A heartbreaking video of a small girl singing a song in a bomb shelter has surfaced from war-torn Ukraine. Amelia, a young girl, performed “Let It Go,” a song by Idina Menzel from the hit Disney film Frozen. Marta Smekhova, a bomb bunker worker, captured the footage and shared it on Facebook. The mom stated … Read more
Foreign Office has said that the Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts of Pakistan’s Embassy in Algeria have been hacked. In a tweet, a Foreign Office spokesperson said that all messages being posted through these accounts were not from Pakistan Embassy in Algeria. The Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts of the Embassy of Pakistan in Algeria … Read more
Taiwan’s government has denounced one of its Olympians after the speed skater was seen in an online video wearing the suit of the Chinese national team, with one lawmaker calling her attire the “uniform of the enemy”. The 33-year-old was the flagbearer for the ‘Chinese Taipei’ team at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games opening … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel will leave Facebook parent Meta’s board, the firm said Monday, after a lengthy tenure that saw the network’s rise and his vocal support of Donald Trump. Meta and Thiel’s announcement offered nothing on his future plans, but the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported that … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg laid out revamped company values Tuesday, urging workers to be “Metamates” who treat one another with respect and look to the future. Zuckerberg shared his note to employees on his Facebook page, the revamped credo coming on the heels of the internet giant being renamed Meta in October. “As … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon on Thursday reported its profit doubled to $14 billion in the crucial holiday quarter, giving a boost to jittery markets that expected less due to higher labour, sourcing and delivery costs. The e-commerce colossus said its net sales climbed to $137 billion, and its profit benefited greatly from a return on investment … Read more
NEW YORK: Facebook’s parent firm Meta on Thursday plunged over $200 billion in stock value, comparable to the size of New Zealand’s economy, after results that raised doubts about the troubled social media giant’s future. In addition to costs of big investments on its metaverse vision for the internet and trouble for its core ads … Read more
A South Korean mother-daughter duo happily grooves to the Kacha Badam song and shared a video of themselves dancing. on social media a few days ago. In a video, a man named Bhuban Badyakar can be seen singing “Badam Badam Kacha Badam” to encourage customers to buy nuts from him. The song was promoted on … Read more
LAS VEGAS: A jacket equipped with sensors that let wearers feel hugs or even punches in virtual reality was among the innovations giving the metaverse a more realistic edge at the Consumer Electronics Show. “What is the metaverse if you can’t feel it?” asked Jose Fuertes, founder of the Spain-based startup Owo, which made the … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: The top bosses of Google and Facebook were directly involved in approving an allegedly illegal 2018 deal to cement their dominance of the online advertising market, US court documents revealed on Friday. The records, part of an anti-trust lawsuit by a coalition of US states targeting Google, make serious allegations against Big Tech … Read more
WASHINGTON: Multiple states have begun investigating potential violations in how Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O), runs its virtual-reality Oculus business, Reuters quoted three sources familiar with the matter. Two of the sources said the US Federal Trade Commission was also involved in the antitrust investigation. Meta did not immediately respond to a request for … Read more
The first weekend of 2022 brought with it the first meme of the year featuring Adnan Siddiqui. The actor was present at the destruction ceremony of confiscated goods organised by the Customs (Enforcement) Karachi where he recorded himself joining in the process of destroying seized liquor and drugs. He posted the videos of the process … Read more
(OCCUPIED) JERUSALEM – Palestinian journalists have raised the alarm over what they describe as unjust suppression of their content on Facebook, a claim backed by rights groups but rejected by the social media giant. On December 4, Palestine TV correspondent Christine Rinawi posted a video on her Facebook account in which Israeli security forces were seen … Read more
In this viral post, a Kerala man runs a “wedding dress bank” for poor girls on their most important day. He helped around 260 brides so far. Weddings are extremely costly, as are bridal gowns and lehengas. Every woman wants to look her best on her wedding day, yet many brides can’t afford such gowns … Read more
