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Slack Users, Do Not Skip That Password-Reset Email Alert, It's Not a Scam
The email is being sent to Slack's Android app users after the company discovered a vulnerability that may have impacted their online security. The company also adds that users must update the app to enjoy all the new security updates.
U.S. Senators Propose Limiting Liability Shield For Social Media Platforms
Three Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill that would limit Section 230, a law that shields online companies from liability over content posted by users, and make the companies more accountable when posts result in harm.
PayPal Says U.S. Consumer Watchdog Investigating Payment App Venmo
PayPal Holdings Inc said on Friday it was cooperating with the U.S. consumer watchdog regarding a civil investigation demand relating to its app Venmo's alleged unauthorized fund transfers and collections processes.
SMIC Says It Is Unable To Keep Up With Customer Demand Amid Chip Industry Shortage And Sanctions Squeeze
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) cannot meet customer demands for certain mature technologies and its plants have been running "fully loaded" for several quarters, it said on Friday.
Google May Be Working on Its Own, Less Stringent Version of Apple's Anti-Tracking Feature for Android
Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature has come under fire from companies like Facebook who claim that the new policies will harm small businesses.
Social Media Platform Parler's CEO John Matze Fired, Claims He Wasn't Part of Decision
Parler's (now former) CEO John Matze confirmed the move to Reuters and said that he had not been given a settlement.
Ant Group Reaches Deal With China Regulators On Restructuring - Source
Ant Group Co has agreed a restructuring plan with Chinese regulators under which the fintech giant will become a financial holding company, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said, potentially easing founder Jack Ma's regulatory woes.
Vivo X60 Series Tipped to Launch in India by April, X60 Pro Plus May Arrive Later This Year
The Vivo X60, Vivo X60 Pro, and Vivo X60 Pro Plus are currently available to purchase in China. The regular and the Pro model pack Samsung Exynos 1080 SoC while the Vivo X60 Pro Plus comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor.
Instagram Will Now Save Deleted Photos, Stories in Recently Deleted Folder for 30 Days, How to Use It
Instagram notes that the platform would ask users to verify that they are the rightful account holders when permanently deleting or restoring content from Recently Deleted. The new section includes recently deleted photos, videos, reels, IGTV videos and s...
Sony's PlayStation Wrap-Up for 2020 Shows Your PS4 and PS5 Gaming Stats for Past Year
For PlayStation 4 players, the PlayStation Wrap-Up includes the trophies they have earned, which games they have played the most, average play time for each day of the week, and a breakdown of how many hours one spent in online and offline games.
Invite-only Chat App Clubhouse Booms In Japan
Private social audio app Clubhouse is growing rapidly in Japan and now ranks first among free apps on Apple's App Store in a test of its international viability following its latest funding round.
Most WhatsApp Users Reconsidering Its Usage, Telegram Leading as an Alternative: Study
As per the CyberMedia Research study covering 1,500 WhatsApp users, 79 percent are reconsidering using it, while 28 percent of those even planning to leave WhatsApp after the implementation of its new policy in May 2021.
Nokia 7.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 3.1, and Nokia 3.2 Get Jan 2021 Android Security Patch
Screenshots of the updates show that there is no software update coming on the new Nokia smartphones, and that the Security patch is the only thing rolling out on the four Nokia smartphones.
Cyberpunk 2077 Makers Have Taken Down a Mod That Let Users Have Sex With Keanu Reeves
The mod that allowed users to put Keanu Reeves' skin on a Joytoy sex robot in Cyberpunk 2077 was created by one Catmino and was hosted on Nexus mods.
Apple Will Roll Out its Privacy-Focused Prompt for iPhones in Early Spring
Digital advertising experts as well as other tech giants like Facebook believe that the iOS warning will harm their businesses. Google said on Tuesday that is proactively working with Apple to improve the alternative offering.
Reliance Jio Is A Stronger Brand Than Apple, Amazon, Disney, Pepsi And Nike
The Brand Finance Global 500 list puts Jio ahead of the likes of Apple, Amazon, Disney, Pepsi, Nike, Lego, Tencent, Alibaba and HDFC Bank, to name a few.