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WhatsApp introduced Instant Video Notes in 2023, enabling users to record and send 60-second video messages to others directly in chat. The instant messaging platform is now enhancing that feature by enabling quick replies for it, according to a report. The new option is said to be spotted in a beta version of WhatsApp for

Amazon Web Services has started an investigation to determine whether Perplexity AI is breaking its rules, according to Wired. To, be precise, the company’s cloud division is reportedly looking into allegations that the service is using a crawler, which is hosted on its servers, that ignores the Robots Exclusion Protocol. This protocol is a web

OnePlus Watch 2 was launched in India earlier this year and now the wearable debuted in China with a few design tweaks and eSIM connectivity. It features a 1.43-inch AMOLED display and runs on Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 chipset alongside the BES2700 chip. It is offered in two colour options and is backed by a

It’s safe to say and the European Commission aren’t exactly bosom buddies. The two sides have been at loggerheads over Apple’s compliance — or alleged lack thereof — with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a law designed to rein in the power of major tech companies. Apple it would delay the rollout of

Truecaller announced an insurance protection plan to protect users against mobile frauds on Thursday. The plan, dubbed Truecaller Fraud Insurance, is being offered to the paid subscribers of the app on both Android and iOS. The new plan is currently only available in India, and will be rolled out in other regions later. The caller

This is your periodic reminder that AI-powered chatbots still make up things and lie with all the confidence of a GPS system telling you that the shortest way home is to drive through the lake. My reminder comes courtesy of Nieman Lab, which to see if ChatGPT would provide correct links to articles from news

Samsung confirmed the July 10 Galaxy Unpacked event earlier this week with reservations currently live for the upcoming foldables and wearables. As we near the launch date, new renders of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 have surfaced online, suggesting its possible colour options. The new images showcase the squared-off design of the book-style foldable phone. It

Much of the conversation about AI has revolved around the use of copyrighted materials to train models. YouTube is allegedly taking steps to avoid this issue, offering major musical labels payment to license their songs for AI training, the Financial Times reports. Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Records are all reportedly involved

Sony has announced the slate of monthly games joining PlayStation Plus in July. The free games joining PS Plus next month include looter shooter Borderlands 3, sports sim NHL 24, and multiplayer party title Among Us. All three games will be available to PS Plus members across Essential, Extra and Deluxe/Premium tiers from July 2.

Microsoft leadership has been putting a lot of weight on , and several of its business decisions of late appear to center on getting more people into that subscription service. One of those projects was called Keystone, a dedicated streaming device that would let Game Pass customers play Xbox titles without an Xbox console. After

Social media platform Reddit said on Tuesday it will update a Web standard used by the platform to block automated data scraping from its website, following reports that AI startups were bypassing the rule to gather content for their systems. The move comes at a time when artificial intelligence firms have been accused of plagiarizing

Another notable game is set to vanish from digital storefronts. Developer Playground Games says  will be delisted from the Microsoft Store and Steam on December 15, making it no longer available for digital purchase on either Xbox or PC. You may still be able to snap up a physical copy. Xbox will run frequent sales

Apple is expected to unveil its Watch Series 10 or Watch X series in September this year alongside the iPhone 16 family. The tenth generation of the company’s popular wrist wearable is rumoured to undergo a major overhaul this year and a set of alleged CAD (computer-aided design) renders reaffirms these rumours. The renders offer

If you’ve been dreaming about spending your summer whispering sweet nothings into the digital ears of one of the seductive ChatGPT voice assistants that OpenAI showed off last month, you’ll have to dream a little longer. On Tuesday, the company announced that its “advanced Voice Mode” feature needs more time in the oven “to reach

Apple, in an earlier report, was said to be in discussions with Meta to onboard it as a third-party artificial intelligence (AI) partner to power new features for its devices. However, a new report now claims that the two companies held brief talks months ago, where the social media giant proposed the integration of its

If you’ve been looking to improve your home’s security but don’t want to spend a fortune, now is an excellent time to shop. One of Amazon’s early Prime Day deals is a 63 percent discount on a Blink bundle. For $120 — down from $320 — you can get a Blink Video Doorbell and three

Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G is now available in India in a new colourway. The new variant arrives six months after the launch of the Redmi Note series phone in the country in three shades. The Note 13 Pro 5G runs on a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC and features a 200-megapixel primary rear camera.

Google is reportedly building new AI-powered chatbots based on celebrities and YouTube influencers. The idea isn’t groundbreaking — startups like Character.ai and companies like Meta have products like this — but neither is so far. Google’s celebrity chatbots will be powered by the company’s Gemini family of large language models according to The Information, which