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A big Google Maps up-date is bringing two new features you’ve been waiting for

While a whole bunch of Google services saw up-dates at Google I/O, Maps was almost entirely left out in the cold. But according to code inside the latest version of Google Maps for Android, some significant new features are on the way.

Body cues, habits could make passwords obsolete, says Google

GOOGLE is trying to make passwords passé as it looks into using body and location cues to verify a person’s identity.

Jalal Brothers ordered to apologise for video stunts depicting fake terrorists

PRANKSTERS the Jalal Brothers were warned not to “do a Johnny Depp” and sincerely apologise for a drive-by shooting skit that could have caused fear in the community.

Coming soon to Twitter: More room to tweet

Twitter is making some big changes, at least in the context of 140 c-haracters or less.

Anger over Facebook plus-size ad ban

Australian feminist group Cherchez La Femme has expressed its fury after Facebook rejected an advert it cre-ated because of the image it used.

Hacker offers 117 million LinkedIn login details for sale on Darknet

Email addresses and passwords for over 100 million LinkedIn members have been put up for sale on the Darknet by the same hacker who stole the data f-rom the site in 2012.

Twitter set to change the way it counts links and pictures in tweets

TWITTER is reportedly set to make a big change to its 140 c-haracter count for each tweet.

Amazon to sell own-brand groceries – report

The world's largest internet-based retailer, Amazon, will soon offer its own private-branded food and household items, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Google’s Alphabet topped Apple (for a few hours)

Apple slipped to second-banana status on Wall Street — but just for a few hours.

China is winning its war against internet freedom

So big as to be synonymous with the internet itself, the world watched to see how China would respond

Twitter Bars Intelligence Agencies F-rom Using Analytics Service

Social media firm cuts access to Dataminr, a service used to identify unfolding terror attacks, political unrest

Amazon gives Prime Now its own website to get you to shop even more

Amazon’s Prime Now rapid delivery service now has its own website so Prime members no longer have to use the app to place orders.

Brazil blocks WhatsApp

Starting about 2 p.m., the app ceased to function, a move sure to frustrate and anger Brazilians who use the messaging and free-calling functions regularly.

Facebook rolls out Messenger, Instagram for Windows 10

Fresh off its stellar earnings report, which owed much to its remarkable mobile performance, Facebook is giving a little focus back to the desktop.

Good news for investors: Google still thumbs nose at Wall St.

Technology investors who bought shares of Alphabet last year on optimism that new CFO Ruth Porat would increase fiscal discipline were disappointed Friday.

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