Critics questions the social media’s power & ask to break Facebook – But, it will not solve any issues – Zuckerberg says

Facebook is one of the many social media platforms that has faced an insignificant amount of criticism on its practices. From the spread of misinformation to political ads, what is even left to criticize Facebook? In a recent interview with CBS, Zuckerberg said that everyone is talking about...

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Facebook’s AI Head Discusses Limits of the Field

One of the most exciting parts of the tech world in this day and age has to do with artificial intelligence (AI). A lot of companies are dipping their fingers into this new industry, and it’s making people discuss the seemingly endless possibilities that this could provide us with. From personal...

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Google may soon start blocking app downloads from sources outside the Play Store

Google’s Advanced Protection Program (APP) is a new initiative by tech giant to protect the Accounts of those who are most at risk and this new program is expected to soon get a new protection feature specifically on Android devices that could block the sideloading apps as revealed by the latest...

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Google Adds Up Focus Mode (Along With Scheduling Features) In Its Suite of Digital Well-Being Tools

Google is now aiming to be more advanced when it comes to the ‘Digital Wellbeing’ tools which have specifically been developed to cater users who need help with managing their screen time. The latest addition in the suite includes ‘Focus Mode’ for Android devices that will allow users to stop...

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Study shows that Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube still fail to curb the spread of manipulation on the platforms

A NATO-Linked report states that Facebook, Twitter, and Google fail to tackle the manipulations on their platforms. The findings follow a four-month experiment and a year later after the US presidential election. The researchers at the NATO Strategic Communication Center of Excellence started this...

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The Environmental Impact of Unnecessary Emails

When you think of things that have a negative impact on our environment you would generally look at cars, the meat industry as well as other things that end up making our carbon footprint as massive as it currently is. However, even though a lot of people think that these are the only things that...

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Google Chrome’s New Tab Pages May Soon Start Showing Larger Thumbnails

One part of Chrome that Google seems to keep experimenting with is the new tab page. The changes are often temporary, and they almost seem to be random as Google is trying to figure out the best way to optimize them and ensure that users would be able to get the best experience out of them that is...

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