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How Should Facebook Be Fixed?

The technology site Recode interviewed 12 "leading thinkers and leaders on Facebook today," including the Senator pushing tech-industry updates for U.S. antitrust law, an early researcher on viral misinformation, and a now-critical former Facebook ex.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotNov 14th, 2021

Inside the Anti-Vax Facebook Group Pushing a Bogus Cure for Autism

Parents of newborns are reporting symptoms including diarrhea, twitching, and “complete toddler meltdowns” after giving them Pure Body Extra detox treatment......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

This Apple Watch feature was driving me crazy. Here’s how I fixed it

Since I've been wearing the Apple Watch Series 10, one feature has been annoying me. It's to do with Live Activities, and I've finally solved it......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Up to 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords stored in plain text

Meta has been fined €91M ($101M) after it was discovered that to 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords had been stored in plain text. Some of those passwords had been unprotected since 2012, and were searchable by more than 20,000 Meta em.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Team debunks research showing Facebook"s news-feed algorithm curbs election misinformation

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst have published work in the journal Science calling into question the conclusions of a widely reported study—published in Science in 2023—finding the social pl.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

Week in review: Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs fixed, Apple releases iOS 18

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs fixed (CVE-2024-38812) Broadcom has released fixes for two vulnerabilities affecting VMware vCenter Server that.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 22nd, 2024

“A total lump of… ”: Customer frustration as ISP’s smart TVs won’t turn on

Problems with UK Sky hardware started Thursday, seem partially fixed. Enlarge (credit: Sky) Hundreds of owners of smart TVs and streaming devices from United Kingdom telecom Sky reported that their hardware stopped powe.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Meta bans Russian media outlet RT, citing ‘foreign interference activity’

Meta announced Monday that it has banned RT and other Russian state media outlets from its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, among others, citing ‘foreign interference activity’ in the US presidential election......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Apple released watchOS 11, but they haven’t fixed this one annoyance from last year

Apple radically redesigned watchOS last year, marking one of the biggest design shifts since the inception of . With watchOS 10, Apple made two key changes to how you navigate your that I never really loved, and there’s still no option to change t.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Specs of Infinix’s first foldable phone have leaked

Infinix is set to debut its first-ever foldable phone soon, and thanks to a Facebook post, the specs of the Infinix Zero Flip have leaked. The post Specs of Infinix’s first foldable phone have leaked appeared first on Phandroid. Infinix.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs fixed (CVE-2024-38812)

Broadcom has released fixes for two vulnerabilities affecting VMware vCenter Server that can be triggered by sending a specially crafted network packet, and could lead to remote code execution (CVE-2024-38812) or privilege escalation (CVE-2024-38813).....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Russian state media outlet RT banned by Facebook “for foreign interference”

US said Russian media worked with Kremlin to influence election, foment unrest. Enlarge / Russia President Vladimir Putin presents flowers to editor-in-chief of Russian broadcaster RT Margarita Simonyan after awarding her with th.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

Personality traits that are nourished by social media

While Facebook appeals to the seducer in us, Instagram fuels the anxious narcissist, according to new research which links psychoanalysis and digital platforms......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

GAZEploit could work out Vision Pro user passwords from watching their avatars [Fixed]

Security researchers came up with a pretty wild Vision Pro exploit. Dubbed GAZEploit, it’s a method of working out the passwords of Vision Pro users by watching the eye movements of their avatars during video calls. They’ve put together a YouT.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Service tip: Reliability, empathy two key components every fixed ops department needs

Reliability, empathy, responsiveness, assurance and tangibles such as staff and dealership appearance are five things dealership service departments need to keep in mind to keep customers happy......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Ivanti fixes critical vulnerabilities in Endpoint Management (CVE-2024-29847)

Ivanti has fixed a slew of vulnerabilities affecting its Endpoint Manager solution, including a maximum severity one (CVE-2024-29847) that may allow unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute code in the context of the vulnerable system, and use i.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

CISA confirms that SonicWall vulnerability is getting exploited (CVE-2024-40766)

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added CVE-2024-40766 – a recently fixed improper access control vulnerability affecting SonicWall’s firewalls – to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, thus.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Last voyage of an ocean drilling ship? Here"s why scientists don"t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed

My favorite place in the world isn't a fixed location. It's the JOIDES Resolution, an internationally funded research ship that has spent its service life constantly on the move, from deep in the Antarctic to high in the Arctic......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

Facebook says its new app icon was just a glitch after all

Over the last several days, Facebook users have revolted after the app’s iPhone icon seemingly adopted a new black and blue design. As it turns out, however, this is just a bug, and Facebook is already rolling out a fix. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

MagSafe Monday: Bring your own cable with this useful MagSafe charger

When it comes to MagSafe charging, the offers distinct advantages over standard MagSafe chargers. One key feature is its flexibility in cable choice. Unlike standard MagSafe chargers, which come with a fixed cable, the AMEGAT allows you to use any U.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Facebook ad partner may have tried to listen into your conversations

If you ever thought that Facebook was listening in on your conversations to hit you with targeted advertising, you may have been right.Meta and Google were allegedly clients of an advertiser's open-mic surveillance program.The advertising industry ha.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024