Internet-based sexual exploitation of minors in Kenya was found to be more rampant on Facebook than on any other site, according to the newly released Disrupting Harm report – making the tech giant’s platform exceedingly unsafe for children. The report by Interpol, UNICEF’s Office of Research – Innocenti and End Violence against Children, found that
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Tesla shares fell 7.5 percent in premarket trading on Monday as investors prepared for its chief Elon Musk’s proposed sale of about a tenth of his holdings in the electric-car maker following his Twitter poll. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive officer and the world’s richest person, tweeted on Saturday that he would offload 10 percent of
Launched in October 2010, it’s been more than a decade since Instagram first graced our mobile phone screens. Since then, everyone seems to have an Instagram account, even your grandmother. While it has opened a world of possibilities to connect with people, social media also asks us numerous difficult questions. One strange question that we
Poco is all set to unveil the new Poco M4 Pro 5G on November 9. Ahead of the global unveiling, Poco has confirmed the arrival of another smartphone. Alongside the much-awaited Poco M4 Pro 5G, Poco is gearing up to launch a new variant of the Poco F3. The company has teased Poco F3 via
iPhone X with a USB Type-C port is up for auction on eBay. The modified iPhone X developed by a student named Ken Pillonel is listed on the e-commerce site with the title ‘world’s first USB C iPhone’. The modified Apple device supports charging and data transfers. At the time of writing, the device had
A graphics processing unit (GPU) is used to render graphics-intensive processes. People spend hundreds of dollars on powerful hardware to achieve the best graphics, but people rarely tinker with their GPU in the same way they might with their CPU. But, did you know that you can both overclock and underclock your GPU? So, how
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said on Monday it had not disclosed detailed information on clients in its response to a US chip data request. TSMC is among several companies, including South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix, that the US government has asked to volunteer information so it can better
Google Pixel 6 Pro debuted in October this year in limited markets with the company’s proprietary Tensor SoC. The handset was recently put through a durability test by YouTube channel JerryRigEverything and it appears to have survived most of it. In the test, the latest Google smartphone is exposed to multiple scratches, and a bend
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the location-based augmented reality (AR) game from Pokemon Go creator Niantic will be shutting down on January 31, 2022. The game will be removed from App Store, Google Play, and Samsung Galaxy Store on December 6, 2021, announced Niantic. Also, players will no longer be able to make in-game purchases starting
Today after the bell American ride-hailing giant Uber reported its third-quarter financial results. Critically, the long-unprofitable company managed to squeak $8 million worth of adjusted EBITDA — a very modified profit metric — while still posting net losses of more than $2 billion. The adjusted-profit result comes days after Lyft, Uber’s domestic rival, also recently
Twitter is rolling out a new feature for iOS app users, enabling users to search through a specific profile’s tweets. The new search button is showing up for individual profile pages, enabling users to search for tweets of a specific account only. This feature has been spotted on the latest version of iOS. The site,
Instagram and Twitter have finally made up, which means you can view previews of Instagram posts when they’re shared on Twitter. That’s because Instagram has relented and allowed Instagram posts to be previewed in a tweet, instead of just a link to the post. So, why are Twitter and Instagram allowing these previews again? Keep
Moto E30 has been launched as the latest budget phone from Motorola. The new handset is quite similar to the Moto E40 that the Lenovo-owned company launched in markets including India and Europe last month. This means that you are getting a hole-punch display design, triple rear cameras, and a massive 5,000mAh battery. However, on
iPhone 13 screen replacement through a third-party repair shop would completely disable the Face ID functionality, a new investigation by iFixit reveals. This is said to be a deliberate move by Apple in an attempt to stop iPhone users from going for third-party repairs. By bringing in this barrier of screen replacement, iFixit says that
Ducati has unveiled the Pro-III electric scooter, touting the newest micro-mobility offering is its “most technically advanced.” Ducati Pro-III is equipped with a token that allows the owner to start the vehicle simply by bringing it close to the display. This, Ducati says, ensures the vehicle is only used by the person who has the
Intel has confirmed that over 50 games are facing issues on PCs based on its 12th-generation Core processors due to incompatibility with certain Digital Rights Management (DRM) software. The list of games that are being affected as a result of the DRM problem includes Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Far Cry Primal, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes
Pinterest forecast fourth-quarter revenue growth in the high-teens percentage range, after online retailers splurging on ads before the holiday season helped the image-sharing company beat quarterly estimates. Shares of the company rose 6.5 percent after the bell on Thursday, as increased demand from large retail advertisers and growth in its international business boosted third-quarter revenue
Harassment and hate of any kind are strictly prohibited on Twitch. This includes offensive messages, hate attacks through raids, and malicious follows. Although the platform has done a lot to try and prevent these things from happening to its creators, some haters will still slip through the cracks. To increase safety for creators, Twitch has
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra hands-on images have leaked online. The live images suggest that the new Samsung flagship could include S Pen support. The Galaxy S22 Ultra also appears to have curved display — similar to the top-end Galaxy Note models. A tipster on Twitter has suggested that the display of the unannounced Galaxy S22
WhatsApp has started rolling out its anticipated multi-device support for a large number of users on both Android and iOS to let them use their account on secondary devices, without requiring their phones to be connected to the Internet. Users can leverage the new feature to connect WhatsApp on up to four devices simultaneously to
There are lots of ways to make money on the internet, but some ways are more rewarding than others. Microwork is but one of these ways to earn some income, and people around the world use it to earn some cash. But what is microwork, and is it worth your time and effort? What Is
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has been spotted on Geekbench and Bluetooth SIG sites. The rumoured upcoming tablet is expected to come in Wi-Fi and LTE models. The Geekbench listing tips that the tablet may be powered by the Unisoc processor and run Android 11 software. Renders leaked in the past suggest the tablet will have
Twitter temporarily disabled the Trends feature in Ethiopia to make sure that the platform cannot be used to instigate violence in the conflict-torn country, the social media said on Saturday. On Thursday, the Ethiopian parliament declared a six-month state of emergency throughout the country to protect the population from the rebels of the Popular Front
Redmi Note 11 series is set to launch today. The new smartphone series by Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi is expected to have three distinct models — the regular Redmi Note 11 as well as the Redmi Note 11 Pro and Redmi Note 11 Pro+. While the official launch is a few hours away, a Vietnamese source
Forza Horizon 5 opts for that old adage: if it’s not broken, don’t fix it. England-based game developer Playground Games, which has made every entry of the ever-improving Forza Horizon racing franchise since its inception more than nine years ago, doesn’t mess with the formula that it delivered upon and honed over time on its
The ocean is vast and mysterious … but rather less so when you have thousands of little autonomous buoys reporting back interesting info to you every day. That’s just what Sofar Ocean has, and it just raised $39 million to scale up its vision of real-time understanding of the seven seas. The company operates what
A new app called Push It is sitting at the top of the App Store promising little more than the ability to send “push notifications to your friends.” The app features only two screenshots — one of a big red button and another basic, black-and-red screen with text that says “sending.” So what is going
Twitter Spaces is getting a new feature that allows everybody to listen to Spaces audio via direct links. With the latest feature, users can share direct links to their Spaces with others, and the invitees can attend the audio session via the Web without being logged into the platform. With the new update, people without
Tinder is one of the most popular apps in the world, let alone one of the biggest dating apps. However, it’s not uncommon to get tired of Tinder. Perhaps you’re bored seeing the same people, getting no matches, or the push to pay for a subscription. Happily, there are lots of other alternative dating apps