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Prenuptial agreements with a social media clause are on the rise

All human beings have three lives: public, private and secret.” — Gabriel Garcia Marquez So it has come to this: Yet more proof, as if we needed it, that our dependence on technology is overwhelming and our addiction to social media potentially toxic. Prenuptial agreements with a

Bhojpuri dancing queen Amrapali Dubey’s belly dance song is latest sensation on Internet — Watch

New Delhi: A new promotional song titled ‘Amrapali Tohare Khaatir’, featuring Bhojpuri cinema YouTube queen Amrapali Dubey, has finally been released. In the song, Amrapali has shown some impeccable belly dancing moves, which has made her fans go completely crazy. The 3.39-minute long song is from the film

‘I was hacked’ – feeble excuse or real threat on social media?

Every so often somebody embroiled in a firestorm over a jarring social media post responds with three words – “I was hacked.” But how easy is it to “hack” a social media account? Take‚ for example‚ a recent racist and homophobic tweet directed at Somizi‚ which unleashed

Depression May Be Linked To Negative Experiences On Social Media

Social media has certainly had its share of red-flag research in recent years. Studies have shown it to be linked to a number of negative outcomes, including depression, jealousy, low self-esteem, and even suicidality. A new study in the journal Depression and Anxiety also finds social media to be linked to

Facebook to train 60K Indian women on safe use of Internet

New Delhi, Facebook on Wednesday said it entered into a partnership with National Commission for Women (NCW) to launch a digital literacy programme aimed at training 60,000 women in universities across India on safe use of the Internet, social media and email in a year. Launched in collaboration with

Trump’s Blocking of Critics on Twitter Violates Constitution: US Judge

A US judge in New York on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump may not legally block Twitterusers from his account on the social media platform based on their political views. Trump has made his @RealDonaldTrump Twitter account an integral and controversial part of his presidency, using it to promote his agenda, announce

U.S. ‘net neutrality’ rules will expire on June 11: FCC

The FCC in December repealed the Obama-era open-internet rules set in 2015, which bars providers from blocking or slowing down access to content or charging consumers more for certain content. The prior rules were intended to ensure a free and open internet, give consumers equal access to

Huawei developing its own mobile operating system to reduce its dependancy on Android

Recent media reports suggest that Huawei is developing its own proprietary operating system for mobile devices. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer seems to have been working on this OS since as early as 2012. South China Post has suggested that the plan to develop a new OS is a backup

Pakistani man’s maiden trip to Europe on foreign airline is the funniest thing on internet right now

Friends of a Pakistani lawyer recently put up a banner congratulating him for his maiden  trip to Europe, giving the netizens a good reason to chuckle. The picture of the banner is being circulated on the internet in Pakistan with social media users sharing it with hilarious

Huawei working on alternative to Android operating system

Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies is working on its own proprietary Operating System (OS) since 2012 after a US investigation into the company, the media reported. The company, which is also the world’s biggest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, would ditch Google’s Android platform amid reports that it is