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WWDC 2025: Apple’s Tech Event of 2025 (Watch Live for free here)!

Ah, WWDC 2025 season is here—the time when Apple fans brace themselves for features they swear are groundbreaking (but secretly existed elsewhere for years). 🤭 And this year? Camera placement magic! or Apple Intelligence 2.0. Apple might just shift it slightly to the left or right—pure innovation, folks! The hype is real, the rumors are wild, and Apple, once the ultimate pioneer, may now convince everyone that a rounder icon is the future of technology. ✨ Yet, somehow, no matter what Apple unveils, it’s magical, life-changing, and totally worth upgrading…again. Get ready to sell a kidney for an incremental USB-C upgrade or a new stand—because Apple finally might bless you with it. (No offense, Apple fans our blog readers— its just friendly banter!😂). Catch the updates here.

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Civilization VI, Borderlands, Ark & Witcher 3 might be the new #EpicGamesStore free to get deals after GTA V! [Leaked]

There came a great news for gamers like me, who wish to Play each and every game for free (or at reasonable price Sometimes) in terms of #EpicGamesStore, which recently got huge attention from the gamers after its announcement of making the dominant GTA V for free.

If you are a Gamer, and wasn't aware of that, no problem. ! Just go to this link, sign up and download the GTA V Premium Edition for free.

There were new rumors that is circulating on different social medias like reddit about what epic Games store has in its store for next. If rumors are believed to be true, here is the games that Epic games store is going to launch in May and June this year.

Grand Theft Auto 5 - Released today/already

Civilization VI - Coming May 21

Borderlands The handsome collection - May 28

Ark Survival Evolved - June 4

That's it ? No! there is also a another rumor that Wither 3 might be also on the cards, and it was the one that was actually scheduled before GTA 5. So, you can expect that Soon, if you are lucky.

As usual, a disclaimer for you, "Download before their Website Crashes"!

-Hope it is helpful.

Now AI can sing and Write songs! - Jukebox from OpenAi made that possible [You can listen ai generated songs!]

The revolution that Artificial Intelligence making in this world is phenomenal!. If you take the number of things that we use AI currently for, i would say its pretty much huge to count. Infact, you might need an another artificial intelligence based program to count that too... The list grows day by day, be it a writing skill, coding skill, security skill or any other skill AI is cementing its place on that, and it's evident because of these new discoveries.

And now an AI singing and writing songs joins that list as well. Researchers from OpenAi in collaboration with various others has developed an artificial intelligence named Jukebox that can sing your favorite song like the person who had actually sung, when you just entered lyrics! that's it? no, it can even generate own songs.

There exists multiple technologies like ai reading out the text we entered(TTS), generating text based on audio file etc, but this technology is a little bit different and can be used in future to recreate the song you like with just lyrics using your favorite singer's voice without asking your favorite singer who might be alive or dead at that time, No offense! everyone needs to die one day.

We have introduced Jukebox, a model that generates raw audio music imitating many different styles and artists. We can condition this music on specific artists and genres, and can optionally specify the lyrics for the sample. We laid out the details necessary to train a Hierarchical VQ-VAE to compress the music effectively into tokens. While previous work has generated raw audio music in the 20–30 second range, our model is capable of generating pieces that are multiple minutes long, and with recognizable singing in natural-sounding voices.

It wasn't an easy task particularly the Lyrics to Singing task(LTS) says the developers because of alignment of lyrics , the artists voice and also the diversity of ways one can sing a phrase depending on the pitch, melody, rhythm and even genre of the song.. But finally made this successful model that can do the task specified, after trying and conditioning different set of models.

Kudos to the developers!

So, i guess this is the time to get ready for the future!

You can read the complete paper here.

You can hear the ai generated songs, in the official page here which has 7100+ songs as of writing this post.

