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SeeBiz unveils social B2B marketplace for wholesalers

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SeeBiz launches a social B2B wholesale marketplace, blending product catalogues, ordering tools and feed-based networking for trade users.
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ChatGPT caricature trend raises fresh ID fraud fears

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Daon warns viral ChatGPT caricature craze is handing fraudsters a richer dossier of personal data to fuel scams and social engineering.
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Snap launches digital safety course for teenagers, parents

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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data protection
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e-learning
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data privacy
Snap unveils a 45-minute interactive digital safety course for teens and parents, plus expanded Snapchat arrival alerts to boost protection.
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Instagram denies breach after 17m user records leak

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Instagram denies a data breach after a dataset on 17m users appears on hacking forums, blaming old leak scraps and a fixed reset bug.
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xAI raises USD $20 billion to expand Grok AI platform

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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Elon Musk's xAI raises USD $20 billion, turbocharging Grok model training and GPU build-out as rivalry in frontier AI heats up.
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Series hits 1m iMessage posts as users shun public feeds

Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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iMessage-based social app Series tops 1m posts and 10,000 daily users as young people drift from public feeds to private chats.
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Series appoints humanoid robot Uri as Chief Marketing Officer

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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Series appoints humanoid robot Uri as Chief Marketing Officer, harnessing AI and robotics to revolutionise marketing and student engagement in social networking.
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DataPro+ launches AI-powered hub for global data centre jobs

Fri, 19th Sep 2025
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DataPro+ launches AI-powered hub offering 7,500+ global data centre jobs and exclusive networking for industry professionals and newcomers.
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Series launches with USD $3m to revolutionise networking

Sun, 6th Apr 2025
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Series, a new social platform aimed at Gen Z, has launched with USD $3 million funding, utilising AI to enhance connections among college students.
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Women's Leadership Summit celebrates diversity & empowerment

Thu, 16th May 2024
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leadership
The third annual Women's Leadership Summit by STACK and IPI Partners in Fort Worth championed women's empowerment and industry innovation through impactful networking and discussions.
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New networking platform Hono launches to connect high achievers

Wed, 15th May 2024
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Hono, a new networking platform founded by 17-year-old twins Alexander and Ethan Blewman, aims to connect high achievers for societal impact.
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Facebook ad engagement equal to social networking, study finds

Tue, 2nd Feb 2021
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Facebook users are engaging just as much with ads as they are with each other, according to new data from Hootsuite and We Are Social.
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NYC hopes to help homeless with an app - is it enough?

Thu, 18th May 2017
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With more than 62,000 homeless living in New York City, demand for shelter in the city has increased by 79 percent in the last decade.
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WhatsApp for PC snubs iOS users

Thu, 22nd Jan 2015
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Hugely popular messaging platform WhatsApp has announced it has launched a desktop messaging option that allows its users to send messages via a web browser.
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Facebook offers half-ass attempt at reducing hoaxes on News Feeds

Wed, 21st Jan 2015
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Facebook aims to reduce distribution of hoax stories in News Feed, adding annotations to posts receiving multiple hoax reports, according to a recent blog post.
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Former Tinder worker to launch rival dating app after suing for sexual harrassment

Wed, 26th Nov 2014
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It's a social discovery app where users will never get unwanted matches and unlike other apps, Bumble suggests matches based on more 'relevant signals'.
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A lesson in social Networking 101

Tue, 22nd Apr 2014
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social networking
Discovering the digital divide between generations, as a journalist explores the nuances of social networking from Facebook to LinkedIn.
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Let's talk about your Facebook Addiction crisis...

Tue, 22nd Apr 2014
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social media
Do you check Facebook every morning like the morning paper? Do you cry if your friend list gets smaller without you knowing?.
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I hate you, you hate me....

Wed, 16th Apr 2014
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facebook
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social networking
There's a fun new tool you can use to find out if you and a Facebook friend mutually hate each other. Amazing.
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Will your organisation face an information crisis by 2017?

Tue, 4th Mar 2014
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The rise of big data, social networking and mobile interactions is forcing organisations to focus on the enterprise information that is most relevant,.