TikTok’s recent ‘Year on TikTok’ in-app feature brings in memories for the users to reminisce how they spent their 2020 with the platform

TikTok, the famous short-form video-sharing platform has recently started showing the users a reel of all their precious moments that they spent this year using TikTok through its new in-app feature, ‘Year on TikTok.’ According to the company, this feature will allow the users to reminisce the...

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Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Dell stand by Facebook to fight against Israeli-based surveillance company

After the incident of WhatsApp being hacked by NSO, big technical platforms like Google and Microsoft join hands with Facebook to go against Israeli hacking company. According to the Reuters, a file was reported in federal court that mentions the dangers of Israeli company that are harmful for...

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Twitter is bringing some reply and conversation controls and new endpoints for developers in its second-gen API

Some time back, Twitter had made some changes in its API, and it affected third-party developers a lot who use Twitter’s API using Twitter’s platform to develop apps like Tweetbot, Twitteriffic, etc. The changes involved the removal of various features that helped the developers. However, in July...

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Are big tech companies (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft) trying to place their candidates for senior roles in Government agencies of the US?

After the US elections, Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are trying their best to place their representative in government agencies which include the US Department of Commerce, the US trade office, the Office of information technology, and regulatory affairs according to a report by...

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Facebook’s automated tools are causing more damage to small advertisers than the promised benefits

Advertising on Facebook has a lot of perks. It allows very specific audience-targeting and various options that give the advertisers a lot of leeways to pull out an ad if it isn’t functioning well and invest the money in the one that is. Facebook has been trying to make its platform very safe for...

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A new EU payment policy developed by Apple is initiating from December, 31st

Apple is working on a new payment policy that is going to be released on December 31st. This policy will affect online purchases, for which Apple is reminding people about the impacts of the policy and what changes are going to help developers. Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) of the European...

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A Macs User Guide to Data Protection

No operating system is invulnerable to cyber risks, and while Macs are considered more secure than most, they are not immune to all threats. Besides the weaknesses in macOS code that can be exploited, a pressing cybersecurity vulnerability is related to you and me, the users. Coming with a solid...

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