The largest bug to ever live on Earth was a massive arthropod known as Arthropleura, which could reach up to 9 feet long and weigh around 50 kilograms. This giant creature, which lived during the Carboniferous period about 300 million years ago, resembled a massive millipede and thrived in the lush, oxygen-rich forests of prehistoric Earth. Its size was supported by the high oxygen levels of the time, allowing arthropods to grow to extraordinary proportions. Arthropleura dominated the forest floor, feeding on plant material and playing a key role in its ecosystem.

Bug That Ruled Ancient Jungles: CT Scans Reveal The Face Of A Prehistoric Arthropod Giant

Largest Bug To Ever Live On Earth: 50 Kg, Nine Foot Long Arthropod

Youtube has resolved a bug that by mistake used to remove channels and videos primarily for spam and deceptive content. The issue arose last thursday affecting users which also included paid subscribers. Watch to know more.

Youtube Fixes Bug That Removed Channels And Videos

Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister of Britain, has claimed that Benjamin Netanyahu left a bugging device in his bathroom when the Israeli premier visited Britain in 2017, when BoJo was serving the foreign secretary.

Did Netanyahu install a bugging device in Boris Johnson's bathroom?

Apple has released minor updates for iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 to address a major bug causing old deleted photos to reappear for iPhone users. The main purpose of this update is to fix the issue that surfaced after the release of iOS 17.5, where users noticed their previously deleted photos reappearing in their galleries.

Some of these photos dated back as far as 2010, causing confusion among users. According to MacRumors, Apple identified the problem as a database corruption issue and specifically designed iOS 17.5.1 to resolve it.

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Despite Apple's new update to fix this bug, some users have questioned whether Apple retains their deleted photos. According to 9to5Mac, the company's release note clarifies the situation. Apple stated, "This update provides important bug fixes and addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were deleted."

The incident has embarrassed the tech giant, which often underpins its refutation on user privacy.

Seeing deleted photos reappear contradicts this stance. Apple said it was working to resolve the issue by repairing the database handling mechanisms, ensuring accurate photo library records and preventing previously deleted photos from resurfacing.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/apple-dismisses-us-antitrust-lawsuit-over-alleged-smartphone-market-monopoly-724098">Also read | Apple dismisses US antitrust lawsuit over alleged smartphone market monopoly</a>

<h2>Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks new CoPilot+ PCs will outperform Apple's macs</h2>

Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella envisions a new era of computing driven by specialized AI chips and enhanced performance, aiming to revive the longstanding competition between Windows PCs and Apple Inc.'s Mac.

Recognising Apple's impressive accomplishments, Nadella stressed on his goal to bring strong competition to the Windows versus Mac dynamic. Microsoft's latest initiative includes the launch of a new category of AI-focused PCs, named Copilot+ PC.

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These machines, developed under the Microsoft Surface line and by other manufacturers, feature dedicated AI processing chips, promising significantly improved power and speed.

Also watch | Indian government issues warning for Apple users

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Microsoft asserts that these new devices will outperform Apple’s MacBook Air M3 by an impressive 58 per cent. Starting at $1,000, these advanced PCs will be available on June 18.

While Apple has been lagging behind its Big Tech peers in AI, it is preparing to unveil an ambitious strategy at its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference. The company has already hinted at future innovations with the introduction of the M4 SoC during the launch of the 2024 iPad series.

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Apple has released minor updates for iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 to address a major bug causing old deleted photos to reappear for iPhone users. The main purpose of this update is to fix the issue that surfaced after the release of iOS 17.

Apple has released minor updates for iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 to address a major bug causing old deleted photos to reappear for iPhone users. The main purpose of this update is to fix the issue that surfaced after the release of iOS 17.5, where users noticed their previously deleted photos reappearing in their galleries. Some of these photos dated back as far as 2010, causing confusion among users. According to MacRumors, Apple identified the problem as a database corruption issue and specifically designed iOS 17.5.1 to resolve it. Despite Apple's new update to fix this bug, some users have questioned whether Apple retains their deleted photos. According to 9to5Mac, the company's release note clarifies the situation. Apple stated, "This update provides important bug fixes and addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were deleted." The incident has embarrassed the tech giant, which often underpins its refutation on user privacy. Seeing deleted photos reappear contradicts this stance. Apple said it was working to resolve the issue by repairing the database handling mechanisms, ensuring accurate photo library records and preventing previously deleted photos from resurfacing. Also read | Apple dismisses US antitrust lawsuit over alleged smartphone market monopoly Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks new CoPilot+ PCs will outperform Apple's macs Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella envisions a new era of computing driven by specialized AI chips and enhanced performance, aiming to revive the longstanding competition between Windows PCs and Apple Inc.'s Mac. Recognising Apple's impressive accomplishments, Nadella stressed on his goal to bring strong competition to the Windows versus Mac dynamic. Microsoft's latest initiative includes the launch of a new category of AI-focused PCs, named Copilot+ PC. These machines, developed under the Microsoft Surface line and by other manufacturers, feature dedicated AI processing chips, promising significantly improved power and speed. Also watch | Indian government issues warning for Apple users Microsoft asserts that these new devices will outperform Apple’s MacBook Air M3 by an impressive 58 per cent. Starting at $1,000, these advanced PCs will be available on June 18. While Apple has been lagging behind its Big Tech peers in AI, it is preparing to unveil an ambitious strategy at its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference. The company has already hinted at future innovations with the introduction of the M4 SoC during the launch of the 2024 iPad series. (With inputs from agencies)

Apple launches iOS update to prevent reappearance of deleted photos

Users of social media platform X encountered&nbsp;a situation a couple of days ago, where images and links shared prior to December 2014- when it was known as Twitter- disappeared.

Tom Coates, identified as an X user, was the first&nbsp;to notice this issue and subsequently shared his findings regarding posts from that specific timeframe. His discoveries revealed&nbsp;that images and links were&nbsp;absent from these older posts. Whether it's a malfunctioning hyperlink or an image that had&nbsp;become invisible, the content was&nbsp;no longer accessible.

One prominent illustration of this problem was the well-known Oscar selfie originally shared by Ellen DeGeneres, featuring celebrities like Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, and Meryl Streep. This particular image, once the most retweeted tweet with 2.8 million reposts and 2 million likes, was not visible on the platform for a significant period.&nbsp;

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<h2>X says it 'fixed the bug'</h2>

On Tuesday (Aug 22), the @Support account at X said in a post that they had fixed the bug.

"During the weekend, we encountered a glitch that prevented the display of images dated before 2014. It's important to note that no images or data were lost during this incident. We have addressed the glitch, and it will be fully resolved in the coming days," the post said.&nbsp;

The&nbsp;announcement lacked specific information regarding the nature of the bug, its initiation date, or the reasons for the unspecified timeline for resolution.

The Verge website had discovered that alterations made by Twitter in 2016 employed metadata from tweets posted starting in December 2014 onward to augment additional data from linked webpages and facilitate attachments without affecting a tweet's character count.

Consequently, it was exclusively earlier posts that were affected by this bug.

Also watch |&nbsp;Elon Musk wants to remove the block feature on X

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The root of the issue to certain alterations Twitter made in 2016, specifically related to the implementation of expanded URL enrichment in 2012. This feature was designed to automatically expand shortened URLs included in the body of a tweet and include the resulting full URL as metadata within the tweet's payload.

Subsequent improvements in URL enrichment were introduced, which went a step further by displaying a website's HTML title and description directly in the tweet payload.

In essence, the problem observed on Twitter can be attributed to the platform's efforts to enhance user interactions and the way shared web content is presented. The intention behind expanding shortened URLs and providing additional context through HTML titles and descriptions was to offer users more information and a richer multimedia experience when viewing tweets, reported the Verge.&nbsp;

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Users of social media platform X encountered a situation a couple of days ago, where images and links shared prior to December 2014- when it was known as Twitter- disappeared.

