Author: Sumir Acharya

Google Messages users in India have reported receiving a deluge of unwanted ads in recent weeks using Rich Communication Services (RCS). Google has employed a response strategy: turn them all off. According to The Verge, Company spokesperson Kaori Miyake confirmed that Google had disabled the feature in India. They said “We are aware that some businesses are abusing our anti-spam policies to send promotional messages to users in India. We are disabling this feature in India while we work with the industry to improve the experience for users.” For the past several months, RCS (Rich Communication Services) users in India…

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk has asked employees to return to work or leave the company, according to a memo circulated on social media. “Anyone who wishes to do remote work must be in the office for a minimum (and I mean minimum) of 40 hours per week or depart Tesla,” the memo said. Since the COVID-19 epidemic hit in 2020, Tesla, like every other corporation, has permitted remote work for any function where it is practicable. As the epidemic fades, many firms are reconsidering their remote working practices. Many of them have come to the conclusion that…

Federal authorities fined Twitter $150 million on Wednesday for allegedly deceiving consumers about how the social media corporation utilized their data. According to the Federal Trade Commission, Twitter gathered users’ email addresses and phone numbers from May 2013 to September 2019, claiming it needed the information to protect their accounts. However, the blogging site was also sending such data to marketers so they could target individuals, something it did not disclose, according to the agency. Advertisers might target particular persons by matching users’ phone numbers or emails with the information they already have or purchased from data brokers. “Twitter gathered…

More than a million Illinois residents will get a $397 settlement payout from Facebook this week due to a court dispute over the platform’s now-retired face recognition photo-tagging technology. It’s been nearly seven years since a class-action lawsuit accused Facebook of violating a state privacy statute prohibiting firms from gathering biometric data without alerting users. In accordance with Illinois law, Facebook, Inc. was accused of collecting and storing biometric information from Facebook users in Illinois as part of its “Tag Suggestions” feature and other facial recognition technology-based features without their knowledge or permission. Facebook has now settled the class action…

Tesla and SpaceX’s owner Elon Musk gave a hint that he could ask for Twitter. Musk states that there could be at least four times more fake accounts than the company told. “You can’t pay the same price for something that is much worse than they claimed,” billionaire Musk said at a conference in Miami. Musk, who announced on Friday that his $44 billion plan to purchase Twitter was on hold seeking information on spam accounts, believes they account for at least 20% of users, contrary to Twitter’s official estimates of 5%. When asked if the Twitter transaction is still…

Elon Musk tweeted early Friday that his $44 billion bid to purchase Twitter was on pause for the time being. He might be opening the door for renegotiation and raising doubts about his efforts to take the social media network private. In a filing on Monday, Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) estimated that bogus or spam accounts accounted for less than 5% of its monetizable daily active users during the first quarter. The social media business offered to advertise to 229 million users in the first quarter.The announcement comes only days after Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk, who has agreed to…

Twitter said Thursday that two top executives are leaving the company. Also, most recruiting has been halted as Elon Musk prepares to become the global messaging platform’s new owner. Kayvon Beykpour, a general manager who oversees research, design, and engineering at Twitter, is going, as is director of products Bruce Falck, according to a Twitter spokesperson. A leaked message from Twitter’s under-fire CEO to employees stated that the digital giant needs the “right leaders at the right moment.” He stated that temporary GM of consumer products Jay Sullivan will take up both jobs in a new combined post. “The fact…

On Wednesday, at Google’s I/O developer conference, Google announced that it would bring back Google wallet- a new Android and Wear OS software that will allow users to store items like credit cards, loyalty cards, digital IDs, subway passes, concert tickets, vaccination cards, and more. Android users may use Google Wallet to connect their credit cards and tap their handset at stores to pay for things. Google Wallet can also hold student IDs, immunization cards, concert tickets, airplane tickets, etc. (Google also added that the user’s Walt Disney World tickets might be stored in Google Wallet.) The business also revealed…

On October 23, 2001, Apple released the first-generation iPod. They’ve officially discontinued the gadget after more than 20 years. Today, the company said that the iPod Touch, the only surviving model, will no longer be manufactured and that stock will be sold only while supplies last. The move has long been anticipated. The iPod touch was last upgraded by Apple in 2019, and it was just to deliver a better CPU in a design that hadn’t changed significantly since 2012. For a long time, the iPod had played a minor part in Apple’s product strategy, and it had become a…

Bitcoin (BTC) plummeted below $30,000 on Tuesday, as both traditional financial markets and cryptocurrencies struggled from a sell-off triggered by aggressive monetary tightening by the United States Federal Reserve and recession risks. The most recent drop has sent bitcoin to a 10-month low and its lowest price this year.Last year, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap went below $30,000 on July 20, 2021, when it touched $29,301 before recovering. “The recent crypto slide is strictly based on the tech share-led sell-off and not fundamentals for the cryptoverse. Bearish momentum could take bitcoin towards the $28,500 level, but that might start…

On May 4, Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) provided an early look at its first physical store. The store includes a floor-to-ceiling screen demonstrating games on virtual reality headsets and spaces for testing video calling gadgets. The store, which is planned to launch on May 9, is located inside Meta’s Reality Labs’. One of the leading sites in the Silicon Valley town of Burlingame, California. The department is working on the hardware goods that the corporation hopes to sell there. Items include Ray-Ban smart glasses, Portal video-calling devices, and Oculus VR headsets. The Meta store brings to life what…

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has some new ambitions for Twitter following his acquisition. Elon Musk plans to hire thousands of Twitter employees to work on a new, mysterious product known as “X”. Along the process; he considered sacking some of the company’s current employees. The wealthy tech founder convinced investors that he could significantly boost the company’s income. According to The New York Times, Musk pledged that Twitter would be less reliant on ad income. Musk also gave the pitch deck to all of his investors who supported Twitter’s $44 billion takeovers. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX also stated…

A National Labor Relations Board official filed a general complaint accusing Starbucks of violating workers’ rights. Starbucks, the well-known coffee giant, broke a number of labor regulations by firing six pro-union employees. According to a complaint filed by labor officials on Friday, the company was also accused of punishing and surveilling employees. Furthermore, they also shut down locations and changed work rules while attempting to organize a union. A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board issued the accusations against the Seattle-based coffee shop. They have found validity in the union Workers United complaints. The union has successfully organized more than…