Chinese billionaire and Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma is suspected to be missing following his mysterious disappearance from the public eye for over two months after Beijing’s aggressive crackdown on his business empire. Speculations about his whereabouts intensified when Ma failed to appear as judge in the final episode of his own show, Africa’s Business […]
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PlayStation 5 launch set in Feb, pre-order to start on Jan 12
Some great news for the gamers! Sony on Friday announced that the company will launch the much-awaited PlayStation 5 in India on February 2. The Japanese firm also informed that the pre-orders for PS5 will begin on January 12. “We are happy to announce that PS5 shall be launched in India on the 2nd of […]
Google’s iconic white-coloured Search page to finally change
Earlier this year, tech giant Google had rolled out a dark mode in its Search app on Android and iOS platforms. Now, the company is bringing dark mode to Search on the web. As per a report, Google has started A/B testing dark mode for Search on desktop web. Currently, when one searches for anything […]
Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari picked by NASA for Moon mission
Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, an Indian-American US Air Force colonel, is among 18 astronauts, half of them women, who have been selected by NASA for its ambitious manned mission to the Moon and beyond. The modern lunar exploration programme will land the first woman and next man on the Moon in 2024 and establish a […]
YouTube’s new feature to warn users before they post toxic comments
In a step to prevent bullying and hate on its platform, YouTube has introduced a new feature that will warn users when they post offensive comments. YouTube will prompt them before posting a comment to be more respectful with this new feature. Johanna Wright, vice-president of Product Management at YouTube, said, “We know that comments […]
WhatsApp testing voice and video calling on its desktop app
WhatsApp could soon roll out support for making voice and video calls from its desktop app. WhatsApp has web and desktop apps but these versions lack some key features available on the mobile app. The Guardian’s Alex Hern shared an image on Twitter that shows both the video call button and the voice call button […]
Singapore becomes 1st country to approve sales of lab-grown meat
Singapore has become the first country to approve sale of cultured chicken after the national food agency determined on Wednesday that it is safe for consumption. Cultured meat is produced via cell culture, instead from slaughtered animals. Chicken bites by Californian food start-up ‘Eat Just’ is the first product to have passed the regulatory approval. […]
WhatsApp introduces new wallpapers with custom dark mode settings
In the latest update, Facebook-owned WhatsApp introduced new features which allows wallpapers to be customised per chat, with an updated wallpaper gallery. It has also introduced additional doodle wallpapers, and the ability to set separate wallpapers for light and dark mode settings. Facebook said in an email sent to The Verge, “Make your chats personal […]