Snapchat Gets Creative with City Painter
Snapchat continues to bring AR features to users and with the release of City Painter users can guarantee to get London’s streets blitzed with virtual painting.
Facebook AR Glasses Make ‘Superhuman’ Hearing Possible
Research science arm of Facebook is developing AR glasses that produce sounds ‘perceptually indistinguishable from reality’ and grant ‘perceptual superpowers’
Social Retail: Nike And Burberry Introduce Digital-Driven Stores
The mainstream adoption of technology is changing the way retailers interact with consumers. Simply offering branded content isn’t enough anymore.
Facebook: A Story of Inorganic Growth – Part III
With Facebook announcing the integration of Instagram and Messenger, we explore the series of acquisitions, takeovers and mergers that have made the platform that runs the world today.
Facebook: A Story of Inorganic Growth – Part II
With Facebook announcing the integration of Instagram and Messenger, we explore the series of acquisitions, takeovers and mergers that have made the platform that runs the world today.
Facebook: A Story of Inorganic Growth – Part I
With Facebook announcing the integration of Instagram and Messenger, we explore the series of acquisitions, takeovers and mergers that have made the platform that runs the world today.
8 Innovative Augmented Reality Features For Fashion And Beauty Shoppers
Augmented reality (AR) has become a powerful tool for retailers. The technology can be used by brands to boost sales and enhance the shopping experience for customers.
TikTok’s Estranged Relationship With Privacy and Security
After India, the United States is considering imposing a ban on Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok citing child privacy concerns
Society of Censorship
With your modern life running through your phone, how much control over you do tech giants have?
How Young Black Creators are Breaking the Internet
The African diaspora is booming with young and talented innovators with dreams of changing the world, one innovation at a time.
Facebook is Labelling State-Controlled Media Outlets Ahead of Presidential Elections
Editorial independence can run scarce when media outlets are under the control of the state, and Facebook wants users to know when the news is being ‘influenced’
Facebook’s Libra could thrive. But it’s all about the user experience.
On May 2, the Wall Street Journal reported that social media giant Facebook had recruited financial firms and merchants to build its own cryptocurrency. On the same day, Libra Networks was registered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Google Boss warns employees: Stay out of politics
A leaked memo from the internet supergiant Google warns employees to stay nonpartisan.
Tech companies jump to help hurricane victims
Apple and Verizon have both helped with the relief effort following hurricane Florence.
Path – the social network you never knew about, but wished you had.
Once a competitor to Facebook, Path is set to shut down after 8 years of service.
New study finds Facebook is the best for combating fake news.
Facebook’s attempts to limit the impact of fake news may be having an impact, a new study has shown.
QAnon – a digital cult of conspiracy ousted from Reddit
Even if you are a die-hard Trump supporter, unless you frequent some deeper conspiracy forums on Reddit and 4Chan, you probably haven’t heard of QAnon.
Controversial EU Copyright Directive Approved by MEPs.
Dubbed the ‘meme killer’ online, the latest controversial development from the EU is surprisingly not Brexit related.
How Facebook used a security firm to catch ‘fake news’ campaigns
Social media companies have pledged to get serious about tackling online disinformation campaigns in recent months.
Facebook is aiming to overhaul its ads.
Facebook is going to remove 5,000 catagories from its ad system that allow advertisers to hide ads from certain people. Photo by Tim Bennett on Unsplash
The high cost of the Snapchat redesign.
The controversial redesign caused outrage among the apps regular users, and saw 1.2 million people around the world sign a petition to stop the changes – now Snap inc has reported the damage.
Code name Dragonfly – Google developing censored search engine for Chinese market
Google’s anti censorship stance is questioned as new app conforms to Chinese content limits.
Why do we even have the ‘Aerial tramway’ emoji?
Why do we even have the ‘Aerial tramway’ emoji?
What is a ‘Shadow ban’?
Is Twitter really blocking some users from the Twitter-sphere without them knowing?
Can YouTube finally break into music streaming?
After five years of delays, YouTube may have finally put together a streaming service that can compete with the likes of Spotify and Apple Music.