Verizon Message+ is Shutting Down
Verizon has had a text message app called Verizon Messages, that everyone referred to as Verizon Message+, for at least 8 years. The app isn’t something I ever considered using, as it has always been a bit behind in terms of UI trends, but it h.....»»
Tencent shuts down its rival to Amazon"s Twitch as China"s crackdown on tech continues
Tencent is shutting down its game streaming service, in another sign that China's sweeping campaign on Big Tech and a crackdown on the live streaming industry has sharply slowed growth at some of the country's most powerful internet companies......»»
Time"s up: why Australia has to quit stalling and wean itself off fossil fuels
If the world acts now, we can avoid the worst outcomes of climate change without any significant effect on standards of living. That's a key message from the new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)......»»
Fast, the Troubled Fintech Startup, Is Shutting Down
One-click checkout startup Fast is shutting down entirely and will discontinue its products and brand, The Information reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report: It's a stunning collapse for a fintech company that had.....»»
That WhatsApp voice message may be a phishing scam
An ongoing phishing campaign aims to install a trojan on victims' devices......»»
Researchers Made a New Message for Extraterrestrials
An updated communication could be beamed out for space alien listeners in hopes of making first contact -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
UK"s Big Crypto Push Includes Minting Its Own NFT
The U.K.'s top regulator has been cracking the whip on crypto companies, but the government just sent a strong message on its blockchain game plan: The British are coming. The U.K. government on Monday unveiled a big push into crypto, including a pla.....»»
Unionization Wave "Swelling" in Seattle, with Votes at Local Verizon, Amazon Fresh, and Starbucks Stores
The Seattle Times surveys the landscape after a historic unionization vote at an Amazon warehouse in New York — and finds the same sentiments are spurring activism by workers three timezones away: As the world watched thousands of Amazon wareh.....»»
Facebook Users Angry After Accounts Locked for No Reason
The BBC reported Friday that "Facebook users around the world have been waking up to find themselves locked out of their accounts for no apparent reason." The message many received reads: "Your Facebook account was disabled because it did not follow.....»»
Send a Harry Styles preview track over an Instagram message in new update
Meta's photo-sharing app brings three new features to its messaging, with better ways to share your music tastes......»»
Instagram enhances messaging experience with new features
Instagram gets a new song-sharing feature that lets you send a 30-second preview in DMs, alongside a quick send trick and the ability to push a silent message......»»
Voice Message Updates for WhatsApp
New Voice features bound for Whatsapp The post Voice Message Updates for WhatsApp first appeared on Phandroid. I rely on WhatsApp everyday to keep me in touch with people from all around the world, and something that I use regularly is the.....»»
A New Proposal For Interstellar Communication With Alien Intelligences
OneHundredAndTen writes: A recent paper proposes a new way to put together a message for alien intelligent beings. It comes up with an elaborate mechanism to convey information in notably constrained bitmaps, but one can't help but wonder whether it.....»»
Best Verizon Fios new customer deals for April 2022
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Best Verizon new customer deals for April 2022
Are your monthly cell phone bills bleeding you dry? Save some cash with these Verizon new customer deals......»»
Twitch is shutting down its desktop app in April
Anyone on a computer can still watch Twitch through its browser version, but the desktop app is going away......»»
Verizon goes after bad actors behind own-number spams
Verizon says it is actively blocking spam texts that are being sent to customers from their own numbers, and that it was working with law enforcement stop it......»»
Google Proposes Shutdown Changes To Speed Linux Reboots
UnknowingFool writes: Google has proposed a change on how Linux kernel handles shutdowns specifically when NVMe drives are used. The issue that Google is finding is that the current NVMe drivers use synchronous APIs when shutting down and it can take.....»»
How Europe"s bold new rules for Big Tech could change the services you use
Apple users could soon install apps outside the App Store. WhatsApp users could message or video call friends using Telegram, and vice versa. And the search results users see on Google could change, with potentially major repercussions for smaller on.....»»
That Smiling LinkedIn Profile Face Might Be a Computer-generated Fake
An anonymous reader shares a report: That chance message launched DiResta and her colleague Josh Goldstein at the Stanford Internet Observatory on an investigation that uncovered more than 1,000 LinkedIn profiles using what appear to be faces created.....»»
Apple shuts Russian Apple Pay loophole by cutting off Mir cards
Apple has cut off Russia's Mir card payment system from Apple Pay on Thursday, shutting a loophole that allowed some Russian users to continue using Apple's payment platform.Following the introduction of U.S. and E.U. sanctions against Russian banks.....»»