Social Networks

The Philippine defence secretary says at least 17 people have been killed and 40 rescued in the crash of a Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying troops in a southern province.Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said rescue efforts are ongoing. He said the aircraft had 92 people on board, including three pilots and five crew. The rest were army personnel.The plane was transporting troops from southern Cagayan de Oro city. Government forces have been battling Abu Sayyaf militants in the predominantly Muslim province of Sulu for decades. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash.It has been raining in the central Philippines but it was not immediately clear if the weather in the Sulu region has been affected. The airport in Sulu's main town of Jolo is located a few kilometers (miles) from a mountainous area where troops have battled the Abu Sayyaf. Some militants have aligned themselves with the Islamic State group.The United States and the Philippines have separately blacklisted the Abu Sayyaf as a terrorist organisation for bombings, ransom kidnappings and beheadings. It has been considerably weakened by years of government offensives but remains a threat.

The 22 June LinkedIn hack exposed 700 of its 756 million users – 92%. The Dark Web database is current and available for sale. LinkedIn confirms the breach, but there is more than a bit of confusion over the cause. A sample of one million records for sale shows it contains: Email AddressFull namePhone numberPhysical addressGeolocation recordLinkedIn username and profile URLPersonal and professional experience/backgroundGenderOther social media accounts and usernames It does not appear to have passwords, date-of-birth or financial data. Cybersecurity experts say that it is the perfect base for Identity Theft and highly targeted phishing attacks. This follows the exposure of 500 million of its user’s data in April 2021. A LinkedIn post states, “This is not a data breach, and no private member data was exposed. Our initial investigation has found that this data was scraped from LinkedIn and other various websites and includes the same data reported earlier this year in our April 2021 scraping update.” In a further update, LinkedIn says the data is authentic. It claims that some came from its servers and combined with other scraped data to complete the data package offered. LinkedIn hack or data scraping – the result is the same Oded…

Governor Andrew Cuomo's youngest daughter Michaela has declared herself to be 'demisexual'  in a discussion posted to Instagram, just weeks after she came out as 'queer'. WebMD defines Demisexual as 'people who only feel sexually attracted to someone when they have an emotional bond.' The 23-year-old Brown University graduate has opened up about her sexuality in honor of Pride month, sharing a couple of images of herself posing in a 'gay for you' baseball cap, with one image featuring the rainbow Pride flag and the Pansexual flag in the background. 'Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo is queer,' she began the post, adding: 'Today I stand in my queer identity with pride.'  Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo has declared herself to be 'demisexual' in discussion posted to Instagram Kennedy-Cuomo explained she knew about her sexuality while in elementary school and has managed to shift her classification as new terms have developed over the years Governor Andrew Cuomo's youngest daughter Michaela, 23, came out as bisexual last month, writing on Instagram, 'Today I stand in my queer identity with pride' Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo opened up about her sexual identity on Instagram, where she shared two images of herself modeling a 'gay for you' baseball cap  'When I was in elementary school, I feared that…

To Mark World Social Media Day Day 2021, The First Indonesian Epicure in The UK Stefano Malachi Shares His Top Tips For Your Next Instagram Feed Inspiration Stefano Malachi, a UK-based Indonesian influencer, has been on Instagram since 2012 which made him to be one of top influencers in London. We asked @stefanomalachi for his secret sauce to create his interactive Instagram content. Creativity Is The King Being creative is important to build engagement. Videos are the most engaging content, one-offs videos are good but a planned series of videos will keep viewers engaged over several days or weeks. “When creating my video I would like it to be funny, useful and unexpected.”, says Stefano Malachi. He always adds humorous elements into his video to showcase the experience while delivering useful information to engage his followers. Creating A Message to Believe In Telling a story is the best way to hook your audience. “The benefit of social media is to let your audience get to know you better, simply through your content reviewing the products or services you showcase.”, says Stefano Malachi. Social Media is the perfect place where your voices personality and authenticity can shine through. “Don’t over-promote, it’s all about…

Photo: Lionel Bonaventure (Getty Images)Google has kicked nine Android apps with more than 5.8 million combined downloads off its Play Store after researchers discovered they contained malicious code used to steal users’ Facebook login credentials, according to the Russian anti-virus software firm Dr. Web.As reported by Ars Technica, these trojan apps were designed to look and function like legitimate services for photo editing, exercising, clearing up storage space on your device, and providing daily horoscopes, Dr. Web’s malware analysts said in a post this week. In reality, this was all elaborate front to trick users into sharing their Facebook usernames and passwords.Here’s how the scheme worked: Each offered users an option to unlock all the apps’ functions and get rid of in-app ads by logging into their Facebook accounts, which likely wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows since a lot of mobile services let you sync your social media accounts. Upon choosing this option, the apps would then load a legitimate Facebook login page containing fields for entering usernames and passwords.  » Read More

