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WhatsApp working on 15 new durations for disappearing messages
San Francisco : Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on 15 new durations for disappearing messages. Currently, the platform supports three durations for disappearing messages-- 24 hours, 7 days and 90 days, reports…
WhatsApp releases update to fix expiration bug on Android beta
San Francisco : Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has released a bug fix update to address an issue with the expiration of the application on Android beta. Some users were not able to use the application because it had expired, reports…
Only verified accounts to get For You recommendations : Elon Musk
San Francisco : Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said that only verified accounts will be allowed to appear in 'For You recommendations', starting April 15. Musk tweeted: "Starting April 15, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in…
WhatsApp working on new feature ‘edit message’ on iOS
San Francisco : Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature -- "edit message" on iOS, which will be available in a future update of the app. According to WABetaInfo, with this feature, users will be able to quickly and easily…
Paid account social media will be only media that matters : Elon Musk
San Francisco : Twitter boss Elon Musk on Monday said that paid verification increases the cost of bots by 10,000 per cent and makes it much easier to identify bots by phone, so paid accounts will be the only social media that matters.…
Twitter admits parts of its source code leaked online on GitHub
San Francisco : Twitter has admitted that parts of its source code were leaked online on GitHub, and has sent a copyright infringement notice to the open-source coding collaboration platform, the media reported.
In a court filing,…
WhatsApp working on new ‘audio chats’ feature on Android
San Francisco : Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature called "audio chats", which will be available within conversations in a future update of the application on Android.
According to WABetaInfo, a new waveforms icon…
Elon Musk will give Twitter workers stock awards based on $20 bn valuation
San Francisco : Elon Musk has finally broken his silence on giving stock awards to employees, saying that they will get stock awards based on a roughly $20 billion valuation.
It is less than half of $44 billion for which Musk acquired…
Snap acquires Th3rd that creates digital 3D counterparts of people, products
San Francisco : Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has quietly acquired 3D-scanning studio called Th3rd for an undisclosed sum. A company spokesperson told TechCrunch that four team members from Netherlands-based Th3rd have joined Snap…
In 3 months, Twitter’s paid Blue service earns just $11 mn for Elon Musk
New Delhi : As Elon Musk wants all Twitter users to pay for Blue badges, latest data has revealed that Twitter Blue has only earned $11 million in mobile subscriptions to date since launching the service three months ago.
According to a…