Users of social media platform X encountered a situation a couple of days ago, where images and links shared prior to December 2014- when it was known as Twitter- disappeared. Tom Coates, identified as an X user, was the first to notice this issue and subsequently shared his findings regarding posts from that specific timeframe. His discoveries revealed that images and links were absent from these older posts. Whether it's a malfunctioning hyperlink or an image that had become invisible, the content was no longer accessible. One prominent illustration of this problem was the well-known Oscar selfie originally shared by Ellen DeGeneres, featuring celebrities like Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, and Meryl Streep. This particular image, once the most retweeted tweet with 2.8 million reposts and 2 million likes, was not visible on the platform for a significant period. Also read | Are Elon Musk’s followers on X fake? New data reveals this... X says it 'fixed the bug' On Tuesday (Aug 22), the @Support account at X said in a post that they had fixed the bug. "During the weekend, we encountered a glitch that prevented the display of images dated before 2014. It's important to note that no images or data were lost during this incident. We have addressed the glitch, and it will be fully resolved in the coming days," the post said. The announcement lacked specific information regarding the nature of the bug, its initiation date, or the reasons for the unspecified timeline for resolution. The Verge website had discovered that alterations made by Twitter in 2016 employed metadata from tweets posted starting in December 2014 onward to augment additional data from linked webpages and facilitate attachments without affecting a tweet's character count. Consequently, it was exclusively earlier posts that were affected by this bug. Also watch | Elon Musk wants to remove the block feature on X The root of the issue to certain alterations Twitter made in 2016, specifically related to the implementation of expanded URL enrichment in 2012. This feature was designed to automatically expand shortened URLs included in the body of a tweet and include the resulting full URL as metadata within the tweet's payload. Subsequent improvements in URL enrichment were introduced, which went a step further by displaying a website's HTML title and description directly in the tweet payload. In essence, the problem observed on Twitter can be attributed to the platform's efforts to enhance user interactions and the way shared web content is presented. The intention behind expanding shortened URLs and providing additional context through HTML titles and descriptions was to offer users more information and a richer multimedia experience when viewing tweets, reported the Verge. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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OpenAI, the creator of sensational chatbot ChatGPT, on Tuesday, announced that it is offering a monetary reward of up to $20,000 to its users who can spot and report the vulnerabilities present in its artificial intelligence systems.

The OpenAI Bug Bounty programme went live on Tuesday and announced that the monetary rewards will be handed over to people on the basis of the severity of the bugs reported by them. The rewards will start from $200 and will vary on the size of the bugs uncovered.

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It will range from $200 for “low-severity findings” to $20,000 for “exceptional discoveries”.

The company said the programme is being rolled out because it believes “transparency and collaboration” are important for finding vulnerabilities present in its technology.

“This initiative is an essential part of our commitment to developing safe and advanced AI,” read the blog post by Matthew Knight, OpenAI’s head of security. “As we create technology and services that are secure, reliable and trustworthy, we would like your help,” he added.

Bug bounty programmes are often used by technology companies to encourage ethical hackers and programmers to report the bugs present in their software systems.

As per the details shared on the bug bounty platform Bugcrowd, researchers have been invited by OpenAI to review ChatGPT's certain functionality and the framework of the way in which the systems developed by OpenAI communicate and share data with third-party applications.

The programme does not include malicious or incorrect content produced by OpenAI systems.

The programme doesn't come as a surprise because recently president and co-founder of OpenAI, Greg Brockman, had tweeted that OpenAI had been “considering starting a bounty programme” or network of “red-teamers” to spot weak spots.

The comments were made by him in response to a post written by a 22-year-old jailbreak prompt enthusiast, Alex Albert. Albert's website includes written prompts which help to break the safeguards of chatbots like ChatGPT.

WATCH | ChatGPT creator OpenAI CEO mulling to open office in Japan

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“Democratised red teaming is one reason we deploy these models,” wrote Brockman.

The announcement comes days after Italy banned ChatGPT alleging a breach of privacy rules by the platform and prompting regulators from different European countries to closely study generative AI services.

ChatGPT, developed by Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI, took the world by storm after it was launched in November and has left many users amazed with its quick responses to the questions asked and caused distress to some with its inaccuracies.

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OpenAI, the creator of sensational chatbot ChatGPT, on Tuesday, announced that it is offering a monetary reward of up to $20,000 to its users who can spot and report the vulnerabilities present in its artificial intelligence systems.