If you are interested to further develop this or want code of this, then you can get it here

Google to publish your location data in anonymized way to control covid-19

While the nation's are fighting very hard to control the ongoing corona disease, Google has came forward to support the government Authorities by sharing the location data of users in an anonymized way meaning, it will not expose the exact user but it will share in such a way that more people are in this area to control the spread of virus, Google said in a blog post published today titled "Helping public health officials combat COVID-19"..

If you have any question like what will happen? will my locations will be shared, then Google assures you don't need to panic. Because all the information is sent in anonymized way and will not reveal personal information at any point.

Here is what Google Says..

The reports use aggregated, anonymized data to chart movement trends over time by geography, across different high-level categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential. We’ll show trends over several weeks, with the most recent information representing 48-to-72 hours prior. While we display a percentage point increase or decrease in visits, we do not share the absolute number of visits. To protect people’s privacy, no personally identifiable information, like an individual’s location, contacts or movement, is made available at any point.

Even though Google was criticized for being the biggest data collector in this world next to government, sharing this information at this moment is much welcomed by Many countries in this world, as it will help a lot to control the spread of virus and We hope the data will be anonymized as google claimed.

In the mean time, if you don't want your data to be shared then you can turn off the location history on your Google account, as the only data that is going to be shared are of users who have turned on location history on their device, which is off by default.

However, if you want to delete your entire location history, then you can delete it from timeline.

Be safe :)

You will see "Sorry, we can't upload your picture right now. Try again in a little while - when you try to set custom pic on Xbox

Sorry, we can't upload your picture right now. Try again in a little while this might be the message you will get on your Xbox when you try to upload custom gamer picture,custom club picture, custom club backgrounds and so on, Says Xbox forum. And this happens only after the latest update of March 27, 2020, reported many users.

This might be a little bit irritating for gamer like you, and you might decide to move to PS, but Microsoft says, this is temporary and its only because to cope up with the ongoing demand.

Here is what MS says..

As people look to gaming for social connection, Xbox is seeing record numbers across Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Live, and Mixer. To streamline moderation and ensure the best experience for the community, Xbox has made small adjustments. Some features like uploading custom gamerpics, club pics, and club backgrounds are temporarily disabled

So, what to do now? Currently there is no ETA on when this will be enabled now, but if you haven't updated then you can postpone it as old update users, say they are still able to upload those pics (not verified).

Just give it a try.

And Happy Gaming :)

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Your Phone's virtual assistants like Google, Siri can be hacked with <$10 device using SurfingAttack

Your 4G and 5G can be easily breached , says researchers !

Sony reveals PlayStation 5 logo at CES2020.

Gamers, here is a happy news for you. Sony has revealed the official logo for the upcoming much expected gaming console Playstation 5 at CES 2020. Even if you had looked closely, then you won't find any difference. Ya ! There is nothing new in this new logo when compared to the old logo expect a small change in number. The only difference is the number will now read as 5 instead of 4. The logo will be much similar to PS4 in terms of font.

Details about the PS5 was not released,as expected but Sony promises this PS5 will be available at the end of this year/ next year/ Holiday 2020.

Here is the logo..

Even though Sony hasn't revealed much details, rumors says this PS5 was made up of

8 Core Zen 2 CPU, AMD’s Radeon Navi custom graphic card for ray tracing and superfast SSD with by default 100GB Blueray game discs. It also supports PS4 backward compatibilty and 3D audio. Gaming controller will have some special technology and might feature pressure sensors.

We don't have much info about memory and clock speed as of now but we can get the expect the information very soon when it was finally leaked out. Price ? no information for that too, but if we go with the rumors then it might be around $450-$500.

So, expect a price drop soon for PS4, if you had planned to buy one.

Apple opens bug bounty program for public with rewards upto $1,000,000

Apple bug bounty is now open for all the public security researchers, the program which was available only for invite only basis. If you are a security researcher then you can now use this bug bounty program and start earning upto $1,000,000 depending on the kind of bug you are reporting to apple.

