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Telegram Brings Chromecast Support for Android Devices, New Security Feature
Telegram rolled out a new update last week that brings new features and improvements to the instant messaging platform. The company is now adding Chromecast support for Android users, letting them quickly cast any videos on the platform to a big screen. In addition, the company has also added several new security-focused features that will allow us...
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ChatGPT for macOS Gets Upgraded With Code Editing Capability Directly in IDEs
ChatGPT for macOS is getting a new feature that will make it easier for software developers to get coding assistance. Announced last week, the new artificial intelligence (AI) feature allows the OpenAI chatbot to work with integrated development environments (IDEs) and edit code in the user’s preferred coding tool. This will enable them to not sp...
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iOS 18.3.1 Update Released With Fix for Critical, Actively Exploited USB Security Flaw
iOS 18.3.1 began rolling out to users on Monday, bringing a crucial patch for a critical security flaw that allowed sophisticated attackers to access a user's iPhone, even when locked. Apple confirmed that the flaw might have been exploited to target individuals. Users with eligible iPhone models should update to the latest version to fix the vulne...
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How Indian Students Can Find Part-Time Jobs In Canada
Study Abroad: Canadian regulations allow foreign students to work up to 24 hours per week during the academic term.
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CERT-in Warns Of High-Risk Security Flaws In Apple Products
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a warning to Apple users concerning multiple vulnerabilities found in iPad, Mac and other models. The advisory was issued this week after the government agency discovered many security flaws in the operating system that powers Apple's tablets, iPhone models and laptops among others. These...
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Windows 11 Could Offer Quick Options to Send Files, Evidence Spotted in Latest Preview Build
Microsoft released a preview build of Windows 11 last week and it appears to include a new method to share files from File Explorer to your phone or email. The new feature dubbed “Drag Tray” works like file sharing in smartphones and lets users share files by dragging them to the top of the screen.
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Meta to Begin Testing Ads on Threads in the US and Japan
Meta announced on Friday that it will start testing ads on its Threads platform with select brands in the US and Japan, as the app surpasses 300 million monthly active users. The company will closely monitor the tests before a wider rollout, allowing businesses to extend their existing Meta ad campaigns to Threads.
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Instagram Rolls Out Rectangular Profile Grid, Increases Reel Duration to Three Minutes
Instagram is rolling out several profile-based changes this week that might not be up to users’ liking. The Meta-owned platform began testing vertical grids on profiles in August 2024, and is now rolling it out to all users. This will now change the current square grids into vertical grids and can potentially alter the curated profiles where user...
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CES 2025: Timekettle W4 Pro AI Interpreter Earbuds With Real-Time On-Call Translation Feature Launched
Timekettle launched the W4 Pro AI Interpreter earbuds this week at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2025 in Las Vegas. The AI-powered earbuds feature an open-ear design and can translate real-time on-call audio in 40 languages and 93 accents. The earbuds are capable of two-way real-time language translation without requiring any manual input or p...
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Instagram Reportedly Testing Feature to Allow Users to View Story Highlights From a Week Ago
Instagram may soon allow users to view older stories from their followers that they have missed in the first 24 hours. A recent report suggested that the Meta-owned social media site is testing a feature that will allow users to view Story Highlights from mutual followers for a week after they were posted.
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Hugging Face Showcases How Test-Time Compute Scaling Can Help SLMs Outperform Larger AI Models
Hugging Face shared a new case study last week showcasing how small language models (SLMs) can outperform larger models. In the post, the platform’s researchers claimed that instead of increasing the training time of artificial intelligence (AI) models, focusing on the test-time compute can show enhanced results for AI models.
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YouTube Opens Its Health Content Shelves to Registered Health Professionals
YouTube is expanding one of its health-related initiatives to allow verified content creators to spread awareness about different topics and diseases. Last week, the video streaming platform announced it was opening up ‘health content shelves’ and ‘health source information panels’, two exclusive features reserved for accredited health orga...
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iOS 18.2 Beta 2 Introduces Support for Using Face ID on iPhone to Trust New Computers
iOS 18.2 will allow users to "trust" a new computer using Face ID, according to a report. Apple has already rolled out the second iOS 18.2 developer beta and the upcoming iOS update is expected to bring additional features and extend new Apple Intelligence capabilities to supported iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices.
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Facebook, Nvidia Ask US Supreme Court to Spare Them from Securities Fraud Suits
Social media platform Facebook and Artificial Intelligence chipmaker Nvidia appealed to the Supreme Court after the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals allowed separate class action securities fraud lawsuits to proceed against them.
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ElevenLabs Releases AI-Powered Voice Design API and X to Voice Features
ElevenLabs, a New York-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm, released an application programming interface (API) for its Voice Design feature that recently made its debut. The announcement came last week, and alongside, the company also introduced an open-source project dubbed X to Voice, which can generate a unique voice for an X (formerly know...
