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The Collab app invites are being done in batches, starting with the U.S. and Canada.

Facebook testing Collab app with TikTok-like features for creating music videos

The app allows collaboration of three different videos, which can be played in sync.

‘Hack-for-hire’ firms targeting financial services, healthcare amid COVID-19 pandemic: Google

Various gaming platforms in India include Games2Win, WinZO Games, Hitwicket, Gamerji and Rummy.

Online gaming companies see 24% spurt in traffic

Special Correspondent Working professionals and students take to online games during lockdown

The official invite poster for ‘The Future Of Gaming’ by Sony Interactive Entertainment and PlayStation

gaming What you need to know before PlayStation’s ‘The Future of Gaming’ event

Divya Kala Bhavani The virtual event, scheduled for the early hours of June 5 (India time), could finally answer gamers’ questions about the PlayStation 5 and its exclusive gaming content

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Three screenshots from the DROR app shows how the app measures one’s social distancing as well as giving one the option to leave their Bluetooth on

app This app scores you on your social distancing amid the Coronavirus pandemic

Divya Kala Bhavani DROR app leverages Bluetooth technology to incentivise people to keep their distance during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown

The research highlights how ransomware tries to slip unnoticed past security controls by abusing trusted and legitimate processes

How common ransomware variants attack victims

IANS One of the ways ransomware spreads is by replicating itself rapidly to other computers for maximum impact, researchers from cybersecurity firm Sophos said in a report ‘How Ransomware Attacks’

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Facebook testing Collab app with TikTok-like features for creating music videos

Some of the familiar Malayali faces in entertainment turn to apps and music to keep up their spirits during the lockdown

Online gaming companies see 24% spurt in traffic

‘Hack-for-hire’ firms targeting financial services, healthcare amid COVID-19 pandemic: Google

Microsoft cuts editorial staff, to replace them with AI: Report

This studio in Kerala capital provides facilities to host performances for live streaming

What you need to know before PlayStation’s ‘The Future of Gaming’ event

The virtual event, scheduled for the early hours of June 5 (India time), could finally answer gamers’ questions about the PlayStation 5 and its exclusive gaming content

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: We’ll continue to point out incorrect or disputed information about elections globally

The Twitter CEO stands by the company’s move to add fact-check labels to voting-related tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump

Google sees resurgence in state-backed hacking, phishing related to COVID-19

Google has said its Threat Analysis Group saw new activity from “hack-for-hire” firms, many based in India, that have been creating Gmail accounts spoofing the World Health Organization

Google faces antitrust case in India

Plaint says it promotes payments app in its Android store, giving it unfair edge

Truecaller data for sale on dark web is from 2019 leak

A day after data of 4.75 crore Indian Truecaller users was found to have been offered up for sale on the dark web, Truecaller on Wednesday stated that

Facebook’s Workplace sees major growth, adds Portal and Oculus to its offering

Facebook Workplace added two million paid users since October 2019 to surpass five million active paid users now, the social media company said in a blog post

Here’s what these young developers predict about our relationship with technology, post-lockdown

With Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2020 going digital this June, we speak to some of the past scholarship winners from India about the future of tech once the lockdown lifts

New Facebook Messenger tool to protect minor users from harmful chats

Messenger users will now see safety notices popping up in a chat and provide tips to help them spot suspicious activity and take action to block or ignore someone when something doesn’t seem right

Microsoft’s Project Reunion to unify app development for over 1 billion Windows devices

It is expected to offer a shared platform for new app development and to update existing apps with the latest functionalities, writes Kevin Gallo, Corporate Vice President, Windows Developer Platform, in a company blog post

Details of 2.90 crore job seekers on dark net

Leaked data mentions two popular job sites

Facebook builds Shops for small businesses to go online

Facebook says the feature will help small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic and thrive in a retail space, which is going through a digital makeover

New controls for users to share albums in Google Photos

“We’re bringing a similar experience to shared albums. Rolling out this week, when sharing an album, the default option will be to share with a specific person or people via their Google account,” Google said in a statement

Google wins prestigious U.S. government Cloud project

Thomas Kurian-led Google Cloud announced that it won a pilot project with Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit to build secure cloud management solution to detect, protect against, and respond to cyber threats worldwide

Twitter users can soon select who can reply to their tweets

Users will be able to choose from three options: everyone (standard Twitter, and the default setting), only people you follow, or only people you mention

Google Meet sees 30-fold growth since January

As of April, Google Meet is hosting 3 billion minutes of video meetings and adding roughly 3 million new users every day, says Google in a blog post

YouTube Select to help advertisers reach new audiences launched

To help find the right content for your brand, YouTube Select offers a diverse mix of content packages called line-ups, each tailored to globally and locally relevant needs

Filter Off enables virtual speed dating for locked-down singles

This app, created by Zach Schleien and his team, leverages video-chat to introduce you to a new paradigm of dating. Now there’s a COVID-19 meet cute you didn’t expect...

