Category: Internet

MediaTek chipsets are reportedly carrying a critical vulnerability which might make it easy for hackers to exploit remote code execution (RCE) attacks. According to a cybersecurity firm, some of the chips have this vulnerability which majorly impacts devices such as routers and smartphones. Notably, the vulnerability was reported in March, however, a proof-of-concept was published […]

Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro models are confirmed to get big discounts during the upcoming Flipkart Big Billion Days 2024 sale. Both iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are teased to be priced below Rs. 1,00,000 during the sale. Besides the general discount, there will be additional discounts on select bank cards and EMI […]

Astronomers have discovered that the exoplanet WASP-76b, located about 634 light-years away in the Pisces constellation, experiences extreme weather conditions unlike anything on Earth. With temperatures soaring to around 4,350 degrees Fahrenheit (2,400 degrees Celsius), the planet’s atmosphere is ravaged by high-speed iron winds and molten metal rain. These findings highlight how truly alien the […]

WhatsApp has begun rolling out an update to beta testers along with a new feature designed to keep users safe from unwanted messages sent from unknown accounts. A feature tracker spotted a new feature that automatically protects users from unidentified senders, by filtering out messages under specific circumstances. The feature is already available to some […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it intends to seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he failed to appear for court-ordered testimony for the regulator’s probe into his $44 billion takeover of Twitter. In a filing in San Francisco federal court, the SEC said the sanctions motion would seek an order to […]

Stolen customer data including medical reports from India’s biggest health insurer, Star Health, is publicly accessible via chatbots on Telegram, just weeks after Telegram’s founder was accused of allowing the messenger app to facilitate crime. The purported creator of the chatbots told a security researcher, who alerted Reuters to the issue, that private details of […]

iPhone 16 series went on sale in India and global markets for the first time on Friday. While several customers thronged the Apple BKC and Apple Saket stores in Mumbai and Delhi respectively, hyperlocal delivery platforms like Blinkit and BigBasket have enabled customers to purchase Apple’s latest handset and have the smartphone delivered to their […]

Walt Disney plans to transition away from its use of Slack as a companywide workplace collaboration system, after a hacking entity leaked online more than a terabyte of company data, according to a report in the Status media newsletter. Disney’s CFO Hugh Johnston said most of the media and entertainment company’s businesses would stop using […]

Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control, including over how it is used by systems incorporating artificial intelligence, the US Federal Trade Commission said in a report released on Thursday. The report analyzed how Meta Platforms, ByteDance’s TikTok, Amazon’s gaming platform Twitch, […]

Amazon introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) video generator tool that can create advertisements on Thursday. The e-commerce giant said the new video tool will enable advertisers to generate a “content-rich” video packed with the product’s selling proposition and features. The company claimed the video can create advertisements with just a single product image. Additionally, […]

OpenAI released the o1 series artificial intelligence (AI) models with advanced reasoning capabilities last week. These AI models are said to be the rumoured ‘Strawberry’ model that the company was reportedly developing for the last few months. The company claimed that these large language models (LLMs), comprising of the o1 and o1-mini were capable of […]

This week offers plenty for fans of the superhero genre in the form of two big releases: The Penguin, where the titular character from the Batman universe rises to power in Gotham City’s criminal underworld, and Agatha All Along, where the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Agatha continues her journey after the events of WandaVision. On the […]

EU antitrust regulators launched proceedings on Thursday to ensure that Apple complies with landmark rules requiring it to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals or risk a possible hefty fine. Under the so-called specification proceedings, the European Commission will spell out what Apple has to do to abide by the Digital Markets Act (DMA), […]

Lumma Stealer, a recently identified information-stealing malware, is being distributed to users via fake human verification pages. According to researchers at the cybersecurity firm CloudSEK, the malware is targeting Windows devices and is designed to steal sensitive information from the infected device. Concerningly, researchers have discovered multiple phishing websites which are deploying these fake verification […]

