EPA NOS News•yesterday, 16:51 Instagram parent company Meta is developing a new functionality to protect users from unwanted and inappropriate messages. The filter should prevent users from receiving private messages with unwanted nude photos, for example, the company says in a short statement. The new feature is intended to work in part in the same…
AFP NOS News•today, 17:40 Streaming platform Twitch will ban a large part of the gambling streams that can still be followed from October 18. Streams of online slot machines, dice games and games of roulette on websites that do not have a US license can no longer be shown, the subsidiary of Amazon has announced….
AFP NOS News•today, 13:16•Amended today, 17:31 A hacker has Images posted online of the highly anticipated new video game GTA VI. They ended up on an online forum for fans. Developer Rockstar Games confirms that “a third party” has illegally downloaded confidential information, including images of the game. Dozens of videos of the next release…
AP NOS News•today, 10:22•Amended today, 20:59 The newspaper has received proof of his access from the hacker, who says he is 18 years old. These are images showing access to e-mail, cloud storage services and program code. This information has also been shared with security researchers. The fact that the hacker has access to internal…
AFP NOS News•yesterday, 16:34 European judges have upheld the record fine of 4.3 billion euros imposed on Google by the European Commission in 2018. The case revolves around abuse of power at Android, the mobile operating system of the tech giant. The judges have reduced the fine by 200 million euros. They point out that…
ASML NOS News•yesterday, 19:16 Nando Kasteleijn editor Tech Nando Kasteleijn editor Tech If you drive onto the site of chip machine maker ASML in Veldhoven, you cannot escape the high office tower that flanks the site. In it, on the nineteenth floor, you as a visitor get a good idea of how big the company…
AFP NOS News•yesterday, 20:32•Amended yesterday, 20:52 A former Twitter chief says the company is misleading the public about how secure the site is. Former security chief Peiter Zatko said in a congressional hearing that Twitter’s security is “10 years behind” security standards, that the data is not properly secured and that too many people have…
NOS NOS News•today, 13:48 More than 12 million Dutch people use one or more apps to follow the news, according to the National News App Monitor, a nationally representative survey among users of smartphone and tablet apps. The NOS and Nu.nl apps are the most used and most appreciated. 54 percent of the respondents visit…
ANP / Dutch Height / Robin Utrecht NOS News•today, 09:02 It is an app that has changed many lives, even created and sometimes destroyed lives. Tinder has been around for ten years today. If you say Tinder, you often hear stories about sexually tinted chat messages, fleeting dates and endless swiping to the next match….
ANP Xtra NOS News•Monday, 11:56 With the campaign Smart in Crypto, the Ministry of Finance wants to warn young people about the “pitfalls and too high expectations” of crypto coins. Cryptos are gaining popularity among young people. But the information that young people have about it, they would mainly take in through financial influencers, so-called…