Next-Gen Communication
TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. In these final days before Election Day, how much do we know about foreign efforts to influence voters and the outcome of the election? How many bots and deepfakes and…
Snapchat has published its latest performance update, which shows that it’s ad business is steadily improving, though its user growth is showing more solid signs of stagnation, and a potential cap on its usage. We’ll start with that element first.…
In August 2023, a bronzed and buffed Hailey Beiber walked into a Los Angeles branch of Dunkin’ Donuts. She was promoting a strawberry-glazed doughnut—a collaboration between the fast-food joint and her Rhode make-up brand—and so she wore a miniature red…
Tom Parker-Bowles has recently shared that his mother, Queen Camilla, is not part of the family’s WhatsApp group due to her preference for an old-fashioned phone. He explained that the Queen relies on a basic Nokia device, which doesn’t support…
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Available now via the Xbox Insider program by Fraser Gilbert Thu, 3:30pm Xbox is always releasing new updates as part of the Insider program before they’re rolled out to everyone, and one of the latest updates adds a couple of…
Snapchat has added some new activations for Halloween in its latest feature update, while it’s also got a new lock screen integration on iOS, and “Footsteps” to track your travels on the Snap Map. First off, Snap’s adding some new…
Starting this week, Snapchat is introducing a faster way for iPhone users to take snaps when they’re in a rush. iPhones running iOS 18 or later can replace the flashlight or native camera shortcuts at the bottom of the lock…
WhatsApp’s rolled out its new “Private Mentions” for Status to all users, which provides another way to generate interest in your temporary updates. WhatsApp Status, the messaging app’s variation of Stories, enables you post photos and videos that disappear after…
The WhatsApp messenger platform has introduced Identity Proof Linked Storage (IPLS), a new privacy-preserving encrypted storage system designed for contact management. The new system solves two long-standing problems WhatsApp users have been dealing with for years, namely the risk of…