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WhatsApp Rolling Out Guest Chats for Temporary Conversations With Non-WhatsApp Users in Beta: Report
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that enables users to send messages to those people who do not have a WhatsApp account, according to a feature tracker. The feature, dubbed Guest Chats, allows non-WhatsApp users to join the chat via a secure web link, eliminating the need to specifically create a WhatsApp account. Such chats are said to levera...
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Samsung's One UI 8.5 Update Will Introduce Upgraded Bixby With Natural Voice Commands, Real-Time Web Access
Samsung Electronics today announced the beta program for its latest version of Bixby. With the latest update, users can ask the on-device assistant for what they need through natural language. Additionally, it expands access to up-to-date answers from the open web. Samsung's updated Bixby experience in One UI 8.5 is currently available in select ma...
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Instagram Denies Reports of Hacking and Data Breach, Says ‘Accounts Are Secure’
Instagram has denied suggestions of a data breach on its platform. On Sunday, the Meta-owned platform issued a statement highlighting that all accounts were secure and no data was stolen. The statement comes days after several users received an email asking them to change their passwords. The social media app says an issue allowed a third party to ...
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Google to Discontinue Dark Web Reports in February 2026, Directs Users to Existing Privacy and Security Tools
Google is discontinuing the dark web report, which was meant to scan the dark web for personal information of users. The company announced that it will stop scanning for new breaches on January 15, 2026. The dark web report will no longer be available to access from February 16, 2026. Google said that it is shifting the focus to tools that give use...
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Adobe Photoshop, Express and Acrobat Can Now Be Accessed Within ChatGPT
Adobe has added ChatGPT app support for Photoshop, Express and Acrobat, allowing users to edit images, create designs and work with PDFs directly inside the chatbot. Available on web, desktop and iOS for all tiers. The integration uses secure connectors and authentication. Users can make Photoshop edits via text prompts, generate or modify Express ...
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Google Shares Safety Guardrails for Chrome Browser’s Agentic Capabilities
Google has detailed the security architecture behind Chrome’s new agentic features, aiming to protect users from risks such as prompt injection and malicious website behaviour. The system includes a separate “user alignment critic” to verify agent actions, stricter origin isolation, mandatory user confirmations for sensitive tasks and real-ti...
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CERT-In Warns Chrome, Edge Users of ‘High’ Risk Vulnerabilities on Windows, macOS, and Linux
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting two popular Chromium-based web browsers — Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. The latest bulletin, published on Monday, has flagged the discovered vulnerabilities as high risk that could potentially allow threat actors to exploi...
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Poop Suitcase, Body Doubles, Private Food Lab: Inside Putin's Security Web
Vladimir Putin is protected by an inner circle of highly trained guards, selected through strict criteria including age, height, physical and psychological fitness, loyalty, and extensive background checks.
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CERT-In Warns Google Chrome Users of ‘High Risk’ Vulnerabilities on Windows, macOS, and Linux
CERT-In has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Google Chrome on various operating systems. The latest bulletin, published on Friday, has flagged the discovered vulnerabilities as high risk. As per the cybersecurity firm, threat actors may potentially exploit the security flaws to remotely execute arbitrary code on the a...
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Apple Releases iOS 26.1 Update With New Liquid Glass Setting, Several Security Fixes
Apple's iOS 26.1 update is now available for users to download and install. The new firmware upgrade brings a much-anticipated option for users, which will allow them to switch between the default clear Liquid Glass look and a new tinted look. It also introduces Communication Safety and Web content filters for children aged between 13 and 17 to lim...
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WhatsApp Rolling Out Guest Chats for Temporary Conversations With Non-WhatsApp Users in Beta: Report
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that enables users to send messages to those people who do not have a WhatsApp account, according to a feature tracker. The feature, dubbed Guest Chats, allows non-WhatsApp users to join the chat via a secure web link, eliminating the need to specifically create a WhatsApp account. Such chats are said to levera...
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Samsung's One UI 8.5 Update Will Introduce Upgraded Bixby With Natural Voice Commands, Real-Time Web Access
Samsung Electronics today announced the beta program for its latest version of Bixby. With the latest update, users can ask the on-device assistant for what they need through natural language. Additionally, it expands access to up-to-date answers from the open web. Samsung's updated Bixby experience in One UI 8.5 is currently available in select ma...
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Instagram Denies Reports of Hacking and Data Breach, Says ‘Accounts Are Secure’
Instagram has denied suggestions of a data breach on its platform. On Sunday, the Meta-owned platform issued a statement highlighting that all accounts were secure and no data was stolen. The statement comes days after several users received an email asking them to change their passwords. The social media app says an issue allowed a third party to ...
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Google to Discontinue Dark Web Reports in February 2026, Directs Users to Existing Privacy and Security Tools
Google is discontinuing the dark web report, which was meant to scan the dark web for personal information of users. The company announced that it will stop scanning for new breaches on January 15, 2026. The dark web report will no longer be available to access from February 16, 2026. Google said that it is shifting the focus to tools that give use...
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Adobe Photoshop, Express and Acrobat Can Now Be Accessed Within ChatGPT
Adobe has added ChatGPT app support for Photoshop, Express and Acrobat, allowing users to edit images, create designs and work with PDFs directly inside the chatbot. Available on web, desktop and iOS for all tiers. The integration uses secure connectors and authentication. Users can make Photoshop edits via text prompts, generate or modify Express ...
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Google Shares Safety Guardrails for Chrome Browser’s Agentic Capabilities
Google has detailed the security architecture behind Chrome’s new agentic features, aiming to protect users from risks such as prompt injection and malicious website behaviour. The system includes a separate “user alignment critic” to verify agent actions, stricter origin isolation, mandatory user confirmations for sensitive tasks and real-ti...
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CERT-In Warns Chrome, Edge Users of ‘High’ Risk Vulnerabilities on Windows, macOS, and Linux
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting two popular Chromium-based web browsers — Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. The latest bulletin, published on Monday, has flagged the discovered vulnerabilities as high risk that could potentially allow threat actors to exploi...
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Poop Suitcase, Body Doubles, Private Food Lab: Inside Putin's Security Web
Vladimir Putin is protected by an inner circle of highly trained guards, selected through strict criteria including age, height, physical and psychological fitness, loyalty, and extensive background checks.
-
CERT-In Warns Google Chrome Users of ‘High Risk’ Vulnerabilities on Windows, macOS, and Linux
CERT-In has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Google Chrome on various operating systems. The latest bulletin, published on Friday, has flagged the discovered vulnerabilities as high risk. As per the cybersecurity firm, threat actors may potentially exploit the security flaws to remotely execute arbitrary code on the a...
-
Apple Releases iOS 26.1 Update With New Liquid Glass Setting, Several Security Fixes
Apple's iOS 26.1 update is now available for users to download and install. The new firmware upgrade brings a much-anticipated option for users, which will allow them to switch between the default clear Liquid Glass look and a new tinted look. It also introduces Communication Safety and Web content filters for children aged between 13 and 17 to lim...
