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Twitter introduces soft block: New feature

Twitter has started to roll out a new feature known as soft block, which allows web users to delete or limit a follower without blocking them. Soft blocking is not the same as blocking someone because it enables limited users to see your tweets but not in their feed. Users who have been soft banned can also direct message the user who has messaged them. Users who do not want to totally block a user but want to distance themselves from such accounts would benefit from this feature. When a…

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OnePlus 9RT to go on sale from October 13

The OnePlus 9RT is expected to go on sale in China on October 13. The newest OnePlus launch event will take place at 7:30 PM local time (5:30 PM IST). The event will be broadcast live on OnePlus’ China website and Weibo account. The smartphone is also expected to launch in India in a couple of weeks after the launch. But the company is yet to confirm on the same. Some of the features of the new OnePlus 9RT includes Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon 888 processor with a five-dimensional heat dissipation…

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Instagram to notify users of any outage or issue inside the app: New feature alert

Facebook owned Instagram announced on Monday that it is testing a feature that would alert users of outages or technical difficulties directly on the photo-sharing app, days after two disruptions interrupted the services. Instagram said in a blog post that the test will carry out in the United States for a few months. On October 4, Users worldwide were unable to access its social media and messaging services, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger due to a six-hour outage. The company is also a working on a new feature that warns…

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Google to give out 10,000 security keys to high-risk users in phishing attacks

Google will provide 10,000 free security keys to high-risk people participating in government-backed phishing attacks. In a Twitter thread, Shane Huntley from Google’s Threat Analysis Group mentioned that Google has delivered a batch of government-backed security alerts to prospective high-risk customers. According to IANS, the state-sponsored phishing effort is the work of Russian organization APT28 (or Fancy Bear), which is claimed to be made up of GRU intelligence service agents. Huntley issued the warning after more than 14,000 Gmail users reported being targeted in a state-sponsored phishing attack. Huntley elaborated…

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Facebook page redesign rolls out in India: All you need to know

The redesign of Facebook Pages is now being sent out to users in India. It has removed Likes for Indian users and decreased the emphasis on Followers. The revamp was announced by Facebook in January, but it is now being sent out to users in India. Its layout has been simplified and made more user-friendly. Facebook Pages will also have their own News Feed, allowing users to participate in conversations, monitor trends, communicate with peers, and engage with fans. To increase safety and reliability, Facebook stated that it has enhanced…

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Developing AI that thinks exactly like humans: New research

Creating human-like AI requires more than just replicating human behavior; technology must also be able to analyses information, or “think” like humans, if it is to be completely trusted. The University of Glasgow’s School of Psychology and Neuroscience led new research published in the journal Patterns that uses 3D modelling to analyses the way Deep Neural Networks—part of the broader family of machine learning—process information, to visualize how their data processing fits that of humans. This new effort is intended to pave the path for the development of more trustworthy…

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Windows 11 users can now chat personally from Microsoft teams

Microsoft has announced that Windows 11 users will be able to use chat in Microsoft Teams. The feature is described as a simple experience that would allow Teams personal account users to easily make a video conference or chat with friends and family. Microsoft Teams chat will now be pinned to the Taskbar when Windows 11 boots. According to Microsoft, the ‘Team’s experience’ on Windows 11 and Chat has been built for personal Microsoft accounts and will be available to anyone who use such accounts. Microsoft Teams on Windows 11…

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Indian Space Association

Prime Minister Narendra Modi established the Indian Space Association (ISpA) on Monday, an industry group seeking to be the voice of the country’s space sector, and emphasized his administration’s commitment to reforms, saying the country has never had a more determined government. He stated that space sector reforms are based on four pillars: freedom of innovation for the private sector, the government’s role as an enabler, preparing the youth for the future, and viewing the space sector as a tool for common man development. PM Modi went on to say…

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Apple faces an antitrust case reportedly over its in-app payment system in India

Apple faces antitrust charges for requiring developers to use its in-app payments service in India. Apple earlier banned app developers from contacting customers through email for payment-related purposes. While Apple enables app developers to sell their services directly, all in-app purchases made within applications downloaded from the App Store must use the iOS payment system and pay Apple a charge ranging from 15% to 30% of total revenues. Apple has been sued by epic in the United States for this practice. Google, which also charges developers a fee and takes a percentage of…

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Instagram is down globally

Instagram is suffering an outage in several parts of the world due to unclear issues. According to Downdetector, the platform that keeps track of internet outages, the Instagram services went down about an hour ago, while the reports about the outage peaked at around 12.15 pm. India seems to be the worst hit by the outage, with swaths of consumers reporting they are not able to access Instagram in cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai. Facebook has not taken note of the outage yet, but it is likely…

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