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Venturing into the path of Google and Microsoft, Meta today announced a revamped focus on Generative AI – by creating a new experience for its users. The company’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, said they’d be building creative and expressive tools in the near future, while a new space called AI Personas in the long term. While he details what this is all about, we may soon see new chat experiences in WhatsApp and Messenger, creative filters in Instagram, etc....

After two long decades, Microsoft decided to let the source code of its 3D Movie Maker go open-source. Today, the Redmond company published the source code of its 3D Movie Maker on GitHub, letting independent developers fork it and play as desired. This comes after a developer requests Microsoft to open-source the code to expand it to make it better. Open-Sourcing 3D Movie Maker Any software that was once a big thing but is now dumped by the concerned OEM should be open-sourced....

Microsoft is reportedly working with Samsung to make a dedicated TV app to let its potential users stream Xbox Cloud games from it. Xbox Cloud Gaming to Samsung TVs Microsoft is tired of waiting for you to buy its specialized Xbox hardware and play games in it. So it’s now working to bring games to you, in whatever form you’re interested in. As a part of it, the company announced the Xbox Everywhere program recently, which lets you play Xbox games anywhere you want....

Technology companies do have a role to play in the ongoing crisis. Firms like Google , Apple , Twitter , etc have made their own contributions and are still continuing. Now, the software maker Microsoft stepped in to help those critical servicemen fighting for the COVID-19. Microsoft announced to open its security service, AccountGuard for free for healthcare institutions throughout this pandemic period. Further, it also expands its service to human rights organizations as general, who can too signup for additional security....

Following its routine, Microsoft released security updates to a bunch of its offerings – securing them from potential cyberattacks. The update on Patch Tuesday covers 64 vulnerabilities that, includes five critical bugs and one that has been exploited. Thanking the security researchers who helped Microsoft spot and mitigate them, the company urged users to apply this update for good. Microsoft Patch Tuesday, September 2022 Microsoft is one of the few OEMs in the tech industry that strictly follows its update timeline – to secure the community whenever needed....

The Super Wallpapers, which were introduced by Xiaomi in its new MIUI 12 last week have a separate fan-base. These wallpapers are so notable for their precise zooming views of Mars and Earth. And now, XDA developers have made new flavors of these wallpapers and to support even for non-Xiaomi and non-Redmi devices! MIUI 12 Super Wallpapers Download For All Android Devices With the launch of MIUI 12 last week, Xiaomi has taken the love for its bloatware to the next level....

Breaking the silence, the grand YouTuber MrBeast confirmed that he’d be buying a new team in the League of Legends soon. While he didn’t exactly mention when he expressed his interest in making the team like T1 if he ever brings a team. This could be so welcoming the League of Legends community, which has been losing interest over time. A Grand Entry to League of Legends On the night of the grand finale between T1 and the DRX, fans were shocked to see MrBeast as the official guest of the event....

To let its users have a cinematic audio experience, Netflix said it’s bringing spatial audio support to select movie titles for all tiers. Netflix users in all the regions can now search as ‘spatial audio’ to find supported movies and TV shows, and watch them with spatial sound experience – provided that they have a two-way surround sound system built into the device already. Spatial Sound For Netflix Shows While 3D audio is generally popular when compared to regular sound effects, it picked up more crowd last year when Apple announced spatial sound support for its iPhones and AirPods....

Though OnePlus is making great sales of its new models, it still lacks some of the important premium features that users expect. With the latest rumors surfacing throughout the internet, the below features are expected to be added in OnePlus’s upcoming flagship, the OnePlus 8 series. While Samsung and Apple dominate the world’s premium smartphone market, OnePlus from China sneaked in with competitive prices and startled everyone. Ever since its inception, it has grown gradually and is now the most loved premium smartphone of users worldwide....

Passwordstate, an enterprise password manager’s software update, was allegedly malformed by a threat actor to infect thousands of companies using it. The maker of Passwordstate, Click Studios, informed its customers that hackers have compromised Passwordstate’s update mechanism and thus pushed an infectious update to customers having malware in it. Passwordstate’s Infectious Update Supply chain attacks are highly reliable and the most complex attacks in the cybersecurity space. This includes targeting one element of an ecosystem (like an internal employee), compromising his credentials and getting access to the whole network, and impacting their clients ultimately....

