Runaway boy rescued from Chippewa River
Eau Claire police and firefighters were successful in rescuing a juvenile runaway Thursday from the Chippewa River. According to police: Officers were called at 9:30 a.m. to help locate the 15-year-old male runaway. They were sent to the area of Elm and Forest streets and found the boy entering the … …
YouTube star who claimed veganism healed her breast cancer dies from disease
A YouTube star who had claimed a vegan diet and spiritual lifestyle cured her of breast cancer died of the disease, her niece confirmed. Liz Johnson said her aunt Mari Lopez died in December after the cancer recurred. The two women hosted a YouTube channel together titled “Liz & Mari.” …
YouTube Fanfest to go to five cities in its fifth year in 2018
YouTube has announced the fifth edition of Fanfest, which will be expanded to four other cities, in addition to Mumbai where the event will be held on March 23. Leading up to the Mumbai event, YouTube will kick off the festival with a five-city tour across Hyderabad (March 3), Chennai …
YouTube’s Fake News Problem Isn’t Going Away
YouTube characterized the incident as an anomaly. “Because the video contained footage from an authoritative news source, our system misclassified it,” YouTube said in a statement. “As soon as we became aware of the video, we removed it from Trending and from YouTube for violating our policies. Read More
‘I’ve been videoing and driving this whole time’: Instagram star is slammed for recording herself …
A model and Instagram star branded 'a bogan' after posting video of her filming on her mobile phone while driving has been forced into a public apology. Nina Palangetic from Sydney, who uses the profile pseudonym 'ninacanteven', was called out by some of her 20,000 followers. She shared a post …
Voices of the new ‘Instagram poets’
Rupi Kaur is a millennial publishing sensation, famous for her Instagram poetry and her heartfelt stage performances. At the moment she is touring India, where her first major stop was the Jaipur Literature Festival. Droves of young women came to watch, their faces bright with anticipation, ready to snap … Read …
6 make-up artists of colour who you should follow on Instagram
The beauty industry has grown to become more inclusive of women of colour with beauty products and models, but behind the scenes, there are a few make-up artists whose hands create brilliant looks that most women are eager to imitate. Here are make-up artists that are found on Instagram and …
Don’t WhatsApp circulars: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah tells babus
The world may be moving digital, but the state government on Thursday made it clear that any direction or orders issued by bureaucrats to their junior colleagues either through Whatsapp or any other messenger services are invalid. Stating that all communication at any level of the state government has … Read …
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton invests $50 million into encrypted messaging app Signal
Earlier this week, the creators of Signal, Moxie Marlinspike, announced the launch of Signal Foundation, which will build and maintain Signal and potentially other privacy-focused apps to come. WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton, who left WhatsApp and parent company Facebook in September 2017, … Read More
WhatsApp’s new Terms of Service leak reveals user data sharing with Facebook
A new leak highlighting the change in Terms of Service (ToS) on WhatsApp has hit the Web, courtesy of WABetaInfo. WhatsApp version 2.18.57 that was recently submitted to the Play Beta Program was torn down by the folks revealing important details on the changes that the next update will bring. …