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Google Maps to show ‘Gulf of America’ to US users

January 28, 2025 Tech Xplore

Google has said it will restore the name Mount McKinley to North America’s highest peak and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” on its Maps app, complying with executive orders by […]

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Meta profits from known pro-Russian disinfo network: researchers

January 24, 2025 Tech Xplore

Social media giant Meta made hundreds of thousands of dollars last year from content posted by a well-known pro-Russian disinformation network, researchers have claimed.This article was originally published on this website.

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Google pledges to crack down on fake reviews after UK watchdog investigation

January 24, 2025 Tech Xplore

Google pledged to crack down on fake online reviews with tougher punishments for rogue reviewers and businesses that try to profit from them, British regulators said Friday following an investigation.This article was originally published on […]

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Fake podcast clips are misleading millions of people on social media. Here’s how to spot them

January 21, 2025 Tech Xplore

Podcasting is the medium of choice for millions of listeners looking for the latest commentary on almost any topic. In Australia, it’s estimated about 48% of people tune in to a podcast each month.This article […]

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Numbers using ‘QuitX’ service swell before Trump inauguration

January 20, 2025 Tech Xplore

“Millions of connections” from social network X will be re-established on rivals BlueSky or Mastodon from Monday, a French researcher said, in a campaign timed to coincide with Donald Trump’s inauguration.This article was originally published […]

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What’s happening on the RedNote social platform? A media scholar explains the cultural moment unfolding there

January 20, 2025 Tech Xplore

TikTok refugees fled by the millions to RedNote, a Chinese app, in response to the TikTok ban, which went into effect Jan. 19, 2025. The company shut down the app shortly before midnight on Jan. […]

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India’s ‘digital arrest’ scammers stealing savings

January 20, 2025 Tech Xplore

Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police.This article was originally published on this website.

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TikTok shuts down US access as Trump seeks app’s reinstatement

January 19, 2025 Tech Xplore

TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late Saturday shortly before a national ban on the app was to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office.This […]

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US ‘TikTok refugees’ are fleeing to Chinese app RedNote. It’s a new phase of the digital cold war

January 16, 2025 Tech Xplore

Social media giant TikTok is preparing to shut down its app in the United States this Sunday—the day that legislation signed by President Joe Biden last year banning the app takes effect.This article was originally […]

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Will another social media platform be able to replicate TikTok’s ‘special sauce?’

January 16, 2025 Tech Xplore

Where will TikTok refugees go if the social media platform is banned?This article was originally published on this website.

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