Zoom is DOWN! US and UK experience outage with tens of thousands of users unable to connect to the platform or join video conferences Zoom is down of parts of the US and UK as of Monday morning Reports started surfacing around 7am ET Users cannot connect to Zoom or if they can, are unable … Read more
‘I may have to cut off a leg’: Wheelchair user, 17, is told he is ‘not disabled enough’ to compete for Britain’s Paralympic team Oscar Knight, 17, dreamed of spot on Great Britain’s wheelchair basketball team Rule change means he may have to amputate leg to compete internationally He was nine when he began suffering … Read more
Facebook’s TikTok rip-off? User spots ‘Short Videos’ feed that resembles the Chinese-owned app facing ban in the US A software engineer spotted a new feature being tested in Facebook’s app In the main app there is ‘Short Videos’ feature that shows a number of clips A screenshot of a video displays the TikTok-like scroll up … Read more
A Google Earth user discovered what they believe to be a ‘400ft ice ship’ lying in an iceberg about 100 miles from the coast of Antarctica. The huge ice structure was picked up on Google Earth south of New Zealand and has a striking resemblance to a cruise liner with a line of windows and … Read more
Sensor fitted mouth piece lets user control a joystick with their TONGUE to move objects on a computer screen [In] Brace is a plastic mouth piece fitted with sensors and a joystick Users place a transmitter behind their ear and can control objects on a screen The device could be used to help those with … Read more
Leak reveals what kind of user information TikTok shares with police, including IP address history, phone model, Facebook ID and other related social media accounts Leaked police documents reveal TikTok turning over user information Shared information included phone number, phone model, history of IP addresses used, Facebook ID, and other related social media accounts Under … Read more
WhatsApp has announced a selection of fun new features including contact-adding QR codes, animated stickers and dark mode for desktops. The new features will appear on the platform in the next few weeks. 1. QR codes for adding contacts Of the new features, the ones that will benefit the average WhatsApp user the most will … Read more
LinkedIn and Reddit will remove code in their apps that copies users’ clipboard information after being outed by an iOS 14 privacy feature Reddit and LinkedIn are changing code in their apps that copy users’ clipboards The practices was brought to light by an iOS 14 privacy feature Reddit says it used information to auto-suggest … Read more
Facebook to promote voting registration resources to users in the US with the goal of registering 4 MILLION new voters The company will roll out the links this week Eligible users will get links to register and other voter information Links will lead them to their state’s website or a nonpartisan organization Facebook says it aims … Read more
Google will delete user information including location and search history after 18 months by default under new privacy policy – but YouTube data will be kept for twice as long Search engine’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, announced the major changes YouTube will also delete users’ history data after 36 months, the company said Previously, users … Read more