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Movie bug bit when I was seven: Ramesh Sippy looks back at ‘Sholay’ and how it all started

Movie bug bit when I was seven: Ramesh Sippy looks back at ‘Sholay’ and how it all started

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New Delhi, He was only seven when he visited a film set, saw his father direct and fell in love with the movies. Seventy-two years later and Ramesh Sippy is ready to weave more magic with another “Buniyaad”, taking forward the epic Partition story that aired on Doordarshan in 1986 and still tugs at the heartstrings. Movie bug bit when I was seven: Ramesh Sippy looks back at ‘Sholay’ and how it all started The son of producer-director G P Sippy and the blockbuster director of “Sholay”, “Seeta Aur Geeta” and “Shaan” said the bug bit early. He knew right then that he didn’t want to do anything else. “Since the age of seven, when I first went on the sets of a film called ‘Saza’, my father’s first film, I was lost in that world… It wasn’t like a fever at that time but it built up over the years,” Sippy told PTI in an interview. “That young boy wanted only one thing… to make films,” he added, recalling that he left college in …

A bizarre Windows 11 bug duplicates Task Manager instead of closing it

A bizarre Windows 11 bug duplicates Task Manager instead of closing it

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If you’re a Windows 11 user who frequently uses the Task Manager tool, you should probably avoid Microsoft’s latest OS update. Reddit users and my colleague Tom Warren are reporting that a bug in the optional Windows 11 KB5067036 update is causing Task Manager to duplicate itself when they attempt to close the app, impacting computer performance. The bug is breaking the “X” button to quit Task Manager, preventing the app from shutting down and instead keeping it running in the background. Repeated attempts to open and close the app result in multiple instances that can eat up your CPU and RAM resources. According to the KB5067036 change log notes, the update includes a fix for Task Manager that resolves some apps not being grouped with their processes, but mentions no other Task Manager changes. Microsoft hasn’t acknowledged this new bug at the time of writing, and the KB5067036 log still says that the company “is not currently aware of any issues with this update.” We have reached out to Microsoft for further information. Thankfully, …

Google Chrome Fixes 23-Year-Old Bug That Let Sites See Your Previously Visited Links

Google Chrome Fixes 23-Year-Old Bug That Let Sites See Your Previously Visited Links

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Google Chrome will soon receive a patch for a privacy bug that existed for over two decades, allowing a malicious website to identify sites that were previously visited by a user. Over the years, some web browsers previously introduced some measures to deal with the issue, but Google says that the latest fix prevents sites from using security exploits to determine links visited by a user. The fix will arrive with Google Chrome version 136, which is expected to roll out later this month. How :visited Link Partitioning Works In a post on the Chrome developer blog published earlier this month, Google revealed that it has fixed an issue with the CSS :visited selector that could reveal details of a user’s browsing activity to another site. The browser usually shows a visited link in purple instead of blue, indicating the link — on that site — it was previously clicked by a user.  :visited {  color: purple;  background-color: yellow;  } However, browsers also display the visited links with the purple colour on other websites, if …

Google Pixel Phones Receiving April 2025 Update With Bug Fixes, Latest Security Patch

Google Pixel Phones Receiving April 2025 Update With Bug Fixes, Latest Security Patch

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Google on Thursday rolled out the April 2025 update for Pixel devices. It arrives as an over-the-air (OTA) update for the company’s latest Pixel 9 series, Pixel Tablet, and other older devices running Android 15. Google says it brings fixes for issues related to the biometric authentication, camera, and user interface. Further, the April 2025 update also includes a security patch which fixes three vulnerabilities in the software whose severity ranges from high to critical. Google Pixel Update On a support page, a Google community manager detailed the features of the Pixel update for April 2025 with the build numbers BP1A.250405.007, BP1A.250405.007.B1, and BD4A.250405.003 for global models. Meanwhile, Pixel devices tied to Taiwan+EMEA, Verizon, and Deutsche Telekom have slightly different identifiers. The following devices are eligible to receive it: Google Pixel 9 Series Google Pixel 8 Series Google Pixel Tablet Google Pixel Fold Google Pixel 7 Series Google Pixel 6 Series As per the changelog, the patch fixes a problem which affected fingerprint recognition and response under certain conditions. This issue was reported on smartphones …

iOS 18.5 Developer Beta 1 Update for iPhone Rolls Out With Minor Changes, Bug Fixes

iOS 18.5 Developer Beta 1 Update for iPhone Rolls Out With Minor Changes, Bug Fixes

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Apple on Wednesday released the iOS 18.5 Developer Beta 1 update for the iPhone to developers and beta testers. Apple’s latest update is not a substantial introduction but still includes a handful of minor changes to the Mail app and AppleCare information. Further, it also introduces system stability improvements and resolves bugs and issues related to the Apple Vision Pro app, StoreKit, Writing Tools, and more on the iPhone. iOS 18.5 Developer Beta 1 Update: Changes iOS 18.5 Developer Beta 1 arrives two days after Apple released iOS 18.4, which introduced iPhone features such as Visual Intelligence on the iPhone 15 Pro models, new emojis, Image Playground styles, and more. As per MacRumors, users can now toggle Contact Photos directly from the Mail app’s interface by tapping the three-dot option in the top-right corner of the screen. It also allows for turning off the Group by Sender setting on the iPhone. A new banner for AppleCare coverage now appears in the Settings app. Users need to navigate to Settings > General > AppleCare and Warranty. …

Is Microsoft’s Update a Feature or a Bug?

