PCs & Laptops: The Latest Computing News
PCs, laptops, Microsoft, Apple and everything in between. Here you’ll find all the latest computing news – from the gaming, to benchmarks to raytracing. You’ll also find stories about security, privacy, hacking and the dark web.
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Fleets* Is Dead (*Fleets Was Twitter’s Answer to Instagram Stories Which Was Instagram’s Answer to Snapchat Which Was Silicon Valley’s Answer to Dick Pics)
Twitter announced on Wednesday that it is killing its Fleets feature, which I honestly forgot existed. The news will matter to the minuscule gaggle of insufferable Twitter superusers who posted Fleets and literally no one else.
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Facebook’s Satellite Plans Might Be Dead, But Amazon’s Are Just Beginning
Back in 2016, Facebook began tinkering with plans to launch an internet satellite project that was meant to be a part of Mark Zuckerberg’s oft-repeated plans to “connect the world.” Five years later, it looks like the company’s backed down — with Amazon taking its place.
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Cuba’s Government Has Blocked Access to Facebook and Telegram Amid Protests
Cuba’s government has restricted access to social media in the country amid raging protests over economic turmoil stemming from the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Twitter Verifies at Least Six Fake Accounts Including This Cat
Twitter accidentally verified at least six accounts that were likely part of a spam botnet, according to a researcher of disinformation and a new report from the Daily Dot. The accounts allegedly used fake photos created by software similar to This Person Does Not Exist as well as one photo of a cat that most…