1. Facebook+ WhatsApp + Instagram
When was the last time you saw Facebook in good news? Well, that’s today! Facebook Inc. is attaching its name to Instagram and WhatsApp in a rebranding attempt. The rebranding, “will bring Instagram and WhatsApp in line with Workplace, Portal and Oculus, all of which incorporate Facebook into their marketing.” Earlier this year, Mark Zuckerberg said “Facebook would shift its focus to private communications and make it possible for users to communicate across its three central platforms—Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.”
But why did Whatsapp and Instagram feel harmed if they are going to be in one collective platform?
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(Source: The Wall Street Journal)
2. Video-Gaming in Wales
The film and animation industry has always been the spot in the US 134 billion global video games industry in Wales. David Banner, co-founder of Bridgend-based Wales Interactive, said companies no longer need to set up in cities. “With the advent of technology and the internet making the world a lot smaller, you don’t have to necessarily be in those big cities anymore.”
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(Source: BBC)
3. Titan Security Key
A year after arriving solely in the US, Google’s Titan two-factor authorization security key has now landed in Google’s online stores in Canada, Japan, the UK, and France. If you are working with sensitive data in one of those countries, it might be worth considering.
Google’s Titan two-factor authorization security key is “a physical security solution that enables hardware-based two-factor authentication for the FIDO standard: letting you log into a number of apps and browsers using the key to verify that it’s actually you.” As the production level for this piece is low, the key is $50 in the United States; abroad:$65 CAD in Canada,¥6000 (about $56) in Japan, and €55 in France and £50 in the UK.
Would you invest in a security key?
(Source: The Verge)