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Meta relents to EU, allows unlinking of Facebook and Instagram accounts

New standalone Messenger, Marketplace, and Gaming apps coming to the EU, too. Enlarge (credit: Anadolu / Contributor | Anadolu) Meta will allow some Facebook and Instagram users to unlink their accounts as part of the pl.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaJan 22nd, 2024

A free update just made the Quest 3 way better

Meta significantly upgraded the Quest 3's mixed reality quality in the latest v66 update......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Instagram testing controversial unskippable ads in its app

It’s no secret that Meta’s biggest source of profit comes from advertising. However, it seems that the company is willing to make advertising a bit more intrusive, at least on Instagram. That’s because Instagram has been testing a new way of sh.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Instagram is testing out a new and annoying feature

It seems that Instagram is testing out a new ads feature that will make it impossible for users to skip ads while scrolling their feed. The post Instagram is testing out a new and annoying feature appeared first on Phandroid. Instagram is.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Ticketmaster hacked in what’s believed to be a spree hitting Snowflake customers

Researcher says Snowflake customers hit by mass scraping ... "but nobody noticed." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Cloud storage provider Snowflake said that accounts belonging to multiple customers have been hacked after.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Snowflake denies breach, blames data theft on poorly secured customer accounts

Snowflake is disputing claims made by a threat actor who stole data belonging to Santander and Ticketmaster, and maintains that the theft of customer data was the result of stolen customer login credentials. “We are aware of recent reports rela.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

There’s no Threads app for iPad, but this simple trick will unlock an app-like experience today

Instagram as a company seems to have never heard of this little niche product called the iPad. There may never be an Instagram iPad app, which doesn’t bode well for Threads’ own chances of native iPad support either. But did you know that you.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

Snowflake compromised? Attackers exploit stolen credentials

Have attackers compromised Snowflake or just their customers’ accounts and databases? Conflicting claims muddy the situation. What is Snowflake? Snowflake is cloud-based data storage and analytics company based in the US, and claims nearly 9,50.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

Meta is using your data to train AI models; Europeans can opt out

If you use Instagram or Facebook, Meta is using your data to train its AI models. The company uses posts as training material for its generative AI systems. Privacy legislation in the UK and European Union means that the company is forced to offer.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919)

Attackers have been exploiting CVE-2024-24919, a zero-day vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateways, to pinpoint and extract password hashes for local accounts, which they then used to move laterally in the target organizations’ network. &.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

How to set up and manage a guest user to your Mac

On occasion, you may want to allow other people in your home to access your Mac, but not your personal account. We'll show you how to set up and manage temporary guest users.User accounts listed on the login screen of the author's MacIf you are routi.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Tech giants form AI group to counter Nvidia with new interconnect standard

"Ultra Accelerator Link" aims to connect high-performance GPUs and servers. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Thursday, several major tech companies, including Google, Intel, Microsoft, Meta, AMD, Hewlett Packard Enterpr.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Researcher develops model of influencer importance within Instagram networks

A study published in the International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing has provided new insights into social media influencers, particularly focusing on those in the women's fashion sector on the well-known image and video sharing platf.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Misleading COVID-19 headlines from mainstream sources did more harm on Facebook than fake news, study finds

Since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, fake news on social media has been widely blamed for low vaccine uptake in the United States—but research by MIT Sloan School of Management Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Allen and Professor David Rand f.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Instagram enhances Notes feature by adding support for likes, mentions, and prompts

Today Instagram is rolling out a handful of enhancements to its Notes feature, including adding support for likes, mentions, and the ability to post prompts that others can respond to. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Instagram Wants to Cull Online Harassment with its New Feature

The feature was initially under testing a couple of years back. The post Instagram Wants to Cull Online Harassment with its New Feature appeared first on Phandroid. While social media does come with a sizeable number of perks, there are ti.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Travel through data from space in new 3D Instagram experiences

A new project provides special 3D "experiences" on Instagram using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes through augmented reality (AR), allowing users to travel virtually through objects in space. These new experiences of a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Instagram Limits tool offering increased harassment protection for teens

Meta is offering teenagers a strengthened version of its Instagram Limits tool. When set to its highest level, only Close Friends will be able to comment, reply, tag, mention, or message them. It’s the latest development in the company’s prote.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Research suggests leaders" social media posts are taken just as seriously as formal statements

Over 180 world leaders maintain social media accounts, and some of them issue policy warnings to rivals and the public on these platforms rather than relying on traditional government statements. How seriously do people take such social media posting.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

Check Point confirms VPN services targeted by hackers

Hackers are after poorly protected VPN accounts as they look for easy ways into corporate infrastructure......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

New metasurface-based edge detecting filter for remote sensing could transform crop monitoring

New work by researchers from the ARC Center of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) and City University of New York (CUNY) published May 27 in Nature Communications realizes a new, tunable edge-detecting filter for flat-optic ima.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024