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Tesla lays off head of LGBTQ+, diversity lead
San Francisco : Amid CEO Elon Musk's "woke mind virus" concerns, electric vehicle company Tesla has laid off both the president of its LGBTQ+ community and a lead involved in diversity and inclusivity programmes at the company.
While…
Elon Musk hints Tesla could bring back ‘Enhanced Autopilot’ worldwide
San Francisco : Elon Musk has hinted that Tesla may bring back "Enhanced Autopilot" for those interested in a more immersive semi-autonomous driving experience than Basic Autopilot, but are unwilling to pay $12,000 for the company's more…
Google to bring picture-in-picture mode for Meet app
San Francisco : Tech giant Google has announced that it is bringing picture-in-picture (PiP) support to its video conferencing app alongside pinning multiple videos feeds.
With the new functionality, users can see up to four video tiles…
SpaceX ‘violated’ US labour law by abruptly firings employees
San Francisco : SpaceX which fired employees who wrote a letter criticising Elon Musk's behaviour in the public sphere has likely violated US labour laws.According to The Verge, labour lawyers now say the firings may have violated US labour…
YouTube Shorts now being watched by over 1.5 bn users
San Francisco : Google-owned music and video streaming platform YouTube has confirmed that more than 1.5 billion logged-in users are now watching Shorts every month, less than two years after its launch.
According to TechCrunch, related…
Tesla once again hikes its electric car prices
San Francisco : Elon Musk-owned Tesla has once again increased the prices of its electric cars across its entire lineup with some models going up by as much as $6,000.According to the auto-tech website Electrek, after a year of increasing…
Facebook’s tools tracking people seeking abortion services : Report
San Francisco : Meta-owned Facebook is collecting ultra-sensitive personal data about abortion seekers and allowing anti-abortion organisations to use that data to target and influence people online, media reports say.A joint investigation…
Elon Musk hints layoffs at Twitter in future
San Francisco : Tech billionaire Elon Musk has told Twitter employees that the platform "needs to get healthy" financially and bring down costs, suggesting that job cuts are likely in store if his deal to buy the social media service goes…
Elon Musk’s behaviour a source of distraction & embarrassment : SpaceX employees
San Francisco : SpaceX employees have slammed their CEO Elon Musk's behaviour in the public sphere that is a "frequent source of distraction and embarrassment" for them.In an open letter addressed to company executives, the employees called…
Instagram testing new full-screen mode for feed
San Francisco : With an aim to make content on the platform more discoverable and immersive, Meta-owned Instagram is testing out a new full-screen mode for its feed and an updated navigation bar.The test, which has been rolled out to "a…