Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says young people should learn from the journeys of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs, but also remember that their paths are unusual. Speaking at Italian Tech Week recently, Jeff Bezos said college dropouts who went on to build some of the world’s biggest technology companies are the “exception,” not…
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A court in Tunisia has sentenced a 51-year-old man to death over Facebook posts deemed offensive to President Kais Saied and a threat to state security, his lawyer said Friday. The defendant, who has not been identified, was convicted on Wednesday of three charges: attempting to overthrow the state, insulting the…
Old videos have circulated in social media posts falsely linking them to Super Typhoon Ragasa after it swept across southern China in September. The latest includes clips of an elevator shaft collapsing and people getting knocked over by violent winds. They were in fact taken at least a year ago. “Compilation of Ragasa sweeping through,…
The US consulate in Hong Kong has said it will continue its passport and visa services in the city despite a funding freeze across the US government that shut down most of the country’s federal operations. But the consulate said on Wednesday its website updates would remain “limited” until full operations resumed, while its Instagram…
Brazil has asked Meta to rid its platforms of chatbots that mimic children and ‘are allowed to engage in sexually explicit dialogue’ – Copyright AFP/File Fabrice COFFRINI A new study reveals that Instagram and Facebook are the apps that collect the most user data. This comes from the firm QR Code Generator, who analysed the privacy policies…
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (ABC4) — A Taylorsville man has been given a 30-year prison sentence after pretending to be a minor female and convincing a 14-year-old to send sexually explicit photos and videos, which he then used to extort the victim for more explicit material, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Utah. Carlos Arturo…
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As Super Typhoon Ragasa pummelled Hong Kong on Wednesday, some brave restaurants kept their doors open for hungry Hongkongers. Despite the Hong Kong Observatory maintaining its highest-level No 10 warning in the morning for the year’s most powerful storm, before lowering it to No 8 at lunchtime, many residents braved gale-force winds and heavy downpours…
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Social media giant Meta posted a net profit of $18.3 billion in the second quarter, exceeding Wall Street expectations – Copyright AFP Fabrice COFFRINI A new study reveals that Instagram and Facebook are the apps that collect the most user data. This is based on an assessment conducted by the website QR Code Generator, which analysed the…