WHATSAPP NOW ALLOWS SECURE CHAT TRANSFER BETWEEN DEVICES USING QR CODE

Sat 01 July 2023: Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, unveiled a new function for WhatsApp, the platform’s instant messaging application, on Friday. The CEO of Meta claims that customers will now be able to easily and securely move their chat history between devices. Currently, the transfer can only occur if both devices are running […]

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HIGH-QUALITY VIDEO SENDING FEATURE NOW AVAILABLE ON WHATSAPP FOR ANDROID BETA USERS

Fri 30 June 2023: Users will soon be able to send high-definition videos using a new feature being rolled out by Meta-owned messaging service WhatsApp for Android beta. According to WABetaInfo, beta users will notice a new button in the drawing editor that will enable them to send high-quality videos. While this feature preserves video […]

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DIGITAL DEMENTIA: OVERLOOKED EPIDEMIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Mon 26 June 2023: In recent years, whether consciously or unconsciously, our lives have become deeply intertwined with the digital realm. Technology assists us in finding addresses, recalling phone numbers, carrying out calculations, and fulfilling various daily tasks. However, this reliance on electronic devices has sparked debates, particularly regarding their potential impact on our cognitive […]

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BLUESKY, JACK DORSEY’S TWITTER RIVAL WORKING ON USER LISTS, REPLY CONTROLS TOOLS

Mon 26 June 2023: Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter rival Bluesky has put up several ideas for new safety and moderation tools, including reply limits and user lists, on which the company is currently working. The company also introduced labeling, moderation controls, and hashtags in addition to user lists and reply features. While labeling and moderation controls […]

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TOYOTA TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO DESIGN FUTURE VEHICLES

Sun 25 June 2023: Japanese automotive giant Toyota has started to research AI-based car design using the generative artificial intelligence technique developed by the Toyota Research Institute (TRI). The company said that designers can leverage publicly available text-to-image generative AI tools as an early step in their creative process. Using TRI’s new technique, designers can […]

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN PREDICT POLITICAL VIEWS USING FACIAL ANALYSIS, RAISING PRIVACY CONCERNS

Fri 23 June 2023: AI keeps expanding the horizons of what was previously thought to be possible. It has drawn much attention due to its amazing prediction abilities. The technology has showed an incredible capacity to analyze large volumes of data and produce precise forecasts, from anticipating stock market movements to diagnosing diseases. Recent research […]

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“SEND ME THE LOCATION” ZUCKERBERG RESPONDS TO MUSK’S CAGE FIGHT CHALLENGE

Fri 23 June 2023: After months of online banter between the two tech giants, Elon Musk has challenged Mark Zuckerberg to a “cage match.” Zuckerberg has accepted the challenge. Following the announcement of Zuckerberg’s plans to create a text-based social media network to compete with Twitter on his Meta-owned Instagram, Musk, the owner of Twitter, […]

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AUSTRALIA GIVES TWITTER 28 DAYS TO DEAL WITH ‘INEXCUSABLY HIGH’ ONLINE HATE

Thu 22 June 2023: Twitter has been given 28 days to remove “toxicity and hate” from its platform or face a fine from Australia’s internet safety agency. Since Elon Musk, one of the richest people in the world and a self-described “free speech absolutist,” gained control of it last year, Twitter has emerged as the […]

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WATCH: NEOM, VOLOCOPTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE FIRST AIR TAXI TEST FLIGHT IN SAUDI ARABIA

Thu 22 June 2023: In Neom, Saudi Arabia, test flights for air taxis were completed successfully, it was announced on Wednesday. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, an eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft has never before been granted a special flight authorization or conducted test flights. The flight test campaign lasted over a […]

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