The Buzz : Everything You Need To Know Today Aug 16th

Merge 104.8  |  16 August 2021

Simon Cowell is getting ready to launch a new TV car show similar to Top Gear. He says he has been approached by a number of well-known car experts and racing drivers wanting to partner with him for a number of years. Simon already owns a few expensive cars including a couple of Rolls-Royces, a Lamborghini and a Bugatti Veyron. The news comes following last months announcement that the X Factor has been axed after 17 years.

 

Twitter has paused its verification program once again to improve its review process after they gave blue ticks to a number of fake accounts. The tick lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic, but a number of fake accounts recently got through the verification system. Twitter haven’t said when they would relaunch the program again.

 

Facebook is to add end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls in Messenger so that no one else can listen to your private calls. They are also adding controls for disappearing messages and a select number of users may also be able to test other features related to encryption. The move is due to a big jump in the number of calls being placed through Messenger.

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