Messenger Gets Both Mentions And Reactions
Mar 25, 2017 05:21 am UTC| Technology
Facebook has had the Mentions and Reactions features on its main platform for years, but not on its Messenger app. Now it will, which should help add some spice to conversations and cut through the clutter. The Reactions...
Instagram Starts Censoring Users, Blurs Pictures
Mar 24, 2017 07:28 am UTC| Technology
It was inevitable. With so many people posting sensitive and even disturbing images on Instagram, it was only a matter of time before the popular social media platform started censoring users. Now, whenever Instagram deems...
JonTron Dropped As Yooka-Laylee Character Due To Racist Views
Mar 24, 2017 07:22 am UTC| Technology
YouTuber JonTron or Jon Safari has been removed from the list of people affiliated with the game Yooka-Laylee, where he voiced one of the characters. The game by studio Playtonic is a spiritual successor to platformer...
Apple Might Fuse iPhone And MacBook To Keep Smartphone Relevant
Mar 24, 2017 07:22 am UTC| Technology
When the first iPhone came out, the world treated it as a revolutionary product that absolutely everybody had to have. Now, while the latest iterations of Apples flagship gadget is still popular, it has started showing its...
Twitter Could Start Charging Power Users To Compensate For Loss In Revenue
Mar 24, 2017 07:22 am UTC| Technology
Even though it is currently one of the most popular and influential social media platforms in the market, Twitter has been having trouble monetizing ads the way Facebook has been able to do. As a result, even though it has...
Ads Still Showing Up On Offensive YouTube Videos, Google Loses $24B In Value
Mar 24, 2017 07:22 am UTC| Technology
It would seem that Googles financial nightmare has just begun as the company still hasnt been able to staunch the bleeding caused by ads appearing on videos containing extremist and offensive ideas. The tech giant already...
WikiLeaks Reveals How CIA Infected Apple MacBooks With Malware
Mar 24, 2017 07:21 am UTC| Technology
The CIA has to contend with even more details on their spying activities with WikiLeaks releasing more documents from its so-called CIA Vault 7. The information mostly deals with the agencys exploits that it used to access...
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