TECHNOLOGY
BGMI game now available for preload on Google Play Store in India
South Korean company Krafton, the developer of the battle royale mobile game said that the game will be available for iOS users for download and play in the country from May 29. The company said that in anticipation of an overwhelming response, it will stagger the availability and playability of BGMI, which was banned.
Big Tech firms can sack more employees to boost productivity: Musk
Musk slashed over 80 per cent of the Twitter staff in October-November last year as he took over after acquiring the platform for $44 billion. Speaking virtually at The Wall Street Journal's summit in London, Musk said there were a lot of people at Twitter that didn't seem to have a lot of value. I think that's true at many.
Twitter Spaces team down to 'roughly three' employees from 100
For months now, the Spaces team has been operating without most of the "institutional knowledge it accumulated since Twitter added live audio conversations in 2021 to compete with then-hot Clubhouse," reports Platformer. "Practically no one remaining knows the current architecture in depth.
US market important for Nothing Phone (2): Carl Pei
In an interview with Forbes, Pei said that they have seen encouraging results with Phone (1). "With the US being a very Apple dominated market with no real option for people looking for an alternative, it represents a good opportunity for Phone (2)," Pei was quoted as saying.The Phone (2) is going to house a 4,700mAh capacity.
Lenovo launches new Android tablet 'Tab M9' in India
"Our new Lenovo Tab M9 is one of the best entry-level Android devices, and it's the perfect entertainment powerhouse for consumers looking for some downtime away from the stress of work and school," Sumati Sahgal, Head - Tablets and Smart Devices, Lenovo India, said in a statement.
Meta to allow for ads in 'Instagram search results' via its Marketing API
With this new addition, users will be able to update their app to enable their clients to create and preview ads in Instagram search results via API. "Starting today, we now allow for ads in Instagram search results via the Instagram Marketing API. This new ads placement will be available on all current Marketing API versions, and does not require an upgrade," Meta said in a blogpost on Wednesday.
YouTube to shut 'Stories' feature next month
"Starting on June 26, 2023 the option to create a new YouTube Story will no longer be available. Stories that are already live on that date will expire seven days after they were originally shared," YouTube said in a blogpost on Thursday. In addition, the company said that the Creators will be notified of the shutdown via a variety of channels, including forum posts, in-app messages, reminders in YouTube Studio, and more.
Twitter launches new $5K per month API tier for startups
With the tier, developers will be able to fetch one million tweets per month, post 3,00,000 tweets per month, and gets access to the full archive search endpoint. "Today we are launching our new access tier, Twitter API Pro," Twitter Dev tweeted on Thursday.
Musk's Neuralink brain implant gets FDA approval for human trials
"We are excited to share that we have received the FDA's approval to launch our first-in-human clinical study," Neuralink tweeted on Thursday. "This is the result of incredible work by the Neuralink team in close collaboration with the FDA and represents an important first step that will one day allow our technology to help many people,"
Indian girls jump on the global coding bandwagon in ChatGPT era
As the demand for skilled coders and software developers skyrocket in a post-pandemic era, especially in the age of generative AI (aka ChatGPT) and other next-gen technologies, Indian girls are not far behind and are now learning the ropes to become world-class coders.
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