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WhatsApp
You may soon edit your sent messages on WhatsApp

In addition, details about the time window to let people edit their messages are unknown at the moment.

Flubot malware
Flubot malware: All you need to know and what to do if your device is infected

Known as FluBot, this Android malware was spreading aggressively through SMSes, stealing passwords, online banking details and other sensitive information from infected smart phones across the world.

  • Thursday, 02 June 2022
Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg departs after 14 years as Meta COO

Prior to joining Facebook, Sandberg spent six years at Google building up its online sales channels, for AdWords and AdSense tools.

India sees 40% surge in hardcore mobile gamers post-Covid
India sees 40% surge in hardcore mobile gamers post-Covid

Nearly 86 per cent gamers are satisfied with their current smartphone as a gaming device.

Instagram
Instagram partners with over 200 Indian artists for a new music property

Instagram is now releasing the '1 Minute Music' property to fuel this further and inspire others to unleash their talent as well.

Webb Telescope
Webb telescope to explore two rocky, Earths-like planets

The huge telescope plans to start its in-depth science investigation by exploring strange, new rocky worlds in unprecedented detail.

Google, nurture.farm to develop cheap methods to measure soil health
Journalists under pressure amid erosion of press freedom: Google

An experienced political, investigative and data journalist, she was a 2017 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in national reporting as part of the Reuters team that documented widespread cheating in US college admissions.

Twitter
Twitter starts rolling out 'Circle' to more users

To check if you have access to Twitter Circle, update your Twitter app or head to Twitter in a web browser.

Centre to develop framework to check fake reviews on E-Commerce websites
Centre to develop framework to check fake reviews on E-Commerce websites

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) after studying the present mechanism being followed by the E-Commerce entities in India and best practices available globally, will develop these frameworks.

Instagram launches 1 minute music feature, details here
Instagram launches new '1 minute music' feature, details here

The photo-sharing social media platform has said that the new feature offers a set of music tracks and videos from 200 artistes all over the country which can be used on Reels and Stories.

AI to make roads in India safer to drive
AI to make roads in India safer to drive

The Hub is working to coordinate, integrate, and amplify basic and applied research in broad data-driven technologies as well as its dissemination and translation across the country.

Meta rolls out updated 3D Avatars in India
Meta rolls out updated 3D Avatars in India

The company said it is also improving the look of Avatars, subtle adjustments have been made to certain facial shapes and skin shaders to make avatars more authentic.

Tesla to soon have self-driving cars without need for human drivers: Musk
Tesla to soon have self-driving cars without need for human drivers: Musk

According to the auto-tech website Electrek, it is not the first time that Musk made this announcement.

Instagram To Shut Down Threads By Year End
Instagram announces visual refresh to its app

The company said that its new design system puts content at the centre, with a focus on simplicity and self-expression.

Digilocker
Now access Digilocker services on WhatsApp; Check details

From now on the citizens can use the MyGov Helpdesk on WhatsApp to access the Digilocker service. As a result, the citizens can now create and authenticate their Digilocker account, download important documents like PAN card, driving license and others on WhatsApp.

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