Snap to Slow Down Hiring for the Year Following Plunge in Economy, Slashes Quarterly Forecast

Snap to Slow Down Hiring for the Year Following Plunge in Economy, Slashes Quarterly Forecast

Snap said the economy had worsened faster than expected in the last month and the social media company slashed its quarterly forecast, triggering an after-hours sell-off. Since late April, “the macroeconomic environment has deteriorated further and faster than anticipated. As a result, we believe it is likely that we will…

Many of Top 100,000 Websites Found to Be Collecting Data Typed by Users Before Hitting ‘Submit’ Button

Many of Top 100,000 Websites Found to Be Collecting Data Typed by Users Before Hitting ‘Submit’ Button

Some of the top 100,000 websites are found to be collecting data from their online forms even before you hit the Submit button, a study conducted by researchers has revealed. In some cases, many of these top-visited websites were even collecting password data of their visitors, without user consent. A…

Researchers in Spain Develop Algorithm That Can Identify Unhappy Users and Their Mental Health on Social Media

Researchers in Spain Develop Algorithm That Can Identify Unhappy Users and Their Mental Health on Social Media

Our updates on social media gives world an insight into our personality in general and our needs and perspectives on those issues in particular. But what if there’s also a way to judge how we were feeling exactly at the time we shared an image, a video or any other…

Facebook Parent Meta, Twitter, YouTube Asked to Archive Evidence of Suspected Russian War Crimes

Facebook Parent Meta, Twitter, YouTube Asked to Archive Evidence of Suspected Russian War Crimes

Four Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked the CEOs of YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook owner Meta to archive content that could be used as evidence of suspected Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Ukraine and the West say Russian troops have committed war crimes in its 11-week invasion of its neighbor, in…

Global Tech Industry Body Seeks Revision in India’s Directive on Reporting of Cybersecurity Breach

Global Tech Industry Body Seeks Revision in India’s Directive on Reporting of Cybersecurity Breach

US-based technology industry body ITI, having global tech firms such as Google, Facebook, IBM and Cisco as its members, has sought a revision in the Indian government’s directive on reporting of cyber security breach incidents. ITI said that the provisions under the new mandate may adversely impact organisations and undermine…

Facebook Parent Meta Says Doesn’t Discharge Public Function in Response to Petition in Delhi High Court

Facebook Parent Meta Says Doesn’t Discharge Public Function in Response to Petition in Delhi High Court

Social media platform Facebook (Now Meta) on Thursday filed its response in the Delhi High Court on the petition related to the suspension of social media accounts. Meta said that it is a private entity and does not discharge public function and therefore the jurisdiction of the High Court cannot…

TikTok Surpassed Instagram, Emerged as Top Downloaded App Worldwide in Q1 2022: Sensor Tower

TikTok Surpassed Instagram, Emerged as Top Downloaded App Worldwide in Q1 2022: Sensor Tower

TikTok has surpassed Instagram and become the world’s top downloaded app in the first quarter of 2022, according to a report by app market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The short-video app, which is banned in India, managed to continue to be one of the top-five top downloaded apps worldwide. However,…