Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Twitter Adds New Feature to Remove Followers Without Blocking Them on Web

Twitter's latest feature has lots to do with how users deal with their followers. It allows any user using Twitter on Web to remove a follower without blocking them. The follower the user pulls off with the latest tool won't be notified of the change.

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Eternals Runtime More Than 2.5 Hours, Second-Longest MCU Movie After Avengers: Endgame

Eternals runtime is over two-and-a-half hours, writer-director Chloé Zhao has revealed, making it the second longest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Avengers: Infinity War was 2 hours 29 minutes, and Avengers: Endgame was 3 hours 1 minute.

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Still Thinks Bitcoin Is Worthless, Calls Government Regulation Inevitable

Despite Dimon's personal sentiments, JPMorgan Chase will offer its clients exposure to Bitcoin, given their interest in the asset class.

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WhatsApp Spotted Testing Option to Manage Chats Backup Size, Community Feature for Group Conversations

WhatsApp has been spotted testing a new section where users would be able to manage their cloud backup size and exclude content such as documents and photos. Separately, WhatsApp is found to be working on a feature called Community that could go hand-in-hand with the existing Groups functionality.

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WhatsApp Spotted Testing Option to Manage Chats Backup Size, Community Feature for Group Conversations

WhatsApp has been spotted testing a new section where users would be able to manage their cloud backup size and exclude content such as documents and photos. Separately, WhatsApp is found to be working on a feature called Community that could go hand-in-hand with the existing Groups functionality.

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Realme GT Neo 2T Colour Options Teased, Tipped to Be Launched in India Soon

Realme GT Neo 2T's new colour options — Glaze White and Inky Black — have been teased by the company ahead of its launch in China on October 19. Separately, tipster Mukul Sharma has hinted that the upcoming smartphone could also launch in India sometime soon.

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Facebook Live Audio Rooms Launched for Creators, Public Figures, Groups Globally

Facebook is launching the Live Audio Rooms feature to a global audience. The feature, launched in the US in June, works similarly to Clubhouse. Users can listen and join live conversations with public figures, experts, and others. Facebook recently added a podcast feature in the US, and it is testing the Soundbites feature.

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Edward Snowden Says CBDC a 'Cryptofascist Currency' Designed to Put Governments at Centre of Every Transaction

Former NSA consultant and whistleblower Edward Snowden has called Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) a “cryptofascist currency” primarily designed to deny people the basic ownership of their money. In a tweet, Snowden said the CBDC will put the State at the centre of every transaction, in disagreement with the founding principles and protocols of the virtual cur...

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Eternals Inspired by Interstellar, The Revenant, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Director Chloé Zhao Says

Eternals writer-director Chloé Zhao was inspired by Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant, Terrence Malick movies, and Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey for new Marvel movie that is grounded (like her Oscar-winning Nomadland) yet fantastical.

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Crypto for Animals: El Salvador President Plans to Build Pet Hospital With Bitcoin Profits

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has said his government will fund a new veterinary hospital with the profits gained from Bitcoin. He also shared a video on Twitter that showed a virtual model of the planned hospital. El Salvador became the world's first country in September to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, alongside the US dollar.

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HP Chromebook x360 14a With AMD Processor, 12.5 Hours Battery Life Launched in India

HP Chromebook x360 14a has been launched in India. The HP Chromebook runs Chrome OS and is powered by an AMD processor. It sports a 14-inch HD touchscreen with 250 nits peak brightness. The AMD 3015Ce processor is paired with AMD Radeon graphics and 4GB of RAM. The 64GB of eMMC storage can be expanded via a microSD card (up to 256GB).

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Musk Says xAI to Take Legal Action Against Apple Over App Store Rankings

Elon Musk accused the Apple of breaching antitrust regulations in managing the App Store rankings and said that his artificial intelligence ...