Mozilla Kills Firefox OS As It Lays Off Its Connected Devices Team
Mozilla first started Firefox OS in 2013 as "Boot to Gecko," and it was an interesting concept.
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Facebook Is Getting Better at Recognizing Photos Using AI To 'See' What Is In Them
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While Facebook has allowed users to manually attach tags and locations on photos to make it simpler for others to find them, the social giant has revealed that it's developing its Artificial Intelligence (AI) to better identify photos on its platform.
Viber Introduces Secret Messages, A Snapchat-Like Self-Destructing Feature With A Timer
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In the messaging industry, self-destructing secret messages are now a trend. Started by Snapchat, the trend has been followed by almost every popular messaging app and social media networks.
Google Is Introducing A Carousel Feature For Advanced Recipe Search
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With more people depending on the internet, many people are also turning on the it to look for recipes. As the search giant on the web, Google has already provided suggestions for this. But things can be overwhelming for users.
Google And Mozilla Warn Users When Sending Sensitive Data From HTTP
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Google and Mozilla are taking new steps to warn internet users about websites vulnerable to hacking. Their web browsers, Chrome and Firefox, have started describing some HTTP connections as insecure as they continue the industry-wide push to promote encrypted HTTPS.
GitHub Introduces Topics, A Feature To Help Users Find Repositories They Are Interested In
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GitHub is a home for a lot of repositories. To make it more fun to fiddle with, it has introduced a new feature to help users in finding similar project based around common subject areas. With it, users can scout the platform by classifying repositories they might be interested in.
Google Partners With CloudFlare And TripleLift To Bring AMP For Ads
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By having ads on the web, your content can be easily seen. This is what Google is aiming by leveraging how it serves Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). The search giant has partnered with CloudFlare and TripleLift to deliver instant loading ads on AMP pages.
How WhatsApp Reduces Spam Without Even Reading Your Encrypted Messages
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WhatsApp is enjoying a positive growth thanks to users and also Facebook that is backing up its attempts.
Pinterest Introduces Search Ads: Copying And Aiming For A Big Share
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Pinterest is making a big push into the advertising market, something that has been popular among many. After testing ads for a few months with its partners, the media sharing platform is introducing Search Ads with a plan to open it up to a wider marketers.
Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithms To Show Longer Videos, Emphasizing More On Authentic And Timely Posts
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The social giant Facebook is at it again. Just when things seem to settle, the company again announced News Feed algorithm updates. The first update was in January 26th, 2017 which puts more emphasis on longer videos posted to the platform, as explained by Facebook:
