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Twitter Removes Option To Send Direct Message On Android, iOS: Report
The microblogging site Twitter has removed the option to send a direct message to another account directly from a profile page on Android and iOS applications, many users reported.
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January 29, 2023
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Google App Gets Material You Redesign On Android
The Material You redesign of the Google app is now rolling out on Android, which was earlier in the testing phase.
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January 27, 2023
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Android Users Can Now Lock Incognito Session On Chrome
Google has announced that users can now lock their incognito session when they leave Chrome on Android.
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January 27, 2023
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Uber Eats Now Shows Users Which Personal Info Couriers Get
Uber Eats is rolling out a new "View as Delivery Person" feature in the US and Canada, which will show users how much of their personal information a courier has access to during the delivery process.
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January 27, 2023
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Spotify Back After Brief Outage
Spotify on Friday said that it has fixed the issue that affected its website and application.
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January 27, 2023
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GitHub Crosses 100 Million Developers
GitHub has reached 100 million members globally.
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January 26, 2023
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Shutterstock Launches Its AI Image Generation Platform
Shutterstock has announced the launch of its AI image generation platform, which will be available to use by all Shutterstock customers globally in every language the site offers.
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January 26, 2023
1 min read
Bug In GTA Online Game Corrupt Players’ Accounts
The payers of Rockstar Games' popular multiplayer action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online have reported losing game progress, stealing in-game money, and ban from game servers due to an alleged vulnerability in the PC version of the game.
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January 26, 2023
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Microsoft To Reveal Network Issue That Caused Mega Outage In Detail
A network issue caused the mega outage at Microsoft services like Teams, Xbox Live, Outlook and Microsoft 365 suite as millions of users globally were left in the lurch. The company will now submit a detailed review this week of what exactly happened.
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January 26, 2023
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Dell Acquires Cloud Services Startup Cloudify For $100 Million
Dell Technologies has acquired Israeli startup Cloudify which is known for cloud orchestration and infrastructure automation.
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January 26, 2023
1 min read
Tesla Sales Up 51% In 2022, Net Income Doubles Amid Musk’s Twitter Saga
Elon Musk-in Tesla made more money than ever in 2022, as total revenue grew 51 percent to $81.5 billion and net income more than doubled to $12.6 billion.
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January 26, 2023
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IBM Lays Off 3,900 Employees
IBM is laying off 3,900 employees, which is a result of the spinoff of IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl business and part of the AI unit called 'Watson Health'.
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January 26, 2023
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Meta To Reinstate Trump Account On Facebook And Instagram
Facebook parent company Meta announced that it allow former President Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram two years after his initial suspension.
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January 26, 2023
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‘For You’ Tab To Stay On Users’ Preferred Timeline On Twitter For Web
Twitter on Wednesday announced that the web version will now remember which timeline users were using last and default to it when they open it again.
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January 25, 2023
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Tesla Invests $3.6 Billion In Nevada, Will Add 3k New Team Members
Elon Musk-owned Tesla has announced that it will be investing over $3.6 billion more to continue growing its Gigafactory in Nevada in the US, and will also add 3,000 new members to the team.
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January 25, 2023
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Oracle Introduces New Logistics Capabilities To Boost Global Supply Chains
Cloud major Oracle is introducing new logistics capabilities within its Fusion Cloud Supply Chain and Manufacturing (SCM) offerings, that will help customers cut costs, improve accuracy and automate regulatory compliance.
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January 25, 2023
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Google To Discontinue Spam Backdoor For Political Groups
Google plans to discontinue a pilot programme that let some political campaign emails bypass spam filters in Gmail at the end of this month, the media reported.
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January 25, 2023
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Ad Spending On Twitter Falls By Over 70% In December
Advertising spending on Twitter Inc dropped by 71% in December, data from an advertising research firm showed, as top advertisers slashed their spending on the social media platform after Elon Musk's takeover.
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January 25, 2023
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US To Test Nuclear Engine For Future Mars Missions
NASA and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have announced a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, the key steps for sending the first crewed missions to Mars.
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January 25, 2023
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Microsoft Edge Insiders In Dev Channel Can Now Personalise Sidebar
Microsoft has rolled out a new update to Microsoft Edge Insiders in the Dev channel which will provide users the ability to personalize the top sites within the sidebar.
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January 24, 2023
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