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Midcoast Meetings: March 12-19
The Forecaster increase font size Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Tues. 3/16 2 p.m. Climate Action Commission Tues. 3/16 6 p.m. Board of Assessment Review Wed. 3/17 2 p.m. Community Development Committee Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Mon. 3/15 6:30 p.m. Town…Read More
How two LinkedIn veterans are upgrading the insurance industry's messy 'plumbing'
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How to Remove Sound From WhatsApp Videos Before Uploading Them
WhatsApp has been adding a lot of useful features recently, and one of these allows you to remove the audio from videos before sending them in chats or adding them to WhatsApp Status. The feature is currently being rolled out on Android. The mute video feature can come in handy…Read More
Facebook has not sold WhatsApp to the Nigerian government
Copyright AFP 2017-2020. All rights reserved. Posts circulating widely on Facebook in Nigeria claim that the Nigerian government has purchased the instant messaging service WhatsApp for 3 billion naira ($7.3 million) and plans to use it to spy on citizens. This is false; Facebook, WhatsApp’s parent company, told AFP Fact…Read More
Study shows Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn share the most data with third parties
Social media apps are famous for sharing user’s information to third party companies. According to the new research, Instagram is by far the top app that shares user’s data the most. Among all the App Store apps, Instagram was discovered to be sharing people’s sensitive information. The latest Apple privacy…Read More
Myanmar security forces surround hundreds of anti-coup protesters; US calls for withdrawal
Anti-coup protesters retreat from a line of riot police in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 10, 2021. STR/The Associated Press The UN Security Council agreed on Wednesday to condemn violence against Myanmar protesters and call on the army to show restraint, but China and Russia helped block language denouncing the military…Read More
The State of Football: Part CLVIII
In this edition of TSOF, Fan Controlled Football League commissioner Ray Austin joins the program to preview the FCF playoffs and discuss the impact of adding Josh Gordon to the league. FCF standout LaDarius Galloway also checks in to talk about his experience as a member of the Wild Aces.…Read More
The Future's Biggest Stars Are Born on Twitch
In today’s era of confinement and confusion, it’s fitting that one of the most memorable performances of the year was given by a pair of sitting U.S. congresswomen attempting to destroy each other on board an alien spaceship. No other quarantine moment so effortlessly bridged generations and perspectives as when…Read More
Built In Tel Aviv, Instagram Lite Rolls Out In 170 Countries
Facebook is beginning the roll out of Instagram Lite – a lighter, faster product designed for low-speed internet connections and lower-end smartphones – in 170 countries this week, including Israel, with plans for a global launch in the near future.Like Facebook Lite over five years ago, Instagram Lite was developed…Read More
Zomato delivery guy punches Instagram influencer after heated argument over delayed food …
Screengrab from Instagram video  In a horrific incident, an Instagram beauty blogger, on Wednesday, was attacked by a Zomato delivery guy. Hitesha Chandranee took to her Instagram account to explain her ordeal and shared a video in which she could be seen bleeding from her nose. Chandranee said that the incident…Read More
Lego artist talks about his work on Facebook Live
Catch up with an artist you can relate to this weekend via Facebook Live.The Grand Rapids Public Museum will host a free live interactive program with artist Sean Kenney, who created the award-winning traveling exhibit “Sean Kenney’s Wild Connections Made with Lego Bricks,” produced by Imagine Exhibitions, which is on…Read More
5 best sites to find free iPhone wallpaper
Angela Lang/CNET Your phone's wallpaper is a common way to express your personality and make your phone more uncommon. You might even liken setting your phone's wallpaper as the photo of a loved one to keeping their photo in a locket or wallet. A phone background could feature cute animals,…Read More
Dear Abby: My sister, 14, lies to our parents, but I know the truth
DEAR ABBY: A few weeks ago, my 14-year-old sister snuck out and had sex with a boy she met on Snapchat. I know this because my distraught mother decided to tell me. My sister lied to my parents repeatedly about it, but later, when they went through her phone, they…Read More
Facebook explores smart glasses you can control from a glove
Facebook is expected to release its first smart glasses product later this year, but the company also has an eye on your wrist for creating a proper augmented reality (AR) experience – and it's one that doesn't involve an iPhone.Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google all have widely available hardware, but…Read More
How to Do the No Beard Filter on TikTok As Trend Viewed Over 87 Million Times
A Snapchat filter that virtually removes one's beard is trending on TikTok with people posting their reactions—and their partner's reactions—to a clean shave.Although the trend is popular on TikTok, the videos themselves are recorded on Snapchat first, and then exported.The videos typically involve someone placing a hand over their mouth…Read More
TikTok: How to do the Lip Shape Chart Trend – viral challenge explained!
Trending A challenge is taking over TikTok that sees people finding out the shape of their lips using a chart. If you want to give it a try, here’s how to do it. Last year, the Eye Shape Chart trend went viral on TikTok as people sought to find out…Read More
Dispo repeatedly changes privacy policy after location data questions
Nothing to see here, just cleaning up. Image: Malte Mueller / getty By Jack Morse2021-03-09 23:24:22 UTC Dispo's privacy policy is apparently still developing. The hot new photo app, which has raised $20 million in Series A funding, attempts to breathe life into social image sharing by adapting the aesthetic…Read More
We need to talk about Clubhouse
9 Mar 2021 Serena Barker Singh takes us through the corridors of Clubhouse – and asks whether this is an app that really is like no other – or whether it’s got all the baggage of its social media ancestors. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thefourcast/210309_Clubhouse_Mix_-_2145.mp3There’s a brand new app in town making waves and…Read More
Twitter is working on a 'big overhaul' of TweetDeck
Twitter is actively working on a “big overhaul” of its TweetDeck platform, which lets you arrange lists and feeds into easy-to-read vertical rows, and it plans to share more about the project publicly later this year, product chief Kayvon Beykpour said in an interview with The Verge published Tuesday. TweetDeck,…Read More
