Twitter Avoiding Sharing Information On Bot Accounts: Musk
Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday said that Twitter is avoiding sharing information on the actual number of bot and spam accounts on his platform, as his leadership team sought documents from advertising technology firms working for the micro-blogging platform. His legal team subpoenaed two ad...
Apple Releases Software Updates For iOS & iPadOS To Fix Two Security Vulnerabilities
Apple has released new software updates for iPhones, iPads, and Macs to fix two security vulnerabilities known by the tech giant to be actively exploited by attackers. The two vulnerabilities were found in WebKit, the browser engine that powers Safari and other apps, and the...
Defendant In ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Sentenced For Rico Conspiracy Targeting Elderly Americans
A California man was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for his participation in a large-scale “grandparent scam.” According to court documents, Jack Owuor, 25, of Paramount, California, was part of a network of individuals who, through extortion and fraud, induced elderly Americans across...
Netflix’s Ad-Supported Plan Likely To Block Offline Viewing
Video streaming giant Netflix’s upcoming ad-supported tier is unlikely to make the platform’s offline viewing feature available to members on this low-end tier of the service. According to TechCrunch, this discovery came about when developer Steve Moser found code within the Netflix iPhone app that...
Reddit’s Upcoming Developer Platform To Help Create Programs And Apps
Reddit has announced that it is opening up a waitlist for its developer platform, a suite of developer tools and resources, that will empower developers whose contributions will support users and over 100,000 active communities on the platform. Currently, third-party developers on Reddit operate primarily...
Apple Set To Launch New iPhones And Watch Series 8 In Early September
Apple is set to hold its iPhone 14 event in early September that will unveil next-generation iPhones, Watch Series 8, and other products and services. According to reports, the iPhone 14 launch date can be September 7. Apple generally organizes its annual mega event around...
Elon Musk Says He Was Joking About Buying Manchester United
Elon Musk said early on Wednesday that he was joking when he tweeted hours previously that he was going to buy currently struggling English football club Manchester United Plc. “No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams,” Musk posted...
Now Everyone Can Cross-Post Reels From Instagram To Facebook
Meta-owned American photo and video sharing social networking service Instagram announced that it is rolling out new features and updates to Reels, including cross-posting from Instagram to Facebook. On the microblogging site Twitter, the photo-sharing platform’s head Adam Mosseri announced the new Reels updates. “We...
Elon Musk Says Buying British Football Club Manchester United
Elon Musk on Wednesday announced on Twitter that he is buying British football club Manchester United. Musk, however, did not disclose the sum he is paying for acquiring the legendary football team. Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17,...
Whatsapp Now Has Native Standalone App On Windows
Meta-owned WhatsApp‘s new app on Windows no longer requires users to link their phones to send, receive, and sync messages. According to The Verge, an update on WhatsApp’s site revealed the refreshed Windows app is out of beta and available to download on the Microsoft...
Google Adds AI-Language Skills To Alphabet’s Helper Robots
Google’s parent company Alphabet is bringing together two of its most ambitious research projects — robotics and AI language understanding — to make a “helper robot” that can understand natural language commands. According to The Verge, since 2019, Alphabet has been developing robots that can...
New Mailchimp Breach Exposed DigitalOcean Customer Email Addresses
DigitalOcean is warning customers that a recent MailChimp security breach exposed the email addresses of some customers. The company says they first learned of the breach after MailChimp disabled their account without warning on August 8th. DigitalOcean used this MailChimp account to send email confirmations,...
FBI Announces Results Of Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation
The FBI, working with its state and local partners for two weeks in August, identified and located 84 minor victims of child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation offenses and located 37 actively missing children during a nationwide enforcement campaign, dubbed “Operation Cross Country.” “The...
Asymptomatic Infection Concerning In Monkeypox Outbreak: Study
French researchers have detected the monkeypox virus in anal samples from asymptomatic men who have sex with men, raising the possibility of asymptomatic infection as yet another cause for concern in the current viral outbreak. The latest monkeypox virus outbreak, which emerged in May, majorly...
Apple Threatens To Sack Hardware Engineer Over Viral Tiktok Video: Report
Apple has reportedly threatened to sack a hardware engineer after it was found that she posted a video on the Chinese short-form video app TikTok with basic iPhone security tips. According to a report in The Verge, Apple employee Paris Campbell said she was told...
Android 13 Rolled Out With New Features For Pixel Devices
Google has started rolling out Android 13 with many new features, including improved privacy controls, language settings, and more, starting with Pixel devices. Google said Android 13 will roll out to Samsung Galaxy, ASUS, HMD (Nokia phones), iQOO, Motorola, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno,...
Galaxy Digital Terminates $1.2 Billion Acquisition Of Crypto Firm BitGo
Financial services and investment management firm Galaxy Digital on Monday announced it has terminated the $1.2 billion acquisition of digital asset trust company BitGo as it failed to provide audited financial statements for the year 2021. The proposed acquisition was the global crypto industry’s first...
UK Becomes First Country To Approve New Vaccine Targeting Omicron
The UK has become the first country to approve a new Covid jab specifically targeting the Omicron variant, Daily Mirror reported.
Snapchat+ Users Can Now Get Noticed By Celebrities
Snap has announced that its premium service Snapchat+ has reached 1 million subscribers and the platform has begun rolling out new features to allow users to customize their experience. The company said that as part of users’ subscriptions, they can now access even more exclusive...
New Spotify Premium Users To Get 3 Months Of Free Service
Spotify has started offering three free months of service for new Premium users. The three-month offer is available for new individual and student subscribers, while new Spotify Duo and family subscribers can receive one free month. The offer is not available to former Premium members,...
