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Facebook founder. Billionaire. Philanthropist.Add jiu-jitsu gold medal winner to that list.Mark Zuckerberg, 38, recently competed in his first jiu-jitsu tournament and won gold and silver medals, he announced on Instagram.In photos posted on his social media account, Zuckerberg is seen posing with other competitors and in one, a referee holds his hand up after he appeared to win one of the matches."Competed in my first jiu jitsu tournament and won some medals for the Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu team," the American business magnate posted on Instagram Sunday. "Thanks to @davecamarillo @khaiwu @intense0ne for training me!"Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu, a jiu-jitsu training company based in San Jose, California, offers beginner and advanced training to anyone from children as young as 3 years old to adults, according to its website. It was not immediately clear where the competition took place. Zuckerberg lives in the Bay Area with his wife and three children.Zuckerberg famously started Facebook, whose parent is Meta,  » Read More

How can open source investigators determine when a photograph or video was taken? Observing the length of shadows visible in an image or clip and employing tools like Suncalc offers one useful method. But this process of “chronolocation” – determining when a picture was taken rather than just where (which is known as geolocation) –  isn’t always feasible. For a start, it has to be daytime and there must be a shadow cast somewhere in the video or image of interest. If these options aren’t available, looking for other clues in a “source” image that can be cross-referenced with contextual “reference” images or other related information can also help narrow down a date range. Bellingcat has used such chronolocation techniques to determine when undated photos in a museum archive were taken and to find out when a Czech politician’s son (who claimed to be kidnapped) had been photographed.  Clues to look for in a source image may include: Buildings (especially their façades) Construction sites Storefronts (similar to buildings but might be even more useful as this changes more frequently).  » Read More

KUALA LUMPUR: Police arrested a senior citizen for allegedly uploading three provocative and seditious Facebook posts that could disrupt public order. PDRM secretary Datuk Noorsiah Saaduddin said the 61-year-old suspect who goes by the Facebook account name of ‘Nong Mazlan’ was arrested at Kampung Hulu in Malacca yesterday. She said in a statement tonight that police also confiscated two mobile phones believed to have been used to upload the three seditious posts on Facebook. “The case is being investigated by the Classified Crime Investigation Unit (D5) of Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 for causing incitement against the king or country. “It is also being investigated under Section 504 of the Penal Code, which is deliberately insulting with the intention of inciting a breach of the peace, and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1988, which is improper use of network facilities or network services,” she said. Noorsiah said the suspect would be remanded for three days starting today, under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code.  » Read More

May 07, 2023 03:49 PM IST Mark Zuckerberg is best known as a tech magnate who owns some of the world's most powerful technological companies. However, he seems to be a polymath! Mark Zuckerberg, who has led the world's top tech businesses such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram to incredible success through his technological entrepreneurship, is also seeking to develop his talent in other areas. The tech tycoon recently competed in his first Jiu-Jitsu tournament, winning gold and silver medals. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg won gold and silver medals in a Jiu-Jitsu tournament.(Instagram/@Zuck) Meta chief took to social media to announce his achievement. He wrote on his official Instagram profile, "I competed in my first Jiu-Jitsu tournament and won some medals for the Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu team. Thanks to @davecamarillo, @khaiwu, and @intense0ne for training me!" For those who are unfamiliar, Jiu-Jitsu is a form of martial arts that emphasises grappling skills and has its roots in Japan. Instead of depending just on power, it uses joint locks, chokes, throws, and other techniques to control and subdue an opponent.  » Read More

CNN  —  Most moviegoers can pinpoint one summer movie – or perhaps, a summer of movies – in their formative years that really and truly cemented their love for going to the cinema, whether it be 1975’s “Jaws,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” from 1982, or “Independence Day” in 1996. Sure, a lot has happened since those golden years of the bustling multiplex – most notably the streaming revolution, not to mention a multi-year pandemic – but studio heads at last week’s CinemaCon (the annual convention where Hollywood shows theater owners what they have in store for the coming year) were quick to thump their chests and say, “Movies are back!” For proof, one need only look at this year’s billion-dollar-grossing “Super Mario Bros. Movie” (not to mention last year’s “Avatar” sequel) to see that theatrical movies, as it were, never really left. And while streaming has clearly siphoned off part of the audience, particularly for more serious films,  » Read More

