Business tycoon Ilon Musk has notified his co-investors of the $44 billion Twitter acquisition closing by Friday. A source familiar with the matter said shareholders such as Sequoia Capital and Qatar Investment Authority have received financial commitment documents from Musk's lawyers. The move is the clearest indication yet that the Tesla leader plans to meet the deadline set in a…
Meta is introducing new ways for brands to find out if others are using their intellectual property (IP) accounts on Facebook and Instagram.A utility from Meta called Brand Rights Protection is being updated with improved search functionality that allows businesses and brands to search by image. The tool will uncover other types of content, including posts on Facebook and Instagram,…
LinkedIn is updating video content with automatically generated captions and adding several new features to help people with accessibility needs.With automatic captions, LinkedIn aims to make videos more accessible to those who are deaf, hard of hearing, or prefer to watch videos with sound.LinkedIn will automatically add captions to videos during the upload process, which you can choose to implement…
Google's Android-optimized dashboard for cars is closing, but Google Maps Driving Assistant will remain.According to a report by 9to5Google , Google will close the Driving Mode Dashboard Assistant on November 21 . Originally announced at I/O 2019 as a replacement for Android Auto, which was discontinued last year, the dashboard was designed to give users some smartphone functionality while driving.…
Mark Zuckerberg has made no secret that he believes the future of the Internet lies in the meta universe, spending $10 billion on the concept in 2021 alone. During Meta's Connect 2022 keynote presentation, Zuckerberg offered a new perspective on what his team has been building with the unveiling of Meta Quest Pro, a $1500 VR headset that Zuckerberg said…
According to Mark Gurman's latest newsletter Rocheog On, using the USB-C port instead of the Lightning port on the iPhone 15 is "essentially a lockdown." Multiple reports have suggested that the iPhone 15 will be the model on which Apple implements this feature, a full year before it becomes mandatory for all smartphones sold in the European Union. Gurman's statement,…
Google Ads rolls out an update for app marketers designed to boost in-app ad revenue. Now, Google Ads app campaigns allow you to target people with a predilection for clicking ads in apps. The new targeting option is to target return on ad spend in the form of ad revenue or short-term ad revenue. In the ad, Google states: "This…
LinkedIn has released three pages of updates that allow businesses to facilitate more meaningful connections with their audiences. Businesses can create more engaging content with post templates, guide the direction of the conversation with attached comments, and highlight their most important values with a new 'commitment' section. These updates have been rolled out for a month, so you may have…
Most ad blockers will become useless when you switch to Manifest V3. Google is constantly working on a new extension platform, Manifest V3, for Chrome. A date has now been set for its release. The company may start turning off support for Manifest V2 on Canary, Dev and Beta channels starting with Chrome 112 in January 2023. After that, Chrome…
WhatsApp users should upgrade to the latest version of the popular messaging service after two "remote code execution" vulnerabilities were discovered, according to a warning issued by Singapore's Computer Emergency Response Team (SingCERT) on Wednesday (Sept. 28). The organization said there have been no instances of exploitation of these vulnerabilities in the wild. The first vulnerability affects the WhatsApp Video…
