Meta has launched new tools on Facebook designed to strengthen the bond between creators and their communities. The update introduces Fan Challenges and Custom Top Fan Badges, enabling fans to create content, participate in interactive activities, and gain recognition, while helping creators drive deeper engagement. Creators can now launch Fan Challenges – interactive prompts where…
The AI era is giving fracking a second act, a surprising twist for an industry that, even during its early 2010s boom years, was blamed by climate advocates for poisoned water tables, man-made earthquakes, and the stubborn persistence of fossil fuels. AI companies are building massive data centers near major gas-production sites, often generating their…
WhatsApp has announced a new wave of features aimed at enhancing personalization, media sharing, and group discovery. The update introduces AI-powered themes, Live and Motion Photos, new sticker packs, and a document scanner for Android, further expanding the app’s functionality. This follows the recent rollout of WhatsApp Message Translations to Chats, Groups, and Channels. WhatsApp…
The Department of Energy said Thursday that it had finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade around 5,000 miles of transmission lines. The grid upgrades would ease the flow of electricity in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. The project, which will address lines owned by American Electric Power, won’t add any new…
OpenAI has unveiled Sora 2, its latest AI-powered video and audio generation model, alongside a dedicated Sora iOS app. The new model delivers improved realism, physics-aware interactions, synchronized audio, and greater creative control, building on the foundation of the original Sora launched in early 2024. From Sora 1 to Sora 2 The first Sora was…
ChatGPT’s mobile app growth may have hit its peak, according to a new analysis of download trends and daily active users provided by the third-party app intelligence Apptopia. Its estimates indicate that new user growth, measured by percentage changes in new global downloads, slowed after April. The firm looked at the global daily active user…
After introducing the realme 15 Series 5G and realme 15T 5G, realme India has added another latest 5G smartphone – the realme 15x 5G, under its number series lineup. The key highlights a massive 7,000 mAh battery, 144 Hz display, MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC, 50 MP Sony IMX852 main camera + 50 MP selfie camera,…
A Facebook feature that gives Meta AI the ability to suggest edits to photos stored on your phone’s camera roll, but haven’t yet been shared, is now rolling out to all users in the U.S. and Canada. The company announced on Friday that users can choose to opt in to receive these sharing suggestions, which…
vivo India is gearing up to launch its next vivo V series smartphone. The company has confirmed that it will launch the vivo V60e 5G in India on 7th October. The vivo V60e 5G will be the successor to the vivo V50e, launched earlier this year, and will be the first vivo smartphone under ₹40,000…
The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far this year, more than 22,000 workers have been the victim of reductions across the tech industry, with a staggering 16,084 cuts taking place in February alone. We’re…
