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Instagram Outage: Instagram users faced an unexpected disruption early Sunday as the Meta-owned platform suffered a brief outage, mainly affecting users in the United States. According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, complaints peaked around 4:10 a.m. EST, when more than 180 users reported problems accessing the popular photo and video-sharing app. Several users said they were unable to log in or load content during the outage. Frustrated users took to other social media platforms to share screenshots of the issue, which showed a blank screen with a circular refresh icon and no clear error message. Instagram Outage: Downdetector Data Add Zee News as a Preferred Source Downdetector data showed that 45 per cent of affected users reported app-related issues, while 41 per cent faced login problems. Another 14 per cent said their feed or timeline was not loading properly. The outage appeared to have a limited impact in India. According to Downdetector, only about 10 users in the country reported issues accessing Instagram, suggesting the problem was largely confined to certain regions. Meta Official Statement Awaited Meta has not issued any official statement explaining the reason behind the outage or how long the disruption lasted. As Instagram went down, social media

WhatsApp introduces smart storage tool: Here’s how it works The Meta-owned platform is testing a new version of its "clear storage" feature that will allow users to manage space more carefully. This updated tool shows separate sections for messages, starred items and different types of media like photos and videos so users can easily choose what to remove without accidentally deleting important content. How this new feature will work? When user choose to delete chat data, instead of just seeing a quick confirmation pop-up, WhatsApp now shows a detailed screen which shows separate messages, starred messages and save media intro different sections, so users can see exactly what will be deleted, as per WABetaInfo. With this feature, users can also choose exactly which types of files to delete such as photos, videos, documents, audio, stickers or voice notes and see how much storage space will be freed. Source: WABetaInfo The new tool can be accessed either from chat's information page or directly from main chat list. However, this new feature is only available to iOS users and in case if you haven't received it yet, make sure to keep your app updated to the latest version. WhatsApp is frequently rolling

A pervert who posted footage he took of a sexual encounter with two females has been jailed. Thomas Purviss loaded the camera footage onto Snapchat with a tagline of “free porn”, much to the horror of the victims. The 33-year-old appeared at Leeds Crown Court where he admitted two counts of sharing intimate films for sexual gratification. Purviss had been out drinking in June last year, and invited two females back to his home. Purviss uploaded videos of sex acts with two females to Snapchat. | WYP / PA While they engaged in sexual activity with Purviss, he filmed them, despite them telling him to stop and trying to grab his phone. He reassured them he would not disclose the footage, but later the next day the victims began to receive messages from friends telling them eight clips had been uploaded to Snapchat. Purviss had written: “Free porn for whoever is on my Snapchat.” He later agreed to take the them down and asked the victims not to contact the police. Purviss, who lives c/o Esther Grove, Lupset, was arrested and interviewed where he gave a prepared statement, claiming he had accidentally shared the footage. Prosecutor Zanisha Herbert said the

SAN JOSE: "We are bringing it back – this time with trust," reads a new Twitter website, promising to restore the platform once called the "public square" and that has since been rebranded as the "free speech" platform called X. In a December filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office, US start-up Operation Bluebird argues that tech billionaire Elon Musk and his social media platform X have abandoned the Twitter brand and the trademark should be cancelled. However, X Corp is already suing the start-up over its attempt to claim the retired Twitter name and its iconic blue bird logo, saying the start-up is "brazenly attempting to steal the world-famous TWITTER brand." "Bluebird’s plan to 'bring back' and 'reclaim Twitter' fails to account for one major flaw: the TWITTER brand is alive and well, owned by X Corp, and is not ripe for the picking," the legal response from X reads. For now, the Twitter revival website is still active and allowing users to request their old handles, and as of mid-December, the website counted some 146,000 handles requested. However it's unclear if the revival of Twitter is truly what is sought by the two people heading the campaign, two