This bug bounty program also includes beta software and apple promises discovering bugs in beta editions will earn 50 % More bounty. You will get bounty if you find vulnerability in iCloud or if you have an POC for lock screen bypass, user data extraction, etc starting from $100,000 with $1,000,000 reward for successful Zero-click kernel code execution with persistence and kernel PAC bypass.

Some conditions that you have to follow for reporting..

A detailed description of the issues being reported.
Any prerequisites and steps to get the system to an impacted state.
A reasonably reliable exploit for the issue being reported.
Enough information for Apple to be able to reasonably reproduce the issue

If you have a bug then contact apple directly at product-security@apple.com.

Source : https://developer.apple.com/security-bounty/

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You can now jail break iOS 13.3 too

Instagram launches new feature to prevent Online bullying !

Disable "Your Windows 7 PC is Out of Support" notification in Windows 7 [Guide]

"Fast and Furious crossroads" game set for May 2020 release (Check out the trailer Here)

You can now jail break iOS 13.3 too - checkra1n 0.9.7 now available for free download

Jail breaking apple devices especially iPhones was once a different task as apple will keep on releasing patches whenever there was a news regarding jail break of iPhones, but that was history and not now after the release of checkra1n, the jail breaking software which is almost impossible to stop.

The reason behind that was it uses an hardware based exploit named checkm8 (the bootrom exploit). As this is an hardware based exploit so no matter what version of iOS(like iOS 15) apple releases it can be easily jailbreaked (Jailbreaking is nothing but the concept of removing the software restrictions set by Apple, a kind of root access).

So, if you have a Mac PC then want to jailbreak your iPhone then visit the below link and follow the onscreen instructions to install.

Is this software available only for Mac?

Yes, the developers has released this software only for Mac as of now, and they are actively developing the tool to work on Linux and Windows PC's too.

This tool is still in beta, so we don't recommend you to install the tool on your primary device, instead try on different device (it works on latest iPhone 11 too).

Download checkra1n 0.9.7

Source : Checkra.in

Now you need to enter your Date of birth on Instagram too as Instagram launches age verification..

Instagram has finally rolled out age verification process to prevent underage people from joining the network. So, if you are creating a new user account in Instagram, then you need to enter date of birth and age from now on, the company said in its statement. As usual, the default age is set to 13 years.

If you re a existing Instagram user, you don't need to worry as of now, as you don't need to confirm your age now.

"Your birthday will not be visible to others on Instagram, but you’ll be able to see it when viewing your own private account information"

This changes are now live for new account creators, the Officials quoted this step was taken to ensure the underage kids are safe on social networks, and they are continuously developing new features for better privacy and offer education based contents .

And as you guessed, this tech can be still bypassed by smart kids, as there are no verification happening in the background, but insider sources says, that the social network giant has formed a team to ban the accounts if they feel the user is underage based on various mechanisms, we hope it will flag now existing more than 1 million+ underage users.

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Facebook crisis response tool is coming to WhatsApp

Forget your twitter account by December 11, Says twitter if you Haven't signed in at least once in past 6 months..

Twitter is notifying all the users who haven't signed in for the past six months to prevent account being deleted. If you have twitter account and is inactive for past 6 months then your twitter account will likely to be deleted as per new twitter inactive policy. This move will come into effect by December 11, 2019.

What does this inactive mean ?

Inactive doesn't mean you hadn't posted into twitter or liked/ retweeted the tweet. It simply denotes you haven't signed into your twitter profile.

So, what i have to do now to prevent twitter account deletion?

You don't need to login and post a tweet to prove your account is active, all twitter wants is you to visit your profile on twitter site, accept the new terms and conditions and sign in if you haven't in the past 6 months that's it. If you have a twitter bot, then you don't need to worry twitter says as long as the bots are active.

Twitter confirmed the news to verge, but never said whether the old fancy names will be available for new users or not.

We will update more info as soon as we have more info..

