Facebook is launching the largest voting information campaign in American history, with the goal of helping 4 million people register to vote this year. Facebook is building the Voting Information Center, which will give millions of Americans authoritative information about how and when to vote, …
Facebook bringing biometric feature in Messenger
Social networking site Facebook is testing a new feature for its messenger app. This feature will make the Messenger app more secure. According to Engadget, under the new feature, Messenger will receive biometric authentication tools in the app. Users will be able to use it …
Twitter hides Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’
Twitter has hidden one of President Donald Trump’s tweets from his profile, saying it violates rules about glorifying violence. But instead of being deleted, it has been replaced with a warning and can be viewed by clicking on it. The warning says “Twitter has determined …
YouTube introduces Video Chapters to make it easier to navigate longer videos
If you’ve ever found yourself scrubbing your way through a long YouTube video to get to the “good” part, you’ll appreciate the new feature YouTube is launching today: Video Chapters. The feature uses timestamps that creators apply to their videos, allowing viewers to easily jump …
Hackers release a new jailbreak that unlocks every iPhone
A renowned iPhone hacking team has released a new “jailbreak” tool that unlocks every iPhone, even the most recent models running the latest iOS 13.5. For as long as Apple has kept up its “walled garden” approach to iPhones by only allowing apps and customizations …
China plans to complete space station construction around 2022: expert
China plans to complete the construction of a space station and have it put into operation around 2022, said Zhou Jianping, the chief designer of China’s manned space program, at a forum held in south China’s Guangdong Province. The space station is designed to weigh …
A massive database of 8 billion Thai internet records leaks
Thailand’s largest cell network AIS has pulled a database offline that was spilling billions of real-time internet records on millions of Thai internet users. Security researcher Justin Paine said in a blog post that he found the database, containing DNS queries and Netflow data, on …
Congress brought ‘web app’ to get details of Nepalis to be rescue
12,000 Nepalis filled the form in one hour Kathmandu: 12,000 Nepalis have filled up the forms within an hour of the launch of the ‘Web App’ prepared by the Nepali Congress to put pressure on the government to rescue Nepalis in distress abroad. Nepalis working …
Facebook introduces new Messenger safeguard aimed at combating scams and fake friends
Facebook this morning announced a new feature for Messenger designed to cut down on malicious parties looking to scam users. The company scans accounts for suspicious activity, leveraging machine learning to pick up anomalies like accounts sending a large number of requests in a short …
COVID-19 exposure notification settings begin to go live for iOS users with new update
Apple has released iOS 13.5, which includes support for the Exposure Notification API that it co-created with Google to support public health authorities in their contact-tracing efforts to combat COVID-19. The API requires third-party apps developed by public health authorities for use, and none have …