Youtube Removes Parent Video Testing Tesla’s FSD Against Own Kids
YouTube has removed a video that showed a parent experimenting with Tesla’s full self-driving (FSD) capabilities against his own kids walking across or standing on the road. The video showed Tesla owner and investor, Tad Park, testing FSD features with his kids. During the video,...
Mark Zuckerberg Releases His New Digital Avatar After Facing Memes
Mark Zuckerberg has posted new screenshots on Facebook and Instagram, showing off a more life-like version of himself. Earlier this week, Zuckerberg posted a screenshot of his digital avatar standing in front of the Eiffel Tower, as the company expanded its Horizon World’s metaverse experience...
TikTok In-App Browser On iOS May Monitor Your Keystrokes And Taps
TikTok may be monitoring all keyboard inputs and taps via its in-app browser on iOS, an independent cyber-security researcher has warned. Felix Krause, Founder of Fastlane which was acquired by Google, said that when the user opens any link on the TikTok iOS app, it’s...
Twitter To Put A Label On Phone Numbers Of Verified User Profiles
The microblogging site Twitter is working on a new feature to put a label or tag on the phone numbers of verified user profiles, apart from the blue tick or badge the company places with the verified accounts. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong discovered this...
How To Stay Safe From Shoulder Surfing
Shoulder surfing is when someone watches and memorizes your sensitive information as you enter it on a device. Once they’ve acquired your passwords or worse, they can try to use that knowledge to gain access to your online accounts or money. Not all shoulder surfing...
Facebook Sees Over 25% Drop In Monthly Users In South Korea
Facebook has seen an over 25 percent decline in the number of monthly active users (MAU) in South Korea across the past two years, an industry analysis report showed on Friday. The South Korean MAU tally for Facebook (operated by Meta) reached 11.09 million as...
Google To Reduce ‘Low-Quality, Unoriginal’ Content In Search Results
Tech giant Google is rolling out new updates to cut low-quality and unoriginal content in Search results, making it easier for people to find helpful content. A search ranking update called the “Helpful Content Update” will start rolling out globally to English language users on...
Instagram & Youtube Start Discouraging Users From Sharing Videos To Tiktok
Meta-owned Instagram and Google-owned YouTube have introduced new features to discourage their short-video app users from cross-platform sharing. According to reports, when trying to download an edited clip to an iPhone in Instagram Reels, the audio from the clip just disappeared. “It means if you...
Apple Adds Two New Top Charts For Podcasts
Apple Podcasts is introducing two new charts — Top Subscriber Shows and Top Subscriber Channels –Ato showcases popular paid shows. The new charts are available in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia on iPhone, iPad, and Mac for listeners on iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6, and...
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...
