WhatsApp to roll out iPhone-like message menu controls to Android
YouTube is bringing back private messaging, giving users a new way to share videos and discuss them directly within the platform. The feature is now rolling out to users aged 18 and older in the United States and select international markets. The move marks the return of private conversations on YouTube after the company shut
WhatsApp to roll out iPhone-like message menu controls to Android
WhatsApp is finally giving Android users a feature that has been years in the making. The Meta-owned messaging platform has begun testing a redesigned message action menu that promises to make everyday interactions faster and less cluttered. The change, which has reportedly started rolling out to a limited number of beta users, brings a more
Venus flytraps snap shut with astonishing speed
Ever since renowned biologist Charles Darwin proclaimed in 1875 that the carnivorous Venus flytrap was one of the “most wonderful” plants in the world, scientists have been trying to work out how it snaps shut so quickly on its prey. Plants are not known for their speed, but the flytrap.A research team has now snapped
India Inc relieved as Iran-US near peace deal
Corporate India is betting on a more stable FY27 after the US indicated on Friday that a peace accord with Iran was near, easing concerns over energy prices, freight costs and supply-chain disruptions that have weighed on businesses for over three months.The development is particularly significant for India, which imports more than 85% of its
SpaceX shares soar as firm launches biggest IPO
Elon Musk rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange via videolink on Friday as SpaceX made its historic debut on Wall Street. Musk was at SpaceX Starbase, the company’s rocket launch site on the Texas coast, while a team of his executives were in New York for the IPO.Musk said the company
NASA addresses criticism over all-male crew selected for Artemis III test mission
When NASA’s Artemis III mission launches next year, the crew won’t include any women — a revelation that sparked controversy after the agency on Tuesday announced the four astronauts selected for the flight.The crew members unveiled Tuesday are NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano. Their
OpenAi shutsdown its social influence campaigns in China
OpenAI has dismantled two China-linked influence campaigns that allegedly used ChatGPT to generate social media content aimed at shaping public conversations around some of America’s most contentious political and economic issues. The campaigns, which focused on debates surrounding AI data centres and trade tariffs, relied on OpenAI’s tools to produce social media posts, comments and
OpenAI expects to go public within the next year
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staff in a message earlier this week that he expected the AI startup to go public “within the next year,”the ChatGPT maker said on Monday it had confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering recently, joining rival Anthropic in a push toward a stock market listing as it looks
SpaceX is poised for blastoff with an IPO
Elon Musk’s mega-conglomerate SpaceX is about to launch an initial public offering of stock that is expected to break records — and soon the world will know just how historic that IPO is going to be.The listing price is expected to be revealed late Thursday, and the stock is expected to start trading publicly on
Trump threatens to hit Iran very hard
The United States President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to further intensify strikes on Iran and take over its oil and gas infrastructure by taking ‘total control’ of Kharg Island. The development comes amid escalating US-Iran war continuing for the third day in a row, following the fragile April 7 ceasefire and a ceasefire that