Apple unveils iOS 14 with redesigned home screen that uses widgets, an app library as well as a picture-in-picture tool that lets you keep watching videos while texting or using other apps Apple’s iOS 14 will redesign the home screen with widgets Widgets allow you to see apps without pulling them up An app library … Read more
Physiotherapists warn against using YouTube videos to soothe back pain after finding six in ten of the most popular were peddling false treatments such as GARLIC OIL A third of experts said they had a patient who had worsened due to YouTube Worst recommendations included rubbing garlic oil on very painful areas Study has prompted … Read more
Claire Sweeney has revealed that she’s gained 5lb in one week, after ‘falling off the wagon’ with her diet. The TV personality, 49, recently took to Twitter to share a clip of herself donning a leopard-print swimsuit as she indulged in a cronut while basking in the sunshine. Ahead of biting into the sweet pastry, … Read more
A former investment banker has become an unlikely YouTube sensation by posting videos of him completing difficult sudoku puzzles. Simon Anthony, 46, decided to take a risk and quit his job at a London investment bank to solve sudoku puzzles on YouTube. The early webcam videos of him solving sudoku from his spare room in … Read more
Horrified people are swearing off strawberries after learning that small bugs and worms crawl out of them when they are soaked in salt water. People have been taking to TikTok to share footage of themselves trying the fruit cleaning method to see if there are little critters hiding in their store-bought berries — and many … Read more
Kate Spicer (pictured) argues NHS staff shouldn’t be slammed for uploading videos of themselves dancing on TikTok YES By Kate Spicer The first thing kids of surgeons say to each other is always, ‘You go to hospital on Christmas Day, right?’ Ocular, orthopedic, vascular . . . no matter their field, no family fun could … Read more
More than a quarter of the most-viewed English-language COVID-19 videos on YouTube ‘contain fake or misleading information’, a study has revealed. Experts warned that fake news about COVID-19 is reaching far more people than in any previous pandemic — with the potential to cause serious harm. Good quality, accurate information put out by government bodies … Read more
YouTube is facing backlash for removing a video interview of two California doctors who argued that coronavirus shutdowns have gone too far, after the streaming video platform said it would not allow content that ‘disputes the efficacy of local health authority guidance.’ The nearly hour-long video, which was taken down on Monday, features Drs. Dan Erickson … Read more
YouTube adds fact-check ‘information panels’ to search results in the US in an effort to prevent the spread of misinformation amid coronavirus pandemic The panels will contain articles from third-party fact checkers They will show up in video searches to help debunk misinformation Among the topics affected will be COVID-19 related videos YouTube will slowly … Read more
Facebook will let users charge for access to their live video streams in an effort to help people in the performing arts and other industries affected by the coronavirus pandemic Facebook will let users charge a fee before letting people view video streams The feature is aimed at helping people make up lost income during … Read more