TECHNOLOGY
Bumble open sources AI that detects nudes
The new tool works by automatically blurring a potential nude image shared within a chat on Bumble. Users will be notified, and it is up to them to decide whether to view or block the image. "Bumble's Data Science team has written a white paper explaining the technology of Private Detector and has made an open-source version of it available on GitHub," the company said in a blogpost.
WhatsApp apologises, fixes 2-hour outage issue
Millions of Indians were unable to share videos and photos after celebrating a cracker of a Diwali as the popular messasing platform suffered a major outage. "We know people had trouble sending messages on WhatsApp today. We've fixed the issue and apologise for any inconvenience," a Meta spokesperson told IANS.
Wikipedia's new features to enhance user experience for newcomers
According to The Verge, the company has announced extra features on a platform-wide level, after being testing them for newcomers since 2019. A landing page for new editors is visible to those who are logged into their Wikipedia accounts. A mentor will be chosen for them from a group of more knowledgeable site veterans who can provide guidance.
WhatsApp suffers major outage in India
According to Down Detector, over 85 per cent of people reported problems while messaging, 11 per cent while using the app, and 3 per cent while using the website. In India, the affected cities include Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Lucknow, but users from the US, Germany, South Africa, Bahrain, Bangladesh and several other countries also complained on the platform that the service is currently creating a disturbance and not working smoothly.
Twitter employees warn Musk amid mass layoff news: Report
According to a report by TIME, as the deadline for Musk to finalise his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter approaches, an unidentified number of company employees wrote an open letter objecting to his proposal to fire up to 75 per cent of the company's workforce. "Elon Musk's plan to lay off 75 per cent of Twitter workers will hurt Twitter's ability to serve the public conversation," the letter reads.
Google to end support for Windows 7, 8.1 next year
The tech giant will officially stop support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on February 7, 2023, when Chrome 110 is expected to be released, the company said in a support page. Users need to ensure their device is running Windows 10 or later to continue receiving future Chrome releases.
Apple to roll out iOS 16 to iPad soon with Stage Manager
The tech giant has officially unveiled iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1, which indicates that iOS 16 features like iMessage editing and undo send in Mail will eventually be added to the iPad, reports The Verge. Additionally, the Stage Manager multitasking function, however, which was unpopular and unreliable during the iPadOS betas, is now officially released.
Now you can zoom in, out while watching YouTube videos
The Google-owned streaming platform will allow users to zoom in and out of a video while on their iOS or Android devices. "Starting today, we are rolling out a new look and several features that offer a more modern and immersive viewing experience while also improving how users watch videos. But don't worry, the same YouTube you know and love is still at our core," the company said in a blogpost.
Filmmaker blames TikTok for allowing abusive comments in video
According to a report by BBC, the two-minute video was uploaded from an account with about 1,700 followers, that has been viewed more than 1.2 million times. The filmmaker said that "she believes TikTok's algorithms are driving more hate towards the film." Meanwhile, TikTok said, "misogyny was prohibited on the platform".
Tim Cook tweets Diwali image by Mumbai-based photographer
Shot on an iPhone, the image showed a woman's henna-coloured hands enclosing a "diya" or earthen lamp. "This photo beautifully captures why Diwali is known as the Festival of Lights. Wishing all who celebrate a holiday full of joy and prosperity. #ShotoniPhone by Apeksha Maker," Cook tweeted.
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