Your WhatsApp status now looks a lot more like an Instagram Story

WhatsApp has made changes to its status updater, bringing it more in line with Instagram Stories.
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Several new features for Status on WhatsApp rolling out now

22 hours ago | MobileSyrup | 2 articles

Meta-owned WhatsApp added the ability to add story-like status to user profiles back in 2017. Since then, the feature hasn't received a significant upgrade. That is, until...
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Instagram may soon have paid varification

2 days ago | Android Headlines

Instagram is always adding on new features and changes, but you can't expect all of them to be accepted. According to a new leak from Alessandro Paluzzi , Instagram might be...
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Meta was scraping user data for years while publicly condemning it

2 days ago | Android Headlines

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has found itself amidst another controversy , as the social media giant was caught in a hypocritical act of publicly condemning data scraping...
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This Week in Apps: Instagram's founders' new app, another Twitter rival, Biden admin criticizes app stores

4 days ago | TechCrunch

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in...
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Instagram reportedly working on Twitter-like paid verification

5 days ago | MobileSyrup

Following in Elon Musk-owned Twitter's footsteps, it looks like Instagram is working on a paid verification feature, making it easier for users to get the 'coveted' blue tick...
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ChatGPT surpasses 100 million users just 2 months after launch

5 days ago | Android Headlines | 3 articles

OpenAI's ChatGPT has seen some exponential growth in its short lifespan by gathering over 57 million monthly users within the first month of availability. Now, a new report...
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Instagram's co-founders are back with Artifact, a kind of TikTok for text

8 days ago | The Verge | 4 articles

A screenshot of Artifact, the new news app from Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. | Image: Artifact Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are back. The Instagram...
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Meta's 2FA security protections could have been switched off with ease

8 days ago | TechRadar

As late as September 2022, a bug in Meta's centralized account management system allowed threat actors to remove 2FA protections for Facebook accounts simply by knowing the...
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Hacker finds bug that allowed anyone to bypass Facebook 2FA

9 days ago | TechCrunch | 2 articles

A bug in a new centralized system that Meta created for users to manage their logins for Facebook and Instagram could have allowed malicious hackers to switch off an account's...
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Recalled Apple HomeKit Architecture Update Returns in iOS 16.4 Update

Apple will relaunch its improved HomeKit architecture in iOS 16.4. The updated Home architecture in iOS 16.2 was released in December 2022 but pulled a week later due to bugs. Read more ...

OnePlus Teases New Folding Phone To Give The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Some...

OnePlus just launched its latest flagship phone, and during the announcement, it teased an upcoming pair of foldable phones. We have all the details. Read more ...

AI is about to make Google Translate a whole lot smarter

AI fever is everywhere as Google upgrades its Translate app on the iPhone and Android with new AI-powered tools. Read more ...

Take Android 14 for a Spin with the Developer Preview Release

Today, Google is releasing the first developer preview for Android 14. Which means that today, we start the journey of Android 14. As per usual, there will be two developer... Read more ...

Bing's previously unpopular app sees a 10x jump in downloads after...

This week's news about Microsoft's plan to add ChatGPT-like capabilities to its search engine Bing has sent its companion mobile app into the App Store's Top Charts as of... Read more ...

Pixel 7 Pro is turning into a disintegrating mess but Google doesn't really care

The Pixel 7 Pro has a frail camera bar, it's camera lenses crack for no reason, and now the volume keys are coming off. Read more ...

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How to watch today's Nintendo Direct event

Nintendo will officially hold its first Direct livestream event of the year today, February 8, and Nintendo fans definitely don't want to miss it. While no two events are the... Read more ...

Google Search gets new ‘search your screen' AI feature on Android

Google recently announced a surprising press conference for February 8th, prompting speculation that it would unveil its response to ChatGPT at the show. The chatbot reportedly... Read more ...

Preorder the OnePlus 11 and get a $100 Amazon gift card

In our OnePlus 11 review , we covered all the key areas where the latest OnePlus phone improves upon its predecessors. From the display and overall performance to camera... Read more ...

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