TikTok profits from livestreams of Syrian families begging for digital donations from refugee camps, according to an investigation published on Wednesday. For the last five months the BBC analyzed 30 TikTok accounts going live daily from Syrian refugee camps. via Technology and News Today https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/economy/1665571191-tiktok-recruits-syrians-to-beg-online-takes-up-to-70-of-donations-report
Video-sharing app TikTok is taking up to 70 per cent of the donations given for displaced Syrian families in refugee camps begging for money on the social media platform, a BBC investigation has found. via Technology and News Today https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221013-tiktok-takes-70-of-donations-sent-to-syrian-refugees-via-app/
Apple will finally be adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups, the company said as part of a major set of security announcements on Wednesday. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/7/23498580/apple-end-to-end-encryption-icloud-backups-advanced-data-protection
Apple plans to start using processors made in America following the opening of an advanced new chip factory in Phoenix, Arizona. For the plant’s customers, which also includes AMD and NVIDIA, the new facility means a more secure supply of chips and quicker production timelines. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/6/23497417/apple-tsmc-phoenix-fab-plans-biden-amd-nvidia
Google’s search results on desktop will load in a continuous scroll instead of dividing into pages, the company has announced. The move follows a similar change made on mobile in October last year, but isn’t quite an “infinite” scroll. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/6/23495973/google-search-desktop-continuous-scrolling
When HBO Max and Discovery Plus merge into a single app next spring, the new platform will simply be called “Max.” That’s according to a report from CNBC, which notes that while a final decision hasn’t been made, Max “is the likely choice” and is being vetted by Warner Bros. via Technology and News Today… Read More The combined HBO and Discovery app will reportedly just be called ‘Max’
The first trailer for The Boys spinoff show Gen V shows us that superpowered college students are just as flippantly violent as the grown-up supes from the original series. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/23494022/gen-v-the-boys-amazon-prime-trailer
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