The platform is rolling out a new section within Facebook Messenger, "Discover on Messenger," where users can browse and find bots, nearby places and businesses and message them.
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Companies around the world -- including advertising holding company WPP -- were hit by a massive ransomware attack on Tuesday.Its share price also fell as news of the attack emerged.
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Google News gets a much-needed redesign to cut down on clutter and confusion, The Verge reported.The new designmakes the web service much easier to digest.
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Twitter has hired a new VP of inclusion and diversity.Candi Castleberry-Singleton has had prior stints in the fields of diversity and inclusion at Motorola and Sun Microsystems.
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