Meta Building A Twitter-Like Social Media App
Meta is reportedly building a dedicated Twitter-like social media application for people to post text-based updates.
Microsoft Word Gets ‘Paste Text Only’ Shortcut
Microsoft has added a "Paste Text Only" keyboard shortcut to Word that allows users to paste plain text, which is available for Windows and Mac.
WhatsApp Says Will Leave UK Market If Forced To Stop E2EE
WhatsApp has said it will leave the UK market if forced to weaken its end-to-end encryption for users under the upcoming Online Safety Bill.
Meta To End Reels Play Bonus Program On Instagram And Facebook
Meta will be ending its "Reels Play bonus programme" on both Instagram and Facebook for creators in the US, the media reported.
Chinese Firm To Supply Apple HomePod’s 7-Inch Panel: Report
Apple will reportedly unveil a redesigned HomePod featuring a 7-inch panel in the first half of next year, with the Chinese firm as the exclusive panel supplier.
ChatGPT Now Available In Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service For Preview
Microsoft has announced that OpenAI's ChatGPT is now available in Azure OpenAI service for preview.
Google Ends Its ‘Chrome Cleanup Tool’ With Latest Update
Google has announced that starting with the Chrome 111 update, it has turned down its "Chrome Cleanup Tool", an application distributed to Chrome users on Windows to help find and remove unwanted software (UwS).
Reddit To Shut Its Clubhouse Clone ‘Talk’
Online discussion forum Reddit has announced the shutdown of its live audio product "Talk" in the coming weeks.
Cyber-Security Firm Acronis Denies Hacking, Says 1 Customer’s Data Leaked (Ld)
Global cyber protection company Acronis on Friday said the data of a single customer was leaked due to a "password compromise".
40 OneWeb Satellites Launched, Total Reaches 582
The UK-based satellite communications company Network Access Associated Ltd (OneWeb) on Friday said 40 of its satellites were successfully launched by SpaceX from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Akamai Mitigates Record DDoS Attack in Asia-Pacific
Akamai has mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever launched against a Prolexic customer based in Asia-Pacific (APAC), with attack traffic peaking at 900.1 gigabits per second and 158.2 million packets per second.
Russia Releases Trailer For First Feature Film Shot In Space
Russia has released a trailer for the first-ever feature film to be shot in space.
Former Goldman Sachs Investment Banker Sentenced in $2.7B Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
A former managing director of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Goldman Sachs) was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in a multibillion-dollar bribery and money laundering scheme involving Malaysia’s state-owned investment and development fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
US Seizes Netwire RAT Malware Infrastructure And Arrests Croatian National
An international law enforcement operation involving the FBI and police agencies worldwide has seized an internet domain, worldwiredlabs.com, that was selling malicious software criminals used to steal data from and take control of victims' computers.
ISS Fires Thrusters To Dodge Collision With Satellite: Nasa
The International Space Station was forced to fire thrusters to dodge a collision with a satellite, NASA has said.
Netflix’s New Feature Lets TV Users Customise Subtitles, Closed Captions
Netflix is globally rolling out a new feature for its TV users which gives them the option to customize the size and style of subtitles and closed captions.
Steering Wheels Falls Off While Driving New Tesla Model Y, Probe Begins
Tesla is facing a preliminary probe by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) into 120,000 Model Y cars (2023 models) as reports surfaced about steering wheels dangerously falling off while driving.
Instagram Back After Major Global Outage
Meta-owned American photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram on Thursday said that it has fixed the "technical issue" because of which users were facing trouble accessing the platform.
WhatsApp Rolling Out ‘Push Name Within Chat List’ Feature On iOS Beta
WhatsApp is rolling out a new "Push name within the chat list" feature in the iOS beta.
VPN Access Expanding To All Google One Members
Google has announced that it is expanding its VPN access to all Google One members, including members with the Basic plan that starts at $1.99 per month.
