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There is a new for parents to use their iPhone X’s Face ID feature. iOS 11.3 would allow parents to approve purchases by their children. Unlimited or unrestricted access and use of mobile phones can be worrisome for parents. Kids can make purchases. However, Apple has come up with a …

Sales and income figures of Amazon for the last three months of 2017 are out. The last quarter of 2017 turned out to be a much profitable period for Amazon after it reported net income of $1.9 billion for the fourth quarter. 4th Quarter Financial Report In a press release …

It was a sad Thursday for at least two dozen employees of Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. Snap has laid off 24 employees, mostly from eight content teams, according to sources at the six-year-old company who talked to Cheddar. A Snap spokesperson confirmed the layoffs but did not comment any …

Brit & Co has conducted a reorganization this month as “part of an effort to make operations more efficient.” But the women’s lifestyle and digital media company did not comment on the number of employees laid off when TechCrunch asked about it. (Read: The Rise of the Feminist-Adjacent Startup) TechCrunch …

There are those of us who’d multi-task to get as much work done as possible in a day. While most work organizations favor multi-tasking, studies have shown that it can actually reduce productivity by as much as 40 percent. (Read: Want to Be More Productive? Stop Multi-Tasking) Forbes contributor Lisa …

Instagram users would be delighted to know that they can now share a live video as a direct message. The photo and video-sharing site announced the rollout of the new function in a blog post on Thursday. How It Works When a user goes live, he or she just taps …

Uber has appointed Barney Harford, former chief executive of online travel site Orbitz, as the ride-hailing company’s chief operating officer (COO). In an announcement, Uber said Harford would “oversee Uber’s global operations, marketing and customer support teams for our ridesharing and delivery businesses,” said Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Search Mashable …

Dropbox has announced that former Nike chief financial officer (CFO) Don Blair is now a member of the company’s board of directors. In a statement on its website, the file syncing platform said Blair “brings more than three decades of financial and management expertise on a global scale.” Blair would …

The ongoing hearing on the $1.86-billion lawsuit filed by Waymo against ride-hailing giant Uber has taken a dramatic turn. Richard Jacobs, who used to be Uber’s manager of global intelligence, accused his former employer of allegedly engaging in corporate espionage, stealing trade secrets, bribing foreign officials and other unlawful acts. …

8i – a startup that produces holographic images of individuals, including celebrities – is cutting its workforce by half, according to a Variety report. (Read: Holographic Capture Startup 8i Plans to Lay off Half of Its Staff) The Variety report said 30 of the 70 full-time personnel would be retrenched. …