Month: September 2021
Crypto Forgery
Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency and is still the biggest and best-known – its rise in value from a few cents to hundreds of dollars per coin by mid-2016 had given rise to a frenzy of excitement among investors. Cryptocurrency as an idea was just entering the mainstream. Lots of people were looking to get
Instagram for Kids Paused
Instagram requires users to be at least 13 before they create an account – but many children under that age use the platform anyway. Plans to make an “Instagram experience” for under-13s, dubbed Instagram Kids, have been paused. While the project is paused, Instagram will expand its work on new opt-in parental supervision tools, to
1 billion monthly active Tiktok users
The short-form video app’s popularity surged as people spent more time on their phones during the pandemic. It has also both benefited from and fueled the growth of the creator industry, as more people look to make a living from posting content to social media sites. TikTok has hit one of the most exclusive milestones
Facebook Misinformation Influence
From the climate crisis to Covid , deception that is allowed to spread like wildfire on Facebook. This digital revolution really kind of has the world in its grip. And in that grip, you can see the amount of mistrust and misinformation that is happening and In each and every major topic, it gets connected
Fortnite Removed from Apple Devices
Apple first kicked Fortnite off the App Store last August for flouting its rules on in-app payments on the iPhone by giving users an alternative way to pay. The removal led Epic Games to file what appeared to be a largely premeditated lawsuit. Apple will not allow Fortnite back on its devices until its legal
Ransomware Evil (REvil) Return
The Russian hacker group REvil (Ransomware Evil), known for conducting attacks on organizations around the world and demanding million-dollar ransoms in exchange for a decryption key needed to prevent the leaking of stolen files, simply vanished from the internet in July before reappearing. The notorious REvil ransomware group is back, targeting new victims and leaking
Financial Investigations Can Help End Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
Wildlife is a key source of income for a number of East African countries, with regard to both foreign currency earnings through tourism and local job creation. Protecting these natural resources is essential to the well-being of the local economies. Wildlife crime, from poaching to trafficking, remains a booming industry in East Africa and it
OneWeb 34 New Satellites
OneWeb is working to complete the construction of a constellation of low-earth orbit satellites providing enhanced broadband and other services to countries worldwide. The company is competing against billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the race to provide fast internet for the world’s remote areas via satellites. A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted into space
End to closed WhatsApp access group calls
WhatsApp is aiming to make communications easier and user friendly as the pandemic is increasing distances. Joinable calls will reduce the stress of answering a group call as it starts and gives people the choice of when to join. WhatsApp new feature to help make conference calls much easier and smoother for users. The new
Hate Speech and Misinformation Facebook Fight
The company has been under relentless pressure to guard against being a platform where misinformation and hate can spread, while at the same time remain a forum for people to speak freely. It has struggled to respond. Facebook recently launched an effort targeting users working together on the platform to promote real-world violence or conspiracy