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Thank goodness I stopped using WhatsApp when I did – things are about to get MESSY. As of this Facebook currently has a content moderation plan*… another NEW content moderation plan I should say…. Read more via SlashGear – https://ift.tt/2GJ01Vb Get more World News

Just three months ago, Amazon was revealed to be sending its presumed anonymous and very private Alexa recordings to humans that listen to and process the audio to help the assistant become smarter.... Read more via SlashGear – https://ift.tt/2Li4CBx Get more World News

Its own press releases have been unsurprisingly positive but Boeing might still be a long time before its beleaguered 737 Max can take flight again. It may be close to getting approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) but it is facing yet another hurdle in Europe. The …...

The comment section on YouTube is notorious for its generally low-quality and otherwise awful content. Users get into fights with strangers, the occasional scammer peddles their garbage, desperate creators beg for viewers, and trolls stir up drama with incendiary comments.... Many users avoid...

Europe faces billions in additional cost if telecoms are banned from buying Chinese hardware, a leaked industry analysis claims. In addition to increasing costs by approximately $62 billion, the analysis allegedly states, the delay would also put Europe around 18 months behind on its 5G...

A new study warns that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies like it could help push the Earth’s temperature past the 2°C global warming threshold in only a couple decades. The reason lies in how bitcoin and similar digital money works: by utilizing substantial hardware resources, gobbling up...

When you’re paying $1,000 for a smartphone, you expect it to be premium but also not so fragile. Given how that’s exactly what you’ll be paying for a Galaxy Note 9... Read more via SlashGear – https://ift.tt/2nV8gDG Get More Nigeria Metro News

Social media titan Facebook is known for “borrowing” from — or flat-out acquiring — it’s largest rivals, including Snapchat and Twitter, and now it appears to be entering the territory of Tinder and OKCupid. Following its first announcement back in May, Facebook’s dating service feature has...

It may be 135 kilometers “only”, but it might as well be going all the way to the moon. That is how Zhu Hehua, Tongji University head of tunneling and underground structure, described China’s most ambitious and riskiest infrastructure plan to date: to build the world’s longest undersea rail …...

Today we’re looking a bit closer at the Google Pixel 3 as it’s leaked in surprisingly full fashion weeks before release. The release date, we must assume, will be the same as the last two years – some time in October. But with the leaks coming in hard and … Read more via SlashGear –...

A Samsung Galaxy Note 9 detail was tipped today in the realm of coolness. Where the company’s claims for a renewed bout of processing speed comes from seems to be in the tubes. Right under the backside cover of the Galaxy Note 9, “almost half of the right side” … Read more via SlashGear –...

This morning the Galaxy Note 9 appeared in press images featuring the phone’s full set of Samsung-made accessories. This essentially confirms the entire run... Read more via SlashGear – https://ift.tt/2OmbaNS Get More Nigeria Metro News

There’s a feature in the Samsung Galaxy S9, most recently, which allows Samsung phones to be their own miniature PC replacements. It’s called DeX, aka Dockless Desktop, and it’s actually pretty neat. It wasn’t perfect the last time we took a closer look at it*, but it was certainly … Read...

With Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 reveal event just around the corner, there have been a lot of rumors about the device. One of the more enduring rumors is that the Galaxy Note 9 will have a big 4,000mAh battery, extending life significantly over its predecessors. Though Samsung won’t confirm …...