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1 week ago | 
digitalinformationworld.com | Hura Anwar
The social media giant is adding business reviews to selected videos that have locations tagged in them. As can be seen in a new example shared online, some comment sections on the app now have a separate tab for Reviews to display insights anyone might have for the business in that same location. Some of these are for locations in general, while others are linked to tourist attractions and certain companies where viewers can upvote a given review through the app’s in-stream features.
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1 week ago | 
digitalinformationworld.com | Hura Anwar
X has recently admitted, with stats, how the company’s UK revenues and profits went downhill after Elon Musk chose to take over the company. The incident raised serious concerns linked to brand safety as well as content moderation, with Musk in charge. Both of these factors were called out as the main reason behind the collapse. The news comes after the app’s accounts were filed at the Companies House this week.
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1 week ago | 
digitalinformationworld.com | Hura Anwar
However, we cannot ignore the fact that two of its platforms have attained massive success after coming under Meta’s wings. This includes both Instagram and WhatsApp. Now that does come at the cost of a new antitrust battle with the FTC, which accuses the company of wiping out competition to flourish. The end result might not go in Meta’s favor, leading to a merger. Regulators are concerned that most of the decisions that Facebook’s parent firm makes are certainly anti-competitive.
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1 week ago | 
digitalinformationworld.com | Hura Anwar
Android maker Google was just accused of breaking anti-monopoly guidelines in Japan. The country’s top watchdog filed a cease and desist order for using monopoly tactics to ensure all Android smartphones featured its search engine. The matter is very similar to what we’re seeing take place in other parts of the world with Google.
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1 week ago | 
digitalinformationworld.com | Hura Anwar
OpenAI is really diving deep into the world of social media. The company is reportedly working on an internal prototype that’s very much like popular social media giant X. While the project is just in the early stages, the company has designed an internal prototype that’s based on the latest image generator. The latter went viral recently and really pumped up user figures as well as subscriptions.
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1 week ago | 
digitalinformationworld.com | Hura Anwar
Google’s head of search just sat down for an exclusive interview with media outlet The Financial Times. Here’s a quick rundown of what she said about the company’s future prospects. Elizabeth Reid mentioned details about joining Google in 2003 as one of the firm’s first 10 engineers at the New York City office. This is where 500 to 1000 employees were counted as a whole at Google during the time. Now, it’s expanded into a huge organization, home to thousands.
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1 week ago | 
digitalinformationworld.com | Hura Anwar
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was seen taking the stand for the second time to testify in the landmark US Antitrust trial. This has to do with Meta’s ownership of Instagram and WhatsApp, which the FTC is referring to as monopoly practices. The company was accused of trying to pull out all the stops to wipe out its competition because it felt they could become big threats to the tech giant in the future.
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1 week ago | 
digitalinformationworld.com | Hura Anwar
A Reddit user shared some new details about a recent incident in Texas where he happened to be glancing at the satellite image layer through Google Maps. This is where he saw a potential Starlink craft rushing past it. As per reports from Google Earth, the picture relates to November 30, from an Airbus Satellite located above the northern part of Texas. It got a glimpse of the potential Starlink craft that orbits below at nearly 17,000 miles each hour.
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1 week ago | 
digitalinformationworld.com | Hura Anwar
In case you didn’t know, the risk of your security 2FA getting bypassed is more now than ever. This might be why experts are sounding the alarm that you might be under attack. Despite the great operating system in use, the apps that appear trustworthy might not be as reliable as once perceived. Threat actors are on the rise, and they’re after your data and your accounts. Obviously, the higher the profile of the accounts, the greater the value they hold.
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1 week ago | 
digitalinformationworld.com | Hura Anwar
Tech giant Meta is working on strengthening its antitrust battle with the FTC after being accused of monopoly behavior by taking on Instagram and WhatsApp. The company has chosen a new route of showing less friend-focused material on Instagram and Facebook. The news comes just as the company was forced to appear in court for the trial. The tech giant’s opening statements had a lot to do with how there was a fall in time consumed for witnessing content from friends.
