Month: April 2022
Accessing Tiktok on iPhone Using Voice Command
Scores of viral TikTok videos have shed light on an iPhone feature that can help you scroll through TikTok videos and other apps using just your voice. Users can set specific voice commands according to custom gestures under the Voice Control feature with the iPhone and iPad Accessibility settings. Once set, users can use their
Africa War Neutrality Effect
Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has held telephone conversations with three African leaders: Senegalese President Macky Sall, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Ramaphosa. Africa is vulnerable to the economic effects of the Ukraine conflict because of its dependence on food imports and its poor energy balance. With roughly 16% of
Video Apps Could be Listening to You on mute
Video chat apps could still be listening to your voice even when you are on mute, new research suggests. Examination of a variety of popular meeting apps found that they were still collecting audio even when a user thought they had switched off their sound. Some operating systems offer a warning when a given app
WhatsApp 1000 Group Messaging
Until now, WhatsApp groups have been limited to 256 people, and those people can only be added using their phone number, with the intention that everyone in a chat knows each other. WhatsApp has launched a new “communities” feature that allows you to message thousands of people at once. The new Communities tool fundamentally alters
YouTube NFTs
YouTube has announced that it will be expanding into NFTs so that fans can “own” creators’ videos. That technologies like the “blockchain and NFTs blockchain and NFTs can allow creators to build deeper relationships with their fans.” The technology will give “a verifiable way for fans to own unique videos, photos, art, and even experiences
Stablecoins
Stablecoins are designed to have a stable value linked to traditional currencies or assets like gold, and as such they are considered less volatile than cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Regulators are racing to draw up rules to manage cryptocurrencies amid concern that their growing popularity could threaten established financial systems. Stablecoins will become recognised forms
Raidforums marketplace shut down
RaidForums launched in 2015 and gained prominence in criminal circles by offering access to high-profile database leaks, which could be used to enable crimes such as fraud. An online forum providing criminals with stolen personal data has been taken down, in a global operation which saw its founder arrested. Found on the open web rather
Ukrainian power grid evades Russian Hackers
Hackers targeted one of its largest energy companies, trying to shut down substations, which would have caused blackouts for two million people. The malicious software used in the attack is similar to that used by Russian hackers who previous caused power cuts in Kyiv. It is the most serious cyber-attack so far launched against Ukraine
Valneva : New Covid-19 Vaccine
It is manufactured by Valneva, using more traditional technology – similar to how polio and flu shots are made. It contains a whole copy of the virus which has been inactivated, so that it can’t cause the disease but does teach the body how to fight it. The jab developed by Valneva, which has a
Online Child sex abuse
They say tech companies must be made responsible for stopping child abuse on live-stream and video call platforms. Charities say online predators increasingly live-stream, because most tech firms have no built-in software to detect or stop this type of abuse. The technology has to be extremely accurate, suitable for use on social media platforms with