Month: March 2022
Internet outages: Spotify, Discord and more are finally back up
Refresh 2022-03-08T20:08:46.974Z So what happened here? It’s not exactly clear – not enough websites went down for this to be another web domain host problem, but it was too broad to be an issue with any one platform. Let’s hope that a company comes out and says what happens, otherwise…
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Internet outages: Spotify, Discord, Facebook and more are all suffering outages
Refresh 2022-03-08T19:09:27.737Z Oh, you might see on Downdetector that the online Apple store is down – well, that’s not quite because of the outage (or maybe it is, but there’s another reason). That’s because Apple’s March Event just wrapped up, and the company usually takes its online store offline while…
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Apple unveils the M1 Ultra, its most powerful chip yet
Apple rocked the computing world with its M1 chip, the first "Apple Silicon" hardware that turned the MacBook Air, Mac Mini and other computers into portable powerhouses. Last year, the company followed that up with the M1 Pro and M1 Max, which delivered even more performance for the 14-inch and…
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Instagram is hiding followers for private accounts in Russia and Ukraine
Instagram has started hiding follower information for private accounts in Russia and Ukraine, the latest response by the social app to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. In a corporate blog post on Tuesday, Instagram parent company Meta said it was “hiding information about people’s followers, who they’re…
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The new iPhone SE adds 5G but keeps the home button
It's been two years since Apple launched the last iPhone SE and finally, a new model is here. At its "Peek Performance" event today, Apple unveiled the new iPhone SE, which like its predecessors is a more affordable version of the flagship range. As expected, the budget-friendly phone has an…
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Instagram is demoting Russian state media accounts and labeling their posts
Instagram is joining Facebook in its attempt to bury Russian state media in its app. The app will now down-rank posts from state media outlets in its feed and in Stories, and will add prominent labels to discourage other users from sharing their posts. “Instagram believes the account that created…
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