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Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission is now investigating the case of Muslim Pro app , which was reported to have sold granular location data to a third-party, which have US military as one of their clients . The maker of this app, Bitsmedia has denied these allegations and said it shares only the anonymized data for advertising purposes. Muslim Pro App Selling Users Location Data to US Military Muslim Pro , an app for tracking the prayer times, routes to masjids, reading Quran in several languages etc, was reported to be sharing users’ granular location data with third parties....

Netflix is reportedly allowing users to turn off the video of playback and continue in just audio. This new audio-only mode was initially seen in October and now rolling to selected users through a server-side update. This could be useful while in outdoor activities and also potentially save data. Netflix Testing Audio-only Mode While we all know how popular Netflix is, it’s a wonder that it does not have an audio-only mode to date....

Nintendo today announced that it’s shutting down the shops of 3DS and Wii U consoles, as their time has come to an end. The date is fixed to sometime in March next year, with the ability to add funds and redeem them stopping even early. Then, users can only redownload pre-owned games and receive software updates. Nintendo is reportedly focusing more on Switch, as it’s the best-selling console it produced....

NVIDIA RTX 40-series Super refresh, launched in January 2024, brought us the RTX 4080 Super and RTX 4070 Ti Super —two GPUs that dominate the high-end and mid-to-high-tier markets. Built on the Ada Lovelace architecture , these cards deliver stellar performance by leveraging 5nm technology, DLSS 3.5 , and enhanced ray tracing . But with different price points and capabilities, which suits your needs in March 2025? This article breaks it down with specs, performance, and value—complete with tables for quick reference....

SAN FRANCISCO, January 13, 2026 – OpenAI has entered a multibillion-dollar partnership with Cerebras Systems to secure additional high-performance computing capacity for training and running its artificial intelligence models, according to people familiar with the agreement. The deal, valued in the billions over multiple years, grants OpenAI access to Cerebras’ wafer-scale AI chips and cloud infrastructure. Cerebras’ CS-3 system, featuring the world’s largest single processor with 4 trillion transistors, is optimized for large-scale AI workloads, offering significantly higher memory bandwidth and lower latency than traditional GPU clusters....

ADATA, a popular Taiwanese electronics maker, was hit by a ransomware group last month, which led to the takedown of affected systems offline for the containment of spread. While it restored the systems and running as usual now, the ransomware group behind this incident – identified as Ragnar Locker, has posted screenshots of the stolen data on its site. Now, it threatens to leak a dump of 1.5TB data soon!...

Since the release of this game, it gained popularity and had a great start with more than six million copies within a week. On the official twitter account of The Pokemon Company, the figures crossed all the records of the Nintendo Switch game for installation at such a high pace. The Pokémon Sword and Shield game are separate releases technically but the content is almost identical. The speedy-selling game of Nintendo Switch is Pokemon Sword and Shield...

Ever wondered how Truecaller pops up the caller information even before the phone rings? It’s because the service is using Wi-Fi/data to retrieve the caller information from one end and displays to others, which the regular cellular networks do in a slow way. While it seemed helpful, it’s suspicious too. The world’s largest caller identity service has a typical feature that no one thought could be possible. Letting users know who’s calling even before the phone rings are surprisingly, and seemingly helpful....

As per reports from a security researcher, about 25% of Tor’s exit relays were controlled by a hacking group, who’re trying to steal Bitcoins from users using SSL stripping attacks. Though the Tor team removed a significant number of servers added by hackers, they’re still operations over 10% of the total network. Hackers Hijacking Bitcoins through SSL Stripping The Tor browser is meant to be a haven for browsing the internet securely....

Abuse.ch discovered a new phishing campaign that’s cashing on the current Black Lives Matter movement. Attackers here are sending fake emails claiming to be from Country Administration and asking them to vote anonymously about Black Lives Matter. This is the background, dumps the Trickbot malware, and starts stealing any login credentials and spread across the network. Fake email Banking on the Biggest Movement Trickbot malware has grown its name as a banking trojan in the past....

