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CBI team arrives in Goa to probe Sonali Phogat’s death
Panaji: A CBI team arrived in Goa on Friday to conduct a probe into the death of TikTok star and BJP leader Sonali Phogat. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had ordered a…
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TikTok hacked, over 2 bn user database records stolen: Security researchers
San Francisco: Cyber-security researchers on Monday discovered a potential data breach in Chinese short-form video app TikTok, allegedly involving up to 2 billion user database records. Several cyber-security analysts tweeted about the…
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Microsoft spots TikTok bug that could expose private videos of millions
New Delhi: Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team has discovered a vulnerability in the TikTok app for Android that can let hackers take over private, short-form videos of millions of users once they…
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Video: TiktoK challenge leads to theft of 642 cars in Chicago
A recent Tiktok challenge in Chicago city of the USA has led to 642 cars being stolen. A few videos under the hashtag of Kiaboyz have surfaced on the internet. As part…
- Technology
Facebook losing its grip as Top 10 app in US: Report
San Francisco: Meta-owned Facebook has been struggling to maintain its position among the Top 10 apps on the US App Store this year, says a new report. According to an analysis of…
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TikTok in-app browser on iOS may monitor your keystrokes, taps
New Delhi: Chinese short-form video app TikTok may be monitoring all keyboard inputs and taps via its in-app browser on iOS, an independent cyber-security researcher has warned. Felix Krause, Founder of Fastlane…
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Instagram, YouTube start discouraging users from sharing videos on TikTok
New Delhi: Threatened by the meteoric rise of Chinese short-form video platform TikTok, Meta-owned Instagram and Google-owned YouTube have introduced new features to discourage their short-video app users from cross-platform sharing. According…
- Technology
Google now monetising YouTube Shorts, early results encouraging
New Delhi: In the era of TikTok, Google-owned YouTube Shorts is catching up fast and the company has seen encouraging results in its early monetisating efforts on the short-video making platform. Philipp…
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Instagram to become more video-focused over time: Adam Mosseri
San Francisco: After Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner criticised Instagram for trying to be like TikTok, the Meta-owned platform’s head Adam Mosseri shared a video explaining the recent changes to the platform…
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Chinese app TikTok begins laying off people amid restructuring
New Delhi: Chinese short-video making app TikTok has started sacking employees worldwide as part of “a much larger re-organisation effort”. Owned by ByteDance and banned in India for last two years, TikTok…
- Technology
TikTok’s global security chief to step down amid data controversy
San Francisco: Short video platform TikTok’s global chief security officer (CSO) Roland Cloutier will step down from that position and shift into a strategic advisory role. Cloutier’s change in duties follows concerns…
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Kids, teens spending more time on TikTok than YouTube globally
San Francisco: Kids and teenagers are watching an average of 91 minutes content on Chinese short-video platform TikTok daily compared to just 56 minutes on Google-owned YouTube globally, new data has shown.…