WhatsApp's New Features & More
Meta's billions and space calls ☎️
Hello there! We are here to provide you with the latest tech news that will keep you entertained and informed. In this edition, we cover a range of topics from WhatsApp transcriptions to satellite phone calls. Stay tuned!
WhatsApp's Gift to Portuguese Speakers: Audio Transcriptions (TecMundo) WhatsApp is rolling out audio message transcriptions, with Portuguese leading the way. Why Portuguese first? Brazil is their second-largest market, and who doesn't love samba and futebol? Just beware: if the app doesn't recognize any words or is set to another language, you're out of luck.
Meta Rakes in $5.7 Billion Despite Metaverse Losses (TechCrunch, CNBC, The Verge, Investor Relations) Meta profits $5.7 billion in the last quarter, even while losing $4 billion in the metaverse. But fear not, Zuckerberg & Co. are committed to investing in generative AI, exploring new WhatsApp chat experiences, and tools for crafting posts on Facebook and Instagram. Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a metaverse!
Qualcomm Denies Secretly Collecting Personal Info (The Register) Security company Nitrokey accuses Qualcomm of secretly collecting user information. Still, Qualcomm insists it only gathers non-personal, technical data for more accurate location services. Who needs privacy when you can have to pinpoint GPS accuracy?
First Phone Call from Space Between Two Regular Smartphones (The Verge) AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 satellite connected a Samsung Galaxy in the US and an iPhone in Japan, making the first phone call with a direct space connection. What's next? Astronauts sending selfies from the Moon?
Google Authenticator to Encrypt Cloud-Synced OTPs (Bleeping Computer) Following a security researcher's warning about risks from compromised Google servers, Google Authenticator will add encryption to cloud-synced OTPs. Better late than never, right?
DeepFloyd IF: AI That Renders Texts with Photorealistic Precision (GitHub) StabilityAI's DeepFloyd IF generative image AI boasts photorealism and language understanding, but unlike Stable Diffusion, its source code and training weights remain under lock and key. The mystery deepens!
That's it for this edition! Don't forget to ponder WhatsApp's transcriptions, Meta's billions, and the wonders of space phone calls as you finish your royal flush. Stay tuned for more sarcastic tech news, and see you next time!