Facebook on Wednesday rolled out a new feature which lets users endorse US presidential candidates – Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and even third-party candidates like Jill Stein and Gary Johnson. To activate this feature, go to any candidate’s Facebook page. Click “Endorsements” in the left-hand column and add your own endorsement. Facebook’s Help Centre has detailed instructions on how ... Read More »
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LinkedIn Says Arrested Russian Hacker Tied to 2012 Cyber Breach
HIGHLIGHTS LinkedIn in May had confirmed the 2012 data breach Approximately 6.5 million passwords were reset in 2012 LinkedIn says the hacker has been arrested LinkedIn Corp. said a Russian man arrested by Czech police for alleged hacking was probably involved in the 2012 breach of its professional networking site that compromised more than 6 million users’ passwords. Czech police ... Read More »
Facebook Sparks Outrage as It Removes Swedish Breast Cancer Video
Facebook has removed a video on breast cancer awareness posted in Sweden because it deemed the images “offensive”, the Swedish Cancer Society said Thursday. The video, displaying animated figures of women with circle-shaped breasts, aimed to explain to women how to check for suspicious lumps. Sweden’s Cancerfonden said it has tried to contact Facebook without any response and has decided ... Read More »
20 Things You Should Know About Tumblr’s New Live Video
These days, it looks like just about every other social networking site under the sun owns a livestreamingplatform. Google has YouTube Live, Amazon has Twitch, Facebook has Facebook Live, while Twitter hasPeriscope, but even with all that competition the social networking and microblogging website Tumblr recently joined the livestreaming arms race, teaming up with existing platforms like Kanvas, Upclose, YouNow, ... Read More »
7 Regrettable Things About LinkedIn Ads
Like a lot of marketers, I find LinkedIn Ads frustrating. The thing is, by making just a few needed improvements, both LinkedIn itself and advertisers could greatly benefit. For LinkedIn, advertising could be bringing in much more than a meager $181 million in revenues, as it did during the second quarter of 2016. Compare that to the advertising revenues of ... Read More »
In Bihar Topper Ruby Rai’s Answer Sheet: Movie Names, Poetry, Tulsidas
In Bihar Topper Ruby Rai’s Answer Sheet: Movie Names, Poetry, Tulsidas Bihar’s exam scam came to light after Ruby Rai tripped on a TV interview. (File Photo) PATNA: HIGHLIGHTS Forensic tests have confirmed Ruby Rai’s answer sheets were replaced Police looking for ‘experts’ who wrote on duplicate answer sheets Over 40 have been arrested in Bihar’s education scam Bihar school ... Read More »
China Targets Parents In New Religion Rules For Xinjiang
‘ China Targets Parents In New Religion Rules For Xinjiang China has locked up Uighurs who have campaigned for better treatment of their people BEIJING: Parents and guardians in China’s Muslim majority region of Xinjiang who encourage or force their children into religious activities will be reported to the police, the government said on Wednesday while unveiling new education rules. ... Read More »
Karnataka Government Considering Over 50% SC/ST Quota: Siddaramaiah
Karnataka is considering an increase in the reservation ceiling for the SC and ST BENGALURU: Karnataka government is considering an increase in the reservation ceiling for the Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes in education and employment beyond 50 per cent, based on the population, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Bengaluru today. Government will come out with a decision in this regard ... Read More »
Tim Cook’s Own (Slow) Brand of Innovation
HIGHLIGHTS Cook’s accomplishments are on a long-term scale In Cook’s mind, the addressable market for the iPhone is 7 billion Smartphone market is slowing down and growing “saturated” All tech companies face a constant demand to innovate while also producing huge profits and sales growth. That means that Apple, the world’s largest company, is also one of the few that ... Read More »
US Slams EU, but Apple Tax Demand First Issued in Washington
US Slams EU, but Apple Tax Demand First Issued in Washington HIGHLIGHTS The US Treasury said Commission ruling endangers EU-US economic relations Amazon and McDonald’s are still being investigated A series of EU accusations that Google has abused its market power The United States is furious at the European Union for handing Apple a $14.5 billion tax demand on Tuesday ... Read More »