WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world and most of us use it to speak to colleagues and friends and family as well. And often many important messages are shared on WhatsApp that could range from photos; screenshots, videos, etc, or simple important details that you need to remember, like a password perhaps? But thanks to a barrage of messages from other contacts; when you need that information the most, it is a task to find it while scrolling through all other messages and within the chat itself. WhatsApp has a handy fix for this.…
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Disney is being sued by Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson over the company’s decision to sell the Marvel blockbuster on its streaming service Disney Plus simultaneously with its release in theaters. The suit alleges that Disney breached Johansson’s contract, claiming she was guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release and missed out of compensation; because her pay was partly tied to the the film’s box-office performance — but not on any success streaming. Disney said the complaint had “no merit whatsoever.” “The lawsuit is especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19…
I think it’s safe to say we’ve all forgotten a password at some point. For online accounts, you can just click a few links, enter your email address, and then reset your password. But what happens when you forget the password to log into your Mac? After trying, then retrying the password you thought was correct, it’s only natural to want to panic. But don’t. Instead, take a deep breath. You’re not permanently locked out. Apple knows that a forgotten password can be a personal hell, especially if you’re working on a deadline. Because of that, MacOS includes a tool…
Widespread outages on Snapchat have sent users into a panic; with more than 100,000 glitches reported in the space of a few hours as distraught netizens flocked to other platforms to vent their frustration. A flurry of problems were reported on the site on Thursday; with outage tracker Downdetector showing nearly 130,000 complaints at their peak. Snapchat’s support team assured users that it was “aware of an issue preventing some Snapchatters from logging in,” requesting that they “hang tight” as it worked on a solution. Patience was apparently a big ask for many; however, as hordes of Snapchat users fled…
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported blockbuster earnings in its third quarter; as strong sales of its new iPhone 12 and growth in its services business pushed revenues to record levels. In its results for the three months to June 30, reported after the close on Tuesday; the tech giant said net sales jumped 36% year-on-year to US$81.4bn, smashing market expectations, while operating profits jumped to US$24.1bn from US$13.1bn a year ago. The figures, the best third quarter numbers in the company’s history; were driven by a 49.8% rise in iPhone sales to US$39.6bn, while Mac and iPad sales grew 16.3% and…
U.S. prosecutor Thea Kendler, an attorney on the criminal case against China’s Huawei and its Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou; will be nominated for a Commerce Department post vital to controlling exports to China, the White House said on Wednesday. Kendler, an attorney in the Justice Department’s national security division; will be nominated as assistant secretary for export administration at the Commerce Department. The nomination requires confirmation by the Senate. Kendler is expected to work under Alan Estevez, a former Pentagon official, who was nominated on July 13 to be the Commerce Department’s undersecretary for industry and security; a position…
Led by Facebook, social media platforms from Alphabet’s YouTube to Snap Inc and Twitter are investing heavily in shopping features to drive revenue growth; a major theme that emerged during second-quarter results over the past week. The companies are vying for a piece of the so-called social commerce industry; which relies on users’ ability to discover and buy products through social media apps and is expected to balloon to $50 billion from $36 billion in annual sales by 2023; in the United States according to research firm eMarketer. The success of social commerce stems in part from product targeting based…
WhatsApp is developing a way for its users to transfer their chat histories from iOS to Android; according to reports from WABetaInfo and 9to5Google. The feature could fix one of the biggest annoyances with the Facebook-owned messaging service; which is that it’s not officially possible to transfer a backup of your messages between iPhone and Android, only between phones running the same operating system. Details of the in-development feature have been appearing in WhatsApp’s software since at least April. Screenshots shared by WABetaInfo show a new “Move chats to Android” option in WhatsApp’s iOS app. A second screenshot shows a…
A YouTuber famous for making “deepfakes” of scenes from iconic film and television shows including “Star Wars”; has landed a job at Lucasfilm after wowing bosses at the Disney-owned company. The digital artist known only as “Shamook” is famous online for using cutting-edge technology; to seamlessly map the faces of famous stars onto other actors’ bodies. Popular videos created by the technical whiz include pasting Robert Pattinson’s visage onto Christian Bale’s Batman; and imagining a young Mel Gibson had returned in place of Tom Hardy in 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road.” But his work on the climactic scene of; “The…
SoftBank is selling about one-third of its stake in ride-hailing company Uber; in part to cover losses on its investment in Chinese ride-hailing company Didi, two people familiar with the matter said. It’s planning to sell 45 million shares, which will have a 30-day lockup. Uber shares fell 5% in extended trading following the report. The value of Uber’s own Didi stake declined $2 billion last week following the June debut of Didi’s American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange; as China reportedly planned fines and other punishments against the company amidst a broader crackdown on U.S. listed…
