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WhatsApp offers a password-free way to instantly secure your chat backups. The messaging platform offers encrypted backups with Passkey for iOS and Android. This feature allows users to quickly encrypt their saved message history using their face, fingerprint, or device screen lock code. According to WhatsApp, the update will roll out “gradually over the coming…
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Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles III has stripped his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and expelled him from royal residences, following weeks of pressure over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Thursday. In a rare move by the monarch after years of embarrassing scandal, he will no longer…
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A highly contagious wave of respiratory syncytial virus is spreading across the United States, and the latest data suggests that more infants and young children are being hospitalized. RSV is emerging in the country during the fall and winter respiratory virus season, a time when infections of illnesses like COVID-19 and influenza increase. However, RSV,…
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Scientists “heard” a symphony of two newborn black holes, each created by the collision and merger of its parent black hole. In fact, one of these collisions was the first of its kind. The detection of the baby black holes and information about the four parent black holes they created came from ripples in spacetime,…
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Investing.com — Stifel and UBS analysts wrote in a note Wednesday that Adobe’s annual MAX user conference in Los Angeles highlighted the company’s growing role as a central platform for creative AI. Stifel told investors that Adobe has solidified itself as the “creative operating system for years to come,” with “a longer-than-usual three-hour MAX keynote…
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Israeli forces killed at least 20 Palestinians across Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a “strong” offensive following a clash in southern Rafah, in which one Israeli soldier was wounded. Tuesday’s attacks were the most significant escalation in violence since a ceasefire in the war-torn region came into effect on October 10, brokered by…
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Microsoft (MSFT) shares rose on Tuesday after reaching a $135 billion deal with software giant OpenAI. The ChatGPT developer will restructure as a public benefit company, with Microsoft taking a 27% stake in OpenAI. The restructuring will pave the way for OpenAI to become a publicly traded company. OpenAI has signed a deal to acquire…
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David Ellison was in a cheerful mood. Paramount’s new owner was on a private jet with his senior executive team, including chairman Jeff Schell and Paramount Pictures vice presidents Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, and met with Taylor Sheridan, the centerpiece of Paramount’s TV content strategy. Shortly after the merger between Skydance Media and Paramount…
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Taylor Sheridan is coming to the 2022 premiere of Paramount’s “Yellowstone” season 5. Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images for Paramount Taylor Sheridan doesn’t like to be told what to do or how to do it. At his longtime home studio, Paramount, the “Yellowstone” creator has been given a long time to make his series his own. He’s…
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Chris Evans is taking on a new role: fatherhood. The 44-year-old “Captain America” star welcomed his first child with wife Alba Baptista over the weekend, TMZ reported on Tuesday. The couple welcomed their first child on Saturday in Massachusetts. The outlet did not disclose the baby’s name or gender. Representatives for Evans and Baptista did…