Tag: Tech

Achieve Your Dream Summer Body with This Award-Winning App

Sponsored Content If there’s anything the past few years have taught us, it’s that workout effectiveness can be achieved outside the gym. You can work up a sweat and have a full-body workout in your living room, at the park, or even in your office, so long as you’re doing the right exercises. But while…


Twitter Bot Concerns: How Many of Elon Musk’s 96.7 Million Twitter Followers Are Real?

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk’s war on Twitter Inc. bots is shaped by an extraordinary number of spam or autonomous agents that engage with him on the platform. What Happened Nearly 70 percent of Musk’s followers on Twitter are spam, fake or inactive, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which cited data from SparkToro LLC, a purveyor of…


Google Ordered to Pay Former Australian Deputy Premier Over $700,000 in Defamation Damages

The Australian Federal Court has ordered Google to pay the former Deputy Premier of New South Wales (NSW) John Barilaro $715,000 (US$513,000) over a “vindictive” social media campaign. In addition, it is likely Google and Youtuber Jordan Shanks—who runs the youtube channel friendlyjordies—who posted videos disparaging Barilaro will face further prosecution for contempt of court….


Learn How to Play the Piano for Only $20

Sponsored Content Learning how to play an instrument is one of the most rewarding things you can do for yourself. On top of gaining the ability to write your own music, playing is also a means of relaxing, improving focus, and enhancing cognitive development. But more often than not, people don’t have the patience to…


Facebook Sister App Messenger Refines Calling Feature

Meta Platforms Inc. has brought in a user-friendly feature to its Messenger app for iOS and Android users. The social media giant’s mobile Messenger app now has a dedicated “Calls” tab that will track each call a user makes or receives in the app in one place, the Verge first reported. This feature is being…


Sony Forms Company to Build Space Lasers

Sony has formed a new company to facilitate communication in space through the use of lasers, following SpaceX in integrating the relatively new technology for relaying information across long distances in Earth’s orbit. On Wednesday, the Japanese legacy technology company registered the Sony Space Communications Corp., a subsidiary which is seeking to use lasers as…


Telegram Hands Over Personal User Data to German Authorities

Operators of the messenger app Telegram transferred personal information of its users to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), deviating from the company’s earlier claims of shielding such data from governments. The personal data is related to users who were suspects of terrorism and child abuse crimes, according to Spiegel. In the case of…


Chinese Researchers Reportedly View Elon Musk’s Starlink as a Military Threat

Chinese military researchers reportedly view the SpaceX-operated Starlink satellite internet system as a national security threat while suggesting Beijing needs to have the ability to destroy it. An expert suggests that the PLA has no capability to defeat Starlink. A Beijing-affiliated military TV program, “Crazy Warfare Show,” recently published an article analyzing the progress of…


Microsoft Says Will Not Resist Unionization Efforts by Employees

Microsoft Corp. will not resist unionization efforts from its employees, its President Brad Smith said on Thursday. Microsoft recognizes employees legal right to choose to form or join a union, although they “will never need to organize to have a dialogue” with leaders, Smith said in a blog post on Thursday. The comment comes against…


Musk Deal for Twitter Dodges Lengthy US Antitrust Review

Twitter Inc. said on Friday that the U.S. antitrust waiting period for Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the social media giant had expired, indicating it had dodged a lengthy review of the proposed deal. With the expiration, completion of the deal is now subject to remaining customary closing conditions, including approval by Twitter stockholders…