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Instagram head apologises for bug that deleted story posts
Instagram Head Adam Mosseri said in a tweet on Friday that the platform experienced a technical bug, which impacted millions of people's stories, highlights and archives around the world. "For people impacted by this bug, they saw their stories that were re-sharing posts disappear and their archive and highlights stories were missing," Mosseri informed.
Accept privacy policy or lose functions in some weeks: WhatsApp
The Facebook-owned messaging platform with more than two billion users, with over 400 million users in India, warned that failing to accept the new policy would result in users losing some functionalities after "persistent reminders". "After giving everyone time to review, we're continuing to remind those who haven't had the chance to do so to review and accept.
Over 128M iOS users affected by 'XcodeGhost' malware: Report
Internal Apple emails have revealed during the Epic Games vs Apple trial that 128 million consumers had downloaded more than 2,500 apps infected by the malware that came from the fake copy of Xcode. In total, these 2,500 infected apps have been downloaded more than 203 million times in the App Store, reports Motherboard. According to more internal Apple emails, about 18 million affected users were based in the US.
Google Photos to offer only 15GB free space from June 1
However, this change doesn't apply to those who own a Pixel 2 or later, XDA Developers reported. Pixel users will continue to get unlimited free "high quality" photo backups on Google Photos. However, those who don't own a Pixel phone will have to get a Google One subscription, which starts at $1.99 per month ($19.99 per year) for 100GB.
Twitter working with Indian payments providers for Tip Jar
At the moment, only a small group of people including non-profits, journalists and creators around the world who use Twitter in English will be able to add Tip Jar to their profile and receive tips. The company is also working to bring Indian payment providers to Tip Jar, along with the ability to Tip in multiple languages.
New security feature added to CoWIN platform
In a statement, the Union Health Ministry said, "It has been noticed in some instances that citizens that had booked their appointment for Covid vaccination through the CoWIN portal but did not actually go for vaccination on the scheduled date, have received notification through SMS that a vaccine dose has been administered to them.
Google is turning on two-factor authentication by default
"At Google, keeping you safe online is our top priority, so we continuously invest in new tools and features to keep your personal information safe, including your passwords," Mark Risher, Director of Product Management, Identity and User Security, Google, said in a blogpost. The company said it will soon start switching on 2FA for everyone automatically, as long as their Google account is set up in the right way, Engadget reported.
Microsoft ditching its Windows 95-era icons: Report
The software giant has been slowly improving the icons it uses in Windows 10. So, far it has redesigned File Explorer, folder, Recycle Bin, disk drive icons and more, The Verge reported. Windows Latest has spotted new icons for the hibernation mode, networking, memory, floppy drives, and much more as part of the shell32.dll file in preview versions of Windows 10.
Google rolls out improved Assistant features for families
Google said in a statement on Thursday that new Assistant feature will be rolled out globally on Mother's Day (May 9). The Family Broadcast feature will now send messages to Assistant on smartphones as well, which family members can reply to. The popular Family Bell reminders will now expand to eight new languages, including Hindi.
Twitter testing Tip Jar feature globally, India too
Twitter is testing a new Tip Jar feature globally, The test is currently open to a select group of verified accounts belonging to creators, journalists, experts and nonprofit organisations globally. No Indian digital payments provider is listed as of now and Tip Jar supports a variety of payment options and links like Bandcamp, Cash App, Patreon, Paypal and Venmo.
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