In an interview with Bloomberg TV, PayTM’s CFO said the company may offer Bitcoin services to its users if the regulatory ban gets clear. He said the current Indian Bitcoin status is in the grey market and needs clear regulation from the government. The nation’s apex bank has long been advocating for a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies, but they’re still being traded legally in India. Bitcoin Offerings From PayTM PayTM is a pioneer in India’s recent shift to the digital payments landscape, as it drove everyone to use online money after demonetization in 2016....

Devs of PUBG Mobile passes periodical updates to keep the community entertained and engaged. The new update, though not officially announced, is touted to be having a new map with a specification called Domination Mode , which closely resembles Call of Duty’s features. PUBG Mobile has made enough news in the past two years. It’s so popular that, it has overgrown Call of Duty and Fortinite in most of the countries, which are the best and most played games since long....

After many comparisons and benchmark leaks, Qualcomm has officially unveiled its next flagship processor – Snapdragon 888. This is also the company’s first offering having an integrated 5G modem, supporting both the bands. While it still doesn’t cross the 3GHz core speed, it’s equipped with all the latest technologies to power flagships handsets in 2021. Snapdragon 875 as Snapdragon 888 While we all thought the name of Qualcomm’s next flagship processor is as Snapdragon 875, Qualcomm’s modified it to be Snapdragon 888 ....

RARGB, one of the mainstream torrent sites serving the pirate society for a long time, is now dead! The site admins have unanimously voted to shut down the site for both personal and financial reasons this week. People relied on RARGB for their piracy needs are warned to be cautious of the potential copycats, serving malware and fake links. RARGB’s demise includes its dedicated torrent site and the tracker list, affecting millions relying on its services....

In a bipartisan effort to protect young users from AI risks, two U.S. senators unveiled legislation on Tuesday that would prohibit anyone under 18 from accessing chatbots and require companies to verify users’ ages through government-issued IDs or facial scans. The GUARD Act , introduced by Republican Josh Hawley of Missouri and Democrat Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, marks the latest effort to regulate artificial intelligence amid mounting concerns over its impact on children....

Edward Snowden, the famous whistleblower who blasted the news about NSA’s secret surveillance program in the past, has now featured in Vice TV’s program to talk about the ongoing pandemic. He was interviewed by Shane Smith, co-founder, and host if Shelter in Place program, said the governments are using Coronavirus to build the architecture of oppression. He claims the researchers and academicians knew a pandemic sweep of such is coming but failed us to warn and save....

Leveraging all the camera expertise it has, Sony made a new smartphone called the Xperia 1 IV , which the company boasts of having the “ world’s first true optical 85-125mm zoom lens .” It’s true, as the new Xperia 1 IV can shoot a 4K video at 120fps, and has 16mm and 24mm lenses too. This flagship device contains the high-end Snapdragon chip, and is priced at $1,600! Coming in September this year, Sony aimed this smartphone at videography enthusiasts....

Twitter’s version of Clubhouse, Spaces, allows Android users to create their own Space now. This was seen in version 8.87.0-release.01, where users find an additional option named Spaces within the tweet button, besides GIF and Photos. Launching a public room, hosts can name it as desired and invite people to join it with a sharable link. Twitter Spaces For Android Has Come As the craze around Clubhouse grew, Twitter is pushing its Spaces to the public at large quicker....

Recently, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey fall victim to a hacking incident. His twitter account was temporarily hacked , and a series of abusive and racist tweets were sent out. The hacker group called themselves “Chucking Squad”. The hacker was able to gain control of Dorsey account through a technique known as “Sim swapping” . After which, twitter has temporarily suspended the feature “tweeting via SMS”. Twitter Temporarily Suspend Tweet via SMS Feature...

UMIDIGI, a fairly known Chinese OEM, has just launched a phone called UMIDIGI A9 with an infrared thermometer. This will make the handset the first in the world to have this feature, as it’s running on Android 11. This new handset has fair specifications to talk about and is launching globally. Here’s more; Infrared Thermometer in a Smartphone OEMs of smartphones are reinventing themselves to stay afloat in the tough market....