Musk Faces Backlash Over ‘Bitcoin-Style Encryption’ Claim in XChat Launch

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Elon Musk’s recent announcement of XChat has stirred controversy in a matter of hours. Musk stated that XChat is “built on Rust with (Bitcoin-style) encryption,”…

Netflix’s New Gothic Detective Show Gets 81% on Rotten Tomatoes

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Netflix’s latest detective show, Dept. Q, has quickly garnered critical acclaim, boasting an 81% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Adapted from Jussi Adler-Olsen’s bestselling Danish…

TikTok Recovers from Monday Night Outage

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

TikTok has resumed normal operations after users around the world, including in Pakistan, experienced a wave of technical issues late Monday night and early Tuesday…

WhatsApp iOS Update: You Can Now Copy Specific Chat Chunks

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

For iPhone owners, WhatsApp has included a much wanted tool. This technique involves copying specific parts of a communication rather than its entire text. This…

Elon Musk On the Move, Launches ‘XChat’ to Rival WhatsApp

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Elon Musk has soft-launched XChat, a new messaging network integrated into his X ecosystem (previously Twitter), with the goal of competing directly with popular messaging…

Meta Plans To Replace Human Reviewers With AI, Causes A Stir

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Meta intends to replace as many as 90% of its internal risk assessment human reviewers in key applications. These include WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram. Meta…

Senate Panel Grills PTA on Online Anti-State Propaganda

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology reviewed the issue of social media content blocking in Pakistan during a recent meeting, raising concerns over…

New WhatsApp Username PIN Feature To Curb Unwanted Messages

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp is in the process of creating a new feature that is designed to reduce the number of unsolicited messages by implementing a username and…

Hackers Use TikTok and AI to Spread Info-Stealing Malware

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Cybercriminals are using TikTok malware as a way to make information-stealing malware. These malware are targeting users seeking pirated software on the Chinese platform. These…

WhatsApp Tests New Logout Option with Data Control

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp is working on introducing a Logout option. This feature is currently under testing within its Android beta version. Spotted under Account settings, the feature…

Meta Launched a Special App for iPad users

By Sufyan Sohail ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp has officially launched its dedicated iPad app, which is now available on the App Store. This is a surprising shift from Meta, which has…

Jordan Peterson Refuses to Call Himself Christian In Online Debate

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Renowned psychologist and public intellectual Jordan Peterson recently ignited a fiery debate after refusing to straightforwardly identify as a Christian during a public discussion. The…

WhatsApp to Introduce Chat Media Hub for Easy File Management

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp is developing a new feature dubbed the Chat Media Hub, which aims to make it easier for users to access and manage shared media…

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