Apple, Google, Meta face EU probe for potential violations of sweeping Digital Markets Act
Apple, Google and Meta are facing violations investigations related to a sweeping new European law aimed at cracking down on anti-competitive business practices, EU regulators said on Monday. The European Union’s antitrust agency, the European Commission, said its investigation looked into “Alphabet’s rules for Google Play operations and self-prioritization in Google search, Apple’s rules for […]
Husband of missing Ana Knezevich refuses lie detector test: report
The estranged husband of a Florida real estate agent who disappeared in Spain amid a bitter divorce was given an FBI lie detector test even though he said he wanted to “clear the air” and prove his involvement in the incident. According to the report, he refused to accept the offer. Ana Knezevic, a 40-year-old […]
Apple’s ‘green bubble’ Android texts fuel ‘social stigma’: DOJ
The Justice Department has accused Apple of tormenting Android smartphone users with a terrifying “green bubble” of text messages, calling it “social stigma, exclusion, and stigmatization” as part of a landmark antitrust case against the iPhone maker. He called it a symbol of The “green bubble” status has long been the subject of ridicule online, […]
Facebook revived the ‘Poke’ feature — and Gen Z loves it
Flirting like it was in the early 2010s. The “Poke” feature is back on Facebook. Gen Z loves this feature. Back in the heyday of Facebook, poking was all the rage, with people using this feature as a way to flirt, get someone’s attention, annoy their friends, and start poking wars. . In early 2024, […]
Reddit shares skyrocket 38% above IPO price, valuing company at nearly $9B
Reddit shares opened 38% above their debut price on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, valuing the social media platform at $8.87 billion. The San Francisco-based company has priced its IPO at the high end of a range of $31 to $34. The IPO valued Reddit at $6.4 billion and raised $748 million for […]
Intel receiving whopping $20B from Biden to boost US chip output
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will give Intel nearly $20 billion in grants and loans as part of the CHIPS Act, significantly expanding the company’s domestic semiconductor production and making it the government’s largest subsidy for cutting-edge chip production. This will be the largest expense. President Joe Biden is expected to announce a […]
Facebook, Instagram down for some users as Meta experiences spike in outages for second time in two weeks
Facebook, Instagram and Messenger were down on Wednesday, with nearly 2,000 users around the world reporting being unable to log in to the popular social media platforms, according to DownDetector. DownDetector reports that meth-owned sites began proliferating around 10 a.m. ET and quickly snowballed. The tracking site found that of the approximately 1,700 people who […]
Shady firm touts weird ‘semen stealing’ $250 ‘insemination kit’
A company selling “home insemination kits” on social media platform We encourage women to do what they do. without his permission. ” A company called MakeAmom is promoting a $250 “semen theft” product as a way to get around a U.S. law that makes it illegal to punch holes in condoms without the knowledge of […]
Computer games can cause erectile dysfunction: study
Too much screen time literally makes men soft: Chinese scientists have found that playing computer games for long periods of time can significantly increase the likelihood of experiencing erectile dysfunction, says the Journal According to a study published in “Andrology”. “The present study provided substantial evidence of a positive causal relationship between computer use and […]
Sneaky invisible texting trick kids use to fool parents revealed
That’s text copyright infringement. A concerned parent has issued a warning after discovering her child was sending ‘hidden’ texts to friends. More detailed in a viral Reddit post. “My child found a way to hide his texts,” lamented an anonymous parent on the subreddit Apple/help, describing their child’s secret communications. It also contained a since-deleted […]