Category: Tech

Mon 13 March 2023: HP is once again blocking users from using third-party ink cartridges in HP printers. People have grown increasingly frustrated with HPHewlett-Packard (HP) as it has used firmware updates to prevent the use of non-HP ink cartridges in its printers. The reason given by the company was security. People reported the problem […]

Mon 13 March 2023: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US has warned that threat actors are now using fake rewards in so-called “play-to-earn” mobile and online games to steal millions worth of cryptocurrency. According to BleepingComputer, they do this by using specially designed game apps that offer enormous cash rewards directly proportional […]

Sun 12 March 2023: If the upcoming Online Safety Bill requires WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, to weaken its end-to-end encryption for users, WhatsApp has threatened to leave the UK market. According to Wired, WhatsApp Head Will Cathcart slammed the legislation as the most alarming set of online regulations in the western world during […]

Sat 11 March 2023: In an effort to oust Twitter as the global “digital town square,” Meta Platforms Inc. is considering plans to release a new social media application. “We’re exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates. We believe there’s an opportunity for a separate space where creators and public figures can […]

Fri 10 March 2023: NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office says it has been tracking a new asteroid dubbed 2023 DW that has “a very small chance” of affecting Earth on Valentine’s Day in 2046. According to projections by the European Space Agency, the asteroid has a one in 625 chance of colliding with Earth, while NASA’s Jet Propulsion […]

Fri 10 March 2023: Google-owned YouTube has announced that the “Overlay ads” ad format will no longer appear on YouTube, starting from April 6. “Starting on April 6th, 2023, the ‘Overlay ads’ ad format will no longer appear on YouTube to help improve the viewer experience and shift engagement to higher performing ad formats on […]

Thu 09 March 2023: WhatsApp, owned by Meta, is rolling out a new “Push name within the chat list” feature on iOS beta. When a message is received from an unknown group member, beta testers will now see push names instead of phone numbers in the chat list, according to WABetainfo. This feature will make […]

Thu 09 March 2023: Chinese short-video making app TikTok has introduced paywalled content where creators will be able to put premium content behind paywalls for their viewers to purchase. Creators will be able to set their rates from $1 to $190, and their viewers can buy access using direct in-video links or from the creator’s […]

Thu 09 March 2023: Hybrid solar eclipse 2023: A hybrid solar eclipse will happen next month. It will take place on April 20, astronomers are calling it Ningaloo solar eclipse Due to its hybrid character, the solar eclipse will combine an annular eclipse with a total solar eclipse. Only one more solar eclipse will be visible […]