Category: IT NEWS & UPDATES

Twitch has announced that it will soon let streamers block banned users from watching their streams.

The background-checking tool used by Tinder's parent company Match Group to offer a safety feature for its users is shutting down.

Instagram is working on a feature that will allow users to create audio notes.

Global quantum computing is expected to grow from $1.1 billion in 2022 to $7.6 billion in 2027, a new report has said.

Instagram head Adam Mosseri has announced that Threads is rolling out a new "Reposts" tab on profiles and adding reposts to the Following feed.

X on Friday officially placed the social media dashboard application for management, XPro (formerly known as TweetDeck), behind the paywall.

Spotify is reportedly losing $38 million a year because of its white noise problem.

Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced that WhatsApp users can now send photos in HD quality.

Elon Musk on Thursday said he will soon take action on shadow-banning accounts on his platform. Musk also apologized for the delay in implementing the changes to stop shadowbanning.

Opera has announced that its AI assistant 'Aria' is now available for all users of the Opera browser for iOS.

Bluesky has announced that it is rolling out new features, including a self-labeling feature for posts, a new dedicated media tab, and more.

Google has introduced a new feature for Chrome that will alert users when an extension that they have installed is no longer in the Web Store.

X will soon gain a "timestamp tagging" feature for videos.

PayPal will temporarily suspend the ability for UK customers to buy cryptocurrencies on its platform from October 1, 2023, as it works to comply with new regulations from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

New York City has banned the use of TikTok on government-owned devices due to security concerns. The ban, which was announced on Wednesday, applies to all city agencies, including the police department, fire department, and the mayor's office.

Chip maker Intel to pay $353 million as a fine to Tower Semiconductor as the company on Wednesday announced to terminate its previously disclosed agreement to acquire Tower due to the inability to obtain in a timely manner the regulatory approvals required under the merger agreement.

YouTube has introduced a new 'Samples' tab for the music streaming service 'YouTube Music', which will help users to find new music.

Xbox has introduced a new enforcement strike system that educates players about enforcement severity, the cumulative effect of multiple enforcements, and the total impact on their standing.

X has started rolling out a new feature that will allow paid users to highlight some of their posts via a new 'Highlights' tab.

Microsoft-owned OpenAI is using its large language models like GPT-4 "to build a content moderation system that is scalable, consistent and customizable".