PARIS, Jan 6, 2022 (AFP) – French regulators have hit Google and Facebook with 210 million euros ($237 million) in fines over their use of “cookies”, the data used to track users online, authorities said Thursday. US tech giants, including the likes of Apple and Amazon, have come under growing pressure over their businesses practices across … Read more
WARSAW, Jan 5, 2022 (AFP) – Facebook on Wednesday suspended the account of the Polish far-right party Konfederacja — the country’s most popular party profile — for breaching standards including on the Covid pandemic. The account for Konfederacja had around 670,000 followers — far higher than Poland’s two main political forces, the ruling Law and Justice … Read more
Previously, it may have rained cats and dogs, but what about fish? Yes, several locals in Texarkana, East Texas, reported seeing small fish falling from the sky during this week’s downpour. According to the media, the falling fish is a phenomenon known as ‘animal rain,‘ which occurs when small water animals like frogs, crabs, or … Read more
There’s no doubt about the fact that social media has a lot of influence in determining which was the most downloaded. This years the most downloaded apps in 2021 largely comprised social media apps. We saw Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, Telegram and TikTok fighting it out as to which one of them would be crowned victorious. … Read more
PRAGUE: Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova will miss the Australian Open in January after breaking her forearm in training, her husband and manager Michal Hrdlicka said on Thursday. “Karolina broke her radius… in a fitness room at a training camp in Spain,” Hrdlicka said in a statement, adding that treatment would take about four weeks. “Unfortunately … Read more
A woman in Colorado captured the moment a mountain lion approached her front porch and gazed down at her small puppy, who was inside. Sarah Bole, Grand Lake homeowner, shared a video of the terrifying encounter on Facebook, writing, “I came home from work tonight and walked to see this on the patio. Watch the … Read more
NAIROBI: It only took Kenyan security guard Ambrose Kilonzo a few seconds and zero-collateral to secure a loan from a mobile app. But when he defaulted, lenders called his boss, putting his job at risk. It is an ordeal experienced by many in Kenya, where a surge in digital lending has seen thousands of people … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched the much-awaited prize scheme for the shoppers from POS-integrated Tier-1 retail outlets, a statement said. Thousands of prizes worth hundreds of thousands of rupees will be distributed among the shoppers through a computerised ballot, who opt to shop from the POS-integrated retail outlets spread across the … Read more
DAMASCUS: Syria will host an Arab energy conference in 2024, the country’s energy ministry said, the latest sign that Arab countries are moving to re-engage with the government of Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad, Arab News reported. The announcement followed a unanimous vote from members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries during a virtual meeting … Read more
HONG KONG, Dec 8, 2021 (AFP) – China’s Twitter-like social media platform Weibo fell during its debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange Wednesday as investors remain wary of tech during Beijing’s crackdown on the sector. Weibo finished 7.2 percent down from its initial listing price of HK$272.80, a poor showing compared with recent first-day trade by major … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 7, 2021 (AFP) – Instagram announced new protections on Tuesday for young users, a day before the photo-sharing app’s CEO faces a grilling from US lawmakers on whether the platform is “toxic” for children. The app will be stricter about what it recommends to teen users and will suggest a break if they … Read more
MOSCOW, Dec 8, 2021 (AFP) – Russia’s media regulator said Wednesday it has blocked the Tor online anonymity service, as authorities press ahead with a campaign to bring the country’s segment of the internet under control. The internet is the country’s main forum for political debate and opposing voices, and rights activists have described government efforts … Read more
LONDON: Just days after stepping down from his role as CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey is ringing the changes at Square, the other major company he founded, which has changed its name to Block, Arab News reported. While Dorsey is a renowned crypto enthusiast, the rebrand is not all about the blockchain, according to the company: “The … Read more
RIYADH: Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has updated the criteria for running ads about cryptocurrency on its platform, according to Bloomberg. The tech giant announced on Wednesday its decision to reverse a long-standing policy that prevented most cryptocurrency companies from running ads on its services. The move came after Meta’s marquee crypto-related effort had been downsized. … Read more
