Tag: Tech Innovations

Facebook Will Now Alert You If A Country Is Trying To Hack You

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Facebook will now send you a warning notice if it thinks your account has been “targeted or compromised by an attacker” associated with a nation-state. The world's largest social network notes that if this happens, it's not because Facebook's own security systems have been compromised but that the user's computer or mobile phone has malware on it. Facebook recommends that users outright rebuild or replace their affected

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Facebook’s ‘On This Day’ Feature Now Filters Out Depressing Memories

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Facebook's On This Day feature has been casually dredging up blasts from the past for us to re-post, re-share, laugh and cry over: old conversations with friends, vacation photos, random status updates. But not all of these memories are happy ones.  On Wednesday, the social network rolled out some new tools to let you customize what memory lane it walks you down. This should give

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Facebook Adds Emoji ‘Reactions’ In Lieu Of Dislike Button

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This sure isn't the “dislike” button people were hoping for. Facebook on Thursday announced the rollout of a new “Reactions” button, which lets users respond to posts with six emoji-inspired faces, as well as the traditional Like. Just press and hold the Like symbol to activate Reactions, and the new options will appear alongside the familiar thumbs-up icon.  Here's the button in

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Facebook Announces Animated Profile Pics

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Facebook is about to look very different. The company announced Wednesday that you will soon be able to set a short, looping video clip as your profile picture. Only a “small number” of iPhone users in the U.K. and California will have access to the feature at first, though more people will gain access “soon.”  Your profile will also receive a

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One Thing About Virtual Reality That Everyone Should Remember

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You might think it's annoying when people stare at their smartphones, but just wait until they have screens strapped to their faces. If Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg is to be believed — and hey, he's been right about this stuff before — virtual reality may be the next major evolution in consumer technology. Many of the biggest players in computing

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