Meta will scan Facebook Dating users using AI facial recognition technologies

Restrained by European authorities, Facebook announced just a year ago that it would stop scanning users’ photos and videos using facial recognition. Now, the same authorities are justifying the reintroduction of the same technologies in an AI-assisted version. After promising …

Crypto-currency prices rise as traditional markets and tech stocks fall

On Monday, crypto prices saw a rise, with the flagship token Bitcoin (BTC) rising 0.3 percent to $17,087, while Ether (ETH) climbed 0.5 percent to $1,266. However, traditional markets fell to coincide with this rise in crypto prices yesterday. In …

Google adds archiving option for Android apps

Google Android will allow “archiving” of rarely used apps as an alternative to permanent uninstallation. Especially useful for Android game enthusiasts who’d like to try a different title without losing the saves made in the current game, the new feature …

Ion Besoiu turned many films, but also colleagues in security: informant “Bogdan” would have received gifts and money from the Communists in exchange for information

Ion Besoiu was one of the most important actors Romania has ever had, but also one of those accused of collaborating with the Securitate, in times of great emotional, social and political hardship. As suspected, but not proven, Ion Besoiu …

SHIB gained 250,000 additional users despite the crypto winter

Shiba Inu gained more than 250,000 new holders in what has been a difficult year for crypto-currencies, characterized by market failures and falling values. Digital currencies are underperforming due to the Fed’s tightening monetary policy and a series of failures …

Apple begins moving iPad production out of China, too, to the exasperation of the Beijing regime

Violent protests at Foxconn factories in China, amid anti-COVID measures and other “technical glitches” that are questionable to say the least, seem to be pressing Apple’s plans to relocate production as quickly as possible to regions of the world with …

Vitalik Buterin is excited about the future of the Ethereum ecosystem, here’s why

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared some of the reasons why he thinks an exciting future awaits the Ethereum ecosystem. In a lengthy blog post published on December 5, the Canadian programmer cited some of the ecosystem’s current applications that …

Google Lens replaces Google Translate for camera-initiated visual searches

Android and iOS users will be able to use Google Lens augmented reality (AR)-based technologies to learn about objects and locations they encounter. For example, you’ll be able to discover active promotions with a simple photo taken when you enter …

119,000 XRP accounts have been created since November, the total number is becoming insane

The number of XRP accounts has increased by nearly 120,000 since the end of October and now reaches 4.46 million, as reported by XRPL Services. The total number of XRP contained in these accounts is 56.28 billion. However, there are …

Apple launches Self Service Repair program in Europe

Apple has announced that its home repair program, Self Service Repair, has finally arrived in Europe. Launched just a few months ago in the US, it gives Apple device users the ability to order genuine parts directly from Apple, something …

Respiratory infections rise by 6.5% in Catalonia and influenza is the virus that grows the most

The group of acute respiratory infections (ARI) continue to grow in Catalonia. In the last week they have risen by 6.5% more. The flu is the fastest growing virus, while respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the virus that causes the bronchiolitis, …

Hundreds of billions of SHIB have been transferred by mysterious whales to Binance

According to data recently shared on Twitter, over the past 19 hours, nearly a trillion Shiba Inu coins have been moved by anonymous whales in four heavy transactions. Meanwhile, the SHIB meme currency is struggling to raise its price, and …