OpenAI, the creator of sensational chatbot ChatGPT, on Tuesday, announced that it is offering a monetary reward of up to $20,000 to its users who can spot and report the vulnerabilities present in its artificial intelligence systems. The OpenAI Bug Bounty programme went live on Tuesday and announced that the monetary rewards will be handed over to people on the basis of the severity of the bugs reported by them. The rewards will start from $200 and will vary on the size of the bugs uncovered. ALSO READ | OpenAI’s ChatGPT blocked in Italy over alleged privacy violations It will range from $200 for “low-severity findings” to $20,000 for “exceptional discoveries”. The company said the programme is being rolled out because it believes “transparency and collaboration” are important for finding vulnerabilities present in its technology. “This initiative is an essential part of our commitment to developing safe and advanced AI,” read the blog post by Matthew Knight, OpenAI’s head of security. “As we create technology and services that are secure, reliable and trustworthy, we would like your help,” he added. Bug bounty programmes are often used by technology companies to encourage ethical hackers and programmers to report the bugs present in their software systems. As per the details shared on the bug bounty platform Bugcrowd, researchers have been invited by OpenAI to review ChatGPT's certain functionality and the framework of the way in which the systems developed by OpenAI communicate and share data with third-party applications. The programme does not include malicious or incorrect content produced by OpenAI systems. The programme doesn't come as a surprise because recently president and co-founder of OpenAI, Greg Brockman, had tweeted that OpenAI had been “considering starting a bounty programme” or network of “red-teamers” to spot weak spots. The comments were made by him in response to a post written by a 22-year-old jailbreak prompt enthusiast, Alex Albert. Albert's website includes written prompts which help to break the safeguards of chatbots like ChatGPT. WATCH | ChatGPT creator OpenAI CEO mulling to open office in Japan “Democratised red teaming is one reason we deploy these models,” wrote Brockman. The announcement comes days after Italy banned ChatGPT alleging a breach of privacy rules by the platform and prompting regulators from different European countries to closely study generative AI services. ChatGPT, developed by Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI, took the world by storm after it was launched in November and has left many users amazed with its quick responses to the questions asked and caused distress to some with its inaccuracies. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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In a unique way to raise funds, a zoo in the United States of America has come up with a campaign called cry me a cockroach. The zoo offers you a fun and creative way of celebrating Valentine’s Day by naming a bug after your ex. WION’s Rahesha Sehgal explains.

Valentine’s Day: Name a bug after your ex

Just days after it was launched with much fanfare, Apple's iPhone 14 is already hitting major road bumps. The tech giant has confirmed widespread reports of malfunction coming in around from the world.

Apple admits to multiple technical faults in latest iPhones, iOS 16.0.1 not enough to fix all bugs

Israel investigation officials have initiated a probe after it was claimed that gifts given by the Chinese embassy in Israel to an Israeli minister and government officials were planted with listening devices, local Israeli media reported.

The incident was first reported on Tuesday morning by Army Radio's diplomatic correspondent Moriah Asraf-Walberg, claiming that the mugs gifted by the Chinese embassy appeared to be planted.

According to the Jerusalem Post newspaper, quoting diplomatic officials, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) have started their investigation.

The gift was reportedly sent to the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry earlier this week apparently without any prior announcement from the Chinese Embassy.

The newspaper claims that the security found the device before it reached Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen.

There are more reports claiming that similar gits were received by the office of Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli.

In lieu of the so-called spy incident, all the government offices have been told to be extra careful about receiving gifts from foreign entities as “they may contain listening devices or cameras”, the Times of Israel reported.

A similar incident was reported in 2018 when the French newspaper Le Monde claimed that China had bugged the African Union’s headquarters, which Beijing had built and paid for in Addis Ababa.

The article claimed that data was being transferred to Chinese since 2012 and it was only spotted in 2017 due to the spike in activity between midnight and 02:00, despite no one being in the building.

The newspaper, quoting anonymous sources, claimed that following the discovery of the alleged data transfer, the AU officials changed their servers.

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Israel investigation officials have initiated a probe after it was claimed that gifts given by the Chinese embassy in Israel to an Israeli minister and government officials were planted with listening devices, local Israeli media reported.

Israel investigation officials have initiated a probe after it was claimed that gifts given by the Chinese embassy in Israel to an Israeli minister and government officials were planted with listening devices, local Israeli media reported. The incident was first reported on Tuesday morning by Army Radio's diplomatic correspondent Moriah Asraf-Walberg, claiming that the mugs gifted by the Chinese embassy appeared to be planted. According to the Jerusalem Post newspaper, quoting diplomatic officials, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) have started their investigation. The gift was reportedly sent to the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry earlier this week apparently without any prior announcement from the Chinese Embassy. The newspaper claims that the security found the device before it reached Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen. There are more reports claiming that similar gits were received by the office of Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli. In lieu of the so-called spy incident, all the government offices have been told to be extra careful about receiving gifts from foreign entities as “they may contain listening devices or cameras”, the Times of Israel reported. A similar incident was reported in 2018 when the French newspaper Le Monde claimed that China had bugged the African Union’s headquarters, which Beijing had built and paid for in Addis Ababa. The article claimed that data was being transferred to Chinese since 2012 and it was only spotted in 2017 due to the spike in activity between midnight and 02:00, despite no one being in the building. The newspaper, quoting anonymous sources, claimed that following the discovery of the alleged data transfer, the AU officials changed their servers. (With inputs from agencies)

