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FaceApp says that photo processing is done in the cloud: FaceApp is based in Russia, but it says that no data is returned to Russia: Read the full statement below. Update #2: TechCrunch now details more about the app Update: Security researcher Elliot Alderson has provided additional information on FaceApp, refuting the speculation from Nozzi. FaceApp has yet to respond to our request for comment. If you’ve been on the internet at all over the last several days, you’ve likely seen people posting images from the viral application FaceApp....

Facebook is actively exploring the possibility of offering a subscription-based option which would remove ads from the feeds of those choosing to pay a monthly or annual fee … Bloomberg reports that the company has been considering the option for some time, but sources say that there is now more ‘internal momentum’ for the idea, and it has progressed as far as market research. COO Sheryl Sandberg confirmed during the company’s most recent earnings call that it was an option....

Facebook announced today at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam some new features regarding its video capabilities. Publishers now have more tools to use with Facebook’s Watch Party and Creator Studio, such as detailed analytics, scheduled posts, and more. For Live Videos, the company will expand the features available to Facebook Pages to encourage live broadcasting by professionals on its social network (via TechCrunch). It will be easier to simulate and test broadcasts with Live API, which can be now restricted to that page’s team, including administrators and editors....

With the wild success of The Walking Dead, creators followed up the series’ fifth season with Fear The Walking Dead, a spin-off series following the Clark family and other survivors in Texas. FTWD has received fairly positive reviews, but it struggled in the shadow of TWD. Recently, though, it’s moved out from that shadow and become its own, strong journey. Oddly enough, it only took getting rid of most everyone it started with and adding a fan-favorite from TWD: Morgan....

Here’s a quick guide to the voice cast and characters of animated movie Ferdinand. Adapted from the children’s book The Story Of Ferdinand by writer Munro Leaf, the Spain-set animation tells the tale of a ginormous but gentle-hearted bull named Ferdinand who hates bullfighting and escapes his training ranch to find a home with a kind farm family. After being recaptured, Ferdinand is forced into the bullring to face off against the world’s greatest bullfighter, the egotistical El Primero....

[Update: We’ve now got another collection of images from the iPhone XS taken by former White House Photographer Pete Souza, published by Daily Mail.] While we’ve seen some brief hands-on coverage of the iPhone XS and XS Max from Apple’s event last week, the new devices aren’t out in the wild quite yet. Now, we’re seeing the first real-world images from the XS as travel photographer Austin Mann got his hands on the new iPhone early....

Jobs’ return to Apple was almost certainly not a strategic takeover. Despite speculation that Steve Jobs may have strategically orchestrated a takeover of Apple during his sale of NeXT — a view shared by Bill Gates and former Apple CEO Gil Amelio — the book suggests that Jobs was truly uncertain about his continued involvement with the company. Avie Tevanian and Jon Rubinstein, “the two men whom Steve trusted the most at Apple… agree that Steve did not intend to become Apple’s CEO,” and that they didn’t think they were going to be working for him there....

It looks like that the Service Host: Agent Activation Runtime is consuming higher CPU usage if the sound driver is corrupted or the audio service is in the error state. Whereas a wrong configuration of Cortana service may also trigger such issues unexpectedly. If you’re also facing the Agent Activation Runtime_15831 High CPU and Memory Consumption issue, check this guide to fix it. Once the system resources are getting highly used by the particular task, your Windows computer becomes sluggish....

Evil Dead: The Game is a survival horror video game developed by Saber Interactive and published by Saber Interactive & Boss Team Games, and based on the Evil Dead franchise. It will feature cooperative gameplay and player versus player combat. Though the PC gamers have reviewed this game mostly positively, several players are experiencing the black screen issue on PC. According to multiple reports online, the affected players mention that it is just stuck on the black screen whenever they try launching the game....

When it comes to single-player action-adventure first-person shooter supernatural video game, Ghostwire: Tokyo is really an awesome edition of Tango Gameworks and Bethesda Softworks. It was released in March 2022 and is exclusively available for Windows & PlayStation 5 platforms which will allow developers to offer better improvements. However, some players have the Ghostwire Tokyo Low FPS Drop Issue on their PCs. Now, if you’re also one of the victims to encounter such an issue then don’t worry because here we’ve shared all the possible workarounds for you that should gonna help you out....

URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifier that helps a web browser to find a specific webpage on the internet if typed correctly. Therefore, each and every webpage has its own unique URL to search & access it properly. Meanwhile, search engines like Google, Bing, Yandex, etc always try to index URLs on the internet to showcase them in the search result according to the user’s request. Now, sometimes a broken URL or redirected URL or removed URL of a webpage doesn’t load properly and web browser users literally getting webpage not loading error notice....

Another PS4 and PS5 exclusive video game have been released called ‘Horizon Forbidden West’ as an action RPG that has been developed by Guerrilla Games & published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It’s a sequel to 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn and it features an open world in a post-apocalyptic western USA. However, just like other titles, it seems that Horizon Forbidden West is also Crashing on PS5 and PS4 consoles while startup or gameplay....

Logitech MX Master 3 is an exceptional mouse compared to other mouse brands. In addition to its comfort and solid feel, it can be used both via Bluetooth and with the included USB receiver. Furthermore, it offers better customization options than Apple’s mouse and gesture-enabled commands. Instant precision and endless potential are hallmarks of MX Master 3. Designed for creatives and engineered for coders, this is an advanced Master series mouse....

Facebook has announced today that it will no longer allow messaging in its main mobile application later this week. Instead, any users who wish to take advantage of the company’s messaging platform will have to do so through the standalone Facebook Messenger app. Earlier this year the comapany started informing some European users of the upcoming move to the separate app, but this is the first time a solid timetable has been set for the transition....

There are plenty of films that have been adapted into TV series that have come and gone over the years. As time goes on, it seems that Hollywood execs think that repackaging existing IPs are the only way to keep our attention. One of those series has managed to break the mold: Fargo. It has managed not only to carve out its own place in the movie’s world but pay homage to the original film in many ways....

FBI director James Comey yesterday told a Senate oversight committee that the FBI has been unable to access almost half of the mobile devices it tried to examine in the first half of the fiscal year, reports TechCrunch. Comey made the statement in apparent support of the latest attempt at forcing phone manufacturers to provide backdoor access to the authorities … He appeared to be suggesting that manufacturers could somehow create a way in for law enforcement agencies without creating a backdoor....

Felix the Reaper is a dark romantic comedy that oozes wonderful personality but its puzzle design hardly evolves beyond the opening moments. Felix the Reaper just wants to find love, much like you’ll find yourself wanting to love this charming puzzler by Kong Orange and Daedalic Entertainment. From the get-go it seems impossible not to get on board with Felix. He’s a goofy grim reaper who uses his grisly job - staging the bloody deaths of mortals - as an excuse to win the forbidden affection of a life-giving goddess....

On the desktop side of things, Mozilla’s latest release made “significant improvements” to the browser’s built-in noise suppression and auto-gain-control features. These improvements are aimed at web-based video chat users, particularly those that utilize software or hardware without its own built-in methods for suppressing background noise or automatically controlling the user’s mic input levels. Along the same lines, Mozilla also made “slight improvements” to its echo-cancellation tech, which helps speakers in poor acoustic environments avoid resonance....

American Truck Simulator is one of the popular open-world truck driving simulator video games by SCS Software that was launched in 2016. It offers legendary American trucks and allows players to journey through different landmarks in the United States. After the new DLC update, several players are experiencing the American Truck Simulator Xbox controller not working issue, which is pretty much irritating. Now, if you’re one of them, don’t worry because we’ve mentioned a couple of possible workarounds that should help you out....

Valve launched their new game Aperture Desk Job which is a mini game set within the Portal universe and used for showing off the Steam Deck controls and their features while also working with other game controllers too. Meanwhile, several players are experiencing the Aperture Desk Job Xbox or PS5 controller not working which is pretty much irritating. Now, if you’re one of them, don’t worry because we’ve mentioned a couple of possible workarounds for you that should gonna help you out....