Ashish Pareek

The platform has been around for six years, but has suddenly picked up pace with over 8,63,000 users — up by 113 per cent News The platform's UI is similar to that of Twitter, with users able to follow each other, write 'toots', similar to tweets. Users have to first decide which server they want to create an account on. Following this, they can create accounts on different servers. Regardless of which server hosts your accounts, users can follow any other person on the network.

Meta's instant messaging platform WhatsApp might position itself as the doyen of private messaging, but there have been numerous instances when the platform has been found wanting. In the latest, its three features, including the newly-launched video call link sharing feature, allegedly expose phone numbers of millions of users across the internet. The vulnerability has been reported by security researcher Avinash Jain, who is also known to have discovered a bug with NASA's website in the past.

Airtel says its 5G services will be available at existing 4G rates, and new tariffs will be announced later News Jio 5G will initially be available in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, before rolling out to other regions. Airtel has made it clear that its existing SIM cards are 5G enabled, and users don't need to replace their SIM cards for 5G connectivity. When it comes to smartphones, regardless of the carrier, users will have to upgrade to 5G-enabled smartphones to avail the latest services.