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Never take screenshots from Facebook messenger, warns Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg himself demonstrated how this new feature will work on messenger

Feb 5, 2022

Facebook stocks crash, $230 billion wiped out from market; Zuckerberg behind Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani now

Shares opened on Thursday down 25 per cent or a crash of about $230 billion from the social media networking giant's market capitalisation.

Feb 4, 2022

Elon Musk blocks teen who asked for $50k to stop tracking his jet [details]

Musk offered Sweeney $5,000 to delete the bot @ElonJet, Sweeney asked for $50,000.

Feb 3, 2022

For the first time, Facebook loses daily users, ad growth declines, share price plunges by 20%

For the first time ever, Facebook has lost daily users globally, reporting lower-than-expected ad growth that sent its stock plunging nearly 20 per cent.

Feb 3, 2022

After Microsoft's acquisition of Blizzard, Sony makes counter move, buys gaming firm Bungie for $3.6 bn

Japanese giant Sony is acquiring Bungie, the developer of Destiny and the original creator of the hugely popular Halo franchise, for $3.6 billion.

Feb 1, 2022

iPhone 13 Pro users must drop everything else for this iOS update when it arrives; here's why [details]

The iOS 15.4 beta also added a new feature designed to allow Face ID to be used with a mask and without an Apple Watch for authentication.

Jan 31, 2022

WhatsApp group admins will soon be able to delete messages for all; proves to be greatly useful

Meta owned instant messaging app WhatsApp is working on a new feature that would allow group admins on WhatsApp to delete messages for other members of the group as well.

Jan 30, 2022

Scamsters on prowl: US consumers lost $770 mn in social media scams in 2021

More than 95,000 people reported about $770 million in losses to fraud initiated on social media platforms in 2021, according to a new report.

Jan 29, 2022

Be transparent and inform consumers about use of personal data: EU directs WhatsApp

The European Commission on Thursday told Meta-owned WhatsApp that it has to inform consumers about the use of their personal data in a much better and transparent way.

Jan 28, 2022

Filmmaker Suneel Darshan files FIR accusing Google of copyright infringement on Youtube

Filmmaker Suneel Darshan has filed an FIR against the search engine giant Google, its CEO Sundar Pichai and several other employees of the corporation, alleging an infringement of the copyright of his 2017 directorial 'Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha' on YouTube.

Jan 27, 2022

Nadella ranked No 1 among CEOs in Brand Finance list

The Brand Finance Brand Guardianship Index just in has ranked Microsoft boss, Satya Nadella, as the top CEO in the world.

Jan 27, 2022

Apple is back on top in China; took 6 years to bounce back [details]

Apple has surpassed all local smartphone rivals in China in the fourth quarter (Q4) 2021 to become the top brand in China after six years when the iPhone 6 super-cycle was at its peak, a new report showed on Wednesday.

Jan 26, 2022

iPhone 13 review: Drops "Pro" moniker, retains flagship persona

iPhone 13 makes a compelling argument with its noteworthy upgrades, making it an all-around flagship - even without the Pro moniker.

Jan 26, 2022

Go First Twitter account hacked; airlines working to restore control [details]

Go First airlines confirmed that the account had been compromised and that it is working with Twitter to restore and gain control.

Jan 25, 2022

Google sued for "deceptive" collection of Android location data in US

Google has now been sued in the US for 'deceptive' collection of location data on Android devices.

Jan 25, 2022