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Facebook won’t remove Zuck’s Instagram deepfake — yet

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by on June 12, 2019 at 8:36 am
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


The internet’s often a big bad place, but every once in a while it’ll make you chuckle. In a hilarious prank, two creators have uploaded a deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg on Instagram talking about stolen data. The video starts off with Zuckerberg saying, “Imagine this for a second: One man, with total control of billions of people’s stolen data, all their secrets, their lives, their futures. I owe it all to Spectre. Spectre showed me that whoever controls the data, controls the future.” View this post on Instagram Mark Zuckerberg reveals the truth about Facebook and who really owns the future……

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Facebook, Twitter and major social media sites blocked amid Liberian anti-corruption protest

Jun12
by on June 12, 2019 at 8:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media, syndication, world


Telecommunications companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Liberia have restricted Internet access in the country by blocking Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat amid anti-corruption protests by citizens. The move seems to be an instruction from Liberian authorities in a bid to try and suppress the “Save The State” protests mainly taking place in the capital, Monrovia. Based on a report by Netblocks, the restrictions came in effect on 7 June 2019. “Concerned about the rapid decline of Liberia’s image, diminishing global and geopolitical standing as well as its deteriorating business and investment climate; Determined to help avert the…

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China and India account for most internet users: 2019 internet trends report

Jun12
by on June 12, 2019 at 7:57 am
Posted In: Around the Web


The much anticipated annual internet statistics and trends report from Mary Meeker is here. The noted venture capitalist published her 333-slide Internet Trends report Tuesday ahead of a presentation at Recode’s Code Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Meeker, the Bond Capital founder and former Kleiner Perkins general partner, has tracked internet statistics and technology trends since 1995 when she was an analyst at Morgan Stanley. Here are some of the highlights from this year’s report: More than half the world’s population — 3.8 billion — is online. China and India lead the pack, followed by the US, Indonesia, and Brazil. As of…

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The new Dropbox redesign turns the app into a productivity launchpad

Jun12
by on June 12, 2019 at 7:21 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Dropbox is revamping its productivity and business-focused cloud storage service with a whole new look and useful app integrations, and I’m really into it. The overhaul is all about turning your storage space into a productivity launchpad. I tried out the Windows desktop app to get a taste of it, and I enjoyed being able to do more than just stash and retrieve files from there. Hit the play button below for a tour of the new features and layout. For starters, you can not only preview files and see comments on those that you’ve shared with other Dropbox users, but…

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