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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.

WhatsApp was reportedly spotted testing a voice messages playback speed feature on the public beta channel. It was enabled for a few users on WhatsApp for Android beta 2.21.9.4, but disabled again with the release of a new WhatsApp for Android beta 2.21.9.5 update the very next day. This feature has been under development and

If you’re not familiar with Dark Mode on Facebook, we’re here to introduce you to this useful setting. When you choose Dark Mode, the colors on your app flip. The white background becomes black, and the black text becomes white. The Dark Mode feature is not exclusive to Facebook. It also exists on other apps that

When the Bountiful City Police Department in the US state of Utah found a Nintendo Switch left behind at a park that was returned to them, they announced on Twitter that the owners, Mason and Ali, should collect it back. However, they also joked that they had already made good use of the gaming console

As Facebook potentially prepares to change up its News Feed algorithm, it wants to hear what you have to say about it. You’ll now see surveys more often in your News Feed, and answering them could help Facebook understand what type of content you like best. Facebook Wants Your Opinion on Content in Your News Feed A

In a shocking incident, a phone kept inside a man’s bag suddenly caught fire in China. His hair, arm, and eyelashes got singed, as per a video posted by SCMP News on Twitter. The man claimed it was a Samsung phone that he had bought in 2016. He also said that the phone’s battery wasn’t

The update we’ve all been waiting for is finally here: you can now post and view photos in 4K on the Twitter app. Get Ready for Crystal Clear Pictures on Twitter In March 2021, Twitter began testing 4K photos and larger image previews on Android and iOS. Fortunately, the platform has followed through on its promise to

Meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin fell on Tuesday after hitting an all-time high in a wild session that saw supporters of the token once considered a parody use hashtags to fuel a rally until it lost steam. Dogecoin ultimately fell 15.4 percent to $0.33 (roughly Rs. 25), but during the session when it hit a record peak,

If you’re leaving Facebook or you just want to make a backup of your Facebook data, you can now export your Facebook posts and notes to three popular services. These services include Google Docs, Blogger, and WordPress.com. Export Facebook Notes and Posts to Three Major Services As announced on Facebook Newsroom, the social giant will

Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook are full of posts of people asking for help because of COVID-19 as cases continue to rise, but it has also brought out the best in people as many others have started to post links and leads to help people find medicines, food, and information in these difficult times. The unprecedented

Nextdoor is taking the extra step to prevent racist remarks from appearing on the platform. The neighborhood-based social network will now warn you when you try to post content that may be racist. The Anti-Racist Notification Detects Offensive Language Nextdoor announced the launch of anti-racism notifications in a post on the Nextdoor Blog, with the purpose of preventing

Ever imagined how Elon Musk looked like when he was 17? Well, you can now see for yourself. A photograph of the tech billionaire, from when he was 17, has gone viral on Twitter. Musk is an extremely popular figure on the micro-blogging site. His meme game is right at the top and his market

Do you ever look at WhatsApp and wish it was a different color? The lime green is a little too harsh on the eyes. Pink would be cute, right? We think it absolutely would be, but such an update unfortunately isn’t actually happening. Fake WhatsApp Update Claims to Change the App’s Main Color Internet security researcher

Social media users were in for a treat recently, thanks to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s latest photos. The American space agency shared some exquisite images of Earth, giving us a look at the natural systems of the planet. The pictures were taken from the vantage point of the International Space Station (ISS)

It seems like you can’t go long without seeing a news article related to a social network and data. LinkedIn is one of the latest names to experience such issues, with the data of two-thirds of its users scraped by hackers. But what exactly happened, and who benefits from such actions enough to do it