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Twitter’s new policy to hide tweets with false information during crisis
San Francisco : Microblogging site Twitter has announced that it is introducing a crisis misinformation policy that will help hide tweets that share false information during a crisis. The company said that during periods of crisis access to…
YouTube now highlights most replayed parts of videos
San Francisco : Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube will now highlight the "most replayed" parts of videos in its web player and mobile apps to let users skip the boring parts. The feature was previously available as an experiment…
Meta freezes hiring for several verticals, Mark Zuckerberg says no job cuts
San Francisco : Meta (formerly Facebook) has paused hirings for several verticals, like shopping and Messenger Kids, which has triggered the fear of lay offs among employees. According to The Verge, Meta has frozen hirings for a number of…
Twitter rolls out ability for creators to host Super Follows-only Spaces
San Francisco : Micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that it's rolling out Super Follows-only Spaces. Creators who offer Super Follows subscriptions can now host Spaces exclusively for their subscribers. The social media giant said…
Google’s Russia subsidiary plans to file for bankruptcy as can’t pay salaries
San Francisco : Google's Russia subsidiary is set to file for bankruptcy after its bank accounts were seized by Vladimir Putin's government in the wake of the Ukraine war. The company said it is unable to pay salaries of over 100 employees…
Twitter board wants $44 bn deal to go through amid Elon Musk- Parag Agrawal tussle
San Francisco : Despite the ongoing tussle between Elon Musk and Parag Agrawal, the Twitter board is keen to see the $44 billion takeover deal go through as it is in the "best interest of all shareholders", the media reported on Wednesday.…
Instagram likely testing new Stories layout that hides excessive posts
San Francisco : Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is reportedly testing a new Stories layout that hides excessive posts. According to 9To5Mac, Phil Ricelle, a Brazilian Instagram user noticed that the Instagram app now only shows…
YouTube Music for Wear OS rolls out Wi-Fi, LTE streaming
San Francisco : Tech giant Google has announced that its music streaming app YouTube Music for Wear OS can now let users stream content over Wi-Fi and LTE. The company said that starting this week users will be able to stream music over LTE…
New Google Cloud initiative to secure open-source software supply chain
New Delhi : Google has launched a new initiative to secure open-source software (OSS) supply chain as cyber-criminals look for vulnerabilities like Log4j and Spring4shell to disrupt key operations. Google has announced Assured Open Source…
Twitter executive mocks Elon Musk’s medical condition, slams ‘free speech’
San Francisco : Amid the ongoing Elon Musk-Parag Agrawal saga over fake user accounts, a senior Twitter executive, while slamming the 'free speech' call, mocked the Tesla CEO for having Asperger's syndrome that makes him "special".…