OPPO inks pact with Vodafone to boost 5G adoption

In the first phase of cooperation, Vodafone will introduce OPPO products across retail channels in Germany, Britain, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Turkey and the Netherlands starting this month

Facebook buys GIF website Giphy to integrate with Instagram

The announcement comes at a time when the largest social media network is under scrutiny from regulators over antitrust concerns

Facebook group video chat Messenger Rooms now available globally

Rooms can be created right from Messenger or Facebook and gives people the ability to share links to invite anyone to join, even if they don’t have a Facebook account

Twitter India launches gratitude emoji

Since March 15, there have been over 250 million tweets worldwide expressing gratitude and thanks — a 26% increase from February’s average

India’s request for Facebook user data second only to U.S.

Tops the lists for internet disruption affecting Facebook services

Instagram now lets you delete troll comments in bulk

To enable the Instagram feature on iOS, tap on a comment and then the dotted icon in the top right corner. Select Manage Comments and choose up to 25 comments to delete at once and then tap ‘More Options’ to block or restrict accounts in bulk

Facebook agrees to pay $52 million to traumatised content moderators

According to a report in The Verge, in a preliminary settlement in San Mateo Superior Court, the social networking giant agreed to pay damages to 11,250 U.S.-based moderators and provide more counselling to them

Automated tools helping Facebook remove more hate speech, bullying

In its fifth ‘Community Standards Enforcement Report, Facebook said it continues to expand proactive detection technology for hate speech to more languages and improved existing detection systems

Twitter makes it official to let employees work from home ‘forever’

The new option is for those employees who do not need to be physically present in office for certain roles that cannot be done from homes

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt leaves Alphabet, finally: Report

In May last year, Sundar Pichai-run Alphabet announced that after over 18 years on the Board, “Eric Schmidt is not seeking re-election at the expiration of his current term on June 19”

WhatsApp for web to integrate with Messenger Rooms soon

According to a report from WABetaInfo, a shortcut for Messenger Rooms has been spotted on the WhatsApp Web version 2.2019.6

How a Twitter challenge during the lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 results in a spurt of home-made videos on social media

Despite restrictions, get-togethers, partying, dancing, team sports and song sessions are on in full flow, but on social media

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter struggle to remove pandemic conspiracy video

The 26-minute video features a famous vaccine conspiracist who defies the advice of medical experts like saying that “sheltering in place harms consumers’ immune systems and that masks can make people sicker”

Google rolls out India-first app globally to help kids learn at home

Read Along is an Android app for children over 5 years old that helps them learn to read by giving verbal and visual feedback as they read stories out loud

Tinder to launch in-app video chats later this year

Match Group, the company which owns Tinder along with other dating apps like Hinge and OkCupid, revealed that the video chat option is going to come to Tinder for now

Zoom pushes ahead on security, buying Keybase and reaching pact with New York

The company said it planned to develop tools that will give more controls to meeting hosts and allow users to securely join a meeting and submit them to external review

It’s all about e-classes during the lockdown in the Kerala capital

Online teaching becomes the order of the day in Thiruvananthapuram

Google to teach journalists power of AI, machine learning in newsroom

In a global survey conducted by Google last year about the use of AI by news organisations, most respondents highlighted the need to train their newsroom on the potential offered by machine learning and other AI-powered technologies

Time to bring the ‘locker room talk’ to the living room, speak with your kids

The recent #BoysLockerRoom has sparked a conversation about teen sexuality and privacy concerns. It’s time to sit down and have a chat with your kids about it, but how do you proceed?

Instagram Live: Be Kind to Your Mind

Aparna Samuel Balasundaram to go live today at 7.30 pm

Mollywood actor Anu Sithara launches her YouTube channel

The actor says she wanted to do something “creative” during the lockdown as shootings have been stalled

Want Daniel Radcliffe to read ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ to you?

Streaming service Spotify and the spell-casting universe of Harry Potter have teamed up to make this happen.

Malayalam playback singers to perform live on Facebook for 60 days to raise funds for music fraternity

The initiative is under the auspices of Singers’ Association Malayalam Movies (SAMAM)

Internet trend alert: Have you watched the ‘react to TikTok’ videos on YouTube?

Content creators on YouTube are taking a new approach with their reaction videos, adding cringy TikTok videos to their queue of laughs and laudits

3 more Indians in UAE lose jobs for ‘Islamobhobic’ social media posts

On April 20, India’s ambassador to the UAE Pavan Kapoor had warned Indian expatriates against such behaviour.

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