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1. How to Hack Facebook Accounts: 5 Common Vulnerabilities in 2023
There are 5 common vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit to hack Facebook accounts. They include weak passwords, phishing, remote loggers, MITM, and DoS.
2. Is WhatsApp Safe for Texting and Video Calls?
Can someone hack WhatsApp texts or calls? How safe is WhatsApp? Is End-to-End encryption enough? Should you switch to Instagram, Facebook, Telegram or Skype?
3. How to Hack Facebook Messenger: 6 Methods and Vulnerabilities
Spyier, keylogging, and hacking using cookies are some of the most common ways Facebook Messenger accounts get hacked.
4. Is Facebook reading my 'encrypted' WhatsApp conversations?
On April 23, 2018, my brother asked my help on something. I knew a classmate perfectly placed to advise him. The problem was I had no idea of how to get in touch with him. I know that’s improbable in this era but there were ‘extenuating circumstances.’
5. View Someone's Facebook Messages without Knowing Their Password
Wondering how to see someone else's Facebook messages without them knowing? Read this complete guide on dos and don'ts to view someone's Facebook messages.
6. What Does Facebook Hydra Mean For The Future of Python
Ever since its inception in the year 1089 by Guido Van Rossum, the programming language Python has along far away. Sheldon did its creator knew that Python would in today's world be utilized for a variety of purposes such as research, development, scripting, among many others. Built as a successor in the ABC language, Python does not just find its applications in software development but also in research.
7. Libra, a Cyberpunk Nightmare in the Midst of Crypto Spring
With crypto winter finally over, I’ve turned my heart to the green shoots of spring. But my thoughts are not warm in this first article in the Dreams of Crypto Spring series. I break down the most talked about digital currency in history, Facebook’s Libra, and the dark shadow it casts over the future.
8. Black Mirror in Real Life: Facebook Now Owns and is Developing a City
Here are the reasons why big tech companies are building cities. Also, know why many are worried.
9. Taming Big Tech: The Case for Monitoring
<em>How, working in the shadows of the internet, researchers developed a passive monitoring system that might soon make Big Tech companies accountable to the public — and even save democracy.</em>
10. What installing the Messenger app tells us about Facebook
11. Ruby on Rails Facebook Implementation: SpyBook
Social Media Website Live Demo: SpyBook
12. 14 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Software Engineer
13. I Led Dozens of Meta System Design Interviews, Here's The Right Way to Prep
A FAANG software engineer's guide to acing the Meta system design interview. Learn to crack 9 meta system design interview questions.
14. How to Ace Your Next Coding Interview: Tips That Helped Me Land a Job at Meta
Coding problems are intentionally ambiguous, and interviewers won't provide all the necessary details upfront.
15. Will the Corona Virus Aftermath Lead to a Resurgence in Virtual Reality?
Rizwan Virk, the Founder of Play Labs @ MIT and author of The Simulation Hypothesis explores how the current crisis and VR tech might affect long term social trends.
16. Zuckerberg Still Rich Despite Drop in Net Worth
Investors aren't too keen on Zuckerberg's new-found focus on the metaverse, even though the tech entrepreneur is betting his all on the emerging technology.
17. World’s Worst Tech Employers
Today I am going to talk about tech companies that are most famous for being hated by many people and having a bad reputation.
18. How Facebook tracks you on Android (even if you don't have a Facebook account)
Suppose you’ve picked up an Android phone on the street and you saw the 4 apps above. Can you guess the profile of the phone user?
19. Meta's New Model OPT is an Open-Source GPT-3
We’ve all heard about GPT-3 and have somewhat of a clear idea of its capabilities. You’ve most certainly seen some applications born strictly due to this model, some of which I covered in a previous video about the model. GPT-3 is a model developed by OpenAI that you can access through a paid API but have no access to the model itself.
