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Facebook has taken down disinformation networks linked to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and disgraced former Trump adviser Roger Stone, the company announced yesterday. The network connected to Bolsonaro was “involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior in Brazil” that sought to influence elections and denigrate opponents of the government, according to Facebook. Most recently, the accounts have echoed Bolsonaro’s claims that the coronavirus pandemic has been exaggerated — which even a positive test for COVID-19 has failed to curb. Their network used duplicate and fake accounts to “create fictitious personas posing as reporters, post content, and manage Pages masquerading as news outlets,” according to… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Facebook […]

Towards the end of June, Microsoft surprised everyone by announcing it was shutting down Mixer, the streaming service it’d been attempting to build into a Twitch competitor for years. Now millions (yes, millions) of channels are left without a platform. So where would they go? The fall of Mixer To say Microsoft‘s move came as a shock to Mixer‘s streamers would be to undersell it. I spent a few hours popping around Mixer channels after I heard the news and the reaction was more or less blank shock. After all, Microsoft seemed to be putting all of its weight behind Mixer. Now it… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Microsoft […]

Europe‘s highest court, the EU Court of Justice, has ruled that online platforms like YouTube have no obligation to reveal the email addresses, IP addresses, or telephone numbers of alleged pirates following copyright claims, TorrentFreak reports. Although the Copyright Directive — which aims to provide copyright holders with a mechanism to report the theft of their property — does have a clause which instructs legal authorities to disclose the personal information of pirates to rightsholders in order to settle disputes, the terms strictly apply to physical locations. The ruling dates back to copyright claim by Constantin Film, an executive rightsholder for Scary Movie… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: YouTub […]

TikTok released its transparency report for H2 2019 (July to December 2019) detailing government takedown requests and the removal of videos that violated its policies. The Bytedance-owned company said it removed over 16 million videos in India that violated its community guidelines during the time period. Overall, the company removed more than 49 million videos — 1 percent of total video posts on the platform. The company didn’t reveal the nature of these videos, but said that it’s AI systems caught 98.2% of them before any users reported them. It also added that 89.4% of these removed videos didn’t receive a single… This story continues at The Next Web […]

In just eight days, the Dutch have managed to use up €10 million ($11.3M USD) worth of subsidies to support the purchase of new electric vehicles, Dutch outlet NOS reported earlier today. In the Netherlands, buyers of new electric vehicles can register to receive a €4,000 ($4,400 USD) subsidy to put towards the purchase of the vehicle. But now, all those that register for the free money will have to wait until next year, when the next budget is announced. The subsidy was announced back in February but came into effect on July 1. While it took eight days for… This story continues at The Next Web […]

TLDR: The training in The Complete Microsoft Azure eBook and Video Course Bundle explains everything it takes to keep a cloud-based network running in tip-top shape. Career change is never easy. Especially in the midst of economic uncertainty, societal upheaval and a worldwide medical emergency. But if you want to help hedge your bets when making this big professional leap at this particular moment in history, take a close look at businesses that are thriving regardless of the chaos. The fact is that cloud operations were already booming before 2020. Now, further emboldened by all the destabilizing factors of the… This story continues at The Next Web […]

Some pretty exciting ape-related news happened yesterday: the Donkey Kong Country SNES game is coming to Nintendo Switch Online. More #SuperNES and #NES games will arrive on 15/07 for #NintendoSwitchOnline members, including the 1994 classic #DonkeyKong Country! pic.twitter.com/Rp7wYfgE2x — Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) July 8, 2020 Now, if you don’t know what Nintendo Switch Online is, it’s a subscription service that not only allows you to play games over the internet, but also access two virtual consoles filled with games — specifically, SNES and NES titles. Don’t get me started about the lack of the N64 support. Now’s not the time. Anyway,… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Nintendo […]

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Before we start talking about USB cables, I know some people will read the headline and go bonkers. I am expecting, “This is not true journalism,” “You are a clickbaiter,” and “Everyone knows this, shut up.” Now that we’ve established that, let’s move on. Plugging in a USB cable should be an easy task right? But there are countless times I’ve flip-flopped USB cables to fit them into the slot perfectly. You might tell me,… This story continues at The Next Web […]

Should creativity be an essential part of our learning process? Or does creativity have no other purpose than fun and entertainment? What are the possible benefits of taking a more creative approach to learning programming? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for software engineers is expected to see a 26% increase by the end of 2028. Coding bootcamps have seen a rapid expansion, from producing a mere 2,000 graduates in 2013 to over 20,000 graduates in 2018 . [Read: How the Dutch government uses data to predict the weather and prepare for natural disasters] For a passionate technologist like… This story continues at The Next Web […]

A couple of months back, Fujifilm made it easier to turn your X-series mirrorless camera into a webcam — for Windows users at least. Well, Mac users no longer have to feel left out. The Japanese camera-maker has released its webcam software, X Webcam, for macOS. The app practically lets you convert your camera into a webcam so you can look gorgeous on those soul-sucking conference calls with the marketing team — no special hardware required, other than a USB cable. That said, there’s one catch: it seems the app might not work with Safari. Fujifilm notes X Webcam supports… This story continues at The Next Web […]