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Security & Justice
Southern Lebanon Endures Massive Damage: 40,000 Homes Leveled Across 37 Towns
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Gaps in Coastal Radar Enabled Israeli Raid in Batroun, Army Commander Says
Lebanon’s army chief, General Joseph Aoun, detailed to Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati how Israeli forces likely exploited gaps in the country's coastal radar system during the recent raid carried out in Batroun. The briefing comes as Lebanese officials seek answers on how Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 unit carried out the landing undetected.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
My Hope for Lebanon
A company of Lebanese soldiers assigned to maintain order in this anxious wartime capital is gathered at its headquarters 100 yards from the Mediterranean. I make the blunder of asking their commander how many of his men are Shiites, Sunnis, Christians and Druze.
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Sports
FC Barcelona Fears First Team Star Will Be Banned From Playing, Reports SPORT
FC Barcelona is concerned that one of its main first-team stars will be banned from playing at the turn of 2025 because of issues related to his registration and Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.
Friday, November 1, 2024
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Monday 27 December 2021 11:58:14
WhatsApp's New Feature Identifies Nearby Businesses! Soft Roll Out for iOS Already Happening
WhatsApp consumers will soon can use the he new feature called "Businesses Nearby." As of the moment, the latest enhancement is still under development.
This means that the application is still working on the new feature. On the other hand, Businesses Nearby is also unavailable to beta testers right now.
However, if you want to see the actual preview of this feature, you can view this link.
"WhatsApp is working on the ability to search for businesses nearby by filtering them, for a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android and iOS," said WA Beta Info, the source that first leaked the new app enhancement.
WhatsApp's New Business Nearby Feature
According to International The News latest report, the new feature of WhatsApp allows you to filter businesses around your area or place.
This is a part of WhatsApp's initiative to improve its service further so that users would have the best experience they could have.
The new WhatsApp feature can quickly find business accounts, especially the new ones regarding the actual function. This simply means consumers can find the hotels, groceries, or shopping stores they prefer.
Once this new feature is fully launched, WhatsApp users will see the "Business Nearby" category, which would be lined up with the current categories, such as Documents, Links, GIFs, Audio, Photos, and Videos.
You will see this section at the bottom of the mentioned options. If you want to see more details about the new WhatsApp Business Nearby feature, you can visit this link.
Is Business Nearby Feature Already Available?
Some rumors claimed that WhatsApp already conducted a soft rollout for the feature. Specifically, they claimed that some consumers located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, were able to try the new feature for a short period.
But, this was not confirmed by the Meta. As of the moment, Meta hasn't confirmed the specific global release date of the new WhatsApp Business Nearby option. The best thing you can do right now is to wait for the official announcements of the giant tech firm.
In other news, TikTok has now surpassed Google as the most popular online destination. On the other hand, Google Netflix HD's delay sparked some complaints.
For more news updates about WhatsApp and other Meta-owned applications, always keep your tabs open here at TechTimes.
