Desert Rose Is the Prettiest New Hair-Color Trend on Instagram
Rosé, rose gold, dusty rose — you'd think by now we'd have had enough of the rose-inspired hair colors flooding our Instagram feeds. But is there really such a thing as "too many hair color trends"? I think not, and Caitlin Ford, a colorist based in St. Louis, clearly agrees, …
Jignesh Mevani fears for life as WhatsApp chats by Gujarat cops go viral
Gujarat's independent MLA, Jignesh Mevani, has expressed fears for life after a WhatsApp conversations by senior police officers went viral on social media platforms. In the WhatsApp group 'ADR Police & Media,' a DSP level officer of Ahmedabad had posted a message, which was viewed as chilling … Read More
SEBI Asks HDFC Bank To Probe WhatsApp Earnings Leak
The action followed after it sought details from about seven companies during its probe after a Reuters investigation uncovered earnings leaked via WhatsApp ahead of quarterly reporting. SEBI conducted searches at premises of more than 30 market analysts and dealers, seizing documents, computers, … Read More
WhatsApp group admin booked over ‘provocative messages’ on Ambedkar
A Delhi-based businessman, who is the administrator of a WhatsApp group, has been booked by Delhi Police for allegedly instigating people by posting provocative messages related to B R Ambedkar. An FIR was registered at Dabri police station on Thursday evening, five months after a High Court … Read More
Twitter lockout a necessary evil to purge the bots
A recent purge of dormant Twitter accounts has started the hashtag #twitterlockout, with many speculating that this update is part of an effort to get rid of alleged Russian bots. This development has angered many conservative and far-right Twitter users who have lost up to thousands of followers, … Read More
David Mamet’s Harvey Weinstein Play Has Title, Twitter Has Questions
That David Mamet play about Harvey Weinstein? Safe to assume there will be cursing, but other than that it's anybody's guess. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune to plug his new novel Chicago, the playwright 'fessed up to penning Bitter Wheat, a play about Weinstein. Related · Harvey Weinstein … …
Twitter’s Annual Report Reveals That Its $70 Million SoundCloud Investment Was a Bust
Twitter had been in on-and-off talks to acquire SoundClound for years, but instead ended up investing $70 million into the music service as part of a $100 million round of funding back in June of 2016. However, SoundCloud ran out of money in early 2017 and wasn't able to raise …
Companies sever ties with NRA, pull discounts after backlash on Twitter, Facebook
Many businesses including FedEx, Hertz, Avis and LifeLock offer discounts to 5 million NRA members, but an angry outpouring on Facebook and Twitter under the trending hashtag #BoycottNRA has resulted in a host of companies distancing themselves from the gun rights organization as a polarizing … Read More
Please Tell Me That You Don’t Use Facebook
Even grandma has a Facebook account these days. Social media accounts benefit many by giving them the means to stay connected with people on a regular basis with access to instant communication with friends and loved ones, even if they live thousands of miles apart. But every innovation has its … …
Facebook abruptly removes VR shooting game at 2018 CPAC
Facebook pulled a demo of Bullet Train, a virtual reality game that lets players use an imaginary gun to pretend shoot people in a train station, at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference. The move comes following criticism for featuring a violent game so closely after the shooting at a …