Twitter’s former head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, in an interview, revealed that he no longer believes that Twitter is safer after Musk’s takeover. Further, his team has even warned Musk about the rushy rollout of the new Blue subscription, but Musk ignored them. He settled by warning that a lack of veteran policy and safety employees would hurt Twitter soon. Twitter isn’t Safe Anymore Over the past month, Twitter has been at the center of news with several developments – mostly triggered by Elon Musk, who acquired it in late October....

Calling this an insecure means of safeguarding your account, Twitter is completely disabling the SMS-based authentication for non-Blue users from March 20th onwards. Instead, it asks users to try a third-party authenticator app or physical security keys to protect their accounts better. Pay For SMS Verification on Twitter Years after experiencing SMS-based account hacks on a wide scale, Twitter has now decided to push users to a better form of verification....

The Wordfence’s Threat Intelligence team has reported three critical vulnerabilities in a WordPress plugin that puts almost 100,000 sites at risk. Named as Ultimate Member , this plugin is intended to set various access levels to site visitors. The three bugs reported could potentially let anyone with minimal access gain admin privileges. A patch for these bugs is available. WordPress Plugin Puts 100K Sites at Risk. Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin Bugs...

A US bill to ban the TikTok app on all government devices has passed a major milestone and is just one step away from becoming law. The No-TikTok Act proposed by Senator Josh Hawley last month has garnered all the votes of the US Senate while just pending before the US House. This would effectively ban TikTok from all government-owned devices, with exceptions for security researchers and other law enforcement-related activities....

Visible by Verizon is having trouble. Several users of Visible wireless carriers are reporting security breaches into their accounts and their payment information being used for ordering iPhones. While the cause of this breach is unknown yet, Visible seems to be aware as it locked out account password resetting. However, the carrier hasn’t made a public statement yet. Security Incident at Verizon’s Visible Visible is an all-digital wireless carrier from Verizon that offers telecom services through an eSIM to US people....

Considering the rising hype around Windows 10X, a Twitter user has created a tool called Device Image Generator, to create a Windows 10X image onto a general Windows 10 system. This utility tool will eventually be packing and exporting all the essentials like drivers and configuration files to be workable on regular x86 running Windows 10. Windows 10X Tool for Regular Windows 10 Windows 10X: what started as a side project for powering dual-screen devices and foldable, has taken a dramatic turn due to pandemic and is almost ready for empowering the regular PCs....

The Windows 11 24H2 Update, rolled out in October 2024, is a game-changer for Microsoft’s flagship OS. Built on the new “Germanium” platform, this update brings fresh features, performance boosts, and enhanced security. Whether you’re a casual user or a tech enthusiast, here’s everything you need to know about this significant release as of March 2025. Dive into the highlights that make Windows 11 24H2 a standout upgrade. 1. A New Foundation with Germanium Platform The 24H2 Update isn’t just a tweak—it’s a complete OS overhaul based on the “Germanium” platform....

Do you have an issue connecting your headphones to your Windows 11 PC? If yes, then there is no need to worry about it. This article will tell you why this issue can occur and the various ways to fix it properly. Many people use wired headphones over Bluetooth headphones. Though Bluetooth headphones are much more convenient, wired headphones offer better sound with less latency. Moreover, you can connect them to your PC without going into your Bluetooth settings....

For a long, the YouTube community has been asking support for sharing their favorite songs on Instagram Stories to let their followers know their tastes and sense. Understanding it, YouTube Music is now adding this support in the latest update to its Android app. This has been been on Snapchat for a while, letting users share their YouTube Music on Snapchat Stories – letting their followers listen with one tap easily....

The Chinese smartphone maker ZTE has just launched MiFavor 10. It’s the latest update of its proprietary OS that includes a bunch of new features as below. Ever since the US banned Huawei and ZTE from serving their nation, both started to make their OS over Android’s open-source code. While the former came up with HarmonyOS, the latter one is improving its MiFavor OS. The company has detailed the new OS features with some screenshots on its Weibo blog today....