Category: Tech

Thu 03 October 2019: A security bug has been found in Facebook-owned instant messenger WhatsApp that could let attackers to obtain access to a device and steal data by sending a malicious GIF file. The danger stems from a double-free bug in WhatsApp, according to a researcher going by the nickname Awakened, The Next Web […]

Tue 01 October 2019: iPhone users who have not upgraded to a new version of the operating system for long — there is one more reason to do so. If WhatsApp is currently active on your iOS 8 device, you will be able to use it only until February 1, 2020, according to an update […]

Tue 01 October 2019: Twitter on Monday said it is rolling out a filter that will hide away unwanted direct messages, providing a new tool to stymie abuse. Twitter users who receive direct messages from people they don’t follow on the platform will be able to have such missives automatically routed to a secondary folder. […]

Mon 30 September 2019: Space X founder Elon Musk on Sunday unveiled a prototype of his Starship rocket which he said could transport people to the Moon, Mars and beyond. “The critical breakthrough that’s needed for us to become a space-faring civilization is to make space travel like air travel,” he told space enthusiasts and […]

Thu 26 September 2019: Google said Wednesday it was stepping up efforts to battle “deepfakes” by releasing new data to help researchers detect videos manipulated by artificial intelligence. The tech giant is releasing “a large dataset of visual deepfakes we’ve produced” that can be used as benchmarks to determine if a video has been altered. […]

Tue 24 September 2019: Gmail is bringing dark mode to its iOS and Android apps. Google sent out a tweet Tuesday morning that I think is trying to spell out the “Imperial March” from Star Wars. It shows us what “Dark Theme” will look like and, hell yeah, it looks pretty good. Dah dah dah dum da […]

Sat 21 September 2019: Facebook said on Friday it suspended “tens of thousands” of apps on its platform as a result of its review on privacy practices launched following the scandal involving Cambridge Analytica. The review was launched in 2018 after revelations that the political consultancy hijacked personal data on millions of Facebook users and […]

Wed 18 September 2019: Publishers will have more tools to use with its Watch Party and Creator Studio options Aimed at video creators and publishers, Facebook has announced some new features to its video capabilities and now publishers will have more tools to use with its Watch Party and Creator Studio tools. The social networking […]

Fri 13 September 2019: Facebook is trying to coax “news deserts” into bloom with the second major expansion of a tool that exposes people to more local news and information. But the social network confesses that it still has a lot to learn. The social media giant said Thursday it is expanding its “Today In” […]

Thu 05 September 2019: Korean tech giant Samsung will launch its hotly anticipated first foldable smartphone on Friday, months after faulty screens forced an embarrassing delay of its release. The world’s largest smartphone maker spent nearly eight years developing the Galaxy Fold, but had to postpone its launch on April 26 after reviewers reported screen […]