Author: Noura Ibrahim

Google moves to fix YouTube glitch exploited for child porn

YouTube says it is moving to fix what was termed a “wormhole” exploited by people sharing information on child exploitation Google-owned YouTube said Thursday it was taking action to close a loophole that enabled users to share comments and links on child pornography over the video-sharing service. The response came after a YouTube creator this […]

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Apple opens in-app subscription discounts to existing users

To retain subscribers, developers can offer discounts to both new and existing app users. In a ploy to keep people paying for apps, Apple will let developers offer discounted subscriptions to current and recent subscribers. Until now, developers could only offer freebies and introductory discounts to new users, which means that they couldn’t easily incentivize […]

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New platform acts as a gatekeeper to ensure web services adhere to a user’s custom data restrictions

MIT and Harvard University researchers have developed a platform, called Riverbed, that ensures that web services adhere to users’ preferences on how their data are stored and shared in the cloud. Credit: Chelsea Turner, MIT A new platform developed by MIT and Harvard University researchers ensures that web services adhere to users’ preferences on how […]

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Mentally Strong Entrepreneurs: The 10 Things They Avoid

Mentally Strong Entrepreneurs: The 10 Things They Avoid. Successful, mentally strong entrepreneurs don’t make it through big funding rounds and legendary business exits by accident. These founders don’t always know all the right moves when they get going with a new startup either. In fact, often knowing what to avoid can be just as, if […]

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