Meta suffers global Facebook, Instagram outage
Meta suffered a highly unusual outage of all its social media platforms on Tuesday with users of Facebook, Instagram and Threads locked out of their accounts.
Mar 5, 2024
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Cyberattack shuts down Washington transportation website, bringing confusion, disruptions
Key parts of the Washington State Department of Transportation's website have been down since Tuesday following what officials described Thursday as a cyber security incident aimed at disrupting the flow of travel information ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Your phone gives your mind what it likes the most: Endless possibilities for novelty
If you are like most people, you probably spend more time than you want scrolling, clicking and surfing through content online. But why? It is a habit that can often prevent you from paying attention to what matters to you.
Oct 25, 2023
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Software
How a 20-cent fee upended the gaming world
Their language was salty and the message was clear: game developers believed their livelihoods were under threat and they were not going to accept it.
Sep 28, 2023
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China proposes to limit children's smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day
China's internet watchdog has laid out regulations to curb the amount of time children spend on their smartphones, in the latest blow to firms such as Tencent and ByteDance, which run social media platforms and online games.
Aug 3, 2023
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Using drones and lasers, researchers pinpoint greenhouse gas leaks
As evidence mounts that gas drilling and sewer systems leak far more greenhouse gases than previously believed, a team of Princeton researchers has developed a method to pinpoint leaks both big and small for speedy repair.
Apr 14, 2023
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Facebook, Instagram roll out paid subscription in Australia, New Zealand
Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users' willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free.
Feb 24, 2023
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Business
Google allows Parler app back into Play Store
Google allowed social media network Parler back into its Play Store Friday, more than a year after banning the platform popular with conservatives in the wake of the insurrection at the US Capitol.
Sep 3, 2022
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Post Roe, women in America are right to be concerned about digital surveillance. And it's not just period-tracking apps
The reversal of Roe v. Wade by the American Supreme court last week is a watershed moment in American politics. The ruling withdraws constitutional protections for abortion rights and sends the issue to the states, around ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Robotics
The ALLOMAN hexapod robot is a novel multifunctional platform with leg-arm integration
A research group from Robotics Institute of Beihang University, China has developed a novel multifunctional hexapod robot with leg-arm integration, named ALLOMAN (Arm-Leg Locomotion and Manipulation). This robot possesses ...
Apr 26, 2022
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