WhatsApp added filters on Tuesday, making it easier to organize chats from groups and individual chats. The new filters, which are available for both Android and iOS devices, help categorise messages as read, unread, or group. They can be found at the top of the WhatsApp home screen, allowing for faster access to the right message. The update is currently being rolled out to a select group of users and will soon be available to everyone. WhatsApp currently has three chat filters: “read,” which contains all read messages from individual chats and groups; “unread,” which contains all unopened m ..read more

LinkedIn is the go-to professional networking platform, but are you getting the most out of it? Yes, you have optimized your profile and connected with colleagues and industry peers. However, the platform provides several lesser-known features that can significantly improve your LinkedIn game. Let’s look at them. 1. Hide your identity while viewing profiles. The LinkedIn profile viewing notifications are both a blessing and a curse. If you frequently search for potential employers or connections but don’t want them to know, LinkedIn’s private mode allows you to view profiles anonymously. To e ..read more

Truecaller is now offering a new web client that allows users to search for unknown numbers and receive real-time call alert notifications. Truecaller, a popular caller ID app with millions of users worldwide, has released a new web client. The web version of the app, which is available for Android users in India, adds several new features, including the ability to look up unknown numbers and mirror Truecaller chat and SMS. The company claims that the web client is compatible with all popular modern browsers and can be accessed from both Mac and PC. To use Truecaller Web, navigate to ‘web.tru ..read more

Meta’s WhatsApp and Instagram services were restored after a global outage for several users on Wednesday night. During the outage, users were unable to send messages or media files. WhatsApp and Instagram have been restored following the global outage. During the outage, users were unable to log in, send messages, or make calls Over 30,000 users in India reported problems with WhatsApp. WhatsApp and Instagram, which are owned by Meta, have been restored hours after several users around the world experienced outages on Wednesday night. During the outage, users who attempted to log in to the ..read more

According to a study by cybersecurity experts, Indian consumers who visit pirated websites are more likely to become infected with malware than those who use other platforms, such as those that host adult content or gambling advertisements. According to a study conducted by experts at the Indian School of Business (ISB), Indian consumers underestimate their true cyber risk when using piracy sites. As a result, cybersecurity threats associated with these websites need to be addressed immediately. It was reported in a report released here on Tuesday titled ‘The Piracy-Malware Nexus in India: A ..read more

According to research released by Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Tuesday, employees with AI skills and expertise should anticipate salary increases of more than 54%; the largest increases are expected to be seen by those in IT (65%) and research and development (62%). This was based on a survey named “Accelerating AI Skills: Preparing the Asia-Pacific Workforce for Jobs of the Future” that Access Partnership conducted on behalf of AWS. The company claims that it polled 500 employers and over 1,600 employees in India. 97% of workers who responded to the survey said they thought having AI skills ..read more

Screenshots of contact profile photos are no longer permitted on Meta’s instant messaging app, WhatsApp. The instant messaging app WhatsApp is currently rolling out an update for Android users that prohibits taking screenshots of other users’ profile images. Android users worldwide, including those in India, are beginning to receive the feature, despite the company not having announced the change. WhatsApp: What’s new Now, you cannot take screenshots of the users’ profile pictures on WhatsApp for Android. If you try to, WhatsApp will show no error or warning message but capture a blacked-out ..read more

More people are watching YouTube on their smart TVs, with daily viewership exceeding 1 billion hours. YouTube is planning to revamp the user experience to provide a more streamlined content consumption experience. With the latest version of the YouTube TV app, the company offers a “lean back” experience that allows for a rich and distraction-free TV content experience. The updated YouTube app now reduces the video playback window, allowing users to watch the video while accessing additional features such as descriptions, comments, and browsing similar products to those featured in the video ..read more

Meta appears to be taking on the Apple Vision Pro by including new augmented reality features in its upcoming Quest UI update, which will be released later this year. Soon after Apple released its first Mixed Reality headset, the Vision Pro, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reviewed it and declared that the “Quest 3 is the better product, despite being seven times less expensive.” It may be true to some extent, given the Quest 3’s similar high-resolution pass-through feature and a weight of 120 grams less than the Vision Pro. Meta appears to be taking on the Vision Pro with a new UI update for the Qu ..read more

WhatsApp users can now filter chats from the home page. WhatsApp version 2.23.14.17, which is currently available for select beta testers on Android (via the Google Play Store), greets users with a new and simplified home UI that displays various filters, allowing users to quickly jump into a specific conversation without scrolling through hundreds of chats. This feature is presently only available to a select group of users who have signed up for the Google beta test program, according to a report by WABetaInfo. Chats are categorized into three main categories in the most recent WhatsApp be ..read more