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India's crypto moment; host nation set to take centre stage at G20 Summit: Onramp.money
According to Onramp.money, the G20 Summit could serve as an excellent opportunity for India to exhibit its achievements and inspire other nations to adopt similar legislation. India's chance to demonstrate its accomplishments and promote cryptocurrency & web3 makes the G20 Summit one of the most anticipated events.
YouTube to bring 30-second non-skip ads to TVs
The company said that running longer-form creative on the big screen aligns with advertisers' objectives and allows for richer storytelling. As YouTube Select is now landing over 70 per cent of impressions on the TV screen, the company is making it easier for advertisers to use existing assets in front of the most-streamed content.
Google won't delete inactive YouTube accounts with videos at this time
It came as a relief to several users that YouTube videos will remain untouched. Starting later this year, if a Google Account has not been used or signed into for at least 2 years, the company may delete the account and its contents -- including content within Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar) and Google Photos.
Meta may fire 6K workers in its 3rd round of job cuts next week: Report
The layoffs will affect Meta's business departments and could affect thousands of employees, reports Vox. "The third wave is going to happen next week. That affects everybody in the biz teams, including in my orgs," Meta president of global affairs Nick Clegg, was quoted as saying.
Krafton to soon relaunch BGMI mobile game in India after year-long ban
The company plans to make the title available for download in the South Asian market "soon". "We are highly grateful to the Indian authorities for allowing us to resume operations of Battlegrounds Mobile India.
Google to kill 3rd-party cookies for 1% of Chrome users early next year
The move will support developers in conducting real world experiments that assess the readiness and effectiveness of their products without third-party cookies, said Anthony Chavez, VP, Privacy Sandbox.
Twitter takes on YouTube, allows paid users to upload 2-hr long videos
The microblogging platform also changed its Twitter Blue page and announced that the video file size limit for paid users has been raised from 2GB to 8GB. "Twitter Blue Verified subscribers can now upload 2-hour videos (8GB)," Musk tweeted on Thursday.
Musk sends letter to Nadella, accuses Microsoft of violating Twitter data
Musk's personal lawyer Alex Spiro said in the letter sent on behalf of Twitter that their recent review of the tech giant's activity on the Microsoft Apps indicates that "Microsoft may have been in violation of multiple provisions of the Agreement for an extended period of time".
Nothing Phone (2) to be powered by Snapdragon 8 Series chipset: Carl Pei
In a tweet, Pei said that it initial tests show that app opening speed on Phone (2) is twice as fast compared to Phone (1), "with an impressive 80 per cent overall performance improvement". "There has been a lot of discussion ever since we announced that Phone (2) will have a Snapdragon 8 Series chipset. Well here's some news - it's going to be the premium-tier powerhouse Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1," he posted.
Writing with AI tools can have bias, sway a person's opinions: Study
Researchers from Cornell University in the US said the biases baked into AI writing tools -- whether intentional or unintentional -- could have concerning repercussions for culture and politics. To probe, Maurice Jakesch, a doctoral student in the field of information science from the varsity, asked more than 1,500 participants to write a paragraph answering the question, "Is social media good for society?"
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