Update : Twitter clarifies that, this deadline might be extended till it finds a way to memorialize accounts of the deceased in some way and this inactive policy will be focusing mainly only on GDPR countries as of now in order to compliant with local policies.

Wt.social might be the future Social Media Network you can trust and use now to fight fake news..

Wt.social this is the Social network that was silently launched by Wikipedia Cofounder Jimmy Wales to fight against fake news being spread across social networks especially Facebook and Twitter.

This Social network promises to provide only verified news from different sources with an option for you to flag the inappropriate posts, edit the headlines then and there✌.. The biggest advantage was it being running only like Wikipedia model which means, it will be running on Donations. Hence the Site is adfree as well.

The founders promises that they will never share the information with any third party and there will no need for that too as the advertising won't be there on this Social network as said before.

Signing up process is Still free, but you have to wait on the waitlist, there was also an option to get the access right away by paying around $12-13 as per sources.

This site has around 58000+ people and is still growing, It will be a reboot/ modified version of Wikitribune..

The new Wikitribune is a completely unique and slightly crazy idea: a collaboratively editable social networking new platform. As before, we will have no advertising and no paywall (There is a short waiting list to join the new site to help us with scaling up, but you can skip the waiting list if you invite people or if you become a paying supporter), Jimmy Said in its Wikitribune post..

Whatever it may, fake news will be always there till we circulate the news without verifying it first ! So, we request you to contribute to curb fake news by just taking a small pledge today that we will be verifying the news before sharing !

Good day :)

Google Plans to introduce Slow Website Badge to make Websites load faster through Google Chrome - #Moving towards Future?

Google's chrome team is planning to introduce the badging system to help users identify whether to stay on the website or to leave it. Whenever we visit website, it might cause a little bit frustration for users like us to wait till the particular site loads to find the information we need even when we have Super fast internet Speed 😐😐 . Though Website owners justify that the website is loading slow only because of the background codes that will run once you load the page, Google disagrees !

Chrome wants to reward sites delivering typically fast experiences, while helping users understand when sites may load slowly. In the future, we may do this with clear badging in our UI: https://t.co/a3S1a7OZpG pic.twitter.com/SaVkLvJe6V
— Chrome Developers (@ChromiumDev) November 11, 2019

Google says, User experience also includes the fast loading speed, and if its slow then its really a bad user experience. Inorder to make this clear to website owners, Google is developing the future chrome App to display the badge to the visitor that this website will usually load slow and the visitor like us can wait for sometime for the site to load, indirectly blaming Website owners.

Our plan to identify sites that are fast or slow will take place in gradual steps, based on increasingly stringent criteria. Our long-term goal is to define badging for high-quality experiences, which may include signals beyond just speed, Google said in its post.

I guess introducing such features will atleast make half of the websites that exists on this world fast that are loading very slow even in super fast internet connections and Google and Other search giant has to develop more features like this in future to make internet faster, What do you Say?

Microsoft's Surface Neo will be your future AI powered textbook sized laptop

Surface Neo, that's the name of the new dual screen laptop Microsoft unveiled today. The specialty of this Surface neo is you can work two different things on this two different areas. For example : In one screen you can use browser, while on the lower screen you can do the other task like editing, of course its just an example and you can use it for anything.

Powered by Intel Lake Processor, It will be similar to HP Omen x 2S but in a slightly modified way this laptop/Tablet will have touch screen on both the sides and there will be no lag or conflicts between the two screens and you can carry it anywhere like a textbook as it weights just 655 grams making it a big new innovation.

As confirmed by rumors, Microsoft Made this possible by all new Windows OS, Windows 10X specially designed for this dual screen device.

This Surface Neo will be available from Next year.

Microsoft also unveiled a much smaller dual screen version (Surface Duo 5.6 inch screen when unfolded 8.3 inch) powered by Android, and the device will also launch on Holiday 2020.

Playstation Now (PS Now) Subscriptions now start at $9.99 as Sony halves the rates.

