Threads finally rolls out keyword search feature for everyone; will support all languages

Google Maps will launch address descriptors from India early next year, marking its first global launch from the country, a senior company executive said on Tuesday. The descriptor will include the nearest landmark and the direction from there to the location shared by a map user.

After a bit of a rough start, the cross-platform save feature for Warframe is rolling out for Founders. This feature was quietly announced and rolled out to Founder-tier players only, where it took a turn for the worse and was rolled back until fixes were implemented. 

The developers of Warframe announced on their Forum that an attempt at soft launching the game’s Cross Platform Save feature was quietly rolled out to Founder-tier players, who paid for high-tier early-access rewards during the game’s early days. However, it didn’t seem to go as planned, and it was quickly rolled back. 

Just recently, Apple rolled out the global stable version of iOS 17.2 which added cool new features such as the Journal app, sticker reactions in the Messages app, and more. Now, Apple has also rolled out the iOS 17.3 Beta 1 update for iPhones. The new update will be available to those who have signed up for Apple's Developer program and are eligible to receive beta updates. The rest of the users will not see this till the stable version is rolled out globally, which is likely to happen in January. The update has added a couple of interesting features such as Stolen device protection, collaborative Apple Music playlists, and even emoji reactions to songs. Let us take a closer look.

Facebook owner Meta's text-based app Threads arrived in the European Union on Thursday, months after its global launch in July, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. Threads is a spin-off of the Instagram photo app and is intended to be a rival to X, formerly known as Twitter, after that platform alienated many users and advertisers following Elon Musk's purchase last year.

So far, Tekken 8 has been limited to closed beta tests online or a handful of appearances at offline tournaments and gaming events. An easy opportunity for the masses to play hasn't presented itself, until now that is.

AI Roundup: Several notable developments took place in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) today, December 11. US chipmaker Nvidia announced that it will support the development of AI as well as digital infrastructure in Vietnam. Meanwhile, Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani said the company is developing its proprietary AI model. In a new development, scholars and leaders have MIT have released a white paper on AI governance.

Fortnite Festival — the game's new rhythm-based mode developed by Rock Band studio Harmonix — will let you use your plastic guitars and drums in the future.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's latest trailer might have just resolved a four-year-old mystery that started in Remake.

A recent report indicates that Apple is actively developing an under-display camera (UDC) for its upcoming iPhones within the next few years. South Korean tech giant LG is said to be working on an under-panel camera (UPC) designed to conceal the component cutout on a smartphone's display, ensuring an uninterrupted viewing experience during activities like gaming or video watching. While nothing is certain, this report has it that Apple is looking to replace the Dynamic Island display cutout with under-display sensors for both the camera and Face ID in future models.

The Communication Workers of America union has unveiled new guidelines over how it believes artificial intelligence should be used in the workplace.

YouTuber Trevor Jacob, a former Olympian and self-styled adventurer and entrepreneur, has been sent to jail for six months for deliberately crashing a plane in 2021, filming the whole thing for views, and putting the cherry on top by lying to US investigators about what happened. Even Jacob himself admitted after the sentence that this was the «right decision,» per the BBC.