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Annoyed of spammy DMs by strangers? Instagram’s here to your rescue

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If you’re tired of receiving unsolicited and spammy DMs from strangers. Instagram may just have the best update for you, as the Meta-owned photo- and video-sharing application is finally stepping up against such DMs by taking measures to reduce unwanted message requests from people you don’t follow.

After carrying out a test in June, the app is now limiting DM’ers, who aren’t on your following list, to sending just one message invite before they can begin chatting with you.

Additionally, the message can only contain text, eliminating unsolicited photos, videos, or voice messages in the message requests.

Previously, users could send an unlimited number of message requests, leading to potential spam issues. With this latest update, users can send more than one message only after they’ve accepted their request to connect.

— Screenshot via Instagram
— Screenshot via Instagram

The Requests button above the inbox in the application’s DM tab is where these message requests can be found. However, Instagram users can only receive requests if your privacy settings require them to send a request before messaging you.

“We want people to feel confident and in control when they open their inbox,” said Cindy Southworth, Meta’s head of women’s safety, in a statement.

She added that the company is testing new features, which means “people can’t receive images, videos or multiple messages from someone they don’t follow, until they’ve accepted the request to chat.”

Apart from enhancing messaging safeguards on Instagram, Meta, has also introduced more comprehensive parental controls for both Instagram and Messenger, giving parents a better understanding of their child’s activities on the apps.

The company said it is committed to creating a safer and more secure environment for its users.

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Moon train operations are planned by NASA.

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The goal is to construct the first lunar train system, which will enable safe, independent, and effective cargo transportation on the moon, according to robotics specialist Ethan Schaler of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

He went on, “The day-to-day functioning of a sustainable lunar base in the 2030s will depend heavily on a robust, long-lasting robotic transport system.”

The Flexible Levitation on a Track, or FLOAT, is the name of the proposed lunar rail system. According to NASA, the establishment of a railway system on the moon is “critical to the daily operations.”

According to the space agency, the primary objective of FLOAT is to offer transportation services in regions of the moon where astronauts are engaged in activities. To do this, cargoes of lunar soil and other materials will need to be transported to various regions of the moon.

Each robot will be able to transport cargo of various sizes and shapes at a pace of roughly 1 mph (1.61 km/h), according to Dr. Schaler.

Notably, NASA also declared new initiatives last month to create and test new vehicle models intended for moon exploration.

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Pakistan’s lunar mission ‘ICUBE-Q’ reaches the moon orbit.

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Pakistan’s lunar mission (ICUBE-Q) entered orbit around the moon on Wednesday.

Pakistan’s historic lunar mission (ICUBE-Q) launched from Hainan, China, on Friday aboard China’s Chang’E6 spacecraft.

According to the IST, the satellite ICUBE-Q was planned and developed in partnership with China’s Shanghai University SJTU and Pakistan’s national space agency SUPARCO.

The ICUBE-Q orbiter is equipped with two optical cameras to image the lunar surface. ICUBE-Q has now been integrated into the Chang’e6 mission after successfully qualifying and testing it.

Chang’e6 is the sixth lunar exploration mission launched by China.

The launch event was streamed live on the IST website and social media platforms. Chang’6, China’s Lunar Mission, will land on the Moon’s far side to collect surface samples before returning to Earth for further research.

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The establishment of IT labs in Islamabad’s educational establishments

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SIFC was established to improve the ease of doing business for potential investors through a “Whole of Government”Approach”—achieving optimal horizontal-vertical synergy and facilitation by the Pakistan Army—and to attract investments from friendly countries in selected sectors through an empowered organisation that serves as a “single-window” platform for facilitation.

The children will learn the newest skills in these state-of-the-art IT labs, expanding their employment prospects.

These IT laboratories will be constructed in sixteen degree colleges spread throughout various parts of Islamabad.

Students will take six-month courses in artificial intelligence (AI), game development, data science, and block chain in these IT labs.

Approximately 1,000 students will have access to courses in the first phase, which is being implemented in response to market demand.

The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission has worked with esteemed universities such as NUST, National Skills University, COMSATS, and NUML to produce these courses.

The second week of this month will mark the start of these classes. For these courses, about 3,600 students have signed up.

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