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Facebook, Instagram, Messenger are DOWN as Meta hit with worldwide outage

By GlobalAZ

March 20, 2024

Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and Messenger are down worldwide, leaving user unable to scroll, post or contact friends.The outage appeared around 10:45am ET, hitting the US, the UK, parts of Europe and Asia – ...

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Facebook and Instagram outage: Widespread disruption resolved

By GlobalAZ

March 5, 2024

New YorkCNN — Meta’s platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, went down for thousands of users on Tuesday, because of what the company called a “technical issue.” The outage was resolved ...

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Woman Says She Was ‘Virtually Gang-Raped’ in Facebook’s Metaverse

By GlobalAZ

May 1, 2022

A woman says that she was “virtually gang-raped” in Facebook’s metaverse, just seconds after she stepped into the new virtual world. “Within 60 seconds of joining—I was verbally and ...

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John McAfee, antivirus software creator, found dead in Spanish prison

By GlobalAZ

June 23, 2021

MADRID (AP) – John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official told ...

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What is ‘dry scooping’? Latest TikTok trend could be dangerous for your heart

By GlobalAZ

June 7, 2021

TikTok is chock-full of so-called “life hacks” and fitness trends, but one alleged tip involving “dry scooping” reportedly caused major health issues for at least two users, including ...

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Amazon Sidewalk feature that shares portion of your WiFi bandwidth launching on Echo devices June 8

By GlobalAZ

June 3, 2021

People who own select Echo devices will be automatically opted-in to Amazon’s Sidewalk feature when it launches on June 8.Amazon Sidewalk, which launched on Ring devices last year, ...

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Personal data of 533 million Facebook users leaks online

By GlobalAZ

April 5, 2021

Personal data from 533 million Facebook accounts has reportedly leaked online for free, according to security researcher Alon Gal. Insider said it verified several of the leaked records.“The exposed data includes personal ...

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Is the iPhone 12 safe for people with pacemakers?

By GlobalAZ

February 25, 2021

The iPhone 12 has been a big seller since its launch in October of 2020. Rober Switzer of Scottsdale was glad to get his phone, that is until ...

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Sony Announces Flagship Alpha a1 Mirrorless Camera

By GlobalAZ

January 26, 2021

UPDATE: Sony has just announced the a1 as their new flagship mirrorless camera. Please stay tuned to this page as this story is developing…Everybody waits a long time for the ...

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T-Mobile expands into live internet TV with new TVision streaming service

By GlobalAZ

October 27, 2020

After years of anticipation, T-Mobile is finally getting into the live TV business with the launch of a new internet-based streaming service called TVision, launching on November 1st.To be ...