Facebook launches extraordinary broadside against Britain's markets watchdog over its plans to block a £290m takeover dealBy Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 16:51 EDT, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 16:51 EDT, 3 July 2021 Facebook has launched an extraordinary broadside against Britain's markets watchdog over its plans to block a $400million (£290million) takeover deal. The US tech giant has slammed the Competition and Markets Authority for meddling in its plans to buy another US firm, Giphy. Facebook said Giphy has no sales, assets, employees or customers in the UK. But the CMA has pledged to take action against any take­overs that harm UK consumers – even if they take place overseas and involve non-British companies.  Thumbs down: The US tech giant has slammed the Competition and Markets Authority for meddling in its plans to buy another US firm, GiphyGiphy provides GIFs, which are animated images that users can post on social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. The CMA is investigating whether the deal could cause irreversible harm to Giphy's rivals.  » Read More

Mind-blowing facts with a side of snarky responses. 2. Sam Bartram, a goalkeeper for the Charlton Athletic, once stood alone on the field for 15 minutes because he didn't realize the game had been called off due to heavy fog. (It should be noted that this photo isn't actually of Bartram, though.) 3. Advertisers avoided buying radio ads at first because they seemed intrusive. 4. There was a silk monopoly in the sixth century until two Byzantine monks smuggled silkworm eggs out of China. 5. A man once had the hiccups for 68 years. For about half that time, he was hiccuping about 40 times a minute. 6. In 1896, a train company crashed two locomotives as a publicity stunt. The locomotives exploded (of course), and the debris killed two people and injured dozens more. William Crush was fired the next day over the stunt, but after backlash from the public he was rehired and subsequently worked at the company until his retirement. 7. An AI program designed to identify bread and pastries is now used for everything from cancer detection to jet engine repair. 8. If mirrors have a color, it's green, because glass reflects green light more than…

Guardians, a new event is headed your way next week in Destiny 2 with the Solstic of Heroes! With the new event, Bungie will be rolling out the Destiny 2 upcoming patch 3.2.1! This client-side patch will be deployed on Tuesday, July 6, and will bring a host of gameplay changes, weapon balancing, and of course, the new event!Before the patch is out however, Bungie has given us a preview of the patch and what will be in it! Note that these aren’t the final patch notes, but what’s listed below is some of the confirmed fixes included in the upcoming title update this July 6.Destiny 2 Upcoming Patch 3.2.1 Preview:Scheduled roll out: 10 AM PST/1 PM EST/1 AM HKT Here’s a quick list of some high-priority changes to expect next Tuesday when the patch hits your hard drive.Expunge StyxFixed an issue where the Codestrider platform over the boss would fail to have collision in certain circumstances.TartarusFixed an issue where a Codestrider platform would fail to have collision in certain circumstances.Fixed an issue where defeating the boss before the second immunity phase would block mission completion.Strikes The Inverted SpireFixed an issue where players who died in the drill area could have their Ghosts…

The social media platform LinkedIn has censored a Must Read Alaska story about the Downtown Hope Center’s lawsuit against the Municipality of Anchorage. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, seeks to protect abused women in the shelter from having to sleep on the floor alongside biological males, and the report about the lawsuit was a factual telling of the situation. Read: Hope Center sues again to keep transgendered men out of sleeping area The pattern of Big Tech deleting stories that its censors is occurring across many of the now-traditional platforms — LinkedIn, Facebook, and even Twitter. Earlier this year, YouTube took down content from the Must Read Alaska page on that site. The removed content was footage of public testimony at the Anchorage Assembly meeting when people testified on the record in the Assembly Chambers about the unwelcome Covid-19 policies’ effects on their lives. News sites such as Must Read Alaska have branched out; our stories also are posted on MeWe.com and other sites that value free speech. LinkedIn said the story about the lawsuit goes against its community standards, which include: Be Safe, Be Trustworthy, Be Professional. This is the first known case of MRAK content being actually censored. Earlier…

Odiliya Residencies (Pvt) Ltd, held a ceremony at its housing project at Kimbulapitiya Road Negombo to mark the handing over of houses to some of the owners. Managing Director  Rohitha Abeygunaratne was also present. The project comprises architecturally designed and elegantly built 32 two-storied houses with three and four bedrooms. Residents have the freedom to choose from four designs. All houses ensure the privacy and freedom which are the prerequisites for a contented and comfortable modern day living.  The project is located in a close proximity to the Negombo town with all the most sought after amenities for modern day living such as a clubhouse, swimming pool, children’s play area, jogging path and 24/7 security.. Managing Director of Odiliya Group Rohitha Abeygunaratne said it was a great achievement of the company amidst many obstacles posed by the pandemic situation to complete the houses.  He also stressed that it is a great opportunity to own a property in this project as they were benefitted in terms of capital appreciation and locational advantage. CEO Dr.  » Read More