Ransomware – Email phishing attacks and brute force attacks against exposed remote desktop protocol (RDP) services are the most common methods cyber criminals are using to gain an initial foothold in corporate networks; to lay the foundations for ransomware attacks. Cybersecurity researchers at Coveware analysed ransomware attacks during the second quarter of this year and have detailed how phishing attacks and RDP attacks are the most popular entry points for starting these attacks. Part of the appeal for cyber criminals is that these are low-cost to carry out while also being effective. Phishing attacks – where cyber criminals send emails…
Twitter has announced that it will close its San Francisco and New York offices immediately as Covid cases surge across the country. Wednesday’s announcement comes just two weeks after the social media company reopened their offices at both cities. “After careful consideration of the CDC’s updated guidelines, and in light of current conditions, Twitter has made the decision to close our opened offices in New York and San Francisco as well as pause future office reopenings, effective immediately,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday. The company added that they are continuing to closely monitor local conditions; and make…
Users looking to tinker with their Microsoft Edge settings will be able to customize to their heart’s content thanks to a new update. Users looking to tinker with their Microsoft Edge settings will be able to customize to their heart’s content thanks to a new update. The browser has revealed changes that will offer improved personalization across its many settings; – including an update to help fix one of the most annoying aspects of surfing the web. The settings are currently available in the Microsoft Edge Dev channel; where preview users known as Insiders get to try out the latest changes and upgrades before they…
Amazon has emailed American customers it knows to have older Kindles with 3G connectivity, warning them that their devices will lose the ability to connect to the internet starting this December. This isn’t Amazon’s choice, of course. It’s a consequence of American networks moving from 3G to 4G and 5G connectivity. That’s something that will eventually come to the UK as well; but with a less clearly defined timeline at the time of writing. As the Kindle product line has been going so long; this will impact a lot of devices. Most, from 2010’s third-generation Kindle Keyboard to the 2017…
Hubble Telescope is a technological marvel and time and again it has proved itself invaluable in revealing facts about the planets and the universe as a whole that add enormously to the wealth of knowledge for humanity. Now, for the first time ever, water has been detected on Jupiter’s moon, Ganymede by Hubble. It was suspected for long, but now, the Hubble telescope seems to have pinpointed that fact. In fact, Hubble has found strong evidence of water vapor on Ganymede. It is being argued that the water vapor has come from ice on Ganymede; which turned to gas (vapor)…
Microsoft Teams has grown in popularity during the novel coronavirus pandemic as a reliable solution for video meetings and has been adopted by workplaces; schools and even the average internet user. With Windows 11 adopting Microsoft Teams as the default messaging service and integrating it with the taskbar; the company is now shoring up the security on the platform – by adding Defender ‘Safe Links’ to spot phishing URLs. Phishing protection is important for Microsoft Teams users, as the malicious links which are notorious for tricking users into entering their passwords and credentials into fake websites can are regularly spread…
Netflix has unveiled its latest acquisition- 2020 Play Network Studios reboot ‘Nneka The Pretty Serpent’. Charles Okpaleke, Play Network boss confirmed the development with a post on Instagram: “It’s about time.. She’s coming to Netflix.” Also starring Idia Aisien in her Nollywood debut, the Tosin Igho directed reboot centers on the titular character’s revenge mission to kill her parents’ murderers. The movie also stars Bovi Ugboma, Bimbo Ademoye, Zack Orji, Shaffy Bello and Ndidi Obi, the lead star from the original film. Play Network’s announcement of a reboot of the 1994 hit horror film made a buzz in 2020. Production…
The 14-year-old girl who was alleged to have been sexually assaulted by Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesa has testified at the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja. The alleged victim (name withheld), gave her testimony behind closed doors because of the law protecting minors from undue public exposure. Before she was brought before the court the judge had ordered journalists and other members of the public who were not involved in the case to go out of the courtroom. Before her testimony, the lead defence counsel, Snr Advocate of Nigeria, Babatunde Ogala cross-examined…
Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested two armed robbery suspects in the Agbara area of Ado Odo Ota Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, identified the suspects as 28-year-old Olanrewaju Sikiru and Olayemi Obisesan, 25. He explained that the suspects were apprehended on Sunday while carrying out an operation, adding that the arrest followed a distress call received by the Police Divisional Headquarters in Agbara. According to Oyeyemi, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in the area, Saleh Dahiru, received the call at about 1:30am…
Want to make your next quarterly Zoom check-up a little more interesting? Feel like aggravating your colleagues at the virtual all-hands? If so, why not turn yourself into a freakish living cartoon, courtesy of Snapchat’s desktop app? We’ve written about the Snap Camera app before, as it’s fun, free, and easy to use. But Snap seems to have updated it recently with the cartoon filter from its mobile app, which is worth a look in its own right. The filter turns you into a generic DreamWorks / Pixar creation, and is surprisingly fluid. Its ability to capture your full range…