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Airtel Introduces AI-Powered Fraud Detection Solution for Emails, WhatsApp and More
Bharti Airtel on Thursday introduced a new fraud detection solution which aims to safeguard consumers against rising risk of online fraud. It is said to work across OTT apps and communication platforms such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, shielding them any potential threats. When a customer tries to access a website that has been flagged as ...
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Meta to Reportedly Launch a Standalone Meta AI App to Take On OpenAI and Google
Meta is reportedly planning to launch its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot as a standalone app. The company currently offers Meta AI within its social media apps including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. It is also available as a web client, however, the social media giant does not offer the platform as a mobile or desktop app.
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Opinion | OpenAI, Apple iPad: Big Tech Is Triggering Too Many People, Too Fast
While Apple has offended people with its new iPad ad, OpenAI has announced their latest update to ChatGPT, GPT-4o, building on the enthrallment and terror their products have unleashed in the last year and a half.
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Facebook Revamps the Video Player on Its Mobile Apps, Adds Consistent Full-Screen Mode, New Controls
Facebook, the popular social media platform, is revamping its video player on its mobile app. With this upgrade, users will not have to see different full-screen modes and viewing experiences for different kinds of videos. Currently, users can see Reels, long-length videos, as well as live videos on the app. While Reels open in vertical full-screen...
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Facebook Introduces 'Link History' on Mobile App to Track Websites You Visit: How to Enable or Disable It
Facebook has introduced a ‘Link History’ setting on its mobile app that keeps track of all the websites you’ve visited on the platform in the last 30 days. The setting, now available on the Facebook app on both iOS and Android, is an optional one but is turned on by default. Facebook users are reportedly getting an in-app pop-up that informs ...
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JioPhone Prima 4G Feature Phone With JioPay UPI Launched in India: Price, Specifications
JioPhone Prima 4G feature phone was launched in India on Wednesday (November 8). The new device has a bar form factor and features a 2.4-inch display. The JioPhone Prima 4G runs on the KaiOS platform and supports popular apps including WhatsApp, YouTube, Google Assistant and Facebook among other Jio apps.
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OnePlus Open Confirmed to Arrive With Facebook, Other Third-Party Apps Out-of-the-Box: Here's Why
OnePlus Open will arrive with some third-party applications out-of-the-box, including Facebook. The upcoming handset will feature these apps that are informally known as bloatware on Android smartphones. The firm is yet to publish a list of third-party applications that will be installed on the OnePlus Open when it is launched on October 19.
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Meta Proposes Monthly Fee of Up to EUR 13 for Ad-Free Access to Instagram and Facebook: Report
Instagram and Facebook may offer an ad-free version for users who pay a monthly subscription, according to a report. Meta has reportedly proposed to European regulators, the possibility of a paid version of its social media services that will not show personalised ads that are based on a user's information. Here's how much users in the EU might hav...
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Twitter Now 'X' on Both Android and iOS Platforms; Tweets Relabeled as 'Posts'
Twitter was recently rebranded as X by owner Elon Musk. On Friday, Musk claimed that the social media platform reached "new heights" with more than 540 million monthly users. Between talks of the patent rights of the letter X, the mobile application icon for Twitter on both Android and iOS platforms has changed to 'X' with an update and the content...
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Meta Verified Introduced in India for Mobile Apps for Rs. 699 per Month
Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has started verified service in India at a monthly subscription price of Rs. 699 for mobile apps, the company said on Wednesday. Meta is planning to roll out verified service on the web in the coming months at a subscription price of Rs. 599 per month. Â
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Smartphones Help Divert Teens' Attention From Bad Thoughts Before Sleep, Research Shows
Smartphones can help provide a distraction to teenagers, diverting their attention from bad thoughts and helping their ability to sleep, according to researchers. A study of 631 adolescents also revealed a higher tendency of app use among youth with existing sleep problems versus those not reporting a sleep problem.
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Facebook Begins Testing Ability to View Messenger Chats Within the Main Application: Details
Meta is allowing some users to access their Messenger inbox within the Facebook app again. The feature was earlier available in the app, before it was moved to the standalone Messenger app in 2014. It also removed the feature from the mobile site in 2016 in order to encourage users to use the Messenger app.
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WhatsApp Directed to Publicise Its Undertaking Regarding Data Protection Given to the Centre in 2021
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre in 2021 stand its users in India do not have to accept its 2021 privacy policy in order to use it. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph asked WhatsApp to give advertisement in five newspapers to publicise its undertaking giv...
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Facebook Intentionally Drains Users’ Phone Batteries, Former Employee Claims in Lawsuit: Report
Former Facebook employee George Hayward has reportedly claimed that the app intentionally drains users’ phone batteries in a practice called negative testing. In a lawsuit filed against Facebook parent firm Meta at a Manhattan Federal Court, Hayward, a data scientist, claims that he was fired from his role for refusing to participate in the afore...
