Social Networking stories
ChatGPT caricature trend raises fresh ID fraud fears
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data protection
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surveillance
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biometrics
Daon warns viral ChatGPT caricature craze is handing fraudsters a richer dossier of personal data to fuel scams and social engineering.
Snap launches digital safety course for teenagers, parents
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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.
Instagram denies breach after 17m user records leak
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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data protection
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mfa
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phishing
Instagram denies a data breach after a dataset on 17m users appears on hacking forums, blaming old leak scraps and a fixed reset bug.
xAI raises USD $20 billion to expand Grok AI platform
Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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data science
Elon Musk's xAI raises USD $20 billion, turbocharging Grok model training and GPU build-out as rivalry in frontier AI heats up.
Series hits 1m iMessage posts as users shun public feeds
Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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ai
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ios
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facebook
iMessage-based social app Series tops 1m posts and 10,000 daily users as young people drift from public feeds to private chats.
Series appoints humanoid robot Uri as Chief Marketing Officer
Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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robots
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ai
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marketing
Series appoints humanoid robot Uri as Chief Marketing Officer, harnessing AI and robotics to revolutionise marketing and student engagement in social networking.
DataPro+ launches AI-powered hub for global data centre jobs
Fri, 19th Sep 2025
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hyperscale
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dc
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ai
DataPro+ launches AI-powered hub offering 7,500+ global data centre jobs and exclusive networking for industry professionals and newcomers.
Series launches with USD $3m to revolutionise networking
Sun, 6th Apr 2025
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ai
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social networking
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imessage
Series, a new social platform aimed at Gen Z, has launched with USD $3 million funding, utilising AI to enhance connections among college students.
Women's Leadership Summit celebrates diversity & empowerment
Thu, 16th May 2024
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social networking
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recruitment
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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.
New networking platform Hono launches to connect high achievers
Wed, 15th May 2024
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social media
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social networking
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social network
Hono, a new networking platform founded by 17-year-old twins Alexander and Ethan Blewman, aims to connect high achievers for societal impact.
The Aussie stats behind LinkedIn's 100 million APAC membership swell
Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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social networking
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linkedin
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job seekers
8 million Australian professionals are now on LinkedIn, whose membership numbers across the APAC region have just swelled to more than 100 million.
22-year-old social network whiz passes away
Mon, 14th Nov 2011
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open source
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social media
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social networking
Ilya Zhitomirskiy, 22-year-old co-founder of open source social network Diaspora, has passed away just ahead of the network's planned launch.
Millennial means business
Sun, 1st Mar 2009
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uc
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cx
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martech
Many companies are struggling to adapt their business to serve a new wave of consumers from the millennial generation.