TECHNOLOGY
WhatsApp to let users connect to 2 Android devices with same account
Currently, the feature is only available to WhatsApp's beta testers. According to Android Authority, the new feature will let users link their WhatsApp account from their smartphone to the platform's Android tablet app, which means there will be no need to create a separate WhatsApp account on the secondary Android device.
Google begins Stadia hardware refunds
According to an email sent to customers, the hardware refunds will be processed within two weeks, reports The Verge. As per the tech giant's Stadia shutdown FAQ page, purchases of the Stadia controller, the Founder's Edition, the Premiere Edition, and Play and Watch with Google TV packages are all eligible for refunds.
Meta purges 32 mn pieces of bad content on FB, Instagram in India in Oct
"Of the other 187 reports where specialised review was needed, we reviewed content as per our policies, and we took action on 120 reports in total," the social network said in its monthly compliance report under the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The remaining 67 reports were reviewed but may not have been actioned, said Meta.
WhatsApp rolls out feature to search chats by date on iOS beta
The new feature allows users to easily jump to a certain date within a conversation, reports WABetaInfo. Some beta testers can use this feature in their chats and groups, with the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 22.24.0.77 update. Users need to use the search feature in a conversation if they want to check whether the new feature has been rolled out to their account.
YouTube fixes crash issues on iOS app
From its TeamYouTube account, the video-streaming platform tweeted: "Hi, we're aware that many of you using the YouTube app on iOS devices may be experiencing crashes. We're so sorry about this & have begun working on a fix! updates soon." It later claimed that all the issues have been fixed.
Elon Musk says prepare for follower drop
He tweeted: "Twitter is purging a lot of spam/scam accounts right now, so you may see your follower count drop." Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's action. While one user commented, "Dude that's like all my followers", another said, "exactly.. but good to lose followers that were never actually followers..lol."
Twitter bans over 44K accounts for policy violations in India
In the earlier period between August 26 and September 25, the company had banned 52,141 such bad accounts in India. The micro-blogging platform, going through a churning under Musk, also took down 4,014 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country.
Twitter to show you more tweets from people you don't follow
The company said that it will expand recommendations to all users to give them the best content. Signals for recommended tweets can include things like user interests, topics they follow, tweets they engage with, and even Tweets people in their network like.Based on these signals and more, Twitter will show users content it thinks they will be interested in.
After pig & monkey, Neuralink 6 months away from human trial: Musk
Neuralink has submitted most of the paperwork needed for a human clinical trial to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "We are now confident that the Neuralink device is ready for humans, so timing is a function of working through the FDA-approval process," the new Twitter CEO posted, after addressing a company event.
1.9 mn attacks on Indian healthcare network from Pakistan, China this year: Report
The healthcare-based threat intelligence sensors network, deployed by the CyberPeace Foundation and Autobot Infosec Private Ltd, along with the academic partners under CyberPeace Center of Excellence (CCoE), saw a surge in cyber attacks with 18,46,712 hits between January to November 28 from a total number of 41,181 unique IP addresses atom nations like Pakistan, China and Vietnam.
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