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Google Pixel 6 series has been teased through a post on Instagram and a promotional video on YouTube. The Instagram post shows a dozen Google Pixel 6 smartphones with different coloured wallpapers on each. The post is a play on the cover from Grammy-winning artist Drake’s latest album, “Certified Lover Boy.” The YouTube video shows

Australia’s biggest news publishers including Rupert Murdoch’s the Australian are responsible for comments that readers post on their corporate Facebook pages, the High Court ruled on Wednesday. The court dismissed an appeal against a previous ruling that found in favour of a defamation suit by Dylan Voller, a young man who had been the subject

Facebook and Ray-Ban have partnered up to create a pair of smart glasses that could launch very soon. A microsite on Ray-Ban’s website shows a silhouette of the upcoming wearable and, apart from one key detail, it doesn’t divulge any information about what to expect from the pair. Earlier this week, Andrew Bosworth, Facebook Reality

South Korean engineer Shaun has big plans to develop the parcels of land he has snapped up for millions of won (thousands of dollars) in recent years into long-term moneyspinners. “I’m planning to design my building which is suitable to host K-pop live performances and K-drama screenings,” the 30-year-old investor told Reuters. “That can probably

Cryptocurrency is slowly taking over the world and it is not surprising to see Instagram celebrities, or “influencers,” hopping on the bandwagon as well. Kim Kardashian, one of biggest influencers on Instagram, has also joined the list by dropping a sponsored post for a cryptocurrency token. The entrepreneur shared a paid advertisement post for the

WhatsApp is apparently updating its privacy settings by allowing users to disable their Last Seen, Profile Photo, and About status updates for specific contacts. At the moment, you can set these to either Everyone, My Contacts, or Nobody – so either anyone, or all your contacts can see your updates, or no one can. The

WhatsApp is reported to be working on message reactions and a new screenshot shows how this may work when it launches. Message reactions or emoji reactions as they are also known will allow users to react to a specific text in a conversation with an emoji. The screenshot suggests that users will be able to

Reddit, the operator of online message boards that became the go-to destination for day traders chasing this year’s frenzy for so-called meme stocks, is seeking to hire investment bankers and lawyers for an initial public offering (IPO) in New York, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Reddit was valued at $10 billion

Facebook on Friday said it disabled its topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for “primates” in video at the social network. A Facebook spokesperson called it a “clearly unacceptable error” and said the recommendation software involve was taken offline. “We apologise to anyone who may have seen these offensive recommendations,” Facebook said in

Facebook and other social media’s utility for dissemination of information accurately has been a hot topic for debate for quite some time now. A debate is also underway about the credibility of rapidly increasing news sources on Facebook and similar social media platforms. These platforms depend on algorithms to pick and show information that they

Twitter is found to be working on allowing users to add Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses to their profiles to receive tips in cryptocurrencies. The new addition could be aimed to upgrade the Tip Jar feature that the microblogging network introduced earlier this year. Twitter is working on the ability to let users receive tips in

WhatsApp is found to allow users to apply any of their favourite emojis as message reactions. The new development appears just days after WhatsApp was spotted adding message reactions to its platform that would work similar to how you can react on messages getting on iMessage, Twitter, and even Facebook’s own Messenger app. Separately, WhatsApp

Twitter is planning to test new privacy-related features aimed at giving users greater control over their follower lists and who can see their posts and likes, an effort to make people more comfortable interacting and sharing on the social network. The tools are related to what Twitter executives call “social privacy,” or how users manage their

Indians can never get over their craze for samosas. But what about samosas with serial numbers stamped on them? Twitter user Nitin Misra (@nitinmisra) made this samosa-related discovery only recently. He shared a photo of the unique stamped samosas on the micro-blogging platform, with a tongue-in-cheek caption: “Samosas I ordered had serial numbers. Can tech

WhatsApp is officially rolling out its chat migration feature for iOS to Android starting with Samsung phones. The iOS to Android chat migration feature was announced at the Galaxy Unpacked event last month and, at that time, it was made available only for the new foldable phones unveiled at the event. However, WhatsApp has now

