FILE Image: The Zoom Video Communications ticker symbol is pictured at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York, New York, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri April 8, 2020 By Supantha Mukherjee and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) – Zoom Video Communications Inc has tapped previous Facebook safety chief Alex Stamos as an Continue Reading
TECH AND INTERNET
How can you Connect Your iPhone to Your TV?
When you’re trying to show off videos, photos, and other visual content from your iPhone or iPad, there are too many times when the small screen just won’t do. Fortunately, you can connect those devices to your big-screen TV through several different methods. You don’t even need a fancy smart Continue Reading
U.S. lawmakers say Facebook steps to tackle ‘deepfake’ videos not adequate
FILE PHOTO: Stickers bearing the Facebook logo are pictured at Facebook Inc’s F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam January 8, 2020 By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Wednesday said it would remove “deepfake” and other manipulated videos from its website Continue Reading
Twitter to experiment with limiting replies in effort to combat online abuse
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo January 9, 2020 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc <TWTR.N> said on Wednesday it will test new features early this year Continue Reading
Transport app FlixMobility achieves 37% passenger growth in 2019, eyes India
FILE PHOTO: Passengers walk in front of a FlixBus intercity bus at the Carparkplatz Sihlquai bus station in Zurich, Switzerland October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo January 9, 2020 By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) – Transport app FlixMobility reported on Thursday a 37% increase in passenger numbers last year, as Continue Reading
Alibaba praised by China’s gay community for ad recognizing same-sex couples
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Alibaba Group is seen at the company’s headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song January 9, 2020 By Josh HORWITZ SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Online gay communities in China are lauding e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for releasing a subtle ad Continue Reading
SoftBank-backed delivery app Rappi lays off 6% of workers
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Colombian on-demand delivery company Rappi is seen in Bogota, Colombia, September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo January 10, 2020 By Tatiana Bautzer and Daina Beth Solomon SAO PAULO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Latin American delivery startup Rappi said on Thursday it has laid off 6% Continue Reading
SK Innovation plans second EV battery plant in U.S., expansion in Hungary
FILE PHOTO: The logo of SK Innovation is seen in front of its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji January 10, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee and Heekyong Yang LAS VEGAS/SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s SK Innovation Co Ltd plans to build a second electric vehicle Continue Reading
Remote control vibrators? Dual stimulation? Sex toys get Las Vegas tech show buzzing
The blueMotion Nex3 vibrator by OhMiBod debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino January 10, 2020 LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Futuristic sex toys that allow the user to control a vibrator from across the country or achieve “blended orgasms” got Continue Reading
Fly me to the moon: Japanese billionaire Maezawa seeks girlfriend for SpaceX voyage
FILE PHOTO: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, founder and chief executive of online fashion retailer Zozo, who has been chosen as the first private passenger by SpaceX, attends a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai January 12, 2020 By Sam Continue Reading