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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan has admitted to be affected by Zoom fatigue as working from home due to pandemic-induced restrictions has taken a toll on everyone. Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last year, most people in the services sector have been working remotely, which entails non-stop video calls and online meetings, resulting in

Elon Musk is currently the man of the hour, and not everyone is on board. Take one look at the articles his name headlines or the comments he gets on his social media, and you’ll know that the masses have a split opinion on him. His Twitter, especially, seems to attract some interesting personalities… but

An Ohio state senator used a virtual background of his home office in an apparent attempt to conceal the fact that he was, in fact, driving while attending a Zoom meeting. The reason Republican Senator Andrew Brenner drew criticism from various quarters was the fact that the Ohio State Assembly had introduced a bill to

WhatsApp has clarified that it won’t be deleting accounts that do not accept its new privacy policy by May 15th. However, it will eventually limit the functionality of such accounts. In January this year, WhatsApp announced a controversial new privacy policy, which would allow the company to share data with Facebook. The policy initially stated that if one

WhatsApp has scrapped its May 15 deadline for users to accept its controversial privacy policy update and said not accepting the terms will not lead to deletion of accounts. WhatsApp had faced severe backlash over user concerns that data was being shared with parent company Facebook. A WhatsApp spokesperson told PTI that no accounts will

Snapchat has been expanding its range of content on the platform in recent years by introducing Snap Originals. Now, the social media company has announced a new range of Snap Originals, targeted at Snapchat’s primary audience… Gen Z. Snapchat’s New Snap Originals for Gen Z In a press release, Snapchat announced that it will release nine

The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Competition Commission of India to reply on the appeals of Facebook and WhatsApp against a single judge order dismissing their pleas against the probe CCI ordered into the instant messaging app’s new privacy policy. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice

Twitter has rolled out larger image previews on timelines of Android and iOS users, two months after it first started testing the feature. Up until now, Twitter used to give a cropped preview of an image on your timeline. This meant that if you uploaded an image, its preview might focus on another aspect instead of

Signal displayed a bunch of ads on Instagram that it says were later taken down by Facebook. The ads mentioned the demographic they were targeting directly, with the aim to show users the personal data collected and sold by the social media giant. The move got Signal’s account shut down from Facebook’s ad platform, the

There are a lot of reasons why you might want to upload a GIF to Instagram. They’re fun, creative, and are a great way to express emotions or just be goofy. But how do you upload them to Instagram? If you’ve tried to upload a GIF to Instagram before, you may have found the process

Two German researchers got down to answer an easy query: What makes a great bird photo? But to find the answer, they had to collect over 20,000 photos of birds from nine of the largest bird accounts on Instagram with their corresponding data. The result was startling. They found that the bird image most liked

Voice chats are a great way to stay connected with your friends and family. And, just like many other social media platforms, Telegram has developed a Voice Chat feature that enables you to do just that. In this article, we explain how voice chats work and show you how to host one in your Telegram

WhatsApp now shows larger media previews in chats. A new update improves the display of sent media so that you can see larger image and video previews. This feature began rolling out to iOS users last month and now all users seem to be getting it, irrespective of the platform they are on. It looks

TikTok has an ever increasing number of competitors, with YouTube Shorts the latest to arrive on the scene. However, TikTok has racked up 6 billion lifetime installs at the time of writing, with an estimated 600 million monthly active users. Which means it’s going to be tough for anyone to compete. Even YouTube. In this

TikTok appointed Shou Zi Chew, a Singaporean national, as the new Chief Executive Officer of the hot video-sharing platform, the company said on Friday. Chew, based in Singapore, will retain close ties to TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance where he will remain Chief Financial Officer. “We will continue building out our strong and deep management team

TikTok’s new CEO has to pull double duty, while the leading woman behind the company’s key operations finally gets a title better suited for her. TikTok Welcomes New Leaders TikTok has announced that Shouzi Chew, chief financial officer (CFO) of ByteDance, is now also its new chief executive officer (CEO). The position was last held by Kevin Mayer, who departed

Twitter will struggle to replicate a bumper 2020 dominated by the US political battles, civil unrest, and the COVID-19 crisis as people venture out following vaccine rollouts, Wall Street analysts said on Friday. The lifting of restrictions as people get vaccinated has largely seen benefiting other digital ad firms such as Facebook and Alphabet’s Google

Twitter has become a mainstay in our lives ever since Jack Dorsey posted the first-ever tweet in March 2006. And with the platform’s significant growth, it has naturally become a launchpad for many big global issues and movements. Often featuring prominently in these charges are Twitter hashtags. And while it may seem a little shocking that

Instagram Live Rooms has rolled out a new feature in which hosts will be able to mute their audio like you would in a Zoom or Google Meet call. According to Mashable, Instagram Live users will also be able to turn off video for chats, the new feature is similar to the popular audio-based app

Instagram owner Facebook is clearly feeling threatened by Clubhouse, because you can now disable both your video and audio feeds when you broadcast an Instagram Live stream. Instagram Introduces Camera and Mic Disabling Option For those of you who use Instagram Live, it may please you to know that you no longer have to run

Telegram voice chat feature will soon get video support that will essentially pit the instant messaging app against the likes of Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet. The app’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov shared a message on his Telegram channel in which he said that the new functionality will be added in May, and

Telegram is finally rolling out its long-awaited group video conferencing feature. The app is known for providing secure messaging and calling services, and the new group video call feature will be no different. Secure Group Video Calls Are Coming to Telegram In a post on Telegram, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced that group video calls

Pokemon Go Fest is back for its 2021 edition and is scheduled for July 17 and July 18. Like last year’s event, this year’s fest will also be held virtually, instead of a physical event owing to the ongoing pandemic. Pokemon Go developer Niantic describes the fest as a Global event. Niantic also announced that

In another latest foray into the dating app world, Facebook is testing a new speed dating app, Sparked, designed to help you meet potential romantic partners. If you’re interested in hearing more about it, here’s what you need to know about the service and how to sign up for it… What Is Sparked? Built by the Facebook

Twitter is bringing updates to its platform to help those people who are seeking assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic. As a large number of Twitter users in India are asking others for information on hospital beds, oxygen, medicine, and food, the microblogging platform has launched a COVID-19 SOS: Resources page that will update in real

According to a report by consumer watchdog Which?, big tech companies such as Facebook and Google aren’t doing enough to prevent scam advertisements on their platforms. Scam Ads Are Rarely Removed Even After Being Reported The report by Which? laid out some statistics that show how little these companies are doing to remove scam adverts from

Twitter plans to introduce a new Tip Jar icon to its platform months after experimenting different ways to allow its creator and influencers monetise their content. The Facebook-owned micro-blogging platform had been trying to deliver various features to its users in order to encourage them in bringing influential content on the platform so they might

Last month, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky wrote that the site would give companies tools to invest in and incentivize their employees. Now, we’re starting to see what exactly he meant by that. What Is the LinkedIn Learning Hub? LinkedIn will be launching its own skill building platform, the LinkedIn Learning Hub, during the second half

Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, on Friday, had a question for his millions of followers on the social media platform. “Do you ever get so excited about what you’re working on that you forget to eat meals?” he wrote in a post. In the first comment, the author himself answered the question. He said

The second wave of coronavirus in India is absolutely devastating. In an attempt to shine a light on the unfortunate circumstances, users have taken to Twitter to describe their personal experiences and express their opinions on how the government is handling it. Unfortunately, it would appear the government doesn’t want those comments to be seen.