Fausto Ibarra/ISI Photos Stanford finishes nonconference play with a 11-2 record STANFORD, Calif. – Wrapping up nonconference action in style at Maples Pavilion, Stanford men’s basketball earned an 88-80 victory over CSUN. Stanford improves to 11-2 on the season with the result. Ebuka Okorie led the Cardinal with 30 points, finishing 9-for-18 from the floor with four 3-pointers and eight free throws. Okorie, who broke Stanford’s freshman scoring record with 32 points on Dec. 20 vs. Colorado, is the first Cardinal student-athlete with back-to-back 30-point outings since Landry Fields on Jan. 23 and 28 in 2010. Okorie will move into the top-three in the nation in scoring with the performance. Chisom Okpara tallied his fourth 20-point outing of the campaign, while Benny Gealer finished with 13 points on 4-for-6 shooting from beyond the arc. Ryan Agarwal ended with 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds, tied with Aidan Cammann, who ended with five points and three assists. Oskar Giltay pitched in eight points and five rebounds off the bench. Stanford scored 21 points from 15 CSUN (8-6) turnovers and held an 18-6 advantage on the fast break. With the victory, the Cardinal improves to 9-0 all-time against the Matadors while

BC Parks has shut down the most heavily used route up the Stawamus Chief with no estimated reopening date. The most frequented path up one of B.C.'s most iconic peaks is now off-limits. BC Parks has shut down the main hiking trail on the Stawamus Chief due to rockfall, barricading the trailhead and posting signage at the kiosk warning of dangerous conditions. “Please do not enter the area. There is no estimated reopening timeframe for the trail. This closure also impacts access to the Sea to Summit Trail via the Stawamus Chief main hiking trail,” BC Parks said in an online advisory. Hikers can still access the Sea to Summit Trail via The Climb (Skatshn) trail at the Sea to Sky Gondola. “Snow and ice will make conditions on The Climb challenging, and appropriate equipment and footwear are essential,” the advisory adds.

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Cheating rumors are swirling online after Kai Cenat's breakup post, as Gigi Alayah denies NBA YoungBoy claims and fires back online. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS, FLIPBOARD, FACEBOOK, WHATSAPP CHANNEL The internet has gone into a full-blown detective mode after popular Twitch streamer Kai Cenat confirmed his breakup with girlfriend Gabrielle “Gigi” Alayah. The announcement has set off a wave of cheating buzz with unverified claims involving rapper NBA YoungBoy. Kai's post brought Gigi to the centre of massive public scrutiny. As several unverified claims hinted at a cheating angle, Gigi took matters into her own hands, blasting her ex for painting a "false narrative". Here's everything we know about the split and how YoungBoy's name got dragged into it. Kai Cenat announces his split from Gabrielle Alayah On Saturday, December 27, 2025, Kai left his fans shocked when he took to X and announced his breakup from his long-time girlfriend, Gabrielle "Gigi" Alayah, immediately setting up a firestorm of speculation among millions of social media users. The Twitch streamer announced: “I’m single, I will never be in another relationship again.” Though Kai never directly named anyone in his post, nor hinted at a cheating angle, fans are convinced something

A single, cryptic post was all it took to send the internet into meltdown. Popular streamer Kai Cenat quietly confirmed he was single in a brief message on X, but the absence of detail immediately fuelled days of speculation, backlash and a runaway online narrative that soon dragged in his former partner, Gabrielle Alayah, and members of her family. Cenat's post, shared on Saturday, struck a sombre note about his future love life. While he stopped short of accusing anyone of wrongdoing, fans wasted no time filling in the blanks, with theories about the breakup spreading rapidly across social media. Within hours, unverified claims of infidelity were circulating widely, transforming what appeared to be a private split into a full-blown public controversy and placing the streamer's personal life under intense digital scrutiny. Kai Cenat's Post Sparks Immediate Reaction Cenat wrote that he was single and suggested he had little interest in future relationships. The message was short and offered no explanation for the breakup, but it quickly gained traction among his millions of followers. Comment sections filled with assumptions, with some users claiming Gabrielle Alayah had been unfaithful, despite no evidence being presented. The rapid spread of these claims highlighted