20. Is WhatsApp Safe?
WhatsApp is the most popular messenger owned by Facebook. According to the official stats, the number of WhatsApp active users has reached 1 billion in 2020. Just imagine, approximately 65 million messages are sent via this social app daily. Since the app is so popular, it’s very attractive for hackers. In this article, I’ll tell you about the major WhatsApp security threats, which will help you protect your chats and shared media from hackers, WhatsApp spy apps, and keylogging software.
21. Did You Know That Every Expo App Includes Facebook's SDK?
How Expo Is Fooling Everyone
22. 5 Ways to Protect Your Facebook Account from Getting Hacked
If you're wondering how to stop Facebook hackers, here are 5 easy ways to do so. This guide is beginner-friendly and all discussed methods are free.
23. Dear Facebook, “Download My Archive” is Broken and That’s Not Okay
Facebook has a <strong>lot</strong> of our data. The time you and your friend got into that huge political debate. The hilarious conversations from your high school chat groups. The moment you realized you were in love with your future husband.
24. The Biggest Problems with WhatsApp's Privacy Practices
A new report now claims that Whatsapp messages are not end-to-end encrypted.
25. Is Social Media Doing More Harm than Good?
We rely on social media to stay in touch with loved ones around the world and run our businesses. But is this tech doing more harm than good? Let's discuss.
26. How to Deactivate or Delete a Facebook Account, Page, or Group
How to deactivate or delete a Facebook user account, page, and group. You can do this by going to Settings and following simple steps mentioned in this guide.
27. How to Build a Conversational AI bot Using Blenderbot
How to build a conversational Bot with the Blenderbot model, an Open Source Language Generation Model made by Facebook AI so that you can have your own Siri.
28. Will Facebook and Telegram Kill Bitcoin and Ethereum?
2019 has marked itself not only with the end of the crypto winter but also with time when established technology companies entered the blockchain field. Telegram is going to release its own blockchain with the goal of processing millions of transactions per second. Facebook plans to introduce Libra coin to facilitate payments for 1.7 billion unbanked but connected people.
29. Gaming 101: What Is The Metaverse?
When you hear Metaverse, you think gaming but that is a small fraction of the work that the Metaverse is used for: find out more about the Metaverse here.
30. 12 Red Flags to Look Out For to Avoid Getting Scammed on Facebook Marketplace
We have put together this guide to help you avoid getting scammed. There are several red flags buyers and sellers should be mindful of when shopping.
31. A Look at the Top Questions for a System Design Interview at Facebook
Facebook System Design Interview; Design Facebook NewsFeed; Design Status Search; Design Live Commenting; Design Facebook Messenger / WhatsApp; Design Instagram
32. I Tried Facebook's New AI Chatbot... It's So Good, It's Scary.
Me: I don't know much about football. What's your favorite football team? Bot: My favorite team is the seattle seahawks. Do you have any kids? I've got two daughters.
Me: I have a son, Timmy, he's 14. How old are your daughters? Bot: They're 7 and 8 . What do you like to do for fun? I love cooking.
Me: I like MMA and cooking as well. What recipes do you like? Bot: I love to cook french food. I also like to shop. ... Me: What's a good place to buy clothes? Bot: ebay is a great place to start. It's free and you get to spend a lot of money.
Me: Haha so you like spending money? Bot: Yes, I love spending money. It makes me feel good to be able to spend my money.
33. The Rise of Digital Fashion and Sustainability in The Metaverse
With the recent announcment of plans for the Metaverse, the intersection between fashion and technology has never been so clear.
34. How I got a Job at Facebook as a Machine Learning Engineer
It was August last year and I was in the process of giving interviews. By that point in time, I was already interviewing for Google India and Amazon India for Machine Learning and Data Science roles respectively. And then my senior advised me to apply for a role in Facebook London.
35. This Bull Run is Fundamentally Different Than the Previous One. Here’s Why
Everyone knows about the time in 2017 and early 2018 when bitcoin hit over $20,000 USD and Ethereum was sitting nicely at $1,300+. In fact, the total market cap for coins and tokens listed on CoinMarketCap, had just ticked over $800,000,000,000. Everyone was going to be a millionaire.
