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Public bathrooms can be gross at the best of times. But an Aussie DJ has exposed an even bigger problem - with heavily patronised gender-neutral toilets. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussie DJ calls out the problem with gender-neutral toilets. For more Lifestyle related news and videos check out Lifestyle >> After performing at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival, the musician, who goes by the stage name Beks, made a viral TikTok video sharing her thoughts on the public facilities. “I don’t give a f*** who you identify as,” she said, “but if I have to go in another unisex toilet , I’m going to ... wear pads everywhere. “Because guys do not know how to p*** in the bowl at the best of times. “And for women, when we go to the toilet , it’s like having ... 1,000 useless boyfriends before us, p***ing all over the ... seat. “If we’re going to have neutral , unisex toilet s, men - you need to learn how to p*** in the ... bowl!” Aussie DJ Beks calls out the problem with gender-neutra...

Meta Platforms' WhatsApp has agree d to be more transparent about changes to its privacy policy introduced in 2021, the European Commission said on Monday, following complaints from consumer bodies across Europe. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and the European Network of consumer authorities told WhatsApp last year that it had not clarified the changes in plain and intelligible language, violating the bloc's laws. EU members' national regulators can sanction companies for breaches. WhatsApp has now agree d to explain changes to EU users' contracts and how these could affect their rights, and has agree d to display prominently the possibility for users to accept or reject the changes and ensure that users can easily close pop-up notifications on updates. The company also confirmed that users' personal data is not shared with third parties or other Meta companies, including Facebook, for advertising purposes. "Consumers have a rig...

The embarrassing moment an alcohol interlock interrupted a woman’s KFC drive- through order has gone viral on social media. In a video posted to TikTok, the Australian woman was captured talking to the drive-through worker over the speaker when her interlock device cuts in and starts beeping. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussie woman gets stuck in KFC drive through after alcohol interlock goes off Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> An alcohol interlock is a breath-testing device linked to the ignition system of a car driven by someone convicted of either a serious drink driving offence or multiple offences. Before the person starts their car, a breath test has to be completed and if alcohol is detected the car will not start. The driver might also be required to take random breath tests during their journey. The woman, who goes by the username @meganboon309, is heard apologising to the drive-through employee. “Sorry two seconds, I’m so sorry, hold...

Meta Platforms Inc cut the prices of its virtual reality headset s in hopes of stirring demand for its VR hardware, as its bold bets on the metaverse have struggled to make a big splash. Its flagship Meta Quest Pro will retail for $999, down from its launch  price of $1,499, and Quest 2 256 GB version for $429 from $499, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a broadcast on its social media platform Instagram on Friday. The company called out lower Quest 2 sales as the reason behind a 17% drop in fourth-quarter revenue at its Reality Labs unit, which includes VR-related offerings. The division lost $13.7 billion last year and over $10 billion in 2021. Meta is facing heat from investors for pouring money into metaverse that has not reaped benefits as expected. Late last year, the company launched Quest Pro, positioning it as its most-advanced VR headset with capabilities to push the use-cases further. Quest Pro, with its outward-facing cameras that capture 3D l...

Australians have been warned to look out for scammers pretending to be from myGov following a sharp increase in reported cases. Scam watch tweeted that reports of myGov scams were up 160 per cent in January compared with December 2022. It posted examples of the scam, in both email and text format, in which the consumer was told they were owed a sum of money. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> One consumer was sent an email saying they were “eligible to receive a sum of 198.92 AUD” from myGov. “To submit the application electronically please fill out the form. Once completed you will be asked to confirm that the information in the document is correct,” the email read. Scam watch tweeted an example of an email from a scammer pretending to be from myGov. Credit: Scam watch A link to the form was included at the bottom of the email. The consumer was informed their refund would not be processed unless they confirmed their identity. In a text version of the sc...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has quitely buried the 'future of Technology ' - the Metaverse - as the tech giant focuses on AI. The Metaverse was a virtual social platform that allowed users to interact with each other in real-time, as well as attend live events and concerts, using specialized glasses and virtual-reality headsets. Confident in the Metaverse as the future, Zuckerberg had invested time and money into the idea, only to be proven wrong with the launch and hype of AI programs like ChatGPT. Read : SpaceX rocket carries multinational crew toward space station Reality Labs housed all Metaverse projects and had a resource allocation of nearly $24 billion alone, thus, the loss of failed idea must be immense, as the CEO rushes to focus on generative AI. In a Facebook post, he said that "We're creating a new top-level product group at Meta focused on generative AI to turbocharge our work in this area." "In the short term, we'll focus on bu...

Jupiter and Venus will appear very close together in the night sky on Thursday, with the two planets set to pass each other in what’s known as a conjunction . Jupiter will appear to shift westward, while a bright Venus will seem to move slowly in the other direction, NASA said. Both planets have been moving closer towards each other over the past several days however they will appear the closest in Australia tonight, according to Matt Woods from the Perth Observatory. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> Loading Facebook Embed Woods said conjunction s happen frequently and that “Jupiter and Venus usually get very close to each other every 13 months or so”. “They’ve been tracking towards each other for a while now,” he said. According to NASA, a conjunction is a celestial event where either two planets, a planet and the moon or a planet and a star appear close together in the sky. They frequently occur because the celestial bodies orbit around the su...