Donald Trump Orders a Ban on WeChat and TikTok
Donald Trump's recent plans to ban the use of TikToka are soon to be reflected in law.
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Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
August 7, 2020
Intel has a Problem - 20 GB of Classified Data and Tools Have Leaked
There has been a major leak of classified data at Intel. A 20-gigabyte package containing, among other things, CPU blueprints and tools used by the company's employees has surfaced online.
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Bart Swiatek
August 7, 2020
Reels - Facebook Launches Competition for TikTok
Facebook officially revealed Reels - a new Instagram feature and competition for TikTok. The service is available in over 50 countries.
Tech
Jacob Blazewicz
August 5, 2020
Twitter - Phone Numbers Added for Protection Were Used to Make Money
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Twitter in connection with a case of „unintentional” selling of access to the emails and telephone numbers provided by users as part of a two-step verification, among other things, to advertisers.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 5, 2020
Microsoft and TikTok - Talks Of Acquisition Continue
Microsoft has confirmed the rumors from a few days ago - the company is negotiating with the Chinese company ByteDance to take over the American branch of TikTok.
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Bart Swiatek
August 3, 2020
Rumor: Microsoft Interested in Buying TikTok
According to unofficial information, following recent comments by US President Donald Trump about the possible ban on TikTok in the United States, Microsoft is in talks with the Chinese company ByteDance to take over the American branch of the company.
Tech
August 1, 2020
Google Maps Like Facebook - We Can Follow Our Friends
Google Maps app has received an update, which resembles solutions known from social network websites. It enables us to follow users, thanks to which we receive information about their content and recommendations.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
July 31, 2020
YouTube Will Disable the Option of Adding Subtitles
YouTube has decided that the option to add subtitles to videos will be removed due to its low popularity and unethical abuse.
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Karol Laska
July 30, 2020
Youtuber Tricked YouTube to Win a Prestigious Award
Youtuber Jack „JackSucksatLife” Welsh used the exploit to win the so-called Diamond Play button - an award that is given to content creators with more than 10 million subscribers. The platform was notified of the vulnerability that allowed the fraud.
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Bart Swiatek
July 27, 2020
Mysterious Disappearance of Dr. Disrespect Remains Unexplained [Updated]
It's been two weeks since Dr. Disrespect's mysterious ban on Twitch and we still don't know what's going on. The popular streamer is also silent on his other social media, which gives rise to much speculation.
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Darius Matusiak
July 16, 2020
U.S. Army Recruits Teenagers on Twitch and Goes Ban-happy About It
The official esports team of the US Army bans access to Twitch chat en masse. All because of actions read by many as „treacherous” recruitment tactics.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 16, 2020
Twitter Got Hacked; Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Co. Don't Want Your Money
Hackers attacked Twitter and took over the accounts of famous people and companies such as Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Apple. Profiles were used to scam money. The criminals managed to get over $117,000 from the victims.
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Bart Swiatek
July 16, 2020
Tests of Starlink Internet Will Start Soon
SpaceX started to send emails to people interested in testing the Starlink system. Elon Musk's company asks the users for an update of their home address. We have also learned about the appearance of the antenna that will be required to use the service.
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Bart Swiatek
July 15, 2020
Facebook and Instagram Will Enable Blocking of Political Ads
American Facebook and Instagram users have been given the opportunity to block advertising related to politics, elections and social issues.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
July 10, 2020
Trump Administration May Ban TikTok in the US
President Donald Trump is said to consider banning TikTok in the U.S. because of security concerns.
Tech
Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
July 8, 2020
New Google Chrome Function Will Extend Battery Life by Up to 2 Hours
Google conducted an experiment which proved that limiting the functioning of JavaScript in browser's tabs can extend laptop's working time by up to 2 hours.
Tech
Arkadiusz Strzala
July 7, 2020
Death Threats Aimed at Actress Playing Abby in The Last of Us 2
Laura Bailey, the actress playing Abby in The Last of Us 2, admitted on Twitter that she received numerous threatening messages from players who didn't like the plot of the game and the actions of the character she played.
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Conrad Hazi
July 5, 2020
PlayStation Boycotts Facebook as Part of #StopHateForProfit
Sony Interactive Entertainment has decided to temporarily suspend its PlayStation-related Facebook and Instagram activities. This is another company that has supported #StopHateForProfit in the fight against disinformation and hate speech.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 3, 2020
„Master” and „Slave” Will be Scrapped? Twitter Changes Terminology
Twitter engineers want to replace some IT and programming terminology with other phrases, namely words that are associated with racism or that are clearly assigned to a single gender.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
July 3, 2020
Hackers From Anonymous Join the Attack on TikTok
The group known as Anonymous claims that TikTok is a tool used by the Chinese government to spy and contains numerous security gaps.
Tech
Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
July 2, 2020