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WhatsApp to stop offering ‘unlimited storage’ for backups soon

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Renowned messaging app WhatsApp is planning to stop offering “unlimited storage” for chat backups in future.

The meta-owned app along with Google, will remove the unlimited quota option for WhatsApp backups and will notify its users in advance.

Currently available on the WhatsApp Business beta for Android 2.23.24.21 update, the two companies intend to roll out this change to beta testers soon, followed by everyone else next year, WaBetaInfo reported.

When implemented, this change will bring WhatsApp’s backup feature at par with that of iOS with the users being able to continue backing up their data without any extra cost — on condition that they have storage space available within the 15GB limit of their Google account or any other additional storage subscription such as Google One plan.

The end of limitless capacity for WhatsApp backups on Android will definitely affect users who have benefited from the convenience of automated and unrestricted data backups over the years.

Users who reach the aforementioned storage space limit will have to free up some space to continue backing up their chats.

The end of limitless capacity for WhatsApp backups on Android will definitely affect users who have benefited from the convenience of automated and unrestricted data backups over the years.

The shift is expected to be noticed most strongly by individuals who rely extensively on multimedia messaging, resulting in greater backup file sizes.

— WaBetaInfo
 — WaBetaInfo

It is to be noted that the meta-owned app has made several changes to the backup option — including reducing backup sizes — which will act as a mitigating factor allowing users to backup more data while conforming to the 15GB Google account limit.

What can you do to mitigate changes in the unlimited storage option?

Cleanup

Examine your future Google Drive backups by identifying any redundant or obsolete data in your current chat history. 

Clean up unnecessary files and ensure that only essential data is backed up.

Alter media auto-download settings

Make necessary changes to auto-download media settings to exert more control over what is stored in the backup as files which are auto-downloaded are backed up by default.

Let go of old chats

Delete old and unimportant conversations to reduce the space of the data that you want to store in the backup.

By allowing only essential chats to be backed up, users can significantly optimise their limited storage space.

Utlise disappearing messages option

You can enable disappearing messages in conversations where losing messages and media isn’t a concern to automatically delete messages after a specified period.

By choosing to not save pointless conversations, this feature can minimise the size of backups and minimise the effects of modifications made to WhatsApp backup storage.

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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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