If you’re curious about Supplemental Security Income, we’ll tell you how much you could get on a monthly basis for your payment.Lees verder op Cnet
Dorothy Wiggins needed a hobby after the death of her husband. Now she’s big on TikTok and Instagram.Lees verder op New York Times
On TikTok, 2024 starts … now.Lees verder op New York Times
Fueled by the conflict between Israel and Gaza and stoked by extremists, hate speech has spiked on social media platforms such as X, Facebook and Instagram, researchers said.Lees verder op New York Times
Josh Ye / Reuters: Tencent reports Q3 revenue up 10% YoY to ~$21.5B, in line with estimates, and net profit down 9% YoY to ~$5B, as games sales recovered from China’s crackdown — China’s Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) said third-quarter revenue climbed 10%, as its games business staged a robust recovery … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ben Otto / Wall Street Journal: JD.com reports Q3 revenue up 1.7% YoY to ~$34B and net income up 33% YoY to ~$1.1B, helped by a better performance in its main business lines and cost controls — The bottom line was also boosted by nonoperating income — Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com beat analyst estimates … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: Irish Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon plans to exit on February 19 after nearly 10 years; the GDPR transformed the DPC into the EU’s top tech regulator — – Helen Dixon this year slapped Meta with biggest GDPR fine yet — Irish watchdog is lead EU data enforcer for Meta and Apple Lees verder op Tech Meme
Deidre Olsen / Wired: How volunteer social media communities, like the 39K-member Facebook group Thee Unidentified & Unsolved, are now using AI to help identify dead people in the US — Poverty, fentanyl, and lack of public funding mean morgues are overloaded with unidentified bodies. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Google updates Google Maps to add transit directions for “lowest cost”, “less walking”, “fewer transfers,” and more, emoji reactions, and collaborative lists — Google announced a slew of updates to Maps, including improved transit directions, emoji reactions, and collaborative lists. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Washington Post: Meta calls for legislation requiring app stores to get parental approval for kids aged 13 to 15 to download apps, pushing Google and Apple to play a bigger role — The tech giant is calling for legislation requiring that parents approve teens’ downloads on app stores like Google and Apple Lees verder op Tech Meme