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Twitter Appears to Be Back on Track After Global Outage
Microblogging platform Twitter appears to have gotten back on track after it suffered a global outage late Thursday night.
The social media company says it is investigating the cause of the outage. According to Twitter, there is no…
Europe is Looking for A New Manager for .EU
Europe will soon be looking for a new manager for the .EU internet extension. But there are conditions attached to it.
By October 2022, a new candidate will be able to manage the 3.6 million European domain names. This is currently…
Google Adjusts Beauty Filters to Save Self-Confidence
Beauty filters, the automatic 'fix' for selfies that you find in many photo software, appears to have a detrimental effect on the self-confidence of young people.
Google is going to adjust the filters in its own phones.
Facial…
Facebook Bans Ads About Alleged Election Fraud
Facebook announced on Wednesday that it is banning ads claiming that voting fraud is widespread, contesting the validity of the results of the upcoming US presidential election, or contesting voting methods.
The ban takes effect…
Future of Uber and Lyft Depends on California Bill
The business model of services such as Uber and Lyft, which is based on self-employed drivers, is hanging by a thread in home base California. A new bill can have consequences for the entire 'gig economy'.
Ride-on services Uber and…
Mouth Masks Confuse Facial Recognition
Face masks are introduced in large parts of our country to limit the spread of COVID-19, but they also appear to have an effect on privacy.
Most facial recognition algorithms are not provided for the fabrics and paper patches,…
Apple Applies For A Patent For Safer Facial Recognition
Apple has applied for several new patents, including a patent for facial recognition based on veins that run under the skin of the face. That writes Patently Apple.
Currently, facial recognition is still done by measuring the…
Video App TikTok No Longer Available in Hong Kong
TikTok will no longer make its popular video app available in Hong Kong. According to a company spokesperson, this has to do with "recent developments".
TikTok allows users to make short video clips and is famous worldwide. The…
Hackers Misuse Google Analytics to Steal Payment Information
Hackers are increasingly exploiting the trust that many websites have in the Google Analytics service. They use the service to hide their traffic.
All this must be apparent from research by Kaspersky into the 'skimming' of payment…
Google Launches Pinterest Competitor Keen
Google has launched a new platform through its Area 120 incubator to show users posts that meet their interests. The system is a bit like Pinterest, but with more machine learning.
Keen, as the platform is called, is available on…