Electric vehicle maker Tesla is determined to take its Full Self-Driving to next level. The company started testing the beta version of the software last year. It offered the software to a selected group. The testing is being done internally. The group also includes some Tesla customers. The testing is being done under the company’s […]
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Starlink To Eliminate Ground Stations, To Offer Bandwidths To Transfer Data Close To Speed Of Light
Starlink is being touted to bring a revolution in the internet industry. The company claims that it will provide high-speed internet service. It is a satellite-based internet service. It will provide internet connectivity across the Earth. Starlink is backed by tech billionaire Elon Musk. The satellite internet constellation is operated by private aerospace company SpaceX. […]
Amid Criticism Over Child Abuse Detection System, Apple Delays Plans To Scan iPhones
Apple has been facing a lot of criticism over its planned launch of software that would scan user’s iPhone libraries to detect images of child exploitation or abuse. The company was facing a backlash from privacy campaigners. And now it has decided to delay its plan and modify the new system. The software was expected […]
WhatsApp Rival Telegram Joins Club Of Apps Having Downloaded Over 1 Billion Times
Telegram gained popularity after WhatsApp introduced a new privacy policy earlier this year. Not happy with the development, several users started looking for other messaging platforms where they can have more privacy. Telegram was one of them. Telegram was the one that benefitted the most because of the change in policy introduced by WhatsApp. While […]
Clubhouse Rolling Out Spatial Audio Support To Make Chats Feel Life-Like
The clubhouse has been doing everything to retain attract more users. The first of its kind social audio app recently rolled out a new messaging feature. To attract more users, the company has also launched an Android version of the app. Now it has decided to roll out spatial audio support to give users a […]
Google and Facebook to Lay 12000 Km of Underwater Internet Cable in Eastern Asia
Google has unveiled a new plan to build an underwater broadband cable network that will link six East Asian nations. According to a press statement issued by Google on Monday, the “Apricot” project will include 12,000 kilometers of cable interconnecting Japan, Taiwan, Guam, Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore. Along with several local telecom companies, Facebook will pay […]
Ransomware Gang Abuses ProxyShell Vulnerabilities To Hack Microsoft Exchange Server
A group of ransomware gangs has exploited recently disclosed ProxyShell vulnerabilities to hack into Microsoft Exchange servers. The hackers, known as LockFile, have encrypted Windows domains. ProxyShell is the name given to an attack that comprises three chained Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities. Because of these vulnerabilities, the hackers managed to do unauthenticated and remote code execution. […]
SpaceX Combines Two Spacecraft to Build the World’s Tallest Rocket
Proceedings are ramping up at SpaceX’s Launch Facility in South Texas, which is situated near the town of Boca Chica. On the 6th of August, the announcement arrived of the merging of the 2 ships together, making it the tallest spaceship in the history of spaceflight. The deployment and Static Firing trial of the Booster […]
Starship Human Lander Can Land Humans On Moon Even Before 2024, Says SpaceX Founder Elon Musk
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said that his space company can be ready to take humans on the Moon even before the mission launch date of 2024. The time frame for the ambitious project by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is 2024. But Musk said “probably sooner,” while reply to queries about the design […]
Crypto Hacker Rewarded USD 500,000 For Returning Stolen Assets Of Poly Network
Poly Network has rewarded USD 500,000 to the hacker who returned all assets stolen in one of the biggest cryptocurrency heists ever. The cryptocurrency platform has confirmed that it offered the hacker ‘bug bounty.’ Poly Networks issued a statement in which it thanked the hacker for returning the bulk of the funds. The network also […]
DirecTV Once Again A Standalone Company; Will Own And Run The AT&T TV, U-Verse
DirecTV is once again a standalone company as AT&T has spun the satellite television provider off. AT&T had already announced earlier this year that it would spin its video properties into a new company. Now, DirecTV is a separate company and it will own AT&T TV and U-verse video services. The new company would be […]
Amazon Adds Ask Alexa Widget To Alexa App For iOS Home Screen, Allows Users Talks To Virtual Assistant In One Click
Technology giant Amazon has updated its Alexa app for iOS by adding a new feature. The feature is called Ask Alexa. Ask Alexa is one of the much-awaited features. It has added an Ask Alexa widget for the home screen. It will cut the steps required to talk to the personal assistant. Users can not […]
Twitter Signs Deal With Associated Press, Reuters To Battle Misinformation On Its Platform
Social media has recently witnessed a surge in misinformation about a lot of things. Be it climate change, presidential election, or coronavirus pandemic, misinformation continues to spread like never before. There are people who are increasingly demanding that the social media platform crackdown on misinformation. Several efforts are being made by these platforms to tackle […]
Yahoo Mobile Shutting Down One Year After Launch, To Allow Members Transfer Numbers To Another Carrier
Yahoo Mobile is shutting down. The company has announced that services will be ceased from August 13 this year. Yahoo Mobile is a mobile phone service by Yahoo. It used Verizon’s network. The company has issued an official statement, informing users about the decision to shut down. The statement is posted on the company’s website. […]
Employees Admit That Google Made It Difficult For Smartphone Users To Find Location Settings
The aggressive collection of location data of users is something that Google has been accused on many occasions. But now its employees too have admitted that the tech giant made it extremely difficult for users to find location settings in Android phones. According to court documents, Google did this deliberately so that users won’t be […]
Instagram Launches New Feature To Show Business, Creators Accounts About Performance Of Their Posts
Instagram has introduced a new feature for business and creator accounts. It will now show the performance of their posts in real-time. Creators can access statistics for Live videos and Reels. Live video is available on the platform for a long. But it is a new addition to Reels. Reels lets Instagram users create short […]
Google Allows Users To Transfer Emailed Photos Directly To Google Photos With New Button Called Save To Photos
Google has launched a new feature to make it easier to save emailed photos. It said that the latest feature will help users to save photos from its mailing service to Photos. The search engine giant said that users can directly transfer photos from Gmail to Photos. Google has started rolling out a new button […]
GameStop Chief Executive Officer George Sherman Getting Millions For Leaving The Company
GameStop recently announced the ‘Chief Executive Officer Succession Plan’ under which it announced that Chief Executive Officer George Sherman will quit the post before July 31 this year. But it seems that it is a lucrative time for Sherman and some other executives as they will be getting millions while departing. The vested stock of […]
Apple Introduces Long-Awaited AirTags Accessory For USD 29, Include U1 Chip For Precision Finding
Apple has finally introduced its much awaited AirTags. The tracker has launched at the company’s Spring Loaded virtual event. The accessory that is useful in finding things like wallet, key, etc will compete with SmartTag Bluetooth of Samsung and Tile trackers. Though the rumours about the probable launch of AirTags have been around for over […]
Apple Opens All 270 Stores In US For First Time In Almost One Year
Almost a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced Apple to close its first store in the United States, every Apple Store location has reopened. Apple had closed its first store on March 13 last year. With more and more citizens getting vaccinated against the COVID-19 and the inoculation drive gaining momentum, Apple reopened the last […]