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Google Messages may soon let users make own profiles
San Francisco : Google will reportedly bring a new feature to its instant messaging application, Google Messages, which will allow users to create their own user profile. A screenshot of the new profile page was shared by a Reddit user…
WhatsApp brings native beta for macOS
San Francisco : Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has made a native beta application for macOS which is now available for download. Users can install the native application by downloading the dmg file from the official website, reports…
Twitter expands Community Notes to 4 more countries
San Francisco : Twitter has expanded its crowd-sourced fact-checking programme, Community Notes, to four more countries, including the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
The company shared the information on Twitter via the…
Google pauses green card applications from employees amid layoffs
New Delhi : Amid the layoffs come another bad news for employees, especially from India in the US, as Google has paused its Program Electronic Review Management (PERM), a key step in acquiring an employer-sponsored green card.
Google has…
WhatsApp rolls out new shortcuts for group admins on iOS
San Francisco : Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has reportedly rolled out some new shortcuts for group admins to quickly and easily perform actions for a certain group participant, on iOS.
The new shortcuts simplify interactions…
Elon Musk announces higher priced subscription for ad-free Twitter
San Francisco : Twitter Boss Elon Musk has announced that a higher-priced subscription to the microblogging platform with no ads will be available in the coming weeks.
"Ads are too frequent on Twitter and too big. Taking steps to address…
Google’s R&D division ‘Area 120’ hit significantly in layoffs
San Francisco : As Google's parent company Alphabet laid off 12,000 employees, its in-house research and development (R&D) division called Area 120 has also been significantly hit.
Area 120 has launched several products, like gaming…
WhatsApp rolling out voice status updates on iOS beta
San Francisco : Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new 'voice status updates' feature on iOS beta, which will allow users to share voice notes via status updates.
Selected beta testers can now share voice…
Twitter won’t force people to use ‘For You’ timeline
San Francisco : Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday announced that the upcoming update of the micro-blogging platform will make it less mandatory for users to use the "For You" algorithmic timeline.
Musk tweeted: "Next Twitter update will…
‘Deeply sorry’: Sundar Pichai after announcing 12K job cuts at Alphabet
New Delhi : Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday said that he is "deeply sorry" for reducing the workforce by approximately 12,000 roles, and takes "full responsibility for the decisions that led us here".
In an email to…