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…