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YouTube rolls out ‘sleep timer’ in Music app
San Francisco : Google-owned Youtube has started to roll out a 'sleep timer' feature to its music streaming service YouTube Music.The feature is now appearing for songs at the bottom of the Now Playing overflow menu in the app, according to…
Twitter stops writers from retweeting, liking or replying to Substack links
New Delhi : Twitter has restricted access to embedding tweets in posts on online publishing platform Substack, leaving thousands of users in a limbo.Twitter has restricted promotion and visibility for tweets with links to Substack posts a…
Twitter to show 50% less ads to paid Blue subscribers
New Delhi : In order to woo more users, Elon Musk-run Twitter will now show at least 50 per cent less ads to Blue subscribers, along with a boost in their visibility on the platform.The micro-blogging platform has implemented the new tool…
Meta now pauses remote work hirings after mass layoffs
San Francisco : Meta (formerly Facebook) is no longer listing new remote positions, as managers have reportedly been forbidden from posting new listings with a remote-work option.According to SFGate, a Meta spokesperson said, "the delisting…
Twitter’s publisher-focused alternative ‘Post’ now open for public
New Delhi : As Elon Musk plays around with Twitter which has frustrated its users, a Twitter alternative called Post that allows publishers to engage with people and monetise their readership has opened up for the public.
The Post was…
Elon Musk changes Twitter’s blue bird logo with ‘Doge’ meme
San Francisco : Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday replaced the micro-blogging platform's blue bird homepage logo with the 'Doge' meme.Musk tweeted, "As promised" and attached a screenshot of his tweet conversation of last year with a user in…
Blue badges still remain for legacy Twitter users as April Fool’s Day passes
New York : As April Fool's Day came and passed, the blue check marks on Twitter remained for legacy verified accounts and Elon Musk was yet to remove them and make those users pay $8 (Rs 900 a month in India) to remain verified.
Almost all…
Google rolling out its topic filters to Search results on desktop
San Francisco : Tech giant Google is rolling out its topic filters to Search results on desktop, which the company introduced as a part of a carousel redesign on mobile in December last year.According to the tech giant, this feature "help…
Twitter doesn’t have backend tech to remove all legacy Blue ticks at once
New Delhi : After a messy weekend where Twitter did not remove legacy accounts with Blue check marks as declared earlier, fresh details have emerged that Elon Musk-run company does not have the backend technology to remove around 4.2 lakh…
Meta takes down 28 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Instagram in India
New Delhi : Meta took down over 28 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and across 12 policies for Instagram in India for the month of February in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021.
From February 1-February 28,…