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Apple confirms it has blocked iMessage exploit

It was never going to last. Ever since it was launched this week, the Beeper Mini app, which let Android users get iMessage text support, was expected to be in trouble as soon as it caught Apple's attention. And catch Apple's attention it has. Yesterday, the entire Beeper platform appeared to be on the fritz, resulting in speculation that the iPhone maker had been shutting down the iMessage workarounds. As of this morning, Beeper Mini was still posting on X (formerly Twitter) that it was working on and potentially fixing…

Texas Woman’s Emergency Abortion Temporarily Blocked by Supreme Court

Kate Cox, whose fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition, had previously been granted permission for an abortion A pregnant woman was temporarily blocked from obtaining an emergency abortion by the Texas Supreme Court in a ruling issued Friday evening, CNN reported. The lower court’s decision was put on hold, and the Court said the case would remain pending. However, a timeline on when a full ruling would be issued was not given. “Without regard to the merits, the Court administratively

Beeper Mini is being blocked by Apple, says Beeper CEO

As quickly as the Beeper Mini app brought iMessage to Android, Apple showed up to rain on its parade. On Friday, Beeper Mini users started reporting problems with the app. Beeper took to X to note that the team was investigating reports about problems sending and receiving messages. Apple apparently closed the loophole the app was taking advantage of, as users are now seeing error messages when they try to send texts. Investigating reports that sending/receiving is not working in Beeper Mini 🔎— Beeper (@onbeeper)…

Montana TikTok ban blocked by judge, called unconstitutional

Montana’s first-in-the-nation law banning the video-sharing app TikTok in the state was blocked Thursday, one month before it was set to take effect, by a federal judge who called the measure unconstitutional.The ruling delivered a temporary win for the social media company that has argued Montana’s Republican-controlled Legislature went “completely overboard” in trying to regulate the app. A final ruling will come at a later date after the legal challenge moves through the courts.U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said…

TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights

Montana's unprecedented state-wide ban of Chinese short-video app, TikTok, was supposed to take effect on January 1, 2024, but as reported by Reuters, US District Judge Donald Molloy issued a preliminary injunction just one month ahead to block said ban. This means that for now, ByteDance and app stores are allowed to continue serving TikTok to users within the Montana state, without being fined $10,000 daily from the start date of the ban.The judge was quoted saying the ban "oversteps state power and infringes on the…

Mark Zuckerberg blocked ban on plastic surgery filters despite teams’ concerns for teenagers, children

In a development that is going to cause a whole lot of trouble for Meta’s Mar Zuckerberg, court documents from a recent lawsuit revealed that he vetoed Meta’s plan to curb plastic surgery filters, despite being told that it would harm children and teens. The lawsuit, which was initially filed last month and detailed in an unredacted copy distributed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alleges concerns about the potential harm to girls’ mental health caused by these filters. The unredacted…

Woman IT professional in car blocked, harassed by a drunk pedestrian near Kadubeesanahalli, Outer Ring Road Bengaluru [Video]

In recent times, multiple incidents of harassment have been reported from the roads of Bengaluru. Here is one more where a software manager was stopped in a car by an allegedly drunk local. The incident was recorded on the video of the dashboard camera. The incident happened on the Outer Ring Road of the city near the Kadubeesanahalli underpass. According to the details, the unidentified man jumped in front of the car. As the car was moving slowly due to the heavy traffic, the lady driving the car applied the…

Mumbai-Pune Expressway: Stretch Will Be Blocked For 2 Hours Today, Here’s Why

Curated By: Shahrukh ShahLast Updated: November 21, 2023, 09:45 IST Representational image. (File photo)The movement of the vehicles are is expected to resume gantry installation work.Planning to go somewhere, using Mumbai-Pune Express today? If yes, then we would suggest you drop your plan as the Pune-bound lane will be non-operation for two hours today. It has been reported by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) that the stretch will be blocked between 12 pm to 2 pm due to the installation of a