Israel suspects mugs gifted by Chinese embassy to ministers were bugged, launches probe

Growing global demand for food is putting a squeeze on available land and one French startup says it has the answer: indoor insect farming.

Ynsect raised $224 million from investors including Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr.`s Footprint Coalition this month to build a second insect farm in Amiens in northern France.

The company breeds mealworms that produce proteins for livestock, pet food and fertilisers, and will use the funds to build what it says will be the world`s largest insect farm.

Due to open in early 2022, it will produce 100,000 tonnes of insect products such as flour and oil annually and conserve land use while creating 500 jobs.

The 40-metre-tall plant spread over 40,000 square metres, will be "the highest vertical farm in the world and the first carbon-negative vertical farm in the world," Ynsect CEO and co-founder Antoine Hubert told Reuters.

He spoke at the company`s first factory, which it opened in Dole, eastern France in 2016, where conveyor belts carried trays with millions of squirming mealworms.

"It`s important to develop insect sectors today because the world needs more proteins, more food, more feed to feed the animals that will make eventually meat and fish...But beyond this, obviously, human food is a market," Hubert said.

Growing global demand for food is putting a squeeze on available land and one French startup says it has the answer: indoor insect farming. Ynsect raised $224 million from investors including Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr.

Growing global demand for food is putting a squeeze on available land and one French startup says it has the answer: indoor insect farming. Ynsect raised $224 million from investors including Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr.`s Footprint Coalition this month to build a second insect farm in Amiens in northern France. The company breeds mealworms that produce proteins for livestock, pet food and fertilisers, and will use the funds to build what it says will be the world`s largest insect farm. Due to open in early 2022, it will produce 100,000 tonnes of insect products such as flour and oil annually and conserve land use while creating 500 jobs. The 40-metre-tall plant spread over 40,000 square metres, will be "the highest vertical farm in the world and the first carbon-negative vertical farm in the world," Ynsect CEO and co-founder Antoine Hubert told Reuters. He spoke at the company`s first factory, which it opened in Dole, eastern France in 2016, where conveyor belts carried trays with millions of squirming mealworms. "It`s important to develop insect sectors today because the world needs more proteins, more food, more feed to feed the animals that will make eventually meat and fish...But beyond this, obviously, human food is a market," Hubert said.

French startup Ynsect to build world's biggest bug farm

Apple Inc said on Monday it will issue a software patch later this week for a bug that lets iPhone users hear audio from users who have not yet accepted a video call.

The bug, which Reuters was able to replicate, allows an iPhone user placing a call using Apple's FaceTime video-calling feature to hear audio from the recipient's phone even if the recipient has not yet picked up the call.

The bug appears to rely on Apple's group video-calling feature.

In certain situations, the bug also broadcast both video and audio from the recipient's phone, the technology news website the Verge noted.

"We're aware of this issue and have identified a fix that will be released in a software update later this week," an Apple spokesperson said.

Apple's group FaceTime was temporarily made unavailable due to an ongoing issue, according to Apple's system status webpage.

The Cupertino, California-based company was not immediately available to comment on the update on its system status page.

Users took to Twitter to tweet jokes and comments about the bug affecting Apple's group FaceTime service.

"Disable FaceTime for now until Apple fixes," Twitter Inc CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted.

Apple announced the feature last summer, but then removed it from early test versions of its iOS 12 operating system. The company launched the feature in October.

Apple Inc said on Monday it will issue a software patch later this week for a bug that lets iPhone users hear audio from users who have not yet accepted a video call.

