets has sometimes forgotten a very important family member, one with tendencies that differ significantly from the humans o

The EU’s fastest growing EV market is — 2020-11-27 04:23:24According to Latvian national news agency, LETA, the Baltic nation has logged the fastest growing rise in electric car sales among EU member states. A

What the hell is the Pomodoro Technique and 2020-11-27 03:37:21I’ve been covering tech and business for years and I can confirm most people in these spaces, myself included, are obsessed with productivity&he

Square stock on fire: Jack Dorsey’s beard sets 2020-11-26 12:09:17Square, the fintech stock led by Twitter billionaire and beard-of-the-people Jack Dorsey, is on fire. In the past three days, Square‘s share pri

We’re already living in an era of unlimited 2020-11-26 11:05:51Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech — from managing stress to em

This AI tool generates your creepy lookalikes to 2020-11-26 09:57:22If you’re worried about facial recognition firms or stalkers mining your online photos, a new tool called Anonymizer could help you es

Stop embarrassing yourself in Zoom calls — use 2020-11-26 09:53:00At the start of lockdown, the horror stories did the rounds: shirtless man joins 200-person Zoom call! Woman forgets to turn off camera, and takes a d

Before Black Friday, pick up these chargers and 2020-11-26 09:00:42TLDR: These chargers and other accessories can help keep all your devices at full strength at all times. Holiday pro tip no. 23: Don’t forget ab

How to build a search engine for criminal 2020-11-26 09:00:16Whether it’s a WhatsApp message arranging the distribution of cocaine from São Paulo to Amsterdam or other encrypted conversations to lur

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Consumers of All Ages Still Struggle on E-Commerce 2020-11-12 09:00:00Online shoppers face myriad basic obstacles, including not being able to complete a purchase transaction. Research by customer engagement firm goMoxie

Many Shoppers Now Want Zero In-Store Human Interaction 2020-11-10 08:00:00The rise in consumer adoption of e-commerce in the wake of the pandemic is pushing the rebirth of brick-and-mortar stores as potential bastions of int

Email Still Sells for Digital Marketers 2020-11-05 08:00:00The "2020 State of Email, Fall Edition" report from email marketing firm Litmus found that 77 percent of marketers said email is one of their two mo

At-Home Workouts Reshape the Fitness Industry 2020-10-27 14:13:37The world of fitness and exercise has been fundamentally changed by the pandemic. People are doing more workouts at home, purchasing home gym equipmen

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The World’s First 6G Satellite Has Been Launched 2020-11-25 11:00:50China effectively launched the planet’s first 6G satellite, which utilizes Terahertz waves to transmit data at speeds faster than 5G. Earlier th

Remembering Patrick Quinn, the Co-founder of the ALS 2020-11-25 11:00:41The world is devastated by the news that Patrick Quinn, the co-founder of the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ has passed away on November 22. Only

Web Accessibility and Catering to Needs of Special 2020-11-24 16:45:47We’ve all had to start at the beginning with our websites. As online business owners, it’s a right of passage. You may have spent many hou

Miley Cyrus ‘fell off’ during the outbreak — 2020-11-24 15:25:42Miley Cyrus said she has struggled during the epidemic claiming she “fell off” and will not feign that she has remained substance-free. &l

Thanks, COVID! Robotaxis Get the Green Light for 2020-11-23 16:32:56The CPUC greenlit two new programs that permit autonomous vehicle drivers to launch their own robotaxis in California. In charge of establishing regs

Dolly Parton’s Charity Works through the Decades 2020-11-23 11:00:45Dolly Parton may be one of the silent angels guiding us through this pandemic. The COVID-19 vaccine is now near reality all thanks to the scienti

Managers Suspended After Betting If Workers Would Contract 2020-11-23 09:58:39Tyson Foods has suspended managers suspected of being involved in a betting pool regarding how many staffers would become sick with COVID-19. Dean Ban

Spike Lee Prepared to Direct Musical About the 2020-11-19 10:29:39Spike Lee and eOne are prepping a lowborn distended tuner on the breakthrough of Pfizer‘s magic drug: Viagra. Due to Pfizer getting headlines re

Why Bitcoin Sells at $17,000, A Record High, 2020-11-18 11:00:31Investors are up for a treat after Bitcoin, which is a type of cryptocurrency, sells at a record high of $17,000. This is the first time in the last t

Man sells meteorite that plunged through his roof 2020-11-18 09:54:41One afternoon a man, 33, discovered a piping hot meteorite just outside his house after it smashed through the roof of his residence. According to rep

Gillian Anderson quit Hollywood after seeing ‘worst of 2020-11-17 12:52:24After enduring “the worst part of the industry,” Gillian Anderson quit Hollywood immediately moved to London in 2002. Gillian Anderson was

Wife spends thousands on vet bills after husband 2020-11-16 14:02:29After her mendacious husband blamed his farts on the dog., a wife has disclosed how she dumped thousands on vet bills. The pregnant lady said Jerry, h