To allow developers to comply with local regulations and the company’s revised policy, Google has stated that it will extend the grace period for testing real-money gaming (RMG), daily fantasy sports (DFS), and rummy apps in India until June.
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Google removed 2,500 apps from Play Store, these apps used to scam people in the name of giving loans
Cybercrime, online fraud, and scam cases are on the rise in our technological age. The government is now strictly enforcing laws against internet fraud. The central government is always coming up with new policies to manage this.
The Indian government had appealed to Google to take down fraudulent loan apps from the Google Play Store. In response to a request, Google has taken some 2,500 apps out of the Play Store.
Information regarding the apps that were taken down from the Play Store was provided by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha. The government was planning to remove fraud loan apps for quite some time, she said. In the name of providing loans, the apps that were removed made people victims of fraud.
Let us inform you that Google has modified its loan-giving app policy. Google has updated its policies. All such apps that advertise on the Google Play Store as offering loans to users will have to abide by the guidelines. Approximately 2500 of the approximately 3500 fraudulent lending apps that Google discovered have been taken down.
WhatsApp launches self-destructing voice message feature, will disappear as soon as you listen to the voice note
WhatsApp Update: For all of you, WhatsApp has released yet another new feature. Disappearing audio messages, a feature of WhatsApp owned by Meta, let users record and send voice messages that are only audible once before disappearing. This is comparable to the 2021 release of the “View Once” option for pictures and videos.
Users can send an audio message that will only play once before disappearing using a function called Self-Destructing Audio Messages. According to Meta, this functionality might improve security in talks when you wouldn’t want any digital records of the material.
“We introduced View Once for photos and videos in 2021 to add another layer of privacy to your messages. Today, we’re excited to announce that you can now send a voice message that’s audible. It will disappear after,” WhatsApp wrote in a blog post.
The recipient will be informed that they can only play these messages once before they expire via a “one-time” icon.
Microsoft Bing’s new ‘Deep Search’ feature, adept at answering complex questions
OpenAI‘s GPT-4 is powering a new “Deep Search” feature coming to Microsoft Bing. The purpose of the function is to provide users with more thorough and pertinent responses to challenging search queries.
Microsoft notes that Deep Search is not a replacement for Bing’s existing web search, and is instead an enhancement that allows for deeper exploration of the web.
Microsoft describes the new feature in a blog post. It improves upon Bing’s existing web index and ranking engine by using GPT-4, which takes the search query and transforms it into a more detailed description of what should be included in the results.
When your search query is more unclear, Deep Search will identify all potential meanings and provide a thorough description for each one. After that, Deep Search shows you these intentions so you may choose the appropriate one.
WhatsApp cracks down on fraudulent accounts in India, bans over 75 lakh in October
In October, WhatsApp banned a record-breaking 75 lakh fraudulent accounts in India by the new IT Rules 2021. The corporation banned “7,548,000 accounts” between October 1 and October 1.
Before any user reports, WhatsApp proactively banned over 1,919,000 of these accounts, according to its monthly compliance report.
Netflix subscribers will be able to play GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas games for free
The Grand Theft Auto Series features three hugely successful video games that Netflix is bringing to its subscription base in partnership with Rockstar Games. Netflix subscribers will be the only ones able to play GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas on their Android and iOS smartphones and tablets for free starting on December 14.
Starting today, avid players can pre-register for their favorite game on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.
It should be noted that Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition was previously published by Rockstar Games in November 2021 for PCs and consoles. These games will now be available to Netflix subscribers for free on smartphones and tablets.
Google Registry’s new domain extension type “.meme” is now available for registration
With the recent announcement of a new top-level domain by Google Registry, you may now conclude your website with a big ol’.meme.
As part of an early access period, the new “.meme” domains can be registered right now for an “additional one-time fee.” You can pay only the base annual price if you like to wait until they become publicly accessible on December 5th at 4 PM UTC (12 PM ET).
A few websites have already adopted the.meme domain; these include nyancat.meme, and keyboardcat.meme, which are all devoted to vintage memes. The new domain was even taken up by the meme tracker knowyour.meme. Some of these “.meme” websites, meanwhile, only take you to a different platform or a.com address.
The list of unusual domain names available on Google Registry already includes .dad, .boo, and even the newly launched .ing.
Sam Altman will return as CEO of OpenAI, company informed
On Sam Altman, OpenAI has released a new update. With the most recent post from its official X handle, the company has announced Altman’s return to the company.
The corporation announced that Altman had rejoined as CEO in this update posted on the X handle.
In this post, OpenAI has announced that Sam Altman will be taking over as CEO of the firm with the new board. Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo are the newest members of the board.
Sam Altman wrote, “I love OpenAI,” in a post that he shared. Whatever I did in the past was to accomplish the company’s objectives and maintain this team’s unity.
Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt resigns, Mo Elshenawy takes over
The serial entrepreneur Kyle Vogt, who co-founded Cruise and oversaw its growth from a garage startup to General Motors’ acquisition and control, has stepped down. In 2013, Vogt launched Cruise.
Mo Elshenawy, the executive vice president of engineering at Cruise, will take over as president and chief technology officer of Cruise, according to a separate internal email released by GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra. Craig Glidden, a member of the Cruise board and executive vice president of law and policy at GM, was recently appointed chief administrative officer of Cruise and will remain in that capacity.
GM board member Jon McNeill has been named vice chairman of the Cruise board. McNeill, a recent addition to the Cruise board who served as president of Tesla and chief operating officer of Lyft, will now report to Cruise Board Chair Mary Barra.
YouTube now allows monetization on videos with breastfeeding nudity
YouTube has updated its criteria for ad-friendly content to permit videos of breastfeeding in the nude, as well as footage of “sensual” dancing like twerking and grinding, provided that a child is present. The changes were made on Thursday by the platform and will also apply to gaming videos.
Ad revenue was previously not available for breastfeeding videos on YouTube that displayed a visible areola. Similarly, YouTube’s policy demonetized choreographed videos including twerking, grinding, or dancers wearing skimpy attire.
With this latest YouTube update, content producers can now increase their ad revenue from breastfeeding videos featuring children, even if the areola is visible. These kinds of videos could only make money in the past if the areola was absent. According to the company’s revised policy, content including a baby in the background and a woman displaying hand emotion or using a breast pump with her nipples visible can now be monetarily supported.
The platform will keep restricting the amount of money that can be made from breastfeeding content without a child present. The policy also states that any references to breastfeeding in context, such as a child who is about to breastfeed or someone who is actively lactating, must be included in the nursing videos.