Apple Inc said on Monday it will issue a software patch later this week for a bug that lets iPhone users hear audio from users who have not yet accepted a video call. The bug, which Reuters was able to replicate, allows an iPhone user placing a call using Apple's FaceTime video-calling feature to hear audio from the recipient's phone even if the recipient has not yet picked up the call. The bug appears to rely on Apple's group video-calling feature. In certain situations, the bug also broadcast both video and audio from the recipient's phone, the technology news website the Verge noted. "We're aware of this issue and have identified a fix that will be released in a software update later this week," an Apple spokesperson said. Apple's group FaceTime was temporarily made unavailable due to an ongoing issue, according to Apple's system status webpage. The Cupertino, California-based company was not immediately available to comment on the update on its system status page. Users took to Twitter to tweet jokes and comments about the bug affecting Apple's group FaceTime service. "Disable FaceTime for now until Apple fixes," Twitter Inc CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted. Apple announced the feature last summer, but then removed it from early test versions of its iOS 12 operating system. The company launched the feature in October.

Apple to patch privacy bug in video-calling feature

Facebook Inc said on Friday it has discovered a bug that may have affected up to 6.8 million people who used Facebook login to grant permission to third-party apps to access photos.

The company said in a blog that the problem has been fixed but that it may have affected up to 1,500 apps built by 876 developers.

Facebook said some third-party apps may have gained access to broader set of photos than usual for 12 days between September 13 to September 25.

The bug is the latest in a string of privacy problems the tech giant disclosed this year, including the massive Cambridge Analytica data scandal in April and a data breach of nearly 30 million accounts in October.

Facebook shares were down 1.3 per cent at $143.07 in early trading on Friday. The Nasdaq composite index fell 0.9 per cent.

Facebook Inc said on Friday it has discovered a bug that may have affected up to 6.8 million people who used Facebook login to grant permission to third-party apps to access photos.

Facebook Inc said on Friday it has discovered a bug that may have affected up to 6.8 million people who used Facebook login to grant permission to third-party apps to access photos. The company said in a blog that the problem has been fixed but that it may have affected up to 1,500 apps built by 876 developers. Facebook said some third-party apps may have gained access to broader set of photos than usual for 12 days between September 13 to September 25. The bug is the latest in a string of privacy problems the tech giant disclosed this year, including the massive Cambridge Analytica data scandal in April and a data breach of nearly 30 million accounts in October. Facebook shares were down 1.3 per cent at $143.07 in early trading on Friday. The Nasdaq composite index fell 0.9 per cent.

Facebook discovers bug that may have affected up to 6.8 million users

WhatsApp's 'Black Dot'&nbsp;bug, that recently affected Android devices, is reported to now have spread to iOS 11.3, iOS 11.4 Beta.

Reports emerged when Android device users complained of the messaging application to crash all of a sudden soon after they received a message with a black dot.&nbsp;

According to reports, for iPhone users, the instant messaging application crashes as soon as the message is opened.

It is now being suggested that the black dot is based on a Unicode text bug carrying thousands of hidden characters.&nbsp;

The application fails to operate and crashes as the device tries to read the text but fails due to limited memory and too much data hidden in the message.&nbsp;

Experts suggest ways to avoid the bug from harming your device. One of the ways is to avoid the message from appearing on the screen, a user can send a series of text messages to the sender of the 'Black Dot'&nbsp;message via voice assistance feature and make sure that the message with the bug goes way up in the chat history and therefore not displayed on the screen.&nbsp;

Users can also delete the conversation and try uninstalling the application.

The application fails to operate and crashes as the device tries to read the text but fails due to limited memory

WhatsApp's 'Black Dot' bug, that recently affected Android devices, is reported to now have spread to iOS 11.3, iOS 11.4 Beta. Reports emerged when Android device users complained of the messaging application to crash all of a sudden soon after they received a message with a black dot. According to reports, for iPhone users, the instant messaging application crashes as soon as the message is opened. It is now being suggested that the black dot is based on a Unicode text bug carrying thousands of hidden characters. The application fails to operate and crashes as the device tries to read the text but fails due to limited memory and too much data hidden in the message. Experts suggest ways to avoid the bug from harming your device. One of the ways is to avoid the message from appearing on the screen, a user can send a series of text messages to the sender of the 'Black Dot' message via voice assistance feature and make sure that the message with the bug goes way up in the chat history and therefore not displayed on the screen. Users can also delete the conversation and try uninstalling the application.

Notorious WhatsApp 'Black Dot' bug spreads to iPhone devices

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