36. Dear Facebook, I'm Breaking Up With You.
Facebook has reached its breaking point, and I can no longer ignore the glaring issues that have plagued us for far too long. It's time to part ways,
37. Musk Took The Twitter Joke Too Far
Elon Musk has no one but himself to blame for the predicament he finds himself in. What could have been a joke has ended up costing the meme lord $44 billion.
38. 7 Best Clubhouse Alternatives for Audio Chats
If you are looking for a Clubhouse alternative, you have many options out there, and these are not invite-only apps. You can use them freely.
39. How I got rid of the new sponsored Facebook posts.
Today I open <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/facebook" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and I notice something, my adblocker isn’t working.<br>As a developer, I decided to investigate, and first thing first I inspect the <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/structure" target="_blank">structure</a> of these sponsored posts, to see if there’s a way to identify them so I can remove them with a script.
40. How to Protect Your Facebook Account From Being Hacked
6 ways to protect your Facebook account from being hacked, including how to protect your password, the best privacy settings, and social engineering protection.
41. My Experience After Quitting Social Media Indefinitely
It has been four months since I have been on these social media channels since April 5th. And I am not sure if I will be going back.
42. Is this the best time to buy Bitcoin or not?
The recent rally has affected many market participants; at such moments, many people are influenced by the FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) effect. But an understanding crypto investor, clearly aware that it's just only beginning.
43. Expert: Facebook, IG App Can Steal Secrets, and Users Can't Turn It Off!
Felix Krause, a former Google engineer who studies privacy, said in a blog post on the 10th that Facebook and Instagram apps track users' browsing behaviors.
44. How to Write Automated Birthday Posts on Facebook Using Selenium
45. Report Finds Pirates are Making Millions off Amazon, Facebook and Google
A new report published by the Digital Citizens Alliance suggests that pirates sites earn more than a billion dollars in revenue per year.
46. How to Prepare for the Facebook Behavioral Interview
Facebook Behavioral Interviews; Tell Me About A Time You Had To Manage Conflicting Priorities; Evaluation Criteria, Response Framework, and Tips & Tricks
47. How to Develop a Facebook Messenger Bot in Golang
A comprehensive guide on how to create a Facebook Messenger bot in Golang.
48. Top 10 Big Tier Companies That Use Python
More than 500 languages are currently in use and a lot more are being written as we speak. The selection of a programming language is the first step to get into starting with the development cycle. A decade ago, developers were not bothered by the selection of technologies as they did not have access to an array of options. The preference of a language is now based on the characteristics of a project and many such factors.
49. Sorry, Mark. You Don't Own the Metaverse
Why the decentralized metaverse matters with examples from the past and a bitter take on Mark Zuckerbergs motivations.
50. "To feature links on your profile, set the audience to Public," says Facebook
So I went to update my Facebook profile...
51. How to Make $40K Per Month in Your 20's: Building a Side-Business
Ex-Google Tech Lead talks about building a side-hustle and making $40K/month in your 20's.
52. The Billionaires F*cked Up
Zuck f*cked up, and he admitted as much when he announced that Facebook parent Meta would be reducing its headcount by 13%.
53. Trino: The Open-source Data Query Engine That Split from Facebook
If you want to accelerate Trino queries with a response time of seconds to minutes, click here to learn how Trino helps engineers.
54. Google Censored My New World Order Article: WTF Happened To Free Speech?
I got sick of all the fake news and harmful conspiracy theories, so I wrote a balanced article that discussed real vs fake conspiracies. It ranked #1 on Google for keyphrases such as "How To Defeat The New World Order". Now, it has been censored from Google.