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WhatsApp Parent Meta Allowed to Pursue Lawsuit Against NSO Group for Installing Pegasus Malware
The USÂ Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
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Airtel Introduces AI-Powered Fraud Detection Solution for Emails, WhatsApp and More
Bharti Airtel on Thursday introduced a new fraud detection solution which aims to safeguard consumers against rising risk of online fraud. It is said to work across OTT apps and communication platforms such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, shielding them any potential threats. When a customer tries to access a website that has been flagged as ...
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Meta to Reportedly Launch a Standalone Meta AI App to Take On OpenAI and Google
Meta is reportedly planning to launch its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot as a standalone app. The company currently offers Meta AI within its social media apps including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. It is also available as a web client, however, the social media giant does not offer the platform as a mobile or desktop app.
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Opinion | OpenAI, Apple iPad: Big Tech Is Triggering Too Many People, Too Fast
While Apple has offended people with its new iPad ad, OpenAI has announced their latest update to ChatGPT, GPT-4o, building on the enthrallment and terror their products have unleashed in the last year and a half.
-
Facebook Revamps the Video Player on Its Mobile Apps, Adds Consistent Full-Screen Mode, New Controls
Facebook, the popular social media platform, is revamping its video player on its mobile app. With this upgrade, users will not have to see different full-screen modes and viewing experiences for different kinds of videos. Currently, users can see Reels, long-length videos, as well as live videos on the app. While Reels open in vertical full-screen...
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Facebook Introduces 'Link History' on Mobile App to Track Websites You Visit: How to Enable or Disable It
Facebook has introduced a ‘Link History’ setting on its mobile app that keeps track of all the websites you’ve visited on the platform in the last 30 days. The setting, now available on the Facebook app on both iOS and Android, is an optional one but is turned on by default. Facebook users are reportedly getting an in-app pop-up that informs ...
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JioPhone Prima 4G Feature Phone With JioPay UPI Launched in India: Price, Specifications
JioPhone Prima 4G feature phone was launched in India on Wednesday (November 8). The new device has a bar form factor and features a 2.4-inch display. The JioPhone Prima 4G runs on the KaiOS platform and supports popular apps including WhatsApp, YouTube, Google Assistant and Facebook among other Jio apps.
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OnePlus Open Confirmed to Arrive With Facebook, Other Third-Party Apps Out-of-the-Box: Here's Why
OnePlus Open will arrive with some third-party applications out-of-the-box, including Facebook. The upcoming handset will feature these apps that are informally known as bloatware on Android smartphones. The firm is yet to publish a list of third-party applications that will be installed on the OnePlus Open when it is launched on October 19.
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Meta Proposes Monthly Fee of Up to EUR 13 for Ad-Free Access to Instagram and Facebook: Report
Instagram and Facebook may offer an ad-free version for users who pay a monthly subscription, according to a report. Meta has reportedly proposed to European regulators, the possibility of a paid version of its social media services that will not show personalised ads that are based on a user's information. Here's how much users in the EU might hav...
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Twitter Now 'X' on Both Android and iOS Platforms; Tweets Relabeled as 'Posts'
Twitter was recently rebranded as X by owner Elon Musk. On Friday, Musk claimed that the social media platform reached "new heights" with more than 540 million monthly users. Between talks of the patent rights of the letter X, the mobile application icon for Twitter on both Android and iOS platforms has changed to 'X' with an update and the content...
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Meta Verified Introduced in India for Mobile Apps for Rs. 699 per Month
Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has started verified service in India at a monthly subscription price of Rs. 699 for mobile apps, the company said on Wednesday. Meta is planning to roll out verified service on the web in the coming months at a subscription price of Rs. 599 per month. Â
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Smartphones Help Divert Teens' Attention From Bad Thoughts Before Sleep, Research Shows
Smartphones can help provide a distraction to teenagers, diverting their attention from bad thoughts and helping their ability to sleep, according to researchers. A study of 631 adolescents also revealed a higher tendency of app use among youth with existing sleep problems versus those not reporting a sleep problem.
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Facebook Begins Testing Ability to View Messenger Chats Within the Main Application: Details
Meta is allowing some users to access their Messenger inbox within the Facebook app again. The feature was earlier available in the app, before it was moved to the standalone Messenger app in 2014. It also removed the feature from the mobile site in 2016 in order to encourage users to use the Messenger app.
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WhatsApp Directed to Publicise Its Undertaking Regarding Data Protection Given to the Centre in 2021
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre in 2021 stand its users in India do not have to accept its 2021 privacy policy in order to use it. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph asked WhatsApp to give advertisement in five newspapers to publicise its undertaking giv...
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Facebook Intentionally Drains Users’ Phone Batteries, Former Employee Claims in Lawsuit: Report
Former Facebook employee George Hayward has reportedly claimed that the app intentionally drains users’ phone batteries in a practice called negative testing. In a lawsuit filed against Facebook parent firm Meta at a Manhattan Federal Court, Hayward, a data scientist, claims that he was fired from his role for refusing to participate in the afore...
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WhatsApp Parent Meta Allowed to Pursue Lawsuit Against NSO Group for Installing Pegasus Malware
The USÂ Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
