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Meta has made so called “end-to-end” encryption a central part of WhatsApp’s feature set, offering a kind of encryption that means a message is only accessible to the sender and recipient, but not the company.

WhatsApp is refining its parental controls feature, with new details emerging from recent Android beta builds. According to WABetaInfo, the company is working on secondary accounts for minors that limit interactions to saved contacts and restrict access to features like channels and Chat Lock. Parents will reportedly link accounts using a QR code and a six-digit PIN, ...

Instagram is reportedly developing a new paid subscription feature. The upcoming offering is expected to allow users to create unlimited audience lists. The rumoured 'Super Like' feature and the ability to search within the list of story viewers could become part of this new subscription. It could allow users to see a list of followers who don’t follow them back and...

Spotify, Universal Music Group, Warner, and other music labels filed a lawsuit against Anna's Archive, the online open-source library, in December. As part of the lawsuit, the US District Court of the Southern District of New York ruled in favour of the plaintiffs, granting them temporary relief by ordering Cloudflare and the Public Interest Registry (PIR) to suspend ...

Netflix has introduced a new feature to make its live broadcasting events more engaging. The Los Gatos, California-based streaming giant released a live voting capability on Tuesday, allowing viewers to vote in real-time to impact the progression of the show. Apart from this, the company also announced a redesigned app and new AI tools for the platform during its four...

Google recently rolled out the new Personal Intelligence feature to Gemini. Now the tech giant has introduced another new feature in its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, which lets users skip detailed reasoning to get answers faster. The new feature, dubbed Answer Now, in the Gemini app is designed for moments when you need an answer quickly. Users running Gemini...

JioHotstar on Monday announced a revised subscription structure for new users, introducing monthly plans across all tiers starting from as little as Rs. 79 per month. As per the streaming platform, this move is aimed at making the platform and its content more accessible, while also aligning pricing with changing viewing habits and rising large-screen consumption of J...

Google is reportedly adding a new verification step in the Play Store to discourage sideloading on Android. Code references suggest users may need an internet connection to verify an app’s developer, with warnings about risks from unverified sources. While installation without verification will remain possible, the process is expected to become more high-friction an...

Google Photos backups usually drain the smartphone's battery, and Google now seems to be working to address this issue. A recent APK teardown of the Google Photos app suggests that Google Photos is preparing a new battery-preserving feature that will limit frequent backups. The “Optimize backup for battery life” feature will reportedly be available in the backup ...

Apple on Wednesday announced the Apple Creator Studio as a suite of bundled applications offering studio-grade editing solutions on the go. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, creators can leverage the apps under the suite to fulfil video editing, music making, creative imaging, and visual productivity use cases. As per Apple, the Creator Studio also brings new featur...