Elon Musk says X users will be able to make video and audio calls without a phone number, but offers no timeframe, as X "is the effective global address book" (Charlotte Hughes-Morgan/Bloomberg)

Charlotte Hughes-Morgan / Bloomberg:
Elon Musk says X users will be able to make video and audio calls without a phone number, but offers no timeframe, as X “is the effective global address book”  —  Users of X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, will be able to make video and audio calls through …

Free Fire game by Garena to Launch in India on September 5

Singapore-based online games developer and publisher, Garena, is launching Free Fire India, a game with unique content and features to promote safe and fun gameplay. Yotta, a Hiranandani Group company, will provide local cloud hosting and storage for the game. Free Fire India will have features specifically developed for Indian users, including a verification system for parental supervision. Garena is committed to supporting India's esports and startup ecosystems, with plans to host the Free Fire India Esports Championships in the coming months. https://ift.tt/7bXsAfJ

Republican AGs from 16 states write to the SEC over concerns about Shein filing for a US IPO and urge the agency to order an investigation on using forced labor (Jordyn Holman/New York Times)

Jordyn Holman / New York Times:
Republican AGs from 16 states write to the SEC over concerns about Shein filing for a US IPO and urge the agency to order an investigation on using forced labor  —  A group of state attorneys general urged the S.E.C. to make the fast fashion company prove it doesn't use forced labor if it files to go public.

Samsung launches Food, a "personalized" AI-based food and recipe app in eight languages and 104 countries, drawing on a 160K+ recipes from Whisk, bought in 2019 (Steve Dent/Engadget)

Steve Dent / Engadget:
Samsung launches Food, a “personalized” AI-based food and recipe app in eight languages and 104 countries, drawing on a 160K+ recipes from Whisk, bought in 2019  —  It builds on Whisk, an app it acquired a few years back.  —  As it promised last week, Samsung has launched Food …

How to install WhatsApp on Macs

WhatsApp has introduced a new app for Mac, allowing users to make video calls with up to eight people and audio calls with up to 32 people. The app can be downloaded from WhatsApp's website and will soon be available on the Apple App Store. It offers features such as file sharing and a larger chat history view. The article also provides step-by-step instructions on how to install and log into WhatsApp on macOS devices. https://ift.tt/EpaJeMS

A look at the wave of child safety legislation in the US to age gate minors' access to the internet, backed by Republicans and Democrats alike (Makena Kelly/The Verge)

Makena Kelly / The Verge:
A look at the wave of child safety legislation in the US to age gate minors' access to the internet, backed by Republicans and Democrats alike  —  By the end of this month, porn will get a lot harder to watch in Texas.  Instead of clicking a button or entering a date of birth to access Pornhub …