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N-word slur jumps 500% on Twitter, Elon Musk says took action
The Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) told The Washington Post that use of the N-word on Twitter increased by nearly 500 per cent in the 12 hours immediately after Elon Musk's deal was finalised last week. NBA star LeBron James called on Musk to take action on such accounts for using the "N Word."
Google rolls out Chrome OS 107 with 'Save desk for later' feature
According to 9to5Google, the new update introduces two improvements to Desks. The first one will allow users to quickly "Save desk for later" from the overview screen using the button above the left-most window. Upon clicking, the user will be redirected to the "Saved for later" screen, which can be accessed from the right of the "New desk" screen.
Jack Dorsey to take on Elon Musk's Twitter with new App: Report
Last week, Jack Dorsey posted on Twitter that Bluesky intends to be "a competitor to any company trying to own the underlying fundamentals for social media or the data of the people using it." In 2019, Twitter founded Bluesky as a way to develop a similar decentralised concept for the company.
Netflix's 'Profile Transfer' feature is now available in India
The "much requested" feature allows users to transfer their personalised recommendations, viewing history, My List, saved games, and other preferences to a new account when they start their own membership, said the Netflix company. The customers have started receiving emails to upgrade to the new feature.
Samsung to roll out One UI 5.0 for Galaxy S21 FE
According to GSMArena, the Galaxy S21 FE users did not have the opportunity to test the new software in beta testing, but Samsung has been working on it behind closed doors for quite some time. Several traces of Samsung's Galaxy S21 FE future One UI 5.0 build based on Android 13 were found on the company's servers and some suggest the update will arrive next month. Still, there's no official confirmation about that, it added.
Musk confirms Twitter can soon expand or kill 280-character limit
Responding to a user who asked if we can get rid of character limits, or at least greatly expand it, Musk said: "Absolutely". Musk, who has acquired Twitter for $44 billion after a bitter battle, said in April this year that the micro-blogging platform needs long-form tweets which is "way overdue". Twitter currently allows people to post in 280 characters. Reacting to a follower's tweet thread, Musk said: "My most immediate takeaway from this novella of a thread is that Twitter is way overdue for long form tweets!"
Microsoft rolls out new feature to MFA app, prevents spam attacks
When 'number matching' is enabled, the Authenticator app asks the user to enter the number shown on the sign-on screen rather than just selecting "approve" when approving an MFA request. This will be a useful feature for admins whose users were unprepared for the MFA attack.
Global tablet market down 16%, Apple maintains lead
According to Strategy Analytics, Apple shipments fell by 14 per cent (on-year) but still gained market share as its higher tier portfolio benefits from wealthier customers shrugging off inflation. While the overall market fell, Samsung (19 per cent market share) and Amazon (10 per cent market share) led top vendors with low single-digit declines credited to their unique strategies in the market.
Google Messages tests end-to-end encryption to group chats
The tech giant first announced its plan to provide end-to-end encryption to group chats over RCS (Rich Communication Services) in the Messages app earlier this year, with an open beta of the feature scheduled for late 2022, reports 9To5Google. Reddit users in a large group chat noticed that one message came through saying that it was encrypted.
Amazon Prime Video viewing habits stored on internal server exposed online
Cyber-security researcher Anurag Sen found the database with Amazon Prime viewing habits stored on an internal Amazon server that was accessible online. TechCrunch reported that according to search engine Shodan, the database was first detected as exposed to the internet on September 30.
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