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WhatsApp users can now enjoy more privacy and control over their calls with a new feature that lets them mute calls from strangers. The chat app, which has more than 2.40 billion users worldwide, decided to launch this feature after receiving many complaints about spam calls from its customers. The new feature was announced by
June 21, 2023
Kairan Quazi, a 14-year-old prodigy who graduated from college at 11, has landed a job as a software engineer at SpaceX. He will be working on the Starlink project, which aims to provide high-speed, low-latency internet access to remote and rural areas around the world using a constellation of thousands of satellites in low Earth
June 13, 2023
Reddit users and moderators are outraged by the company’s new API policy, which will impose hefty fees on third-party apps that access its data. The policy has triggered a massive protest, with more than 7,000 subreddits going private and blocking public access. The API policy, announced in April 2023, will charge third-party apps $0.24 per
June 12, 2023
Apple has finally revealed its long-awaited mixed reality headset, called Vision Pro, at its WWDC 2023 event. The device combines augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to create immersive experiences that blend digital content with the real world. The Vision Pro is Apple’s first major hardware innovation since the Apple Watch in 2015. It
June 6, 2023
ChatGPT, the AI chatbot powered by a state-of-the-art language model from OpenAI, has finally made its way to the mobile world with a new app on the iOS App Store. OpenAI also says that an Android app for ChatGPT is coming “soon.” ChatGPT is a simple way to experience what AI can do for users.
May 19, 2023
Google wants to replace third-party cookies with a more privacy-friendly alternative, letting users control their interests and grouping them into cohorts based on similar browsing habits. This is a big shift for the online advertising industry, and it’s getting closer to reality after years of discussion and experimentation. Google announced today that it will start
May 19, 2023
Meta Platforms announced on Thursday that it was working on new initiatives to make its data centers more capable of supporting artificial intelligence tasks, including a custom-made chip “family” that it said it was creating in-house. The company that owns Facebook and Instagram said in a series of blog posts that it developed a first-generation
May 19, 2023
Google has agreed to pay $39.9 million (about Rs. 330 crore) to Washington state to settle a lawsuit that accused the tech giant of misleading users about how it tracked and used their personal data. The lawsuit, filed by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, claimed that Google violated users’ privacy by collecting and profiting from
May 19, 2023
Xbox’s first big tentpole exclusive of the year, Redfall, was released on May 2 to largely negative reviews that criticised the game over its technical and creative failings. Arkane Austin’s first-person looter shooter is currently sitting at an underwhelming overall rating of 61 on OpenCritic. In response to this backlash from fans, Xbox chief Phil
May 5, 2023
The Google Pixel 7a is expected to be unveiled at the Google I/O 2023 event. According to a report, the phone’s price has been leaked along with other details. The leaked price of the Pixel 7a suggests a slight increase from its predecessor, the Pixel 6a Google is set to launch its latest smartphone, the
May 5, 2023
Discord is making some major changes that will affect its users. The popular app that has become the backbone for most gaming communities will soon require users to update their usernames. The new usernames will allow for names made from characters chosen from the a-z alphabet, numbers 0-9, an underscore (_), and a period. The
May 4, 2023
Windows Autopatch introduces new features and controls in May 2023 preview In a new blog post, Microsoft announced the latest public preview of Windows Autopatch, its service that automatically updates Windows devices. The May 2023 preview is the most significant one since the launch of Autopatch in April 2022, according to Lior Bela , CPA,
May 2, 2023
Microsoft has launched a new Friend Referral program for Xbox Game Pass, which allows subscribers to invite up to five friends to try PC Game Pass for free for 14 days. The program is available to both Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers, and invites can be sent via Xbox consoles or
May 2, 2023