Top interesting announcements
Google’s Threat Analysis Group discovered zero-day vulnerabilities in Chrome and Apple’s operating systems
Apple issued update following the discovery, to eliminate two severe flaws within iOS, macOS, and iPadOS. The first, CVE-2023-42916, presented a hazard wherein attackers could harness an out-of-bounds read to extract sensitive information. The second, CVE-2023-42917, enabled hackers to corrupt memory, potentially orchestrating unauthorized code execution.
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23andMe confirmed that hackers accessed data belonging to 6.9 million users
The company said that the breach affected around 5.5 million users who had DNA Relatives enabled, a feature that matches users with similar genetic makeups, while an additional 1.4 million people had their family tree profiles accessed. 23andMe now requires password changes from its users and implemented a two-step authentication login process for its website.
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WhatsApp launched disappearing voice messages
The new feature will allow users to send a voice message that can only be listened to once before it disappears, similar to the “View Once” option for photos and videos introduced in 2021. WhatsApp plans to roll out the new feature “globally over the coming days”.
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Meta will add end-to-end encryption for all chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook
The personal calls and chats of every Messenger user will be encrypted by default. This a major privacy update that makes the service more similar to WhatsApp.
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Gmail spam detection has received its ‘largest defense upgrades in recent years’
Google has added a new tool named RETVec (Resilient and Efficient Text Vectorizer) to fight against spam in Gmail. RETVec, which works with over 100 languages, aims to help build more resilient and efficient server-side and on-device text classifiers, while also being more robust and computationally less expensive.
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Top new products
OnePlus 12
OnePlus 12 will have 6.82-inch display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, up to 24 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of storage. It will come with a 5,400mAh battery.
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Honor Magic 6 Lite
The phone has a 6.78-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It will come with a 5300 mAh battery.
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Realme GT 5 Pro
Realme GT 5 Pro has a 6.78-inch OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage. It comes with a 5,400mAh battery.
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