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Are virtual concerts here to stay?
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the music industry to experiment seriously with virtual concerts.Historically, musicians and their managers have been careful about challenging the traditional concert model that became their main source of income as revenue from album sales disappeared.Is the current surge of virtual concerts here to stay or will More
Facebook makes education push in India
Facebook, which reaches more users than any other international firm in India, has identified a new area of opportunity to further spread its tentacles in the world’s second largest internet market.On Sunday, the social juggernaut announced it had partnered with the Central Board of Secondary Education, a government body More
Decrypted: Police hack criminal phone network; Randori raises $20M Series
Last week was, for most Americans, a four-day work week. But a lot still happened in the security world.The U.S. government’s cybersecurity agencies warned of two critical vulnerabilities — one in Palo Alto’s networking tech and the other in F5’s gear — that foreign, nation state-backed hackers will “likely” exploit More
Facebook boycott leaders ‘disappointed’ after meeting with Zuckerberg, Sandberg
What began as a relatively small effort by activist organizations to hold Facebook accountable for perceived policy failings has snowballed into a mass corporate backlash — and a rare moment of discomfort for a company that enjoys its status as one of tech’s untouchable giants.As the #StopHateforProfit campaign continues to More
Facebook expands Instagram Reels to India
As scores of startups look to cash in on the content void that ban on TikTok and other Chinese apps has created in India, a big challenger is ready to try its own hand.Instagram said on Wednesday it is rolling out Reels — a feature that allows users More
YouTube bans David Duke, Richard Spencer and other white nationalist
YouTube just took action against a collection of controversial figures synonymous with race-based hate, kicking the cluster of major channels off its platform on Monday.The company deleted six channels: Richard Spencer‘s own channel and the affiliated channel for the National Policy Institute/Radix Journal, far right racist pseudo-science purveyor Stefan More