Twitter launched a Super Follows feature on its social media platform on Wednesday, which would allow creators to generate monthly revenue by sharing subscriber-only content with their followers. People in the US and Canada using iOS can Super Follows a select group of people within the United States, the company said, adding that it would roll the feature

WhatsApp has patched a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to read sensitive information from the app’s memory, including private messages using a specially crafted image. The vulnerability was reported to WhatsApp by cybersecurity firm Check Point Research, and it existed within the image filter function of WhatsApp for Android and WhatsApp Business for Android

Twitter will launch a safety feature that would allow users to temporarily block accounts for seven days for using harmful language or sending uninvited replies, the social media platform said on Wednesday. Once the Safety Mode is turned on, Twitter’s systems will check the tweet content to assess the likelihood of a negative engagement and

LinkedIn is removing the ‘Stories’ feature it introduced last year exclusively for its mobile users that allowed them to post short, ephemeral videos on the platform. The Microsoft-owned company has announced that the change will come into force on September 30. Launched almost exactly a year ago, LinkedIn Stories mimicked Facebook and Instagram and allowed

Telegram has announced a major update that will remove the cap off the number of viewers that can watch a livestream. The app has also improved the way messages are forwarded between chats along with a feature that suggests trending stickers to users. Telegram will also show if a user is choosing a sticker during

Facebook “actioned” over 33.3 million content pieces across ten violation categories proactively during June 16-July 31 in India, the social media giant said in its compliance report on Tuesday. Facebook’s photo sharing platform, Instagram took action against about 2.8 million pieces across nine categories during the same period proactively. The company said it had received

Zoom posted its first billion-dollar revenue quarter but signaled a faster-than-expected easing in demand for its video-conferencing service after a pandemic-driven boom, sending its shares tumbling 11 percent. The company on Monday forecast third-quarter revenue between $1.015 billion (roughly Rs. 7,415 crores) and $1.020 billion (roughly Rs. 7,450 crores), compared with the analysts’ average estimate of

Telegram has become the latest app to surpass the mark of one billion downloads globally, according to a report. The instant messaging app, which has been in existence late since 2013, competes against WhatsApp and Facebook’s Messenger. It was able to grow its market presence amid public outrage over WhatsApp’s recent privacy policy update. Telegram

Elon Musk never shies away from interacting with his fans and critics alike on Twitter. From cryptocurrency and Tesla to rockets and SpaceX, the billionaire entrepreneur addresses all queries on the micro-blogging site — as much as he can. Not just that, he also comes up with quirky memes to stump users. On August 28,

Clubhouse, an audio-only chat app, said on Sunday it will launch a spatial audio feature to make voices sound as if they’re coming from different directions, helping conversations and virtual performances feel more life-like. The app, which is backed by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, jumpstarted the social audio trend last year and became known

China will move to crack down on the “chaotic” online celebrity fan culture, the country’s cyberspace regulator said in a notice published on Friday, part of an ongoing state campaign to “rectify” the Internet sector. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it would take action against the dissemination of “harmful information” in celebrity fan

Twitter Ticketed Spaces have started rolling out for iOS users. Ticketed Spaces allow creators to generate revenue from the Spaces — live audio rooms — they host by charging sort of a ticket price. It first announced Ticketed Spaces in June when it opened applications for users who wanted to test the feature. Now it

WhatsApp will reportedly make its terms of service optional for users. The Facebook-owned instant messaging service updated its privacy policy and terms of service back in January to better integrate with other products and services offered by Facebook. It faced major backlash from its user base with a number of people jumping ship to Signal

The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Centre to reply to pleas by Facebook and WhatsApp challenging the new IT rules for social media intermediaries requiring the messaging app to “trace” chats and make provisions to identify the first originator of information. The pleas have challenged the new rules on the grounds that they violate

China is framing rules to ban Internet companies whose data poses potential security risks from listing outside the country, including in the United States, according to a person familiar with the matter. The ban is also expected to be imposed on companies involved in ideology issues, said the person, declining to be identified as the