This is TikTok parent's plan to take on Spotify

China's ByteDance Ltd is in talks with music labels for expanding its music-streaming service globally to compete with industry leaders such as Spotify Technology SA, the Wall Street Journal reported. https://ift.tt/JfDsix7

NASA eyes Nov 14 as launch date for Artemis I Moon mission

The US space agency has now set the next launch attempt of the Artemis I Moon mission for November 14, after facing two failed attempts due to liquid hydrogen gas leak in one of the engines. https://ift.tt/GaRAXqt

PNB WhatsApp banking: How to register, use and avail services

Through WhatsApp, the bank provides services to both PNB customers and non-customers. PNB WhatsApp banking provides a wide range of account related services, including balance enquiry, last five transactions, etc. Even on holidays, these services are offered round the clock. https://ift.tt/nwSIRjH

Google rolls out support for signing in with passkeys on Android and Chrome to beta testers ahead of a wider launch in 2022 (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google rolls out support for signing in with passkeys on Android and Chrome to beta testers ahead of a wider launch in 2022  —  Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others in the industry want to replace website/app passwords with “passkeys” that just require you to unlock your device.

What to expect from Microsoft's Surface event: Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, Surface Studio 3, and potentially a mini PC and Surface accessories (Jon Fingas/Engadget)

Jon Fingas / Engadget:
What to expect from Microsoft's Surface event: Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, Surface Studio 3, and potentially a mini PC and Surface accessories  —  - Wildcards: A mini PC and Surface accessories  —  Microsoft is holding its customary fall Surface event on October 12th …

British artist Damien Hirst burns thousands of his paintings live on Instagram as part of an NFT project, "completing the transformation" from physical to NFTs (Halisia Hubbard/NPR)

Halisia Hubbard / NPR:
British artist Damien Hirst burns thousands of his paintings live on Instagram as part of an NFT project, “completing the transformation” from physical to NFTs  —  British artist Damien Hirst is among the many art-world giants who have set fire to their work, having burned 1,000 of his artworks Tuesday.