PUBG Mobile Emerges As Top Grossing Mobile Game Globally For January 2022
PUBG Mobile from Tencent has emerged as the top-grossing mobile game worldwide for January 2022 with approximately $237 million in player spending.
Facebook Renames Its News Feed To Just ‘Feed’
Meta has renamed the Facebook News Feed to just 'Feed'. The brand is making the change because the mention of 'news' in 'News Feed' was apparently confusing for some.
Apple May Launch 13-Inch M2 Macbook Pro Next Month
Apple is reportedly planning to launch its latest M2 Apple silicon processor in a refreshed 13-inch MacBook Pro model next month.
Three Men Sentenced For $2.7 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
Three men were sentenced this Monday in the Middle District of North Carolina for fraudulently seeking over $2.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...
Ukraine Hit By Massive Cyber Attack Amid Standoff With Russia
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has suffered a major cyberattack that prevented users from accessing its website, amid heightened tensions with Russia.
Instagram Now Lets Users Like Stories Without Sending DM
Meta-owned American photo and video sharing social networking service Instagram has announced a new feature called "Private Story Likes" that will change how users interact with other people's Stories.
Musk Donates Over $5 Billion Worth Of Tesla Shares To Unnamed Charity
Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk have donated more than $5 billion worth of Tesla shares to an unspecified charity in November 2021, as reported by Forbes.
Starlink Services Now Have 250k Users: Elon Musk
Starlink now has more than 2,50,000 users across 25 countries globally.
Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.6.4 With Security Improvements
Apple has released macOS 11.6.4 update to macOS Big Sur that contains security fixes, as well as a macOS Catalina Security Update.
Intel Acquiring Israeli Chip Maker Tower For $6 Billion
Intel is reportedly acquiring Israeli contract chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor for $6 billion.
Top Crypto Lender To Pay $100 Million Fine For Violating Securities Law
Popular crypto lender BlockFi will have to pay $100 million in penalties in the US for operating as an unregistered investment company.
US State Sues Meta Over Facebook Facial Recognition Tech
The US state of Texas has sued Meta for using its facial recognition technology without users' consent, seeking financial damages.
Indian Govt Bans 54 Chinese Apps Citing Security Concern
India has banned 54 apps it says are of Chinese origin, including Sea Ltd.’s marquee game Free Fire, citing security concerns, people with knowledge of the matter said, the latest instance of tensions between the two neighbors locked in a protracted border dispute.
Apple VR To Reportedly Offer Memoji FaceTime And SharePlay Experiences
Tech giant Apple is reportedly planning to launch its AR/VR headset sometime in late 2022 or 2023 and now a new report has claimed that the headset may take advantage of Memoji to provide a great FaceTime experience.
33 Critical Bugs Found In Wearable Devices For Remote Patient Monitoring
The most commonly used protocol for transferring data from wearable devices used for remote patient monitoring contained 33 vulnerabilities, including 19 "critical vulnerabilities" in 2021 alone, according to a report released on Monday.
Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability Patched In WordPress Statistics Plugin
This vulnerability made it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by appending them to an existing SQL query.
YouTube TV Bringing Picture-In-Picture To Its iOS App
YouTube TV is finally getting support for picture-in-picture (PiP) on iPhone and iPad.
Biden Allocates $5 Billion For EV Charging Network Amid China Threat
US President Joe Biden has announced a five-year, $5 billion plan to ramp up the nation's patchy EV charging network.
Google Releases First Android 13 Developer Preview
Tech giant Google has released the first developer preview of Android 13.
Americans Lost $547 Million To Romance Scams In 2021: FTC
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that Americans reported record high losses of $547 million to romance scams in 2021, up almost 80% compared to 2020 and over six times compared to losses reported in 2017.
