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Telegram gains 70 mn new users in one day after FB outage
According to CEO Pavel Durov, Telegram experienced a record increase in user registration and activity amid the massive Facebook outage. "The daily growth rate of Telegram exceeded the norm by an order of magnitude, and we welcomed over 70 million refugees from other platforms in one day," Durov said in a statement. "I am proud of how our team handled the unprecedented growth because Telegram continued to work flawlessly for the vast majority of our users," Durov added.
'Just not true': Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg denies putting profits over privacy
Hours after a US-based whistleblower testified before US Lawmakers, Zuckerberg wrote in a note to Facebook employees, saying that the argument of deliberately pushing content that makes people angry for profit is deeply illogical, that he then posted on his account.
Samsung India invites applications for 6th campus programme
This year, the programme will be conducted in three rounds where students from 20 campuses including top B-schools, engineering, and design schools will participate, the company said in a statement. The teams should comprise of at least three students from within the campus across years and specialisations.
IGTV, feed videos combined for 'Instagram Video'
The company said that it is also introducing a new Video tab on your profile, where this combined video format will live, to make it easier for people to discover new video content. "We love that our creator community has embraced video as a key format to tell their stories, entertain and connect with their audiences and that's why we want to make it even simpler to create and discover videos on Instagram," the company said in a blogpost.
Google to turn on 2-factor authentication by default for 150mn users
With 2FA/2SV, when entering the password to open an app the user will receive a text message on his/her personal device with a unique one-time code to verify identity and open the app. "By the end of 2021, we plan to auto-enroll an additional 150 million Google users in 2SV and require 2 million YouTube creators to turn it on," the company said in a blog post. Google says that two-step verification is "one of the most reliable ways to prevent unauthorized access to accounts and networks."
Short-form video consumption to reach 650 mn users in India by 2025
India's online video user base has scaled to more than 350 million people, growing 24 per cent over 2018 to 2020, nearly twice as fast as markets such as China and Indonesia. More than 200 million Indians watched short-form videos at least once in 2020, with daily active users spending up to 45 minutes a day on these platforms, according to the report by management consulting firm Bain & Company.
Google Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro to launch on Oct 19
Both Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will share the same main, ultrawide camera. The devices will come with a 50MP Samsung GN1 main camera and a 12MP Sony IMX286 ultrawide camera. The Pro model will have a 48MP Sony IMX586 telephoto camera sensor with 4x zoom support, reports XDADevelopers.
Apple to launch iPad Pro with low-power LTPO OLED display in 2023: Report
LTPO OLED display technology for upcoming iPad Pro models could pave the way to support a wider range of refresh rates between 10Hz and 120Hz, reports MacRumors. OLED technology is expensive, which is a factor that has thus far limited it to smaller devices like iPhones and Apple Watches.
Snapchat launches portal to encourage users toward political campaigns
"Powered with information from BallotReady, this simple tool will help Snapchatters explore hundreds of opportunities to run for local office based on the issues they care most about -- from City Neighborhood Board and Township Council to School Board and State Representative," the company said in a statement.
'Buck stops with Mark': Whistleblower blasts Facebook 'metrics' driven culture
Frances Haugen, testifying to the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, accused Facebook of intentionally walking away from fixing its broken algorithms that fuel some of the worst effects of addictive social media apps. Haugen claims Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg knew about internal research showing potential negative impacts of Instagram.
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