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Nextdoor and Walmart partner on a new neighborly assistance program
Neighborhood social network Nextdoor and Walmart are teaming up today to launch a new “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” program that will…
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Covid-19: Work From Home? Ten Must Have Apps For Better Productivity
According to a study, remote employees work 1.4 more days per month than their office-based counterparts, resulting in more than three additional…
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Cyber Crime has Increased In Lockdown- Stay Home Stay Empowered: Expert Tips To Avoid Hacking
Incidents of cyber fraud have increased in the past few days, during the lockdown. These incidents are not only happening…
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Reddit announces updates, including a new subreddit, to increase political ad transparency
Reddit announced an update to its policy for political advertising that will require campaigns to leave comments open on ads…
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Lacking eyeballs, Facebook’s ad review system fails to spot coronavirus harm
Facebook’s ad review system is failing to prevent coronavirus misinformation from being targeted at its users, according to an investigation…
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Twine aims to end social isolation with its video chat app for deep conversations
A new startup called twine wants to help people feel less isolated and alone. Though the project has been in…
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What does a pandemic say about the tech we’ve built?
There’s a joke* being reshared on chat apps that takes the form of a multiple-choice question — asking who’s the…
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Maybe we shouldn’t use Zoom after all
Now that we’re all stuck at home thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, video calls have gone from a novelty to…
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Security lapse exposed Republican voter firm’s internal app code
A voter contact and canvassing company, used exclusively by Republican political campaigns, mistakenly left an unprotected copy of its app’s…
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People who mostly get news from social networks have some COVID-19 misconceptions
A new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center shows a COVID-19 information divide between people who mostly get their…
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