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Telegram Brings Chromecast Support for Android Devices, New Security Feature
Telegram rolled out a new update last week that brings new features and improvements to the instant messaging platform. The company is now adding Chromecast support for Android users, letting them quickly cast any videos on the platform to a big screen. In addition, the company has also added several new security-focused features that will allow us...
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ChatGPT for macOS Gets Upgraded With Code Editing Capability Directly in IDEs
ChatGPT for macOS is getting a new feature that will make it easier for software developers to get coding assistance. Announced last week, the new artificial intelligence (AI) feature allows the OpenAI chatbot to work with integrated development environments (IDEs) and edit code in the user’s preferred coding tool. This will enable them to not sp...
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iOS 18.3.1 Update Released With Fix for Critical, Actively Exploited USB Security Flaw
iOS 18.3.1 began rolling out to users on Monday, bringing a crucial patch for a critical security flaw that allowed sophisticated attackers to access a user's iPhone, even when locked. Apple confirmed that the flaw might have been exploited to target individuals. Users with eligible iPhone models should update to the latest version to fix the vulne...
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How Indian Students Can Find Part-Time Jobs In Canada
Study Abroad: Canadian regulations allow foreign students to work up to 24 hours per week during the academic term.
-
CERT-in Warns Of High-Risk Security Flaws In Apple Products
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a warning to Apple users concerning multiple vulnerabilities found in iPad, Mac and other models. The advisory was issued this week after the government agency discovered many security flaws in the operating system that powers Apple's tablets, iPhone models and laptops among others. These...
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Windows 11 Could Offer Quick Options to Send Files, Evidence Spotted in Latest Preview Build
Microsoft released a preview build of Windows 11 last week and it appears to include a new method to share files from File Explorer to your phone or email. The new feature dubbed “Drag Tray” works like file sharing in smartphones and lets users share files by dragging them to the top of the screen.
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Meta to Begin Testing Ads on Threads in the US and Japan
Meta announced on Friday that it will start testing ads on its Threads platform with select brands in the US and Japan, as the app surpasses 300 million monthly active users. The company will closely monitor the tests before a wider rollout, allowing businesses to extend their existing Meta ad campaigns to Threads.
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Instagram Rolls Out Rectangular Profile Grid, Increases Reel Duration to Three Minutes
Instagram is rolling out several profile-based changes this week that might not be up to users’ liking. The Meta-owned platform began testing vertical grids on profiles in August 2024, and is now rolling it out to all users. This will now change the current square grids into vertical grids and can potentially alter the curated profiles where user...
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CES 2025: Timekettle W4 Pro AI Interpreter Earbuds With Real-Time On-Call Translation Feature Launched
Timekettle launched the W4 Pro AI Interpreter earbuds this week at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2025 in Las Vegas. The AI-powered earbuds feature an open-ear design and can translate real-time on-call audio in 40 languages and 93 accents. The earbuds are capable of two-way real-time language translation without requiring any manual input or p...
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Instagram Reportedly Testing Feature to Allow Users to View Story Highlights From a Week Ago
Instagram may soon allow users to view older stories from their followers that they have missed in the first 24 hours. A recent report suggested that the Meta-owned social media site is testing a feature that will allow users to view Story Highlights from mutual followers for a week after they were posted.
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Hugging Face Showcases How Test-Time Compute Scaling Can Help SLMs Outperform Larger AI Models
Hugging Face shared a new case study last week showcasing how small language models (SLMs) can outperform larger models. In the post, the platform’s researchers claimed that instead of increasing the training time of artificial intelligence (AI) models, focusing on the test-time compute can show enhanced results for AI models.
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YouTube Opens Its Health Content Shelves to Registered Health Professionals
YouTube is expanding one of its health-related initiatives to allow verified content creators to spread awareness about different topics and diseases. Last week, the video streaming platform announced it was opening up ‘health content shelves’ and ‘health source information panels’, two exclusive features reserved for accredited health orga...
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iOS 18.2 Beta 2 Introduces Support for Using Face ID on iPhone to Trust New Computers
iOS 18.2 will allow users to "trust" a new computer using Face ID, according to a report. Apple has already rolled out the second iOS 18.2 developer beta and the upcoming iOS update is expected to bring additional features and extend new Apple Intelligence capabilities to supported iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices.
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Facebook, Nvidia Ask US Supreme Court to Spare Them from Securities Fraud Suits
Social media platform Facebook and Artificial Intelligence chipmaker Nvidia appealed to the Supreme Court after the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals allowed separate class action securities fraud lawsuits to proceed against them.
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ElevenLabs Releases AI-Powered Voice Design API and X to Voice Features
ElevenLabs, a New York-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm, released an application programming interface (API) for its Voice Design feature that recently made its debut. The announcement came last week, and alongside, the company also introduced an open-source project dubbed X to Voice, which can generate a unique voice for an X (formerly know...
