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WhatsApp Now Lets You Disable Link Previews for Enhanced Privacy; Here’s How
Anshuman Jain
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WhatsApp's latest feature allows users to disable link previews, enhancing privacy by preventing IP addresses from being exposed to third-party websites. The feature is available in the beta version for both Android and iOS. You can enable it by navigating to 3-dots icon > Settings > Privacy > Advanced > Disable link previews.
Ajith Kumar
It's time for a new supernatural delinquent series from the renowned creator of Tokyo Revengers. Ken Wakui has moved from Kodansha to Shueisha to publish a new manga titled Negai no Astro later this month.
YouTube CEO Says OpenAI Could’ve Violated Platform Rules For Sora Training
Arjun Sha
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Speaking to Bloomberg, the YouTube CEO, Neal Mohan said that OpenAI would violate YouTube's Terms of Service if the company used YouTube videos to train its Sora model. Google also uses some corpus of YouTube videos to train its Gemini model, but signs licensing contracts with individual creators. Earlier, the CTO of OpenAI, Mira Murati, refused to clarify whether Sora was trained on YouTube videos.
Dune Part 3 Is Officially in the Works with Dennis Villeneuve, Confirms Legendary
Shashank Shakya
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Dune Part 2 is still making massive bags in the Box Office and people, including me cannot hold their horse while waiting for Dune Part 3. However, the only detail we had till now was the script of Dune 3 being written. However, in a latest update, we know that the movie might finally be in the works. Go through this article to find out how!
Helldivers 2 “Democratic Detonation” Warbond Drops in with More Firepower
Ishan Adhikary
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PlayStation Blog has reveald a new Helldivers 2 Premium Warbond coming this April 11th. The Premium Warbond, codenamed Democratic Detonation will feature new weapons and utlity for more firepower. It will also feature more armor, capes, and emotes to keep defense and fashion in check.
PS5 Slim Delivered in 10 Minutes? India’s Blinkit Makes It a Reality
Ishan Adhikary
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Blinkit partners with Sony to bring the PS5 Slim edition to their hyperlocal delivery app in India. CEO of Blinkit, Albinder Dhindsa announced the partnership in an X (formerly Twitter) post. From April 5th at 10:00 AM, the PS5 Slim will be available to buy on the Blinkit app on Android and iOS. This will also lead to buyers getting PS5 within 10 minutes directly at their home.
Julia Garner Set to Play Female Silver Surfer in MCU’s Fantastic Four
Shashank Shakya
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In a latest update, it has been revealed that Julia Garner is going to play the role of a female Silver Surfer in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie. She is going to play the the character of Shalla-Bal, the first love of Norrin Radd, the Silver Surfer who gave her a portion of his powers to make her a female version of Silver Surfer.
The Latest Minecraft Bedrock Preview Finally Brings Hardcore Mode to Testing!
Radojka Travar
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Hardcore mode has finally made it into the Minecraft Bedrock edition with the latest 1.21.0.20 Preview. You can test it out by clicking on the Play Preview button. Then, navigate to the Create New World section where you can see the hardcore toggle in the general settings right below the difficulty options. Enable it and create new world. Your hearts will look a little different and you won't be able to turn off the hardcore mode anymore. If you eventually die, you'll respawn in the spectator mode, so you cannot change your world anymore.
Want to Continue Using Windows 10 Securely? Here’s How Much It Will Cost You
Arjun Sha
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If you are running a business or educational organization, and want to continue using Windows 10, you will have to pay a subscription fee to keep getting security updates. Microsoft has designed an ESU (Extended Security Update) program for Windows 10 that will keep your Windows 10 PC up-to-date for up to three years, after Windows 10 hits end-of-life in 2025.
We all know how annoying it can be to share the same your streaming app account with someone only to find your recommendations affected by it. Crunchyroll finally gets it and is introducing a new Multiple Profiles feature later this month.
To capitalize on the success of Content Warning, the devs already released a new update within two days. In the new update, we get Reporter Mic, Sounds Player, and Party popper along with a projector in the garden. Some bugs such as the disk being able to be duplicated if you picked it up at the same time, and decreased hard drive usage for recordings are also fixed. Emote spammers in the group will get a relief with adjusted prices.
Apple May Finally Allow You to Check Battery Health & Cycle Count on Upcoming iPads
Kanika Gogia
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According to the codes discovered in iPadOS 17.5 beta, Apple is planning to expand the iPhone's Battery Health menu to the upcoming iPad models. This Battery Health menu on an iPad is expected to show the battery capacity and cycle count. Since the existing iPad models with iPadOS 17.5 beta do not have this feature, it's assumed the battery health menu is limited to the upcoming iPads. Right now, you can easily check battery health on any iPhone model, while the cycle count feature is limited to the iPhone 15 series.
