Facebook’s Manage Activity: A New Way to Bulk Delete Posts
Introduction In a recent blog post, Facebook announced its new feature called ‘Manage Activity’ that allows you to easily manage (archive and delete) old posts in one go. Through this feature, Facebook allows you to curate a more accurate and presentable picture of who you...
Zip Co to acquire US-based buy-now-pay-later company QuadPay
Introduction To accelerate its global expansion strategy, Zip Co Limited will purchase the remaining shares in New York-based QuadPay, Inc. for $403 million. Australian buy-now-pay-later company Zip Co has taken this step to strengthen its presence in the US and to take on its rival...
Google faces a $5 billion lawsuit for tracking data via “Incognito Mode”
On 2nd June, internet search company Google was served with a $5 billion lawsuit in the United States for collecting user information through its “private” mode. It has been served with a proposed class-action suit that accused Google of illegally using data of millions of...
MVNO Amaysim acquires OVO Mobile for $15.8 million
Introduction Australian Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Amaysim has acquired its competitor OVO Mobile for $15.8 million. As a part of the acquisition, Amaysim also bought Aussie telecom provider OVO Mobile’s customer base of 77,000. This addition pushes Amaysim’s subscriber base to 1.17 million in...
Aussie Broadband signs up about 2,300 users for its gigabit NBN plan
As on 2nd June, Aussie Broadband has signed up close to 2,300 customers for its new gigabit NBN plan. Last week on Friday, Aussie Broadband launched NBN Co’s up to 1000/50 MBPS residential service at the price of $149 per month. The Australian telecommunications company...
Uber tests its car rental service ‘Uber Rent’ in Australia
Introduction On June 2nd, Uber announced that it will be trialling its world-first car rental service in Australia. The service is called Uber Rent and has been launched in association with a car rental company CarTrawler. Using Uber Rent will allow its users to hire...
SpaceX successfully launches Crew Dragon with NASA Astronauts into orbit
In a historic event, NASA Astronauts Robert Behnken & Douglas Hurley were launched into orbit in a spacecraft made by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX on Saturday, May 30th. NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 is an end-to-end test flight mission that will validate the SpaceX crew transportation system....
Paid Zoom video call users to get strong encryption
Zoom video conferencing platform to add strong encryption for calls for its paid customers. The move was discussed on a call with the civil liberties groups and child-sex abuse fighters on Thursday, 28th May 2020. Alex Stamos, Zoom security consultant, confirmed the news on Friday,...
Culture Amp lays off 8% staff as it is impacted by COVID-19
Introduction Australian Unicorn Culture Amp lays off 8% of its workforce as it feels hit by the economic slump caused by COVID-19. With an overall strength of 446 employees, the Melbourne-based people and culture platform had to cut 36 jobs. According to the Australian Bureau...
Mobile tower in Australia vandalized, a possible 5G conspiracy?
A telecommunications tower in Melbourne, Australia caught fire and the police think this could be related to the 5G conspiracy. There is a popular (and false) belief that the spread of COVID-19 has something to do with the fifth-generation wireless telecommunication towers. This 5g conspiracy...
