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Twitter to add COVID-19 vaccine fact box to users' timelines

Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): Microblogging and social networking service Twitter has come up with a new feature to add a fact box on users' timelines to help promote the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination effort.

2021-04-27T10:57:16.679051+00:00 IST

Twitter adds new feature to let creators monetise content

Washington [US], April 26 (ANI): Months after experimenting different ways to allow its creator and influencers monetise their content, Twitter introduced a new feature 'Tip Jar' icon to its platform.

2021-04-26T13:02:07.037651+00:00 IST

YouTube allows creators to change their channel name without changing entire Google account

Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): Google-owned streaming giant YouTube has come up with a new update that will allow its users to change their channel name and picture without having an impact on their original Google account.

2021-04-23T17:02:28.133389+00:00 IST

Instagram introduces new feature to filter out abusive DMs automatically

Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): After facing regular backlash over cybersecurity from celebrities and public figures, Facebook-owned company Instagram has announced a new feature on Wednesday that will automatically filter abusive direct messages for users.

2021-04-21T16:50:24.548361+00:00 IST

Microsoft Edge getting new performance mode to improve RAM, CPU, battery usage

Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): American multinational technology company Microsoft has been testing out a new performance mode for its cross-platform web browser, Edge, to improve RAM, CPU, and battery usage.

2021-04-19T13:06:59.273989+00:00 IST

Google to introduce new feature, linking to highlighted text on webpage

Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): Search engine Google is planning to roll out a new feature for its extension- Chrome 90 that will allow users to create a link to a section of a website that they have highlighted earlier.

2021-04-18T17:24:43.445237+00:00 IST

Twitter services down globally, users report logout errors, failure to tweet

New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Microblogging and social networking service Twitter, for the second time went globally down on Saturday with users experiencing multiple issues ranging from search terms and tweets failing to load to logout errors on desktops.

2021-04-17T14:44:12.907397+00:00 IST

Google Earth's 'Timelapse' feature will tell stories behind landscape changes

Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): For all the environment lovers who are always keen on gathering knowledge about the world, Google has introduced a new interesting feature in its Google Earth app for you.

2021-04-17T10:04:31.477625+00:00 IST

Instagram experimenting to hide 'Likes' count on users posts

Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): For the people who are always concerned about the fact that they will be judged by the 'like' count on their social media posts, can have a relaxation from Instagram as the photo-sharing platform has recently revealed that it is experimenting with letting users hide the 'like' counts on their posts instead of completely disabling the feature for users.

2021-04-16T09:36:32.854795+00:00 IST

Multiple Google services experience partial outage

Washington [US], April 12 (ANI): Different Google platforms encountered a partial outage on Monday, with certain users unable to create new drafts in Google Docs and Google Sheets. Google's Workspace Status Dashboard detailed that Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Classroom all reported assistance interruptions.

2021-04-12T17:50:59.655964+00:00 IST

Personal data of 500 Million LinkedIn users leaked online

Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): The online network for working professionals, LinkedIn recently suffered a massive data breach in which personal data of over 500 million users were leaked on a popular hacker forum.

2021-04-09T18:20:59.637886+00:00 IST

Spotify's 'Hey Spotify' feature speaks back, rolling out to few users

Stockholm [Sweden], April 8 (ANI): Just like 'Hey Siri', 'Hey Google', the Swedish audio streaming and media services provider Spotify, has rolled out its own 'Hey Spotify' feature to some of its users.

2021-04-08T16:22:21.083101+00:00 IST

Google to restrain apps from seeing other data on your phone

Washington [US], April 3 (ANI): If you are one of them who feels insecure while new Google apps installation on Play Store demand for seeing other data on your phone, then this news may be a reason to rejoice for you as Google is planning to limit which apps can see everything else a user has installed on their gadget.

2021-04-03T15:37:10.928975+00:00 IST

Facebook offloads concerns about Instagram use for kids

Washington [US], March 26 (ANI): In a recently held U.S. Congressional Hearing with world's social media giants, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, on Thursday (local time) shrugged off the questions raised on the concerns about Instagram use for kids.

2021-03-26T17:38:10.082244+00:00 IST

Twitter promises action against fake news ahead of 2021 assembly elections

New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): As the upcoming assembly elections in India are fast approaching, microblogging platform Twitter announced that it has implemented significant product, policy, and enforcement updates to keep the service safe from attempts to manipulate the platform.

2021-03-24T10:53:41.928942+00:00 IST

New feature of Twitter will let users play Youtube videos within the app

Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): The micro-blogging social media giant Twitter is in the works to introduce a new feature on the platform which will allow its users to watch YouTube videos without leaving the Twitter app.

2021-03-21T09:18:12.086974+00:00 IST

Twitter plans to review its policies for world leaders

Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): The micro-blogging social media giant Twitter is conducting a survey to find out whether world leaders on the platform should be subject to the same rules as others.

2021-03-20T12:44:02.796566+00:00 IST

Facebook, working to develop Instagram version for kids under 13

Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): The social networking giant Facebook is planning to develop a new version of its subsidiary Instagram for kids under 13 years of age, where parents would have transparency or control over the accounts of their children.

2021-03-19T08:52:29.789027+00:00 IST

Facebook finds social media users responsible for spreading vaccine doubt

Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): The social media giant, Facebook has found that a small number of users who are reportedly violating the platform norms are responsible for spreading COVID-19 vaccine doubts.

2021-03-15T17:07:56.417718+00:00 IST

Amazon Prime Video app update will let users play episodes on shuffle

Washington DC [US], March 13 (ANI): Online streaming giant Amazon Prime video is all set to update its app to add a new feature with an ability to shuffle the episodes automatically for the users to enjoy their binge-worthy shows.

2021-03-13T16:59:57.860975+00:00 IST

Here's how Facebook is testing method for users to earn money through stories

Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The American social media giant, Facebook is making a way out to enable their users to make money through its story sharing feature.

2021-03-12T17:51:48.320002+00:00 IST