Palworld has finally received its first raid boss in the new patch, alongside new Pal catching methods, removing certain building restrictions, adding a new method of capturing Pals, and even adding in a brand-new egg incubation structure.
Anmol Sachdeva
WhatsApp is currently experiencing issues and users are unable to send messages, so the messaging app seems to be down for many.
Get your magic staffs and grimoires ready as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2 will be released this weekend on April 7, 2024 at 24:00 JST.
The Secret of Nothing’s Next Product to be Revealed on April 18!
Abubakar Mohammed
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Nothing previously posted a video of a Beetle and a Frog with the frog jumping and leaping forward in the end and has today yet again posted an image of the same two species with an announcement date of April 18. Beetle was the mascot of the Nothing Ear (2), so the chances that we're getting the Nothing Ear (3) soon are pretty high.
Pixel Watch Gets a New Time-Telling Trick, Here’s How to Use it
Abubakar Mohammed
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Pixel Watches are now receiving the April security patch with a new feature and a significant improvement. Your Pixel Watch will now be able to more accurately adjust its display brightness depending on the conditions, while the new feature adds the ability to check, but rather feel the time.
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Following the Edge 40 and Edge 40 Neo's success, Lenovo-owned Motorola has launched the Edge 50 Pro in India. The phone features Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, triple rear cameras, Android 14 with the promise of three OS updates, and a 1.5K pOLED curved display. The phone's 8GB + 256GB base variant is priced at Rs 31,999 while the 12GB + 256GB variant is priced at Rs 35,999.
With the October 4 release date, Joker 2 is easily one of the most anticipated movies of 2024. Yesterday, in an officially released poster, it was revealed that Joker 2 will drop the first trailer on April 9, 2024.
As per industry insider Jeff Grub, we might get ourselves a brand-new PlayStation Showcase happening in May 2024. This new showcase should give us a release window for the Silent Hill 2 Remake, and other upcoming titles.
Planning to Buy New AirPods? Wait, Apple Might Launch $99 ‘AirPods Lite’ Soon
Anmol Sachdeva
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Apple is planning to revamp its AirPods lineup this year and as per analyst Jeff Pu, the company is planning to launch AirPods Lite that could start at $99. While it is not shared what features will the budget AirPods variant bring, the existence of the models has also been corroborated by the likes of Mark Gurman and Ming-Chi Kuo.
The New York Times Is Turning into a Gaming Company, Let That Sink In
Sampad Banerjee
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As per the latest SEC reports, the New York Times is actually a gaming company now, as more people have started playing games like Wordle, Crosswords, NYT Games app, compared to using the NYT News app.
Discord’s April Fools Video Beats GTA 6 Trailer with Triple the Views
Ishan Adhikary
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Discord just released an April Fools day special video on YouTube and it surpassed GTA 6 in terms of view count. Users immediately noticed that Discord made users watch an autoplay embed through the loot box popup within the app. This counted towards the views on the YouTube video. The video is currently at 627M views within the first 24 hours already.
Google Finally Agrees to Delete Data It Collected from Incognito Mode for Years
Sagnik Das Gupta
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Back in 2020, a couple of Google account holders took to Boies Schiller Flexner to file a lawsuit against Google for illegally collecting user data on its Chrome's Incognito mode. The Incognito mode is supposed to be private browsing and previously, users were not accurately informed that while it's private to them, data is still collected as when normally browsing. Now, Google and Boies has reached a $5 billion settlement to finally move and delete or remediate this very data.
Sony has officially revealed the prices of the PS5 Slim in India for both the Disc and Digital Editions. The Disc Edition will cost Rs.54,990 while the PS5 Slim Digital Edition will cost Rs.44,990. The consoles will be available across the country from April 5th, 2024.
Just like Microsoft Copilot, you can now use ChatGPT without an account. You no longer need to sign in or create an account to use the free version of ChatGPT. The GPT-3.5 model is readily available to all free users including those without an account. Keep in mind, you won't get some features like custom instructions, chat history, chat sharing, and voice conversations without an account.
Poisonous potato is pretty useless in Minecraft, so this April Fools 2024 Minecraft update wants to change that. It adds a whole new poisonous potato dimension that is mostly made up of various potato-related blocks. You can access it through the potato portal and there you'll find mobs that all look like poisonous potatoes. In one of the potato biomes you may even come across a poisonous potato slime boss and fight it with a poisonous potato hammer. There are even potato armor, elytra, utility blocks, grappling gun and so many more potato items.
OnePlus has finally launched its next mid-range device the OnePlus Nord CE 4 and straightaway there's a lot to like about the device. It features Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, dual cameras with the primary being the LYT-600 from Sony, and a 5,500 mAh battery that can charge at 100W. The base variant is priced at Rs 24,999 while the upper variant costs Rs 26,999.