55. Instagram wasn’t the best acquisition in the history of tech
Recently, YouTube introduced a new <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/22/youtube-invests-20-million-in-educational-tutorial-and-diy-videos.html" target="_blank">$20M fund</a> to stimulate creators inside educational categories. And as the discussion about the <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/24/instagram-founders-leave/" target="_blank">founders</a> of Facebook-acquired startups <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/30/17304792/whatsapp-jan-koum-facebook-data-privacy-encryption" target="_blank">leaving</a> the company <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/22/18010030/brendan-iribe-oculus-ceo-leaves-facebook-quit" target="_blank">doesn’t go away</a>, I decided to look once again at two most discussed successful tech acquisitions in the 21st century.
56. To Libra or not To Libra
An interesting fact about Libra Facebook’s native currency which was announced June 18th, it’s inspired from three distinct elements: the Roman weight measurement system, the astrological sign for justice, and the French term for freedom.
57. Roblox in Trouble
A lawsuit filed in San Francisco accuses Roblox of enabling the sexual and financial exploitation of an underage girl by adult men.
58. Is GraphQL Still a Thing in 2020?
GraphQL has become the most loved tool for API development in a very short span of time, and developers across the world cannot seem to get enough of it. Today I met with the founder of Windsor.io, Pranay Prakash, who has worked on the team behind GraphQL during his time at Facebook. I chatted with him to find out more about his experience working closely with Lee Byron, the creator of GraphQL, and some of GraphQL’s benefits.
59. A Gaming Metaverse on The Horizon
Limarc Ambalina, Jeferson Borba, and Amy Tom debate about what gaming metaverse was the best, the future of metaverses, and more delicious metaverse news. 👅
60. The Facebook TransCoder Explained: Converting Coding Languages with AI
This new model converts code from a programming language to another without any supervision!
61. Facebook's Deepfake Challenge That Will defeat Deepfakes. Hopefully.
Nowadays, we are seeing a new wave and great advancements in different technologies. Things like Deep Learning, Computer Vision, and Artificial Intelligence are improving every single day. And Researchers and scientists are having amazing use-cases with these technologies which can change the direction of our world.
62. 'How I got a $500K job at Facebook (as a software engineer)' - TechLead
Ex-Google TechLead explains the interview process at Facebook for staff software engineer. (FYI, this video is a little more technical in nature.)
63. Software Engineer interview at Facebook : Tips and Tricks
Hello there, my name is Nikolay, I am a web developer.
64. I Could Crash Your Instagram Remotely. But I Chose to Report It.
On April 2019, I had the foolish idea of testing Facebook security (and more specifically Instagram security), after I got informed that the company enabled a new setting on their assets (called Whitehat Settings), making easier for researchers to discover new vulnerabilities (pinning was not a problem, I am just a bit lazy sometimes :P).
65. What Does 2020 Hold for Decentralized Social Networks?
The race for the next decentralized social network has officially begun, following this tweet from Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey.
66. From DOJ Settlement, Facebook to Eliminate Tool that Enables Discriminatory Advertising
Facebook has agreed to eliminate features in its advertising business that allow advertisers to discriminate against groups of people.
67. The Dangers of Facebook Marketplace
But a ProPublica investigation based on internal corporate documents, interviews and law enforcement records reveals how those safeguards fail to protect buyers
68. Musk 'Smells' an Opportunity
Elon Musk has figured out a way to turn his followers into paying customers, and it involves selling items that capitalize on his popularity and social media.
69. Facebook's Libra Means the Death of Privacy
Picture a dystopian society. What do you see? Are you imagining a world with the aesthetic of Blade Runner 2077 or a similarly Cyberpunk-esque environment?
70. How to Leverage Machine Learning to Improve AdWords Efficiency
Recent issues surrounding racial inequality in the United States have led to direct action in the digital marketing world as well. More and more companies are pausing their Facebook ad campaigns because of the social network’s inaction on discrimination and hate speech.
71. Bad Blocking Will Be The New Ad Blocking
Ad blocking has been a slow and steady revolution in the way the internet is consumed.
