Apple pulls social media giant Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads services from China App Store amid country’s tightened internet regulation

All traces of WhatsApp – the world’s most popular messaging app, with more than 2 billion monthly active users in 2023 – and Threads, which has soared in popularity on the mainland since its launch last July, are now gone from the domestic App Store, according to a search by the Post on Friday. Chinese … Read more

Queen of Tears star Kim Soo-hyun offered Knock Off role; new season for hit show Signal – Korean drama casting latest

Known for hit series such as My Love from the Star and It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, Kim is once again achieving high ratings with Queen of Tears, which soared to 13 per cent last weekend, making it the 22nd most successful cable drama of all time after only four episodes. 2. Potato Research … Read more

Apple boosts iMessage encryption to thwart future quantum computing attacks from hackers

The new security protocol has already been added to beta versions of iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, macOS 17.4 and watchOS 10.4, which will roll out to all users in the coming weeks. It will replace the current security protocols for all iMessage chats by the end of the year. What is quantum computing and how … Read more