Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has delayed the integrating end-to-end encryption in Messenger and Instagram until 2023. This move has come amid the reports from the child safety campaigners expressing the concerns that end to end encryption will be helpful for the abusers as it will protect them from detection.
Meta is under pressure from the child safety campaigners to abandon the plans. Some of the politicians has also expressed the concerns and said that it is simply not acceptable. WhatsApp has already got end-to-end encryption, Messenger and Instagram can be set to send the messages using E2EE manually. Antigone Davis who is the head of Safety at Meta has said that the delay is due to the concerns regarding the safety of the users. Davis has said that the main responsibility of Meta is to ensure the safety of its users. Once the end-to-end encryption will be available for the Messenger and Instagram, the company will try it best to keep the users safe and use a combination of the non-encrypted data across the apps,, account information and reports from the users.

WhatsApp Desktop/WhatsApp Web is there for quite some time now but it is just a PC version of the mobile app with limited features. But all of this is about to change soon as according to some Italian reports WhatsApp is now working on new app for Windows and macOS. The Italian media has also shared some screenshots as well as gifs of the new version of WhatsApp that shows how it works and how it looks.
WhatsApp UWP will be designed with Windows 11 in mind and it will have similar aesthetics like semi-transparent panels as well as rounded corners. It will work when it is closed which means you will keep getting notifications all the times and the app will take no longer than a second to start. WhatsApp UWP lets it to be used on Xbox as well. The new app will also come up with the drawing feature and it will come up handy for the ones with touch-screen device. We will have more control over the app with extended Settings menu. The Settings menu includes detailed categories for Chats, Accounts, General, Storage, Notifications and Help. Now the app look more Windows app and it more like a Windows version of Skype with green chat bubbles.

OnePlus is not going to launch any T devices for OnePlus 9 series this time and now all the focus has been shifted to upcoming OnePlus 10. We have seen few renders for the next flagship phone but now the newer leak shows it in more detail than ever before.
The design is same as was seen on the older renders. The mai camera has been blended into the side of the phone. It has got three large camera sensors, LED unit plus it also flaunts Hassleblad branding. It has got a curved display with minimum surrounding bezels as well as a cornered punch-hole selfie camera. It has been reported that the design has been finalized which means the final look of the model will be the one circulating. OnePlus 10 Pro will support 125W fast charging which will be the first one for OnePlus. It will fully charge th5,000mAh battery in just 20 minutes. It will be launched in three different colors which are black, white and light blue. The launch date of the phone has not been confirmed yet but it is expected that the phone may launch in early 2022.

WhatsApp is planning to come up with some new features and the most latest one is targeting to improve Last Seen. The leaks has come from WABetaInfo which is famous for leaking the upcoming WhatsApp features.
According to the latest leak, WhatsApp will soon allow you to hide your Last Seen status from some specific contacts. At the moment you can just hide your Last Seen from all of your contacts or none of the contacts. This features will let you enhance your privacy as well as anonymity on WhatsApp. There are always some people in your contact list that stalk our last seen and later bother us about it. The newly introduced feature will be ideal for the ones who want their Last Seen to be hidden from some of the annoying contacts. The new feature is still in beta version and limited users have access to it at the moment. From WhatsApp it is still not unclear when the feature will be introduced for all and sundry. The news of this new feature comes just after WhatsApp officially announced a major update i.e. Multi-Device Support. This will allow you to access your WhatsApp account on WhatsApp Web or WhatsApp Desktop even your phone has gone offline or its battery has died.

YouTube Music is planning to add some new features and now it is going to give us loads of new playlists. Many users found an unexpected playlist gift waiting for them for the holidays. YouTube Music is providing the users with new playlists in their “Mixed for you” carousel.

People’s response is mixed one to this new update. Some of them have greeted the new update with open arms remarking how they have curated Christmas playlist of their own and are very excited to discover the new Christmas music. Many of the users were of the view that it would have been better to wait until Thanksgiving. If you don’t see the Christmas Mix available on your account then you don’t need to worry as you will see it appear when we will be closer to the winter.

Instagram is going to test a new feature to remind you to take the break from the app in order to curb the addiction. This new feature was announced by the head of Instagram Adam Mosseri who has talked in details about this upcoming feature.
You don’t need to worry about it as Instagram will not tell you about taking the breaks automatically. It is an optional feature that will be activated after you will turn it on. You will also be able to set your own reminders without Instagram deciding for itself. The newly introduced feature is called Take a Break which will allow you to set in-app reminders that will remind you to take a break from the app after some time. The time can be set by you e.e. 10, 20 or 30 minutes. You can also set your own custom times for the reminders. The app will also tell you to do some other things like doing tasks on your to-do list, listening to your favorite music and taking some rest. The test feature will roll out to few people initially and once it is all set to go to public the update will be introduced to a much wider audience.

Bitcoin and Ethereum prices have surpassed their previous record levels and have achieved another all-time high as the worldwide cryptocurrency market cap crossed $3 trillion for the very first time. At the moment the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Bitcoin has edged $68,641 according to CoinGecko. It was trading just above $68,000 after the trends cooled down.
On the other hand, Ethereum has crossed levels above $4,800 to set another all-time high. At this time ETH was trading at $4,824. Both Botcoin and Ethereum have helped propel the whole crypto market upward. Strong showing by the other caps have pushed global market cap past $3 trillion which is a record. Crypto markets are unprecedented green all over since opening of the market this week. Polkadot which is the 8th largest cryptocurrency by market cap will be fully functional within few days. It has surged to $53 on the week on the other hand Solana which continues to raid the spaces dominated by Ethereum is rising the trends above $245. Cardano on the other hand remain an ever-present digital currency among the top 5 biggest caps posting a jump of 11.2% in last few hours.