Monthly Archives: November 2023

Instagram Threads search now supports ‘all languages’ in latest update

Instagram’s Twitter/X rival, Threads, is becoming more competitive with the expansion of its keyword search feature to all markets where the app is available. The feature was initially tested in English-speaking markets including Australia and New Zealand in August before … Continue reading

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Booking.com hackers increase attacks on customers

Researchers say cyber-criminals are offering big sums for hotels’ log-in details to target holidaymakers.

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YouTube Music Recap is no Spotify Wrapped, but it’s still pretty fun

While Apple Music Replay fails to live up to Spotify Wrapped, YouTube Music’s 2023 Recap offers a personalized and interactive experience. YouTube Music introduced three new features this year– custom album art, music moods and the ability to personalize and … Continue reading

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Stensul draws on new capital to boost marketing creation features

Stensul added dozens of new features and functionalities. Most notable is Landing Page, which gives customers a no-code, drag-and-drop way to build integrated landing pages. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Drug discovery startup Pepper Bio hopes to challenge Eroom’s law with new funding

The biotech startup’s $6.5 million seed round is led by VC firm NFX but it is perhaps equally noteworthy to see that Merck is also participating in the round. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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X CEO Linda Yaccarino publicly backs Musk after he says ‘f*ck yourself’ to advertisers

X CEO Linda Yaccarino is publicly backing Elon Musk after he explicitly said “go fuck yourself” to advertisers leaving X during an onstage interview yesterday at the New York Times DealBook Summit. Musk, who in recent days has endorsed antisemitic … Continue reading

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Amazon, Google and other tech giants pledge action on fraud

Companies commit to working with the government to tackle online scams, fake adverts and romance fraud.

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After a week-long outage, Fidelity National Financial confirms cyberattack is now ‘contained’

Fidelity National Financial, or FNF, one of the largest real estate services companies in the United States, said it “contained” a recent cyberattack that engulfed its many subsidiaries and customers in a state of chaos for more than a week. … Continue reading

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WhatsApp’s new ‘secret codes’ add an extra layer of privacy for your locked chats

WhatsApp is rolling out a new “secret codes” feature that adds another layer of privacy to your locked conversations on the messaging platform. The app launched locked chats earlier this year to help people hide sensitive conversations, and is now … Continue reading

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Big Companies Find a Way to Identify A.I. Data They Can Trust

Mainstream companies have concerns about the lineage of the data that powers A.I. applications. An industry group is addressing that challenge.

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