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Facebook Messenger has been updated to offer improved functionality in its Secret Conversations feature, which offers users end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) communication. The Meta-owned service will now inform users of screenshots taken inside Secret Conversations, which now support content in regular conversations such as message reactions, GIFs, and stickers. Users will also be able to swipe

European Union regulators have approved Facebook parent Meta’s purchase of customer service startup Kustomer, after the social network made concessions to ease concerns the deal would squeeze out rivals. The EU Commission’s decision Thursday following an in-depth investigation clears an obstacle for the deal, which has been facing scrutiny from multiple European watchdogs over fears

WhatsApp has been spotted testing, developing, and rolling out new features for its app on smartphones and Windows devices. As per a report, WhatsApp for Android is currently beta testing the ability to restore group chats if they have been mistakenly disabled by the messaging app. Another report mentions that the instant messaging service is

WhatsApp beta for Android was reportedly crashing for users on two builds. The instant messaging app from Meta has released a fix for the bug that caused it to crash, as per another report. Users of WhatsApp faced an unknown error when opening the app or while sending media. The new build does not provide

Whatsapp’s chief has recently revealed that they are in favour of releasing an iPad app. “People have wanted an iPad app for a long time,” Will Cathcart, the head of WhatsApp at its parent company Meta, told The Verge during an interview this week. “We’d love to do it,” Cathcart added. Like Instagram for the

Elon Musk offered $5,000 (roughly Rs. 3.75 lakh) to a tech-savvy teenager to stop tracking his private jet due to concerns about his personal safety. The teenager, a college student, was keeping tabs on the Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s private jet and that of several high-profile figures using publicly available data. Musk reached out to

A top German security official said Wednesday that his agency has created a task force to investigate individuals suspected of using Telegram to commit crimes, amid growing concerns that the messaging app is becoming a “medium for radicalisation.” Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office warned that the app is being used to target politicians, scientists, and

Warner Music Group (WMG) has struck its first deal in the metaverse sector with The Sandbox in order to keep pace with up-and-coming trends in the digital entertainment industry. WMG is one of the largest music publishers in the world, which parents music labels such as Reprise Records and Atlantic Records. The Sandbox, on the

YouTube is exploring features for its video creators to capitalise on non-fungible tokens, its chief executive officer said on Tuesday, becoming the latest tech company to tap into a digital collectibles craze that has exploded in the past year. “We’re always focused on expanding the YouTube ecosystem to help creators capitalise on emerging technologies, including

Snap has globally launched a new shopping user experience, Catalogue-powered Shopping Lenses. These Shopping Lenses offer the Snapchat generation a fast and easy way of purchasing and trying on multiple products within a seamless AR experience. These Lenses are programmed to perfectly outline the Snapchatters face, body, and world. The AR products are automatically personalised

Reddit is reportedly planning to add a feature that will let its users showcase their non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as profile pictures. This feature will be similar to the one Twitter introduced earlier this month. However, details about Reddit’s NFT profile picture feature are yet to be decided, as per the report. Last year, Reddit also

Facebook’s parent company Meta on Monday said it has created what it believes is among the fastest artificial intelligence supercomputers running today. The social media giant said it hopes the machine will help lay the groundwork for its building of the metaverse, a virtual reality construct intended to supplant the Internet as we know it

WhatsApp is seen developing a new section called “Community Home” where it would list all groups linked to a certain community and help users manage their groups. The change has not yet been made available to the public. However, it has been suggested through a new WhatsApp for Android beta version. WhatsApp Community has appeared

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on Tuesday launched a month-long “clean cyberspace” campaign, which it said would target online abuse, “chaos” in celebrity fan groups and “money worship”, among other issues. CAC made the announcement on its official WeChat account on Tuesday, saying that it would closely look at content platforms and advertisements as

Snapchat India has introduced new lenses, geofilters, stickers, Bitmojis, Bitmoji geofilters, and hyperlocal geofilters to mark India’s 73rd Republic Day celebration. You can find more details about the new lenses and filters below. Snap also says that it will run an influencer campaign with creators from all over the country in order to encourage the

​​WhatsApp for iOS has been updated with the ability to let you pause and resume while recording voice messages. This comes as an extension to the recently introduced voice message preview feature that allows users to review their voice message recordings before sending them to contacts. The updated WhatsApp also brings support for Focus mode

Indians seem to be warming up to the up and coming “metaverse” space, which is a blockchain-supported fully functional virtual universe. As India gears up to ring in its 73rd Republic Day on January 26, celebrated Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi announced a special performance in the metaverse to mark the special occasion. With this, the

The official Twitter handle of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was hacked late Saturday and fully restored by Sunday evening, officials said. The cyberattack at the handle ‘@NDRFHQ‘ took place around 10:45pm on Saturday with some random messages being posted and the display name and photo being changed. NDRF Director General (DG) Atul Karwal