‘HATEFUL’ TWEETS WILL BE LABELED BY TWITTER, MAKING THEM LESS TO DISCOVERABLE

Wed 19 Apr 2023: Twitter has stated that it will put publicly visible labels to messages detected as potentially breaking its regulations, informing users that their visibility has been curtailed. Tweets that breach the company’s regulations are periodically restricted by making them harder to discover or visible to fewer people. The new labels will make […]

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MUSK TO LAUNCH “TRUTHGPT” TO COMPETE WITH OPENAI CHATBOT

Tue 18 Apr 2023: Billionaire Elon Musk said he will launch an artificial intelligence, which he calls “TruthGPT,” in an apparent challenge to ChatGPT, the popular chatbot from OpenAI. “I’m going to start something which I call ‘TruthGPT,’ or a maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe,” Musk said in […]

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WHATSAPP CHIEF SLAMS UK LAW PROPOSING TO CRIMINALIZE END-TO-END ENCRYPTION

Tue 18 Apr 2023: WhatsApp’s head, Will Cathcart, has penned an open letter against the controversial Online Safety Bill. In the letter, Mr Cathcart has addressed the risks that the Online Safety Bill poses to everyone’s privacy and safety. In the letter, he urged the government to protect privacy rights and it highlighted the importance of […]

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ISRAELI SPYWARE FIRM THAT TARGETS JOURNALISTS AND POLITICIANS IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE DOWN

Mon 17 Apr 2023: A new Israeli spyware, revealed last week for targeting journalists and opposition politicians in several countries is shutting down, reported The Times of Israel. QuaDream, founded by a former Israeli military official and former veteran employee of the NSO company, has been struggling with financial issues in recent months, but suffered a […]

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WHATSAPP NEW FEATURE ALLOWS USERS TO ADD DESCRIPTIONS TO FORWARDED POSTS

Mon 17 Apr 2023:  A new feature that lets users add descriptions to transmitted photographs, videos, GIFs, and documents on Android has been made accessible by Meta-owned WhatsApp and is currently being tested by a select group of users. This function may be useful if the image’s current caption is inaccurate or if you want […]

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CHINA UNVEILS ELECTROMAGNETIC RIOT CONTROL GUN THAT FIRES COIN-SHAPED BULLETS

Mon 17 Apr 2023: South China Morning Post (SCMP), citing a program aired on the state broadcaster CCTV on March 28, said on Sunday that China had introduced a new electromagnetic pistol intended to quell riots. According to the allegations, the rifle shoots coins-shaped projectiles, which could lessen the possibility of deadly injuries. The authorities […]

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EVERY SIX MINUTES A CELL PHONE IS STOLEN IN LONDON, REPORT

Pedestrians looking at mobile phones have caused hundreds of traffic accidents in the City of London since 2013  (Getty) Sat 15 Apr 2023: An average of 248 cell phones are stolen in London each day, with the Metropolitan Police proving completely unsuccessful at recovering the stolen gadgets, RT reported. According to BBC statistics, more than […]

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HOW OFTEN YOU SHOULD RESTART YOUR PHONE? AND WHY IT IS BENEFICIAL?

Sat 15 Apr 2023: In this article, you will find the answer to this interesting question. Let’s first discuss why different gadgets need a restarting function at all, before proceeding further to the question of how often should you apply this beneficial procedure to your phone. Why do gadgets need restarting function? Is it really […]

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