Is Microsoft’s Update a Feature or a Bug?

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Microsoft’s March security update became the latest and perhaps most shocking mistake in a string of installation bugs plaguing users of the company’s Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems. Despite promoting 2025 as “the year of the PC refresh” and heavily marketing its Copilot+ PCs as “the fastest, most intelligent and most secure Windows PCs ever built,” Microsoft’s latest update accidentally removes the Copilot app from some devices. Whoops. “We’re aware of an issue with the Microsoft Copilot app affecting some devices,” Microsoft noted on its support page. “The app is unintentionally uninstalled and unpinned from the taskbar.” The company clarified that this problem doesn’t affect the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. The March update affects Windows 11 users as well as some Windows 10 installations — even those with an earlier Copilot update. According to Windows Latest, the move is something of a headscratcher given the high publicity push to add Copilot to every PC. While Microsoft works on a resolution, it’s suggesting that affected users simply reinstall the app from the Microsoft Store …

Apple is fixing a voice dictation bug that substitutes ‘Trump’ for ‘racist’

Apple is fixing a voice dictation bug that substitutes ‘Trump’ for ‘racist’

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Apple has acknowledged a peculiar bug with the iPhone’s dictation feature that briefly displays “Trump” when someone says the word “racist.” The Verge has been unable to reproduce the issue, but it picked up attention on Tuesday after a video demonstrating the strange substitution went viral on TikTok and other social media. The company provided a statement to The New York Times and Fox News confirming the bug. “We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers dictation, and we are rolling out a fix as soon as possible,” an unnamed spokesperson said, according to Fox News. Apparently the issue boils down to phonetic overlap between “Trump” and “racist.” The company told Fox News that other words with an “r” consonant are also occasionally affected. But John Burkey, who formerly worked on the Siri team at Apple, told the Times that Trump’s name appearing “smells like a serious prank” that could have been purposefully carried out by someone internally. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or …

Ed Westwick catches the India vs Pakistan cricket bug; to host post-match party in Dubai | Hollywood

Ed Westwick catches the India vs Pakistan cricket bug; to host post-match party in Dubai | Hollywood

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Feb 23, 2025 09:20 PM IST Actor Ed Westwick, best known for playing Chuck Bass in Gossip Girl, was spotted at Mumbai airport before he flew to Dubai. Here’s what he said. Actor Ed Westwick, best known for playing Chuck Bass in Gossip Girl, was spotted at Mumbai airport on Saturday. The British star was seen at the airport, greeting the paparazzi and sharing his excitement about the India vs Pakistan cricket match. (Also Read: Amy Jackson, Ed Westwick expecting first baby together; couple shares pics) Ed Westwick attended a party in Mumbai before heading to Dubai. Ed Westwick on India vs Pakistan Ed looked dapper as he stepped out of the airport, dressed in an off-white shirt with matching pants, a cap, and white sneakers. He was seen holding a bouquet of flowers and warmly interacting with the shutterbugs. According to ANI, when welcomed by the paparazzi, he smiled and said, “Happy to be back. It’s nice and warm, huh?” The news agency also reported that Ed then asked the photographers if they would …

Android 15 QPR Beta 2.1 for Pixel Devices With Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements Rolls Out

Android 15 QPR Beta 2.1 for Pixel Devices With Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements Rolls Out

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After rolling out Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2 last month, Google has now released the Android 15 QPR Beta 2.1 update. It is available for download on the Google Pixel 9 series and several other older models running Android 15. It builds upon the initial release of Android 15 and Android 15 QPR2 by rolling out fixes for issues related to connectivity, customisation, performance, and stability in beta. Google says developers can test their apps with such builds as needed in case the overall user experience is hampered due to the arrival of new features. Android 15 QPR Beta 2.1 Update for Pixel As per the release notes, the Android 15 QPR Beta 2.1 update, with the build number BP11.241121.013, fixes several issues which caused the Pixel device to freeze, crash, or restart unexpectedly. Complaints on Google’s issue tracker page suggest this occurred while playing games, using Apple CarPlay, making calls via Bluetooth headset, or even normal usage. Another rectification is for a user interface-related problem that arose when users selected any wallpaper under the …

Pixel Phones Receiving January 2025 Update With Bug Fixes and Security Patches

Pixel Phones Receiving January 2025 Update With Bug Fixes and Security Patches

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Google Pixel owners can now update their devices to the latest January 2025 patch, the company announced via its support page on Tuesday. The update, which is rolled out for the Pixel 9 series and several other older models running Android 15, brings fixes for issues related to audio, camera, display, graphics, and user interface. Further, it also includes patches for security vulnerabilities with moderate severity as well as functional improvements. Google Pixel Update for January 2025 A Google community manager detailed the features of the Pixel update for January 2025 with the build number AP4A.250105.002 on the company’s support page. As per the changelog, the patch fixes an audio issue which caused audio delay and stability problems in certain apps on the Pixel 9 series, the Pixel 8 series and the Pixel Tablet. January 2025 update for Pixel rolling out   Pixel 9 series users reported two other bugs — a camera stability error when switching to a connected camera under certain conditions and flashing lines on the screen in certain conditions. Both of them have …