FACEBOOK WILL START DEMOTING 'ENGAGEMENT POSTS' IN YOUR NEWS FEED

Facebook wants publishers to stop begging for likes. The social network is taking action against so-called "engagement posts", where publishers ask users to vote, like or share posts in the hopes of bumping it to the top of people's News Feed. The posts won't be banned, but Facebook will start to de...

over 7 years ago

APPLE WANTS TO BUY THE MUSIC APP SHAZAM

Apple Inc. is close to having ownership of Shazam Entertainment Ltd., the startup whose music recognition app is already built into Apple's Siri virtual assistant, according to a person familiar with the discussion. TechCrunch earlier reported the takeover, adding that is could value Shazam at about...

over 7 years ago

CRYPTO-APPS WITH MILLIONS OF DOWNLOADS ARE EXPOSING YOUR DATA TO HACKERS

Some of the most popular cryptocurrency apps on Google Play have severe security issues that could leave digital money open to hackers, researchers suggest.  The total number of cryptocurrency apps now available, exceeds 2,000. Cybersecurity firm, High-Tech Bridge, analysed some of the most pop...

over 7 years ago