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Google is testing a dark mode for its desktop search website that responds to a user’s system display setting, a move that may have gained traction to alleviate eye strain issues for people working longer hours from home.This functionality will be handy for Windows 10 and macOS users, who both …

WhatsApp has reportedly started rolling out the support for muting videos before sharing them on the platform. As per a report by WABetaInfo, this feature has been rolled out for Android beta users of the app and is soon expected to be rolled out publicly too.The feature will appear with …

TikTok will start displaying warnings on videos that contain questionable information that couldn’t be verified by fact-checkers, and it’ll begin warning users when they go to re-share those videos that the information hasn’t been confirmed. The app will now display a warning label on these videos that reads, “Caution: Video …

Instagram is developing a new feature that could give its app more of a TikTok-like feel: Vertical Instagram Stories. Today, users browse through Stories through taps and horizontal swipes — a feature Instagram adopted from Snapchat. But now, Stories are passé. Even Snapchat is borrowing ideas from TikTok. Its recent …

Children in China are to be banned from using their phones in school, the Ministry of Education has ruled. Pupils will not be allowed to bring mobiles to school without written parental consent. The authorities say they want to protect young people’s eyesight, improve their concentration and prevent internet addiction. …

Mohammed bin Rashid: I chaired the Dubai Executive Council meeting, during which we launched the platform invest.dubai.ae a unified digital window for 2000 commercial activities. The platform will unify the operations complete all transactions and link the various local, federal and banking entities to start business in Dubai. 20 entities  …

YouTube is introducing clipping — the ability to make short clips of live streams or videos — starting today with a small group of creators. Those clips can be anywhere between five and 60 seconds in length and will have a new URL associated with them. Creators and viewers will …

Linking your WhatsApp account to your computer’s web browser or desktop app is getting a little more secure. Soon, if you’ve got biometric authentication enabled on your phone, you’ll have to unlock the app before you can link your account. The company says the new system is intended to ensure …

YouTube’s short video product Shorts, which is currently being beta-tested in India, has received 3.5 billion daily views, the company’s top executive wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. Shorts is a new short-form video experience on YouTube for creators and artists who want to shoot short videos using their …

Google plans to turn some of its offices into COVID-19 vaccine clinics as part of its efforts to help people get their shots. The tech titan is working with health-care provider One Medical — which counts Google as one of its biggest investors and customers — to set up vaccination …