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Google agrees to pay $118 mn to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
San Francisco : Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit in the US that includes nearly 15,500 women in 236 job titles.The plaintiffs Kelly Ellis, Holly Pease, Kelli Wisuri, and Heidi…
Google Maps to show air quality around you
San Francisco : Tech giant Google has rolled out a new feature for Google Maps that will now show the air quality layer in the US on both Android and iOS users.According to 9To5Google, this will show users what to expect, air-wise: whether…
Meta’s AR glasses will only be available to developers in first release
San Francisco : Meta, formerly Facebook, has reportedly decided to not sell the first version of its full-fledged AR glasses, codenamed Orion, and will instead distribute them to developers.A person familiar with the matter told The Verge…
Twitter rolls out tweet reporting tools for everyone
San Francisco : Microblogging site Twitter's newly improved tweet-reporting tools are now available to everyone on the platform.The company first began testing the new process for reporting harmful tweets in December, saying it was trying…
‘More emotionally attached’, SC grants paternal grandparents custody of Covid orphan
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday said paternal grandparents would better take care of a six-year-old than his maternal aunt, as they are more emotionally attached, in a custody case where the child's parents died due to Covid last…
Twitter testing new shopping feature ‘Product Drops’
San Francisco : Microblogging site Twitter is testing a new shopping feature Product Drops that will preview upcoming product releases from different merchants.The new feature lets brands tease items before they go on sale, and users can…
Twitter now plans to provide Elon Musk access to data on bots
San Francisco : Microblogging platform Twitter's board now plans to grant Elon Musk access to the massive stream of "firehose" data comprising more than 500 million tweets posted each day, the Washington Post reported citing a person…
LinkedIn expands its live audio feature for creators
San Francisco : With an aim to empower creators, Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is expanding its Clubhouse-style live audio feature.The company, which first launched live audio events in January, will now open up hosting capabilities to all…
Google announces new features for Google Meet, Chromebooks
New Delhi : With an aim to empower teachers and students, tech giant Google on Wednesday announced that it is sharing new updates to Chromebooks, Google Classroom and Google Meet.For those using the Google Workspace for Education Plus or…
Instagram users can now control sensitive content they see
San Francisco : Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is expanding the Sensitive Content Control feature as users will now be able to control the amount of sensitive content and accounts they see on the platform.The platform said that…