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Twitter to put a label on phone numbers of verified user profiles
New Delhi, Aug 20 Twitter is working on a new feature to put a label or tag on the phone numbers of verified user profiles, apart from the blue tick or badge the company places with the verified accounts. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong discovered this new feature that is ...WHO experts recommend 2nd Covid booster for vulnerable groups
Geneva, Aug 19 Countries should consider giving a second Covid-19 vaccine booster to the elderly, pregnant women, health workers, people with weaker immune systems and those at higher risk of severe disease, according to a team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO). Most Covid-19 vaccines consist of a ...Apple likely to be 1st to use TSMC’s 3nm chip process: Report
San Francisco, Aug 19 Tech giant Apple's 2022 MacBook Pros may pack new M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets made with TSMC's latest 3nm manufacturing process, media reports say. According to the Commercial Times, TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor contract manufacturer, has been steadily building out its 3nm production processes ...This Adidas headphone takes power from Sun, even bedroom lights
San Francisco, Aug 18 Adidas has unveiled a unique self-charging Bluetooth headphones with in-built solar cells into the recycled plastic headband, that converts all forms of natural and artificial light into battery life. The headphones are designed to endure the everyday challenges of an active lifestyle and it features up ...Apple releases software updates for iOS, iPadOS to fix 2 security bugs
San Francisco, Aug 18 Apple has released new software updates for iPhones, iPads and Macs to fix two security vulnerabilities known by the tech giant to be actively exploited by attackers. The two vulnerabilities were found in WebKit, the browser engine that powers Safari and other apps, and the kernel, ...Twitter employees sceptical about their future under Musk
San Francisco, June 18 Twitter employees are sceptical about their future after Elon Musk addressed them this week, saying they are doing their best to stay focused on work. The future of Twitter hangs in the balance and employees' reaction after the virtual meeting with Musk was "mostly negative," reports ...Now everyone can cross-post Reels from Instagram to FB
San Francisco, Aug 17 With an aim to enhance user experience, Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is rolling out new features and updates to Reels, including cross-posting from Instagram to Facebook. On the microblogging site Twitter, the photo-sharing platform's head Adam Mosseri announced the new Reels updates. ...India’s IT Secretary appointed to high-level UN internet panel
United Nations, Aug 16 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appointed India's Electronics and Information Technology Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma to a panel of eminent experts on internet governance.Internet pioneer Vint Cerf and Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Reesa were also appointed to the 10-member Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel, ...Some customers’ emails exposed in Mailchimp security breach: DigitalOcean
New Delhi, Aug 16 Cloud infrastructure provider DigitalOcean has admitted that some of its customers' personal information was exposed in a recent security incident disclosed by email marketing company Mailchimp.DigitalOcean's head of security Tyler Healy said in a blog post on Tuesday that On August 8, the company discovered that ...Meta expands Horizon Worlds metaverse to more European countries
San Francisco, Aug 16 Meta (formely Facebook) on Tuesday announced to expand its Horizon Worlds metaverse experience to more countries in Europe, for people aged 18 or older in France and Spain. Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that he looks forward to "seeing people explore and build immersive ...