Bill Gates officially left Microsoft’s Board of Directors, as announced by Microsoft. Microsoft officially announced that co-founder Bill Gates has left Microsoft’s Board of Directors in order to devote more of his time to philanthropy. This, as Satya Nadella, the chief executive of Microsoft and a company veteran, said in a release that it was … Read more
Hackers became the target of other hackers, according to a recent malware campaign. A malware campaign suggested that hackers became the target of other hackers who were infecting and repackaging hacking tools with malware. This, as researcher Amit Serper of Cybereason found that the hackers were taking existing hacking tools and injecting a remote-access trojan … Read more
Facebook was reportedly testing a new Facebook-to-Instagram cross-posting feature. Facebook was reportedly testing a new feature that would allow Facebook Stories to be cross-posted from Facebook to Instagram and vice versa. This, as Techcruch reported that Facebook’s latest colonization of Instagram has started. The colonization came after Instagram’s co-founders left the company in late 2018 … Read more
Google officially launched its new features in response to COVID-19 concerns. Google officially launched its new features — the SOS alert search, the Information Panel of YouTube, and Hangouts Meet — in response to COVID-19 concerns. This, as Google was doing its part in order to help provide information about the 2019 novel coronavirus or … Read more
Both Facebook and Twitter added warning tags on a “manipulated” video of Joe Biden. Both Facebook and Twitter added labels denoting manipulated or false content to a video of Joe Biden that was reposted by US President Donald Trump. This, as the edited video where Biden endorsed Trump’s presidency, was marked “partly false” on Facebook … Read more
AnTuTu benchmarks were no longer available in the Google Play Store. AnTuTu was one of the most popular benchmarking applications for Android, yet all three AnTuTu benchmarks suddenly disappeared from the Google Play Store. These, as Android Police reported that all three AnTuTu benchmarks — AnTuTu 3DBench, AnTuTu Benchmark, and AITuTu Benchmark — were no … Read more
Facebook started to ban ads that sell medical face masks through its platform. Facebook recently tweeted that they will be banning advertisements and commerce listings selling medical face masks through its platform. This, after Facebook previously announced that it would limit the spread of misinformation about the 2019 novel coronavirus or COVID-19. Rob Leathern, Team … Read more
Facebook removed an advertisement from President Donald Trump’s campaign disguised as a census message. Facebook removed an advertisement from President Donald Trump’s campaign that misled people in believing that it was a message from the US Census. This, as the said advertisement encouraged readers to “take the official 2020 Congressional District Census,” yet as users … Read more
Twitter introduced Fleets to the public as its own Stories-like feature and already tested out exclusively in Brazil. Twitter was testing its own Stories-like feature on its app, named Fleets, in Brazil. Same with Snapchat and Instagram, it also lasted for 24 hours. With this feature, users can reply to a certain fleet, yet that … Read more
All coronavirus apps were already disabled in Google Play Store. Google recently disabled all coronavirus apps on Play Store, which means, when you search for coronavirus or COVID-19, it revealed zero results. This, as Google attempted to prevent the spread of misinformation about the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) through Google Play Store. These “coronavirus” or … Read more
