Facebook worried as TikTok set to eclipse Twitter, Snapchat ad share

Facebook worried as TikTok set to eclipse Twitter, Snapchat ad share

TikTok’s meteoric rise has baffled Meta (formerly Facebook) as the Chinese short-video app is set to overtake the global advertising share of micro-blogging platform Twitter and photo-sharing platform Snapchat this year. Moreover, TikTok is predicted to catch up with Google-owned YouTube by clocking $23.6 billion in ad revenue by 2024, reports The Guardian. “Last year, … Read more

Ukraine Crisis: Tech Companies Cutting Ties With Russia Over Invasion

Ukraine Crisis: Tech Companies Cutting Ties With Russia Over Invasion

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, global technology companies have joined governments and the international business community in cutting ties with the world’s largest country over its ongoing military actions. Companies including Apple, Google, and Meta are restricting the availability of their products and services to Russian users. Similarly, AMD, Dell, TSMC, and Intel are … Read more

Apple Retains World’s Most Valuable Brand Title in 2022: Report

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Apple has retained the title of the world’s most valuable brand in 2022, with a valuation of a whopping $355.1 billion (roughly Rs. 26,72,600 crore), according to a report. The valuation of the Cupertino company increased 35 percent — thanks to the growth of its recognition in the market. Following Apple, Amazon and Google have … Read more

Pixel 6 Series to Get Snapchat’s Lockscreen Integration

Pixel 6 series will get a feature called ‘Quick Tap to Snap’ to let users access the Snapchat camera directly from the lockscreen of the latest Google phones. Snap at the Pixel Fall Launch event on Tuesday announced its partnership with Google to enable the new feature specifically for the latest Pixel phones. The company … Read more

OnePlus Nord 2, OnePlus 7 Series Get OxygenOS Updates With New Features

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OnePlus Nord 2 and OnePlus 7 series — OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, and OnePlus 7T Pro — are receiving new OxygenOS updates that bring along new features and improvements. The OnePlus Nord 2 is reportedly getting optimisations for mobile games to reduce power consumption. The OnePlus 7 series is getting a Bitmoji … Read more

Can social media companies boot Trump? Yes

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Social media companies decided this past week they had finally seen enough from President Donald Trump. Facebook and Instagram suspended Trump at least until Inauguration Day. Twitch and Snapchat also disabled Trump’s accounts. To top it all off, Twitter ended a nearly 12-year run and shuttered his account, severing an instant line of communication to … Read more