Social Media Archive
02 Oct 2015
Pakistsani Foreign Exchange Reserves Reach An All-Time High
Pakistsani Foreign Exchange Reserves Reach An All-Time High Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have reached an all-time high at $20 billion. The information was revealed in a statement from the Finance Ministry on Thursday. The reserves are distributed between the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and commercial banks with $15.24 billion and $4.83 billion respectively.
21 Sep 2015
Skype is down worldwide for many users
Skype is down worldwide for many users Skype has gone down for many users across the globe today due to “an issue with the status settings,” according to the company. Users are noting on Twitter that they are unable to log in, change their status or make and receive calls. The company says that instant
18 Sep 2015
Google now shows you the full constitution of 13 countries directly in search results
Google now shows you the full constitution of 13 countries directly in search results Google is celebrating Constitution day by allowing you to easily access the constitution of 13 different countries. If you type in ‘constitution’ on Google search, a box will show up with the Preamble of the US constitution, along with a
18 Sep 2015
UK’s MI5 security chief warns that encryption is making it too hard to track terrorists
UK’s MI5 security chief warns that encryption is making it too hard to track terrorists The Director General of the UK’s counter-terrorist security service MI5, Andrew Parker, has said that the ever-changing encryption technologies are making it difficult for law enforcement and other agencies to track suspected terrorists and spies. Speaking to the BBC today,
18 Sep 2015
Social media can bring down politicians, but can it also make politics better?
Social media can bring down politicians, but can it also make politics better? The enormous impact of social media on politics is undeniable: from fomenting political upheavals such as during the Arab Spring, to career-ending tweets such as those by British MP Emily Thornberry or US congressman Anthony Weiner, to providing the medium around which
15 Sep 2015
Square now lets you tweet political donations
Square now lets you tweet political donations Square has teamed up with Twitter to let you easily send cash donations to US presidential and local campaigns that you support. Once a candidate has signed up for Square’s new program, they can then tweet a unique URL called a Cashtag to request donations from their
15 Sep 2015
Sony’s virtual reality headset has a name: PlayStation VR
Sony’s virtual reality headset has a name: PlayStation VR Despite still having no release date, Sony announced that its virtual reality headset has a name: PlayStation VR. The device was only known as ‘Project Morpheus’ before today. Sony announced the new name at its SCEJA Press Conference in Japan today, but didn’t give any further
14 Sep 2015
Facebook’s M is a Siri-like personal assistant for Messenger
Facebook’s M is a Siri-like personal assistant for Messenger Facebook’s Vice President of Messaging Products David Marcus today announced a new service called M. M is designed to be your personal assistant, which you can use to ask for recommendations such as gift ideas or restaurants to visit when you’re traveling. Currently in testing, M also helps
14 Sep 2015
Ashley Madison reportedly planned to send 100,000 spammy tweets a month, and failed
Ashley Madison reportedly planned to send 100,000 spammy tweets a month, and failed It seems like Ashley Madison’s troubles just won’t let up. Company emails found in a data dump leaked by hackersafter they breached the site’s systems reveal that it planned to send out no less than 100,000 spam tweets a month. Business
11 Sep 2015
Facebook’s new video matching technology will make life a lot harder for pirates
Facebook’s new video matching technology will make life a lot harder for pirates Facebook is about to make life harder for video pirates. Following video’s explosive growth on the platform, the company is introducing measures to prevent content from being uploaded to the network without permission. Facebook is building new video matching technology that will