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Meta announced they are testing Meta Verified, a new subscription bundle that includes account verification with impersonation protections and access to increased visibility and support. Personally, I think this decision was influenced by Twittter’s Twitter Blue subscription service. The subscription is available for direct purchase on Instagram or Facebook in Australia and New Zealand starting later this week. People can
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) posted information titled: “Section 230 is On Trial. Here’s What You Need to Know”. The EFF wrote about two court cases that involve Section 230. According to EFF, the Supreme Court next week will hear two cases - Gonzalez v. Google on Tuesday, Feb. 21, and Twitter v. Taamneh on Wednesday, Feb. 22 - that
Twitter posted a product update titled: “An update on two-factor authentication using SMS on Twitter”. It was posted on Twitter’s blog on February 15, 2023. From the update: "We continue to be committed to keeping people safe and secure on Twitter, and a primary security tool we offer to keep your account secure is two-factor authentication (2FA). Instead of entering
Work from home flexibility is coming to an end for Amazon employees, Gizmodo reported. Though most of the company’s 1.5 million full and part-time workers labor in warehouses or as delivery drivers - the e-commerce company giant also employs hundreds of thousands of corporate and tech staff. After years of pandemic-induced policy allowing employees to telecommute, those desk-based workers will
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC) posted a press release titled: “FTC Launches New Office of Technology to Bolster Agency’s Work”. From the press release: The Federal Trade Commission today launched a new Office of Technology that will strengthen the FTC’s ability to keep pace with technological challenges in the digital marketplace by supporting the agency’s law enforcement and policy
Reuters reported that Tencent Holdings is abandoning plans to venture into virtual reality hardware, as a sobering economic outlook prompts the Chinese tech giant to cut cost and headcount at its metaverse unit, three sources familiar with the matter said. According to Reuters, the world’s largest video game publisher had ambitions plans to build both virtual reality software and hardware
The U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) posted a press release titled: “SEC Charges Terraform and CEO Do Kwan with Defrauding Investors in Crypto Schemes”. From the press release (which was posted on February 16, 2023): The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Singapore-based Terraform Labs PTE Ltd and Do Hyeong Kwon with orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset securities
Mark Zuckerberg introduced broadcast channels on Instagram with his own “Meta Channel”. Broadcast channels are a public one-to-many messaging tool that creators can invite all of their followers into and share text, video and photo updates. Meta stated that creators can also use voice notes to share their latest updates and behind-the-scenes moments, and even create polls to crowdsource fan
TikTok announced TikTok Trivia, which will begin on February 22 through February 26. From the announcement: …Today, we’re bringing a whole new experience to the TikTok community, with 5-days of interactive TikTok Trivia presented by Lionsgate and John Wick Chapter 4. Starting February 22, you can tune into the official @TikTok account to participate in trivia challenges and interact with
Is Artificial Intelligence already dangerous? Based on an article that has been widely circulated, it sure is not healthy, in my opinion.
The TickTime 2 Standard Timer is a kinetic gadget that does only one thing: measure elapsed time. It's simplicity itself to use - place the timer on its side and it counts down, place the timer screen down and it counts up. Can it really be that simple? Let's take a look. Think of the TickTime Timer as a digital
How is it that the White House can't explain Chinese balloons? We are one of the most powerful nations on earth, and these idiots shoot the balloons down over water or some god-forsaken remote area and then do not put in the resources to explain what is going on.
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