Everyone who used Facebook over the past 15 years qualifies for the $725 million class action lawsuit against Facebook. A class action lawsuit is when a group of people who’ve been wronged in a similar way collectively bring a lawsuit against a corporation or institution instead of filing individual lawsuits. When a class action lawsuit is successful, the payout is distributed among the plaintiffs based on the extent of their individual damages. Damages can be physical, financial or environmental, and some notable class-action lawsuits have settled for billions of dollars. One notable class-action suit was against Dow Corning, which paid over $3.2 billion in 1998 to women claiming injuries and illnesses due to silicone breast implants. In 2008, Enron shareholders received $7.2 billion in the largest securities settlement of all time. In 2015, BP paid $20 million after a leaking oil well polluted 1,100 miles of shoreline and caused an explosion that killed 11 and injured 17 people. Wherever there’s a lawsuit—or the potential for a lawsuit—there will be people who want a piece of the action.  » Read More

Microsoft recently unveiled the latest Windows 11 Insider Dev Channel Build 23451. This new build includes three key features, including the new Facebook widget, a revamped File Explorer’s details pane, and an improved Windows Spotlight with support for 4K images and more information. Dev Channel builds don’t necessarily mean that the code will eventually be released, but we can hope so. If you’d like to try out the new Facebook widget for yourself, you can—though you’ll need the Facebook app to do so. To add the Facebook widget to your ongoing collection, open the Widgets board and click the small “+” sign on the upper right. You’ll see a snapshot of the activity on your Facebook page, which will then open the app itself. Microsoft is also adding a new widget “picker,” which allows you to preview what the widget will look like before you add it. You’ll also see animated Widget icons on the Taskbar, too. The new Details pane in Windows 11’s File Explorer.Microsoft Another feature of interest is the new Details pane of File Explorer.  » Read More

TSB has issued a warning on the scale of scams taking place through social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, as the bank warned a significant proportion of the cases it sees have been coming through these channels. It said that its own internal data indicates scams that come through these Meta-owned companies account for around 80 per cent of its overall fraud cases. Purchase, impersonation and investment fraud are the three biggest fraud categories at TSB by case load/volume. The bank analysed its customer fraud data from January 2021 to December 2022 to make the findings and relates to cases where the platform has been recorded. TSB fraud experts are urging people to watch out for unsolicited messages claiming to be from family, or close friends and advise contacting the person directly, if possible, before ever sending a payment. They are also urging potential investors to stick to recognised investment platforms and to steer clear of social media ‘get-rich-quick’ schemes. TSB launched its own fraud refund guarantee in 2019 and it said 97 per cent of fraud cases it sees are reimbursed through this.  » Read More

Privacy, Application security, ComplianceJessica DavisMay 3, 2023The FTC alleges that Facebook violated a 2020 data privacy settlement. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images)Meta is once again in the hot seat. This time, the Federal Trade Commission is accusing the social media giant of failing to comply with its $5 billion data privacy settlement with the agency in 2020.The social media giant is accused of misleading parents about their ability to control who their kids communicate with on the Facebook Messenger app and misrepresenting the access it provided to app developers in violation of two previous FTC orders.In response, the FTC is seeking to pause the launch of any new products or services by Meta “without written confirmation from the assessor that its privacy program is in full compliance with the order’s requirements and presents no material gaps or weaknesses.”The accusations mark the third time the FTC has taken action against the company over alleged failures to protect the privacy of its users.  » Read More

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — From Daviess to Fayette, Stu Silberman’s career in Kentucky education spans counties and decades, but it’s in his retirement that he’s facing his biggest challenge yet.“This particular kidney disease is pretty rare,” said Silberman, explaining the complexities of his years-long battle with kidney disease.After working in education for more than four decades, it’s the disease that ultimately led him to retirement.“It's just a very rare disease that stops the filtering of your blood, and I'm getting to that point right now where my kidney function is down between 13% and 15%, and at 15% it's considered kidney failure.”While treatment options include both dialysis or a kidney transplant, research shows that patients with a kidney transplant have better outcomes than those on dialysis.Due to the complexities of Silberman’s disease, a living donor kidney is critical, as opposed to a deceased donor kidney.The reality of his treatment options led him to Facebook where he’s hoping to find a donor through a Facebook page,  » Read More