Wake up sorcerers, it's that time of the year again, where author Gege Akutami makes us hopeful for something that may never happen. Now, with a new Gojo art in Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 26, the fandom hopes for Gojo's return from the dead. But will it happen?
Instagram is testing a new stories design, making it look like Facebook stories. This server-side update, currently available in the latest Instagram beta version for Android, features a rectangular thumbnail with a preview of the story's content and the user's profile icon at the center. The update brings Instagram Stories closer to a unified design language across Meta apps.
Discord plans to introduce ads in the coming weeks to increase revenue. The ads will be relevant to users and may offer rewards for completing certain in game tasks. Users can opt out of ads, but it's unclear if this feature will be free or paid. This comes after years of resistance from adopting ads on the platform.
iPhone 16 Rumored to Get Vertical Camera Layout; Improved Titanium Coating for 16 Pro
Kanika Gogia
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The photos of the first iPhone 16 cases show a new camera cutout designed for vertically aligned cameras. Apple switched to diagonally aligned rear cameras with the iPhone 13 models. With vertically aligned cameras, Apple is expected to bring spatial video recording to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models. The iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max are expected to feature a more polished look than the iPhone 15 Pro models, which have a brushed finish.
Microsoft Edge has received a new feature to make management of resources much easier. With its latest Edge Canary update, users can set how much RAM the browser can use. Also, it can be enabled always or only when playing games. To enable it right now, users need to install Microsoft Edge Canary and follow steps in the guide.
Windows 11 Intros a New Way to Move Files; Directly Use the Address Bar!
Satyam Kumar
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Windows 11 KB5035953 update has been released in the beta channel. It brings a new way to move your files. Basically, with this feature enabled, you can drag and drop files into a specific folder using the address bar, making file management an easier process. Also, the widget bar has gotten a new location and sharing files in Windows 11 via a QR code is possible now!
OpenAI's ChatGPT will now cite sources in its responses similar to Microsoft's Copilot, providing transparency and legitimacy in reponses. This feature is limited to paid versions: ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise unlike Copilot which offers it for free. The announcement for this was made by OpenAI through an X post on Friday.
Instagram is reportedly developing a feature called "Blend" that allows users to create a private feed of curated Reels with a friend. The feed recommendations are based on shared and liked reels. The feature is still in development and not yet available to the public.
The latest spotting by Mishaal Rahman suggests that Google may revamp the volume panel in Android 15, which looks quite interesting. In the new revamp, the volume sliders are much thicker and the option to change the output device has been moved to the top and is now greatly visible unlike previously where it blended in the menu and was harder to spot.
After introducing Sora, a remarkable text-to-video AI model, OpenAI has previewed its Voice Engine model that can clone voices with a single 15-second audio sample. It can translate voices into different languages with high accuracy. Since there are risks associated with the technology, the company is not releasing the speech synthesis model now. The company encourages society to understand the capabilities of AI and adapt to a new reality.
PS5 Pro Games Enhanced Label Requirements Reportedly Revealed; Incoming 4K 60 FPS Gaming
Ishan Adhikary
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PS5 Pro launch seems to be closer as Insider Gaming has reported the PS5 Pro 'Enhanced' label criteria details. The features of 'Enhanced' label for PS5 games on the Pro variant will be PSSR to upscale resolution to 4K, a constant 60FPS, add or increase ray tracing effects. The label was first introduced during PS4 Pro and signifies the games being optimized for the Pro variants through better hardware and other upgrades.
Elon Musk Is Offering X (Twitter) Premium for Free, But There’s a Catch
Anshuman Jain
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Elon Musk, the CEO of X announced that all accounts with over 2500 verified users will get Premium membership and accounts with 5000 verified users will receive Premium+ for free. Premium plans offers the ability to edit posts, create or upload long posts and videos and many other options. This will also include access to Grok which is the platforms exclusive AI.
Wuthering Waves Announces Pre-Registration and Milestone Rewards
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Wuthering Waves has announced the official release date for the game and opened pre-registration for PC, Android, and iOS. Kuro Games has also announced Milestone Pre-Registration and follower rewards for players, with some very useful items. The livestream also suggested an exclusive reward for pre-registering the game. The special broadcast also touched on the many improvements they are making to the in-game systems, based on the CBT2 player feedback, including major changes to the Echo system, improvement to character animation and sound effects, and adjustment to the main story quest chain.
Kuro Games have announced the official release date of Wuthering Waves alongside the player feedback from CBT2 in their latest livestream. Wuthering Waves is officially set to release on May 22, 2024, on PC, Android and iOS. The game is already available for pre-registration on Android and iOS. PC players can also Wishlist the game on Epic Games Store.