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Russia on Tuesday attempted to block social media platform WhatsApp and Telegram to promote its home-grown platforms and seek greater control over its internet space.In a statement, WhatsApp said that the move will isolate over 100 million users, claiming that the step can “only lead to less safety for people.”“Today the Russian government attempted to…
Google is reportedly giving a 20% discount to select YouTube TV users in the US, reports 9to5Google. The discount is being handed out for four months, translating to a total of $80 off on the service. However, the discount is not available to everyone and appears to be offered at random. As per the report,…
Why does Bad Bunny appear blocked on TikTok for first time viewers right before his Super Bowl performance as users question glitch (Image via Getty) Many TikTok users are opening the app and running into something that makes no sense at all. When they visit Bad Bunny’s profile for the first time, they find his…
A Bloomberg report recently said that the US is investigating allegations by former Meta contractors that its personnel can access WhatsApp messages despite claiming end-to-end encryption for all messages and calls. Citing law enforcement records, the report said that the former contractors claim that “they and some Meta staff had “unfettered” access to WhatsApp messages…
Apple is preparing to overhaul Siri from a voice assistant into a conversational AI chatbot, marking the most dramatic change since it launched in 2011. The new Siri will run on Google’s Gemini models following a partnership Apple finalized earlier this month. Now a new Bloomberg report suggests that Apple is preparing to unveil the…
Tiktok app is reportedly down in the US. Thousands of people are reporting problems with the TikTok app Sunday morning. According to the DownDetector website, which tracks websites uptime, outage reports peaked overnight with more than 35,000. Some 65% users showed problem with the app not working properly, 23% reported total outage and some 13%…
OpenAI’s budget-friendly ChatGPT Go, initially launched in India, is now available globally in 170 countries. This affordable subscription offers enhanced messaging, uploads, and image creation, alongside extended memory. Positioned below ChatGPT Plus and Pro, Go aims to broaden access to advanced AI for everyday tasks, with OpenAI also testing ads for free and Go tiers…
The Indian government has issued a ‘critical’ warning for Android smartphone users urging them to update their devices. The vulnerability note CIVN–2026-0016 issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the aegis of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) warns of a flaw related to the Dolby audio. The advisory says that…
A widespread outage disrupted Verizon’s mobile and data services across the United States on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of customers unable to make calls or access cellular data, The New York Times reported. According to the report, Verizon said it was working to restore services after more than 170,000 users flagged problems on Downdetector,…
Apple and Google recently shared a ‘joint statement’ for the first time to announce a significant partnership. As part of the partnership, Google’s Gemini AI model will enable a more personalised Siri experience on Apple iPhones later this year. The statement was published on a post on ‘News from Google’ with the caption ‘Joint Statement’,…
