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Twitter Makes It Easier to Report Problematic Tweets Social: Now Report Tweets Leaking Your Private Information

March 10 2019 | TW News Correspondent

Twitter on Friday rolled out new options for its users to report problematic tweets that share their personal information on the platform.

According to the open communication platform, while reporting a tweet, you will now have the ability to be more specific about the information being shared.

"We want to move faster in reviewing reported tweets that share personal information. Starting today, you...
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US Senator Proposes Breaking Up Amazon, Facebook, Google

March 10 2019 | TW News Correspondent

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Warren seeks sweeping new reforms for Silicon Valley firms
  • The move aims to restore balance of power in democracy

Google Assistant's Continued Conversation Feature Comes to Smart Displays

March 10 2019 | TW News Correspondent

Google is rolling out support for the "Continued Conversation" feature on Smart Displays to allow users to have a natural back-and-forth conversation with the Google Assistant instead of having to repeat the "Hey Google" command every time. The feature was first rolled out for only audio to Google Home, Home Mini and Home...
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Apple AR Headset Could Arrive Next Year, Analyst Claims

March 10 2019 | TW News Correspondent

Apple's first Augmented Reality (AR)-based product could go into mass production by the second quarter of 2020, famed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes. Earlier in March, media had reported that the iPhone-maker published an update titled, "Systems, methods and graphical user interfaces for interacting with Augmented and Virtual Reality environ...
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Apple may unveil video and news services March 25 -- but no AirPods

February 14 2019 | TW News Correspondent

Apple is expected to unveil its rumored video service and a news subscription service at an event March 25 at its Cupertino, California, campus, according to reports this week. But don't expect to see revamped  Airpods  or a new  iPad Mini , one report said.

Apple didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment about the video service pl...
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Seminar on Bangladesh’s IT sector held in Tokyo

January 30 2019 | TW News Correspondent

A seminar on the prospect of Bangladesh’s IT sector in Japan was held at Fujitsu Research Institute in Tokyo on Friday (Jan 25).

Embassy of Bangladesh and Fujitsu Research Institute jointly organised the seminar where over 100 representatives from different Japanese companies took part, said a press release.

Rabab Fatima, the ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan, presented the keynote paper on the macroeconomic develo...
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Facebook to merge WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger

January 26 2019 | TW News Correspondent

Facebook plans to integrate its messaging services on Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.

While all three will remain stand-alone apps, at a much deeper level they will be linked so messages can travel between the different services.

Facebook told the BBC it was at the start of a "long process".

The plan was first reported in the New York Times and is believed...
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'We don't sell people's data': Mark Zuckerberg

February 26 2019 | TW News Correspondent

Ahead of Facebook's 15th anniversary, CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg is trying to clear up some misconceptions people have about his company.

In an editorial for the Wall Street Journal, Zuckerberg defended Facebook's business model and the 'clear benefits...
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Students design driverless solar powered bus

January 26 2019 | TW News Correspondent

Indian researchers have unveiled a first-of-its-kind bus -- an autonomous vehicle powered by solar energy. Globally, most autonomous vehicles developed till date are powered by petrol, diesel, CNG or charged using grid-based electricity. Therefore, this Indian innovation has a...
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