Google Photos Gets a New Feature That Lets Users Block a Person’s Face From Memories

Google Photos is getting a new feature that lets users not just hide but block a person entirely from their media collection. As per the company, it can prove useful when users don’t want to see a person featured in their featured Memories tab. While a similar feature was previously available in Google Photos, it only allowed users to hide them from certain sections...

Apple Podcasts Web App Now Available on Desktop With Up Next, Saved Library and More Features

Apple Podcasts web app is now available to users on desktop browsers such as Safari, Chrome and Edge. Previously, the desktop experience was only available on macOS but with this change, iPhone users can also listen to their podcasts on Windows-based desktops too, with features such as Up Next queue, list of saved shows and more.

Microsoft Office, Teams Vulnerabilities Enable Hackers to Access Camera and Microphone on macOS: Report

Microsoft's apps for macOS are affected by eight security vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to access the camera and microphones of users without their consent, according to cybersecurity group Cisco Talos. The latest flaw detected across several Microsoft apps such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, and...

WhatsApp Working on Feature to Block Messages from Unknown Senders; Tests Like Reactions for Status Updates

WhatsApp will soon help users protect their account and optimise device via a new 'Block unknown account messages' toggle that prevents certain messages from being delivered to users via unknown accounts. Meanwhile, the messaging app has started testing like reactions for WhatsApp status updates on the latest beta version of the app for Android smartphones.

Google to Fix Security Vulnerability on Pixel Phones That Could Allow Remote Access or Control: Report

Google Pixel phones shipped since 2017 included an application with a security vulnerability that could be used by attackers to inject malicious code or run spyware on Pixel phones, according to security firm. The Showcase app, which was found on Pixel smartphones sold globally, will soon be removed by the company in the coming days.

Google AI Overviews Gets New Experimental Features, Expands to India and Six Other Countries

Google announced that its AI Overviews is getting several new features and being expanded to new regions on Thursday. With this update, the Google Search-based snapshot feature will be available in India and six other countries. The expansion will also include local language support in each country. Notably, it was rolled out in May and was made available only in the ...

Grok-2 and Grok-2 Mini AI Models Launched in Beta, Said to Outperform GPT-4 Turbo

Grok-2 family of artificial intelligence (AI) models have finally been released in beta by xAI. The Elon Musk-owned AI firm launched Grok-2 and Grok-2 Mini on Tuesday and claimed newer capabilities and improvements in the large language models (LLMs). Both models are available to Premium and Premium+ X (formerly known as Twitter) users. Interestingly, the Grok-2 model...