WhatsApp is introducing a feature allowing users to chat without disclosing their phone numbers by using unique usernames. This rollout will occur globally over the next few months, enabling the three billion account holders to reserve usernames within the app, although this remains optional. Users have the ability to change or delete their usernames anytime,…
India has temporarily blocked the Telegram app amid concerns it could be exploited for cheating in the upcoming National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Undergraduate (NEET-UG), scheduled for June 21. This decision follows a prior cancellation of the exam held in May due to allegations of a paper leak. The National Testing Agency (NTA) supports…
A recently released artificial intelligence tool, Claude Fable 5, from Anthropic, has raised concerns due to its power, previously deemed too significant for public release. Initially made available for preview in April as part of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, this AI program has stirred apprehension among leaders in technology, finance, and government, with worries about potential…
Meta, the company that owns social media networks Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has officially introduced a new app called Forum, which offers a similar look and experience to the Reddit platform, without any prior notice. The main purpose of this app is to provide a dedicated space for existing Facebook Groups and allow users to…
South Korean authorities have arrested YouTuber Kim Se-ui, known for his channel Hover Lab, for making defamatory claims against actor Kim Soo-hyun, which have halted the latter’s career. The police allege that Kim manipulated evidence to falsely suggest that Kim Soo-hyun had a romantic relationship with an actress while she was a minor, claims the…
More than ten years after the Google Glass concept faltered, Google is re-entering the smart glasses market, scheduled for release in autumn. The new glasses will include a small camera and speakers, utilizing Google’s AI product, Gemini, for user interaction. Unveiled at the annual developer conference, the glasses come in designs by Warby Parker and…
Ask.com, originally founded as the Y2K stalwart Ask Jeeves, is officially dead. Ask Jeeves was launched in 1997 by the Berkeley-based duo Garrett Gruener and David Warthen, a year before Google’s now-dominant search engine debuted to the masses. At the time, Ask Jeeves’ natural language processing, combined with its personality-filled voice and branding, made it…
Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games has faced a second hacking incident in three years, with a group known as ShinyHunters claiming responsibility. They reported accessing Rockstar’s servers via a third-party cloud provider and threatened to release the stolen information unless a ransom was paid. Despite this, Rockstar Games assured the public that the breach…
The upcoming video game adaptation of the John Wick film series, tentatively titled “Untitled John Wick Game”, is being developed by Saber Interactive, known for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. The game will feature the likeness and voice of Keanu Reeves, who plays the titular character. A trailer for the game, set to serve as…
The Paris prosecutor’s cyber-crime unit has raided the French offices of Elon Musk’s X as part of an investigation into alleged unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography. Both Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino have been summoned for hearings in April. Concurrently, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is…
