(Photo : Pexels/Pixabay) Facebook news outlet Social media giant Facebook announced on Apr. 29 that it will give $5 million to pay local journalists in multiyear deals as part of its new publishing platform to help independent writers attract an audience and make money through the social media network. Facebook to Hire Journalists The move is part of Facebook’s answer to the trend of email newsletters, led by platforms like Substack, as it focuses on reporters who are usually the lone voice covering a given community, according to The Verge. The publishing platform, which Facebook announced last month, will be…
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday promised to do the utmost in supporting India’s fight against the COVID-19 surge and said that anti-pandemic materials produced in China were entering India at a faster pace.In a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Wang said that the Chinese side “shares empathy for the challenges facing India and expresses sincere sympathy”.”The coronavirus is the common enemy of mankind, and the international community needs solidarity and coordination for a concerted response. The Chinese side firmly supports the Indian Government and people in fighting the pandemic,” he wrote in the letter, a copy…
The Patania II, a deep-sea mining machine, faced a sudden accident. Because of this, the robot is now stranded beneath the Pacific Ocean. Could this be the work of mother nature to warn people about its dangerous activities against the Earth? (Photo : Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Waves break on December 4, 2009 off Sunset Beach, California. A report released this week called the California Climate Adaptation Strategy predicts that sea level rise will likely inundate many California coastal areas by 2050. The report also concludes that population growth and declining water supplies could cause major disruption if water users…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta v9.0 software update is coming sooner than expected and it promises to remove reliance on radar readings and focus on computer vision. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the FSD v9.0 may be available in two weeks and teased that it will “blow your mind.” Tesla FSD v9.0: What to Expect With the Latest Update On Apr. 10, Inside EVs said that Tesla electric vehicles (EV) usually come with twelve ultrasonic sensors, eight cameras, and a forward-facing radar sensor, but the latter will not be used when the FSD v9.0 becomes available. Musk also confirmed that…
(Photo : Pexels/Soumil Kumar) Ransomware cases online The government and industry officials are currently being faced with surging cases of ransomware, a type of cyber crime wherein attackers would enrcypt the target’s network and demand for financial ransom for the decryption key. Both the industry and government officials are planning to pass a stricter cryptocurrency regulation as they see it as the key to combat the ransomware issue. Cryptocurrency Regulation for Ransomware Cases In a report by NBC News, the panel of experts is expected to call for more aggressive tracking of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, which is among the most…
Facebook Inc on Thursday said it will give $5 million to pay local journalists in multiyear deals as part of its new publishing platform to help independent writers attract an audience and make money through the social media network.The move is part of Facebook’s answer to the trend of email newsletters, led by platforms like Substack, as it focuses on reporters “who are often the lone voice covering a given community,” the company has said.The publishing platform, which Facebook announced last month, will be integrated with Facebook Pages and include a free self-publishing tool for journalists to send out newsletters…
TikTok is popular for making trends and other viral content that could certainly entertain and amuse its users. However, some of its popular challenges are quite disturbing. (Photo : Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)In this photo illustration, a mobile phone can be seen displaying the logos for Chinese apps WeChat and TikTok in front of a monitor showing the flags of the United States and China on an internet page, on September 22, 2020 in Beijing, China. Both popular Chinese-owned apps are facing bans under an executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump. Experts claimed that a new…
Previously, Signal was promoted by Elon Musk, saying that this messaging app is better than WhatsApp. Because of this, it became more popular with iOS users, especially when its competitor application updated its data sharing policy. (Photo : Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)A man uses his smartphone on July 16, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. Only 53.5% of Japanese owned smartphones in March, according to a white paper released by the Ministry of Communications on July 15, 2014. The survey of a thousand participants each from Japan, the U.S., Britain, France, South Korea and Singapore, demonstrated that Japan had the fewest…
(Photo : Flickr/ TechStage) Samsung chip shortage Samsung has lost more than 300 billion won or around $270 million after it shut down its semiconductor plant in Austin, Texas. Speaking at a conference call, senior vice president at Samsung’s foundry business Han Seung-hoon said that the shutdown affected more than 71,000 wafers, which resulted to 300 to 400 billion won in damage. Samsung’s $270 Million Loss According to Yonhap News, the statement made by Han Seung-hoon coincided with Samsung’s latest earnings release, in which it reported strong sales of its smartphones and other consumer electronics. The South Korean tech giant…
(Photo : Samsung Official Press Release) (Photo : Apple Official Page) The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro promised to deliver top-notch performance with its ultra-lightweight design, but how does it fare against the Macbook Pro M1? Moreover, is Samsung’s latest laptop offering the best alternative for Apple’s Macbook Pro? Here’s a side-by-side comparison to help those who can’t choose which one best suits their needs. Note that this comparison would focus on the 13-inch models of both the Galaxy Book Pro and the Macbook Pro M1. Samsung Galaxy Book Pro vs. Macbook Pro M1: A Quick Tech Specs Run Down The following…