Twitter Inc. suffered downtime earlier today after introducing the ability for Twitter Blue subscribers in the U.S. to post tweets of up to 4,000 characters. The additional feature was announced at 3 p.m. EST in an extended post on Twitter. Outside the ability to post up to 4,000 characters, normal TwitterContinue Reading
Microsoft is incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot technology into its search engine Bing and its browser Edge. The company made the announcement at a press event on Tuesday at its Redmond headquarters in Washington. Bing and Edge will be powered by an upgraded version of the AI technology that’s the hallmark of ChatGPT, the conversational serviceContinue Reading
Google Chrome abandons Windows 7 and 8 If you’re still on Windows 7 or Windows 8, you just got another reason to upgrade to Windows 11. As of February 7, 2023, Chrome on these operating systems will receive no further updates. This comes on top of Microsoft’s own cessation ofContinue Reading
Digital payments giant Visa finally dipped its toes in the cryptocurrency world as it announced that it is currently testing stablecoin settlements on its platform. The information came directly from Visa’s head of the crypto division Cuy Sheffield who confirmed the company’s move at the StarkWare Sessions 2023. Currently, theContinue Reading
The initial hits targeted Ukrainian targets, and additional attacks cannot be ruled out A new cyberattack that appears to be targeted at Ukraine and is designed to overwrite crucial Windows files has been spotted by security firm ESET. “On January 25th #ESETResearch discovered a new cyberattack in Ukraine. Attackers deployedContinue Reading
Your Gmail account will soon look a little bit different as the company finally rolls out its long-expected makeover to all users. In a bid to offer users a more complete Google Workspace experience, the updated Gmail will now provide not just email services, but video conferencing and chat options, all in a single location. UsersContinue Reading
A long-standing rumor suggests that the Facebook and Facebook Messenger apps drain the battery on cellphones that have the apps installed. If you believe former Facebook employee George Hayward, a data scientist, Facebook can secretly drain the battery on its users’ cellphones on purpose. As reported by The New York Post,Continue Reading
Social networking giant Meta announced Tuesday it would soon reinstate former president Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram with “new guardrails,” two years after he was banned over the 2021 US Capitol insurrection. “We will be reinstating Mr. Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks,” Nick Clegg,Continue Reading
You might finally be able to send a photo in its original quality on WhatsApp for Android. As reported by WaBetaInfo, WhatsApp for Android has rolled out its latest beta software, version 2.23.2.11. Contained within the beta, among other things, is the ability to send a photo in its original quality.Continue Reading
For the longest time, cybercriminals have been exploiting the macro feature in Office applications like Word and Excel to infect unsuspecting users’ PCs with malware. They typically do this by injecting malicious macro code into a legitimate Word or Excel document, then convincing users to enable macros to allegedly displayContinue Reading