TECHNOLOGY
New China-linked spyware targets Android users via fake Signal, Telegram apps
According to cybersecurity company ESET, the threat actors behind the malicious tool are the China-aligned APT group GREF.
Video viewership on X nearly doubled since last year: Musk
X CEO Linda Yaccarino also said that video streaming is up significantly compared to last year, as Musk aims to make his platform “the everything app”.
Shorts may 'cannibalise' YouTube’s long-form video biz: Report
According to a report in The Financial Times, citing veteran YouTube staff, the short-video platform Shorts “risks cannibalising its core business”.
Microsoft to remove WordPad in future release of Windows
As an alternative, Microsoft will recommend Word, its paid word processor that has always been far more powerful than WordPad, which has shipped with Windows since 1995.
Google turns 25, works hard to be part of generative AI economy
Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University in California.
Google Street View photo shows man carrying 'dead body' on bicycle, claim FB users
A user named Tami, shared a photo from 2019 that shows a man pushing a bicycle along Kent Street in Akron, Ohio. A long item appears to be wrapped in a grey tarp and tied to the bike at various points, reports the New York Post.
'Parineetii' completes 500 episodes, cast tell audience 'your presence is our driving force'
Anchoring the audience's attention with an impressive tale, the show has delved into the intricacies of marriage and friendship, bringing forth a tale of the intertwined destinies of Parineet (Anchal Sahu), Neetii (Tanvi Dogra), and Rajeev (Ankur Verma).
Poker, Rummy are games of skill: IIT Delhi
Professor Tapan K. Gandhi, Cadence Chair Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Automation along with his team recently conducted an extensive study affirming that Poker and Rummy are games of skill.
Elon Musk to only allow verified users to participate in polls on X
When writer-entrepreneur Brian Krassenstein posted that X has to make the option to only allow for blue checkmarks to participate in polls, Musk said it is coming soon. “We’re changing polls to allow votes only by verified users. That’s critical to avoid polls getting bot-spammed on controversial issues,” the billionaire said.
Sudan-based hackers shut down X for hours, asks Musk for Starlink
The hacking group, called Anonymous Sudan, attacked X and took it offline in more than a dozen countries, reports the BBC.
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