Playstation now subscription the network which allows user to stream and download games to PS4 HDD for free got a huge price cut.. Today, Sony announced the price cut in order to competitive with other subscriptions from other companies.

New PS Now (Playstation Now) Subscription rates/costs as of Oct 1, 2019..

The new prices will be:

US: $9.99 – monthly / $24.99 – quarterly / $59.99 – yearly (from $19.99/ $44.99/ $99.99)
CAN: $12.99 – monthly / $34.99 – quarterly / $79.99 – yearly (from $19.99/ $44.99/ $99.99)
EU: €9.99 – monthly / €24.99 – quarterly / €59.99 – yearly (from €14.99/ (N/A)/ €99.99)
UK: £8.99 – monthly / £22.99 – quarterly / £49.99 – yearly (from £12.99 / (N/A) / £84.99)

JP: ¥1,180 – monthly / ¥2,980 – quarterly / ¥6,980 yearly (from ¥2,500 / ¥5,900/ (N/A))

If you are a current user, then your rates will be automatically changed during the next billing cycle, the company posted in its Official blog.

The good news is this new subscription will have latest games God of War, GTA 5, and the uncharted editions but the bad news is you have to wait for sometime as the company said it will update the list every month from today to Jan 2, 2020.

You can read the complete info on the Official Source.

Yahoo Data Breach - You can now claim your free Cash from Yahoo !

Yahoo the most famous company which refused to buy Google once suffered continuous data breach during 2012 - 2016 time period as per various reports. There was a settlement case that was reaching its end on April 2, 2020.

Long story Short, if you had Yahoo account between 2012 - 2016 or if you have received an email from Yahoo about data breach and if you are from US or Israel then you are eligible to get cash from Yahoo.

How to Claim ?

You have to fill the form on YahooDataBreachSettlement.com

In order to receive any benefits, you must file a claim online or by mail by July 20, 2020. If you want to keep your right to sue the Defendants yourself, you must exclude yourself from the Settlement Class by March 6, 2020. If you exclude yourself you will not receive any credit monitoring or monetary relief from the Settlement. If you stay in the Settlement Class, you may object to the Settlement, and/or the amount of attorneys' fees, costs, and expenses, and/or the amount of Class Representative Service Awards by March 6, 2020. If you do nothing, you will not receive any credit monitoring or monetary benefits but you will still be bound by the Court's decisions. Complete information and instructions on Filing a Claim, Excluding, or Objecting are available on the Settlement website at www.YahooDataBreachSettlement.com the Company said in its site.

How much you will receive from Yahoo Settlement?

As per the various sources, a Settlement member might receive <$100 to $358 at Max.

You can contact the administrator at https://yahoodatabreachsettlement.com/en/Contact/contact or email info@YahooDataBreachSettlement.com or call 844-702-2788 to get confirm your eligibility.

You can read the FAQ's available at YahooDataBreachSettlement.Com site for Complete info.

WhatsApp self destructing Messages is now on testing phase (Disappearing Message feature on WhatsApp 2.19.275 beta)..

WhatsApp Beta 2.19.275 for Android was found to be shipping with self destructing Message feature, the feature that was available on telegram for so long.

The company owned by Facebook which is said to have morethan 1 billion active users is slowly developing lot of new features that pre-exists on other messaging apps. One Of the cool feature of Telegram is the ability to send Self destructing messages (Messages will be automatically deleted after a particular period of time). WhatsApp beta 2.19.275 was reportedly having this feature but only for groups as of now.

Found by WAbetaInfo, if available to all, users can now send all the sensitive messages in WhatsApp itself. Those sensitive Messages will be automatically deleted depending on the self destructing message timeline set by the user which varies from 5 seconds and 1 hour.

If you are already on WhatsApp beta 2.19.275 or later and not able to see the feature don't worry we have to wait as it was available only for selected users under group Info page and we have to wait till it was available to us.

If you have this disappearing Messages option under Group Info settings page start experimenting.

Source : WAbetaInfo

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