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WhatsApp may allow users to add cover photo to profile
The feature has recently been spotted by WhatsApp development tracker WABetaInfo. "When the feature is enabled for beta testers, there will be some changes in your Business profile settingsa, said WABetaInfo. According to the screenshot shared by the WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is planning to introduce a camera button in user's Business Settings. In this, users can select a photo or take a new one use as a cover photo.
Apple Watch reportedly detects thyroid issue symptoms months ahead of diagnosis
Apple's heart rate notifications have helped numerous people detect issues with their heart, prompting them to go and seek further medical assistance, reports AppleInsider. In a recent posting to TikTok, it's shown the wearable device can detect very early changes that could end up being diagnosed months later. Posted on February 2, TikTok user Lauren encouraged viewers of her video to enable notifications for detecting low and high heart rates.
Twitter readying Communities updates, more features
According to reverse engineer Nima Owji, Communities' admins will be able to choose whether the members of a community will be able to invite other people or not, reports 9To5Mac. There will be some options for community membership -- 'Open' will allow anyone to join and/or be invited to the Community. In the 'Restricted' option, people must ask to join, and the mod team must approve those requests.
Lost Ark becomes 2nd most played game in Steam history
The Diablo-like MMO launched yesterday in the West, after Amazon Games collaborated with Smilegate RPG to localise and translate Lost Ark and make it available in English, reports The Verge. It has now passed concurrent records for both Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2, which regularly dominate the top of Steam's most-played games. Lost Ark is so popular right now that it has experienced server issues and there's a queue just to start playing, the report said.
Chinese streaming platforms accused of censoring LGBT plotlines from hit US sitcom Friends
The show was re-released in China earlier this week on Tencent, Bilibili, Sohu, iQiyi and Alibaba's Youku. But Chinese fans have complained of scenes being deleted, including those that reference a lesbian character, and another featuring a same-sex kiss, the report said. It is unclear why the scenes have been removed, and none of the platforms have responded publicly to the accusations.
Google Assistant's Guest Mode to support more languages, including Hindi
Incognito-style feature for Google Assistant called Guest Mode is adding support for Danish, Indonesian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Swedish, Thai, Mandarin (Taiwan) and Hindi in the coming month, reports Android Central.
Lost Ark becomes 2nd most played game in Steam history
The Diablo-like MMO launched yesterday in the West, after Amazon Games collaborated with Smilegate RPG to localise and translate Lost Ark and make it available in English, reports The Verge. It has now passed concurrent records for both Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2, which regularly dominate the top of Steam's most-played games.
New polymer coating for clothes may keep Covid, bacteria at bay
Canadian researchers have developed an inexpensive, non-toxic coating for almost any fabric that decreases the infectivity of the virus that causes Covid-19 by up to 90 per cent. Researchers soaked fabric in a solution of a bacteria-killing polymer which contains a molecule that releases sterilizing forms of oxygen when light shines on it.
This is how Google aims to protect your privacy in ad-filled web
Google said that it aims to develop the 'Privacy Sandbox' proposals to make the web more private and secure for people. It will also support a good user experience when navigating the web, including in relation to digital advertising, providing them with substantial transparency and control in relation to their data as they browse the web.
Netflix, Google fined over unfair paid subscription biz
Five over-the-top (OTT) media service providers -- Google, Netflix, KT, LG Uplus and Content Wavve -- hampered paid subscribers' move to end their membership, according to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC). They provided falsified information or did not allow subscribers to cancel their membership online in a bid to make it difficult for customers to terminate the contract of using their services, according to the FTC.
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