SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram will break features that druggies have campaigned against and complained make the social network too much like TikTok, according to a report in the Platformer tech newsletter. Celebrity sisters Kim Kardashian and K ...
Twitter deal remains deadlocked: Musk
DOHA: Business magnate Elon Musk said on Tuesday that his $44 billion move to take over Twitter remained held up by “very significant” questions about the number of fake users on the social network. Musk was reluctant to talk about the deal when ...
New WhatsApp feature lets you mute others during Call
WhatsApp will now let users mute or message other participants individually in a group call as part of new features the service is rolling out. With the launch of the new options, the users can avoid unnecessary disturbance caused in group chats ...
Russian court rejects Meta’s appeal against ‘extremist’
A Moscow court on Monday rejected the appeal filed by Meta Platforms Inc after it was labelled an ‘extremist’ entity by a lower court. The court found Meta guilty for ‘extremist activities’ in Russia. Russian authorities restricted access to soci ...
Elon Musk’s child seeks name change to sever ties
Elon Musk’s transgender daughter has filed a request to change her name in accordance with her new gender identity and because “I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form”. The petition for both ...
Apple store workers vote to form their first US union
SAN FRANCISCO: A majority of employees at a US Apple store have voted to form a union, a first for the tech giant, which has so far tried to discourage unionising attempts. Of the 110 employees at the Towson, Maryland shop, 65 voted in favour and ...
US crypto firm Harmony hit by $100 million heist
US crypto firm Harmony said on Friday that thieves stole around $100 million worth of digital coins from one of its key products, the latest in a string of cyber heists on a sector long targeted by hackers. Harmony develops blockchains for so-cal ...
Google agrees to pay for Wikipedia content
SAN FRANCISCO: Google has agreed to pay Wikipedia for content displayed by its search engine, mirroring deals the US tech giant has struck with news outlets in Europe. The Wikimedia Foundation, the charity that oversees the online encyclopedia, ...
Pta Unblocks Non-approved Phones To Lure Users
After 60 days of their arrival in Pakistan and without depositing required duty / tax, non-PTA approved phones cannot be used with a SIM card in the country. Such phones can be connected to a WiFi network and used. While some consider it as a tec ...