YouTube has announced a new feature called Communities that is designed to increase engagement on the video streaming platform. Once it is enabled, users will be able to post in a YouTube Community and receive responses from other users. The company also says that is rolling out a new ‘Hype’ button — a feature that […]

LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, was reportedly scraping user data on the platform without informing the users first. The Microsoft-owned company has now updated its terms of service to reflect this, however, it continues to automatically opt-in users unless they manually find and toggle off the setting to opt-out. Several netizens took to […]

Meta has signed a long-term deal with Ray-Ban that renews its partnership with the firm behind the popular sunglass and eyeglass brand. The two companies worked on their first wearable eyewear product in 2019, and the first smart glasses were launched under the Ray-Ban Meta brand last year in several countries (but not in India) […]

Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday its experimental implant aimed at restoring vision received the US Food and Drug Administration’s “breakthrough device” designation. The FDA’s breakthrough tag is given to certain medical devices that provide treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening conditions. It is aimed at speeding up development and review of devices currently […]

iOS 18 was released on Monday for eligible iPhone models, bringing with it support for rich communication services (or RCS) on supported network providers. Messages sent between iOS and Android users will soon be upgraded with support for features found on third-party messaging apps including typing indicators, read receipts and higher quality media attachments. Meanwhile, […]

Instagram Teen Accounts were announced on Tuesday as the latest attempt to keep younger users safe on the Meta owned photo and video sharing platform. The new Teen Accounts include protections that are enabled by default and only users above the age of 16 will be able to reduce the degree of safety extended to […]

Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2024, the Indian e-commerce player’s annual sale to mark the start of the festive period, is slated to start on September 27 for all users. Flipkart Plus members will get early access to the sale 24 hours prior on September 26. During the sale, users will see discounts on a […]

Adobe announced a new student-focused discount for Acrobat AI Assistant, the generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for the Acrobat platform, on Monday. It was first introduced in April for all users, but now the company is offering it to students at an affordable price. The AI chatbot can process any compatible document and answer queries […]

Flipkart is holding its biggest festival sale of 2024 in India next week. Dubbed Flipkart’s Big Billion Days Sale 2024, the company will be offering the biggest discounts and offers on various categories, including mobiles, laptops, audio, fashion, home appliances, wearables, and more. This also makes it the right time to clear your wishlist on […]

The best of American television was celebrated at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on Sunday evening at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Awards were handed out to the most loved shows and artists across categories in acting, writing, direction and others. The ceremony was dominated by FX’s period drama Shōgun, where an English […]

Amazon has finally announced the date of its biggest festive sale of 2024. Yes, we are talking about the Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2024. The company has also revealed that the annual sale will bring many discounts and offers across all the categories on the e-commerce platforms. This, coupled with some lucrative bank offers, […]

Amazon Great Indian Festival 2024 sale dates have been finally announced. The sale will bring exciting deals on top smartphones such as the iPhone 13, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip 6. The e-commerce giant is already teasing some early deals and discounts via a dedicated microsite. Buyers will be able to take advantage […]

Meta confirmed on Friday that it will begin training its artificial intelligence (AI) models on the public data on Instagram and Facebook in the UK. The company first planned to use this data three months ago, however, the plan was halted due to regulatory concerns. However, the social media giant confirmed that it has now […]

Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2024 dates have been announced ahead of the upcoming festive season. The e-commerce platform is also teasing deals on products across categories such as mobiles, laptops, tablets, TVs, home appliances and other electronics, among other offers to build anticipation before the sale’s official kick-off. Buyers will be able to take […]

EU antitrust officials are considering ordering Alphabet’s Google to end anti-competitive practices in its adtech business, but will not order a breakup as they had previously warned, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. European Union regulators are due to issue a decision with a hefty fine in the coming months after antitrust chief […]

Samsung, Xiaomi and other smartphone companies colluded with Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart to exclusively launch products on the e-commerce firms’ Indian websites in breach of antitrust laws, according to regulatory reports seen by Reuters. Antitrust investigations conducted by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) have found that Amazon and Flipkart violated local competition laws by […]