How to chat on WhatsApp without saving number

WhatsApp is one of the most used instant messaging apps. The Meta-owned platform has now rolled out a new feature which will further enhance the chatting experience. WhatsApp has introduced the ability to chat with unknown phone numbers. This means that users will no longer have to save a number on WhatsApp to chat with them. https://ift.tt/u49vHcC

Hackers may have a Barbie movie 'invitation' for you

Scammers are using the buzz around the much-awaited movie releases for Barbie and Oppenheimer for phishing scams to steal users' money and sensitive information, according to cybersecurity experts at Kaspersky. One fake page offers limited-edition Barbie dolls and an exclusive discount for the purchase of a helicopter but later redirects users to a purchase form with fields requiring personal identification details such as name, address, phone number, and banking information. https://ift.tt/BnQqfoC

Millions of sensitive emails have been missent to Mali's .ML domain due to people mistyping the US military's .MIL domain; .ML control reverts to Mali July 17 (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Millions of sensitive emails have been missent to Mali's .ML domain due to people mistyping the US military's .MIL domain; .ML control reverts to Mali July 17  —  Common spelling error has misdirected sensitive Pentagon messages to a company running Mali's internet domain

Apple's 'Make in India' plans to get boost as supplier Foxconn proposes new manufacturing plant in Karnataka

State's Large and Medium Industries minister, said that chief minister Siddaramaiah chaired a high-level meeting with the delegates from Foxconn in this regard. As per the proposal, Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii) plans to invest Rs 8,800 crore. "This would create 14,000 jobs and the land required for the project is about 100 acres," Patil said. https://ift.tt/6pnfUgD

How to recharge FASTag account with Google Pay

FASTag is an electronic toll collection system in India that uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to make toll payments directly from a prepaid or savings account linked to it. It is affixed on the windscreen of the vehicle and enables drivers to drive through toll plazas without stopping for transactions. https://ift.tt/f6aVRvj

Sources: Microsoft faces a formal EU antitrust investigation next week over tying Teams with Office, after concessions to appease concerns proved insufficient (Javier Espinoza/Financial Times)

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
Sources: Microsoft faces a formal EU antitrust investigation next week over tying Teams with Office, after concessions to appease concerns proved insufficient  —  Investigation will centre on claims US tech giant is unfairly linking its videoconferencing app with popular software

Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan has an 'AI warning' for Silicon Valley

Oppenheimer is set to release later this week and ahead of the release, the director of the feature documentary, Christopher Nolan, has a warning for technology companies and engineers working in them. Without taking any names, he said that Silicon Valley should learn about accountability. https://ift.tt/iofZaR7

Research: Meta's ban on anti-government "Boogaloo" content initially worked, but after 18 months, in late 2021, the volume had nearly returned to pre-ban levels (Brandy Zadrozny/NBC News)

Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
Research: Meta's ban on anti-government “Boogaloo” content initially worked, but after 18 months, in late 2021, the volume had nearly returned to pre-ban levels  —  Members of the loose-knit Boogaloo movement who found each other online joined armed protests against Covid lockdowns.

Experts explain why there's no magic formula to always distinguish human-written and AI-written text, meaning AI writing detectors can only make a strong guess (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica)

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
Experts explain why there's no magic formula to always distinguish human-written and AI-written text, meaning AI writing detectors can only make a strong guess  —  Can AI writing detectors be trusted?  We dig into the theory behind them.  —  If you feed America's most important legal document …

Xiaomi plans to focus on retail stores to boost India sales after years of e-commerce bets, in a bid to revive smartphone sales after falling behind Samsung (Aditya Kalra/Reuters)

Aditya Kalra / Reuters:
Xiaomi plans to focus on retail stores to boost India sales after years of e-commerce bets, in a bid to revive smartphone sales after falling behind Samsung  —  - Xiaomi, one of India's top phone brands, has lost market share  — Company plans to boost retail-store sales -Xiaomi exec

Sources: Mike Rockwell's division is now called Vision Products Group, hinting at an organizational change at Apple; Apple may hold an October event for M3 Macs (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Mike Rockwell's division is now called Vision Products Group, hinting at an organizational change at Apple; Apple may hold an October event for M3 Macs  —  Apple's new Vision Products Group reflects a shift away from its famed product-development process.

Sony and Microsoft sign a deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation after the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, ending a bitter battle between the companies (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sony and Microsoft sign a deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation after the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, ending a bitter battle between the companies  —  Sony has agreed to a deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft.  Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says Sony and Microsoft have agreed to a …

Sources: McKinsey, BCG, and other US firms are splitting their IT systems to decouple China data, as Beijing expands anti-espionage rules and data regulation (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Sources: McKinsey, BCG, and other US firms are splitting their IT systems to decouple China data, as Beijing expands anti-espionage rules and data regulation  —  Beijing's move to expand anti-espionage rules and data regulation has companies racing to hive off systems

Brave appears to be selling copyrighted data for AI training and giving third parties the "rights" to that data, while not disclosing its own robot crawler (Alex Ivanovs/Stack Diary)

Alex Ivanovs / Stack Diary:
Brave appears to be selling copyrighted data for AI training and giving third parties the “rights” to that data, while not disclosing its own robot crawler  —  And even though there are some concerns about the type of data that was used [...]  —  I'm fairly certain …

Despite a generative AI funding mania, data shows that other startup funding remains bleak, with valuations down and few IPOs, deals, and late-stage rounds (Newcomer)

Newcomer:
Despite a generative AI funding mania, data shows that other startup funding remains bleak, with valuations down and few IPOs, deals, and late-stage rounds  —  The slowdown in public offerings and late-stage financings puts startups in peril  —  The generative artificial intelligence mania …