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Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Social Media Platforms: “They’ve Had Unchecked Power”

He added, “There’s no precedent in American history for so small a number of corporations to control so large a sphere of human interaction.”
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Instagram Finally Launches Content-Monetization...

The Facebook-owned social platform is rolling out new ways for creators to make money.
YouTube said it was a mistake made by the computers it uses to delete comments. Picture: Lionel Bonaventure/AFPSource:AFP

​Why YouTube deleted Chinese comments ​

Google-owned YouTube is blaming its own algorithms for automatically deleting comments on videos that are critical of China.
Apple are slated to release their first set of over-ear AirPods later this year. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied

Apple ‘AirPods Studio’ over-ear headphones set to...

Tech giant Apple is rumoured to be working on “AirPods Studio”, set to be the “smartest ever” over-ear headphones, slated for release this year.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.Rolf Vennenbernd / picture alliance via Getty Images file

Twitter employees can work from home forever, CEO...

Twitter's new policy comes as businesses across the nation are struggling to adapt to social distancing guidelines.
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Ex-Google engineer who alleged discrimination...

The high-profile discrimination dispute between Google and one of its former software engineers has quietly come to an end.
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Samsung has plans to launch a debit card this...

Samsung is bolstering its digital payments platform to offer users a debit card.
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Google, Facebook Extend Work From Home Policies...

How long will work-from-home last? Most Google and Facebook employees likely will not be going back to the office full time until 2021.
Call for credit card freeze on porn sites

Call for credit card freeze on porn sites

Major credit card companies should block payments to pornographic sites, according to a group of international campaigners and campaign groups who say...
Shopify says it is seeing booming sales during this pandemic as more people shop online and more businesses start to sell there, too. (CBC)

Shopify surges to within $1B of Royal Bank for...

Ottawa-based e-commerce firm sees booming demand as more companies move to sell online
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Struggling to use Face ID with your mask? Apple...

Your iPhone can’t read your face if half of it is covered. While the new iOS 13.5 update won't fix that, it's likely to make logging in less of a...
AFP/REUTERS / Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have expressed opposing views

Musk v Zuckerberg: Opposing views on America's...

The technology giants of Silicon Valley are among the few winners from the global pandemic. Their share prices are holding up or even surging ahead as...
Facebook on Friday announced a slew of new video calling features including Messenger Rooms, which allows users to host video calls of up to 50 people. Courtesy of Facebook

Facebook is taking on Zoom with new video features

Facebook on Friday announced a slew of new video calling features.
Facebook's new gaming app. Picture: FacebookSource:Supplied

Facebook release Gaming app for Android early amid...

The world’s biggest social media platform has rushed out a new app to take advantage of the video game streaming market against Amazon, Microsoft and...
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Facebook Invests $5.7 Billion in India's Reliance...

The social media giant took a 9.9 percent stake in the telco that has more than 370 million subscribers.
GETTY IMAGES / France hopes to launch its contact-tracing app in mid-May

Coronavirus: Apple and France in stand-off over...

France is pressing Apple to let its forthcoming coronavirus contract-tracing app work in the background on iPhones without building in the privacy...
FACEBOOK / The Facebook Gaming app provides access to gaming streams, but none of Facebook's other content

Facebook reveals Gaming app to rival Twitch and...

Facebook has launched a dedicated gaming app earlier than planned, in its latest attempt to grow its presence in the online gaming world.
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Google blocking 18m coronavirus scam emails every...

Scammers are sending 18 million hoax emails about Covid-19 to Gmail users every day, according to Google.
A question we will all be asking ourselves soon enough. © Global Look / Andrei Solokow

Amazon's Alexa now offering to diagnose...

Amazon’s Alexa AI assistant can now evaluate coronavirus symptoms and recommend testing for US users - testing it profits from and hopes to roll out...
Apple's MacBook Air makes a good first impression with strong performance and punchy keys

Apple's MacBook Air makes a good first impression...

Apple launched the 2020 MacBook Air just four days ago.
GETTY IMAGES / A lockdown imposed on 12 March in Italy has been extended

Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30...

Netflix will reduce the video quality on its service in Europe for the next 30 days, to reduce the strain on internet service providers.
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Instagram Finally Launches Content-Monetization Features for Creators

Instagram Finally Launches Content-Monetization Features for Creators

The Facebook-owned social platform is rolling out new ways for creators to make money.

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