A rather interesting report surfaced, WhatsApp could opt to leave its most important market. Sound confusing? Let me explain. Based on a report from Livemint, WhatsApp told the Delhi High Court that it would leave India if it’s forced to break encryption. WhatsApp could opt to leave its most important market due to a new law WhatsApp said the following: “As a platform we are saying [that] if we are told to break encryption, then WhatsApp goes”. The company added that one of the main reasons to use WhatsApp is for privacy reasons, and end-to-end encryption is one of the privacy pillars. Removi ..read more

Spotify is testing Apple’s commitment to the new EU law with a new update to its app. The law, called the Digital Markets Act (DMA), requires large tech companies like Apple to let developers inform users about alternative ways to purchase, bypassing the App Store. Spotify pushes the limits of the DMA According to a tweet from Spotify’s official news X account, the company has submitted an update to its iOS app that would “display basic pricing and website information.” However, Apple rejected this, prompting Spotify to publicly criticize the company for defying European law. Spotify argues i ..read more

Meta has been improving and adding new features to Threads (its Twitter clone) since its launch in June last year. The latest feature to reach the platform from Instagram is the Hidden Words tool. This functionality will automatically filter out offensive content from your feeds. The new feature has arrived mere hours after the platform hit more than 150 million monthly active users. The company has achieved this feat in less than a year since its inception, outpacing X/Twitter in the US. Threads’ Hidden Words tool will automatically filter out potentially offensive words In a post on Threads ..read more

Google Keep is a wonderful little app for helping you with everything from taking quick notes to making up a shopping list, and you can even add reminders to the notes you create. The reminders feature is helpful because the note might not be of relevance when you create it. Maybe you simply didn’t want to forget the idea you had. Here’s another example. Let’s say you create a shopping list for stuff you need. But you aren’t going to the store for another few days. You’d be able to set a reminder for a time (or location) on that list so you get an alert the day you plan to do all the shopping ..read more

The social media messaging application Discord might have started as an app for gamers. However, through time, it has attracted users from all walks of life including fandom and other niche communities, even going as far as turning down a purchasing offer from the tech giant Microsoft which was reportedly worth $10 billion. Discord CEO Jason Citron recently went on the Decoder podcast to answer some long-standing questions. In addition to shedding some more light on the company’s thought process for rejecting Microsoft’s offer, Citron also gave his prediction for the future of Discord, and mo ..read more

Over the weekend, the US House of Representatives passed a new foreign aid bill that included the divest-or-ban law for TikTok, which forced the Senate to pick it up with urgency, and it was passed and signed by President Biden on Wednesday. Now, what does ByteDance plan to do? Well, they aren’t selling. Despite many reports saying that ByteDance is looking to potentially sell TikTok, albeit without the algorithm which is what makes TikTok, TikTok. ByteDance has zero plans to sell the app. Multiple sources have told Reuters that ByteDance would rather shut down the app than sell it if the com ..read more

Square Enix has launched the SaGa Emerald Beyond Android version alongside other platforms. The game is now available to download on the Play Store across the globe. In addition, the company has also released the AA JRPG (Japanese role-playing game) for Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Steam, and iOS. The new game is launched to mark the 35th anniversary of the SaGa series. It is the first time the company has released a new SaGa series game for all platforms simultaneously worldwide. To celebrate SaGa Emerald Beyond’s launch, the brand has discounted the Entire SaGa series for Android and iOS devi ..read more

Do you often find that the comments on Reddit load slowly and contain unnecessary community recommendations? The new update for the Reddit app on Android and iOS is here to address this issue and will allow you to access comments even more quickly. Comments will load faster than before Like other social media platforms, the comment section is the main draw of Reddit. You can post your thoughts about any topic on Reddit and then engage in conversation about that topic with users who comment on your post.   Given that comments are the main selling point of the platform, the latest Reddit ..read more

Meta’s Threads launched less than a year ago. The initial launch was back in early July 2023. Having said that, the platform grew immensely fast at first, but in time, the growth slowed down. With that in mind, Threads now crossed another user threshold, it now counts 150 million monthly users. Meta’s Threads now has 150 million monthly active users Mark Zuckerberg confirmed this while adding that this is a 20 million user increase since February. Those are not bad numbers at all, 20 million more monthly active users in only two months. Zuckerberg also added that the app “continues to be on t ..read more

Google Meet is getting the “Switch Here” feature that will allow you to seamlessly transfer calls to other devices. This way, you can easily jump or switch between your phone, tablet, laptop, or PC without having to close the call. The new feature was spotted for the first time a few days ago. Now, Google Meet users enrolled in the Rapid Release track are starting to receive it. The company announced the feature through its official blog, quickly summarizing how it will work. Google Meet ‘Switch Here’ to let you jump between your devices during a call The “Switch Here” feature of Google Meet ..read more