72. Making the Case for Why React Native is Garbage
Ex-Google/ex-Facebook TechLead presents the case against the React Native cross-platform mobile app framework. Join my interview training prep here http://techinterviewpro.com/
73. Facebook Portal TV Reviewed
74. Facebook Insights Tool: How to Get the Perfect Target Audience
Facebook is the uncrowned king of the social media platform containing the largest audience than any other social media channels. Nonetheless, many newbie entrepreneurs and juvenile online sellers do not consider this platform more than an interfacing channel.
75. Using Blockchain to Facilitate End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
Since Satoshi Nakamoto came up with the first conceptualized blockchain in 2008, that was an improvement on the system using a methodology similar to Hashcash which also led to the implementation of the first cryptocurrency Bitcoin in 2009, the blockchain has found a lot of uses in the business world. This is largely due to a lot of useful features inherent in the blockchain technology.
76. You are not Facebook. You are not Google.
You are also not Spotify, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix or one of several other big tech companies I could mention here.
77. How To Sell Things To People Who Have Cancer With Facebook Ads Partners
Behind Google Ads, Facebook Ads is 2nd largest ads platform in the world.
78. How Facebook Makes Money and Why You Should Worry
Facebook sells ads, as Mark Zuckerberg famously and patiently explained to Congress, but it’s a little more complicated than that.
79. Libra Coin — Why you should not trust
It’s only been two years since Facebook heard about Cambridge Analytica.
80. Uber Still Can't Turn a Profit
Netflix and Snapchat began informing markets of their financial performance this past week but the main draw remains to be tech titans.
81. Facebook, WhatsApp, and Your Privacy: What You Need to Know
Seated at computers in pods organized by work assignments, these hourly workers use special Facebook software to sift through millions of private messages
82. You're the Product, Dummy
Instead of a bastion of creativity , knowledge , and hope , the internet is becoming increasingly concentrated and a means for tech giants to extract your data.
83. Libra Investment Token: Crazy ROI
The main focus on Libra so far was the stablecoin - a digital currency pegged to a basket of underlying assets. If the pegging mechanism works as intended, Libra coin won't undergo any crazy crypto pumps & dumps. Holders of Libra coin probably won't face any bigger risk than holding cash. This of course also means they won't make any money on the coin.
84. Founder Interviews: Rousseau Kazi of Threads
What's your background?
85. How ChatGPT Can Help Identify the Target Audience for Google and Facebook Ad Campaigns
As an online entrepreneur, chatGPT can help identify your target audience for Facebook and Google ads campaigns. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to use chatGPT to identify your target audience online.
86. Mark Zuckerberg's "Building Global Community" Manifesto: Five Years Later
With Zuckerberg's manifesto about building a global community, what has been the fate of physical communities?
87. What We Know and Don't Know About the Coming Metaverse
The Metaverse is Coming, and it's time to get educated. How close we are to reaching the promised meta land, and what will the newly branded Meta change it?
88. Nothing Can Stop Bitcoin, Not Even Governments
In a nutshell, governments cannot take away your Bitcoin
89. How I Was Able to Motivate Myself To Start My First Side Project
So, what was it that made me stop paying attention to the lazy devil on my shoulder?
90. 'Why I don't eat out at restaurants, even as a millionaire' - TechLead
Ex-Google Tech Lead reveals the secret to why he doesn't enjoy eating out at restaurants, even as a multi-millionaire.
91. Can Facebook's Libra 2.0 Live Up To Its Promise?
When Facebook first introduced the concept of Libra, their first digital currency, it looked promising. They designed the currency to become global and utilized a digital ledger, or blockchain technology, just like any other cryptocurrency. Interestingly, unlike other cryptocurrencies, Libra would be backed by a ‘basket of currencies’, which would protect it from volatilities; the usual fluctuations that we see in a typical cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin.
92. Facebook’s Not-So-Happy Birthdays Offer New App Opportunity
Facebook, once king of the social media birthday, has fumbled: birthday posts are down 90%+. A new app promises to breathe life and happiness into birthdays.
93. 22 Tech Company News Pages
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