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As you may have heard, Facebook announced its Libra cryptocurrency, and Calibra digital wallet, in July of 2019. Since then, some of the companies that were founding members of the Libra Association have left it. According to Reuters, Facebook is now considering “alternative approaches of the currency token” that Libra would use. Facebook Inc (FB.O), facing growing skepticism about its
GNC #1399 I'm Back. I must apologize but it has been an eventful two weeks that I talk about during the show. Nothing like an upper respiratory infection and a 104F fever to keep me away from the mic. But I am back and while I missed my 15-year celebration of being a podcaster we will celebrate episode 1400 in
Long-time readers of GNC will know that I'm a bit of an Anglepoise fan (I did a photo review of the Type 75 Mini back in 2014). The designs are clever mixes of detailed engineering and superb convenience. And while the balance mechanisms might take the glory, the convenience of a power switch on the back of the lamp head
Instagram is removing the Following tab in the Activity Feed. It was launched in 2011. Since then, the Explore tab was created, and it became the best way to discover new content. That said, some people are going to be sad when the Following Tab disappears. Apparently, people were using it as a way to snoop on the accounts they
Apple has released macOS Catalina today. There are some changes that people should be aware of before installing it. MacRumors put together an extremely informative blog post with tons of details. I will highlight just a few of them here. Apple is removing iTunes. Personally, I think iTunes has always been a bit strange, so I won't miss it when
Tyler Blevins – known as “Ninja” - left Twitch in favor of streaming exclusively on Mixer in August of 2019. At the time, there was much speculation that the reason was because Mixer was paying him a lot more money than Twitch did. It turns out that is simply not so. The reason Ninja switched has to do with contracts.
Microsoft revealed that they have recently seen “significant cyber activity” by a threat group that Microsoft is calling Phosphorus. Microsoft believes Phosphorus originates from Iran and is linked to the Iranian government. In a 30-day period between August and September, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) observed Phosphorus making more than 27,000 attempts to identify consumer email accounts belonging to
CNBC reported that PayPal is withdrawing from Facebook's Libra Association. CNBC provided a statement from PayPal: PayPal has made the decision to forgo further participation in the Libra Association at this time and to continue to focus on advancing our existing mission and business priorities as we strive to democratize access to financial services for underserved populations. Facebook announced its
BuzzFeed News reported that officials from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia are set to publish an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The officials do not want Facebook to enact end-to-end encryption across its messaging services. The text of the open letter is in the BuzzFeed News article. The letter is signed by U.S. Attorney General
Instagram announced that Facebook is launching Threads from Instagram. I supposes this wording is intended to make it very clear that Instagram is owned by Facebook. Threads is a new “camera-first” messaging app that helps you stay connected to your close friends. Threads is designed for Instagram users who want to be able to communicate with their closest circle of
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