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Telegram could become a powerful vector for lies and vitriol before the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil, where it is installed on 53% of smartphones (New York Times)

November 13, 2021 by Farhan

New York Times: Telegram could become a powerful vector for lies and vitriol before the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil, where it is installed on 53% of smartphones — In a social media ecosystem facing mounting pressure to combat fake news and polarization, Telegram is the most permissive disseminator of content — and disinformation. Source … Read more

ESA Details ExoMars Cameras Which Will Help Study the Red Planet

November 13, 2021 by Farhan

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia’s Roscosmos plan to launch their joint Mars rover mission in 2022. It was earlier planned to take off in 2020, but got delayed for several reasons. The main cause behind the delay is that the journey from Earth to Mars is only attempted when the planets are favourably … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Full Specifications, Marketing Images Leak Online

November 13, 2021 by Farhan

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is largely expected to launch in January during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022. The phone has been spotted on Geekbench recently and now its marketing images have leaked online. Its full specification sheet has also leaked alongside, leaving very little to the imagination. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is reported to … Read more

Tecno Pop 5C Entry-Level Smartphone With 2,400mAh Battery, 5-Megapixel Rear Camera Goes Official

November 13, 2021 by Farhan

Tecno Pop 5C has been unveiled. The entry-level phone runs on Android 10 (Go edition) and has a traditional design with thick bezels at the front. On the back, the phone has a single 5-megapixel rear camera setup that sits inside a rectangular module. It is accompanied by a flash. Tecno Pop 5C packs a … Read more

PUBG New State Hands-On: Futuristic Enough?

November 13, 2021 by Farhan

PUBG Mobile — one of the most popular mobile games — was banned more than a year ago in India. It left gamers and content creators distressed. But as time moved on, they had to look for different ways to spend their hours during the quarantine. Most of them found solace in Call of Duty … Read more

Substack touts itself as an alternative to toxic, ad-driven social media, but many of its top earners are polarizing figures who were deplatformed elsewhere (Chris Stokel-Walker/Wired UK)

November 13, 2021 by Farhan

Chris Stokel-Walker / Wired UK: Substack touts itself as an alternative to toxic, ad-driven social media, but many of its top earners are polarizing figures who were deplatformed elsewhere — The company’s CEO says the old way of social media is broken—but is his alternative much different? Source link

Snoopy Will Be Flying to the Moon Aboard NASA’s Artemis I Mission: Find Out Why

November 13, 2021 by Farhan

NASA is sending Snoopy, the iconic and adorable character from Peanuts, to the Moon aboard its first Artemis mission early next year. Snoopy became the world’s first beagle to land on the lunar surface in the Peanuts comic strips by the late Charles M. Schulz in 1969. More than 60 years later, it is again … Read more

Singles’ Day: Chinese Shoppers Spend $139 Billion During Festivities, Breaking Last Year’s Record

November 13, 2021 by Farhan

Singles’ Day: Chinese Shoppers Spend 9 Billion During Festivities, Breaking Last Year’s Record

Chinese shoppers spent $139.1 billion during this year’s annual Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza, breaking last year’s record even though spending slowed during the coronavirus pandemic. Alibaba tallied CNY 540.3 billion ($84.5 billion) in spending over the festival that spanned November 1 to November 11, the company said Thursday, a growth of 14 percent compared to a nearly 93 … Read more

Bitcoin ATM Ripped Off by Thieves From Barcelona Crypto-Store

November 13, 2021 by Farhan

Spanish police are investigating the robbery of a ‘Bitcoin ATM’ in a raid on a cryptocurrency exchange outlet in a wealthy Barcelona neighbourhood, local media reported on Friday. Bitcoin ATMs allow customers to purchase cryptocurrency using cash or a debit card, while some also let users to exchange their crypto holdings for cash. According to … Read more

Cyberattack Turns Off the Taps at Barcelona’s Damm Brewery

November 13, 2021 by Farhan

Spain’s second biggest beer maker Damm halted output at its main brewery outside Barcelona after a cyberattack hit its computer systems earlier this week, a spokesperson said on Friday. The attack hit the brewery on Tuesday night and for a few hours the plant in El Prat de Llobregat, which produces 7 million hectolitres of … Read more