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  For the gram

  Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 31/08/2018

  » Let's face it: we live in a day and age where our lives are all about social media. People use it for things as vain as conjuring up the perfect image for their followers, to things like having a good online presence for their business. Whatever the case, one of the main platforms that we use daily (if not hourly) is good ol' Instagram. Since 2010, IG has all of us sharing photos, choosing filters, taking videos, being obsessed with the right aesthetic and posting on our stories. IG is pretty easy to use -- what's so complicated about taking a photo and uploading it -- but come on, you don't want to be an IG noob. Here are six apps to turn your IG cred up a notch, and except for one, all of them are available on the App Store and Google Play.

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  2020 winners & losers in geek

  Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 25/12/2020

  » The year of 'Rona meant a lot of changes in the way we do things hence the term "new normal", and Geekdom wasn't left unscathed. However, that doesn't necessarily mean it was all bad. There are things we enjoyed watching this year with all the time we had on our hands and fan events that we "attended" right in the comfort of our own home that we wouldn't be able to normally attend. At the same time, there were some things that sadly suffered because of the pandemic and a certain something that fell flat despite all the hype. Here's the winners and losers of 2020 in geek.

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  ChatGPT dragged to US court over AI copyright

  AFP, Published on 11/07/2023

  » WASHINGTONL: United States comedian Sarah Silverman and two other authors have sued Open AI over copyright infringement in the latest pushback by creatives since the company's release of ChatGPT took the world by storm.

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  Google Translate app no longer available in China

  Published on 05/10/2022

  » HONG KONG: Google Translate, one of the few remaining consumer services that the US tech giant made available in mainland China, is no longer accessible in the country, marking the company's latest retreat from the world's largest internet market.

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  Real life, right now -- photo app claims to capture authenticity

  AFP, Published on 07/09/2022

  » SAN FRANCISCO: It's not all sunsets and selfie smiles -- people are flocking to a new social network app that calls on users to share true glimpses of their lives rather than cherry-picked moments.

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  Notorious Vietnamese hacker turns government cyber agent

  AFP, Published on 25/05/2022

  » At the height of his career, Vietnamese hacker Ngo Minh Hieu made a fortune stealing the personal data of hundreds of millions of Americans.

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  Facebook: from Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

  AFP, Published on 16/05/2022

  » WASHINGTON: Key chapters in the history of Facebook, the world's biggest social media application, which marks the tenth anniversary Wednesday of its stock market debut.

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  Microsoft shuttering LinkedIn in China as rules tighten

  AFP, Published on 15/10/2021

  » NEW YORK: Microsoft on Thursday said it will shut down career-oriented social network LinkedIn in China, citing a "challenging operating environment" as Beijing tightens its control over tech firms.

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  Apple takes on Covid darling Zoom with iOS 15

  Business, Published on 09/06/2021

  » Apple Inc has previewed its next-generation iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Mac operating systems, adding a slew of new privacy, health, smart-home, messaging, maps and digital wallet features.

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  On 10th birthday, Instagram no longer an escape from reality

  AFP, Published on 04/10/2020

  » WASHINGTON: Artful photos of sunsets and ice cream are being challenged by more activist content on Instagram as it turns 10 years old in a time of social justice protests, climate crisis, and the pandemic.

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