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Instagram to end live shopping feature on March 16
"Beginning on March 16, 2023, you will no longer be able to tag products in live broadcasts on Instagram. This change will help us focus on products and features that provide the most value to our users," the company said in a support page. However, users will still be able to set up and run their shops on the platform as the company continues to invest.
Twitter's priority is to fix recommendation algorithm: Musk
In a tweet on Tuesday, Musk asked: "What are your top requests for Twitter features & bug fixes?" "We will prioritise by number of likes times ease of implementation," he added.To this post, a user commented, "Feed refreshes for 'For You' tab is weird. So is the font and paragraph spacing." Replying to the user's concern, Musk said Fixing the recommendation algorithm.
YouTube rolls out 'Creator Music' for users to monetise licensed music
"We're excited to start rolling this out to monetising creators in the US over the coming weeks and continuing to explore expansion to more countries in 2023 -- subscribe to this post & we'll keep you updated on our rollout plans," according to the YouTube Help page. In September last year, the company introduced "Creator Music", to give YouTube creators easy access to an ever-growing catalogue of music for use in their long-form videos.
Apple releases new iOS update with Crash Detection optimisation
On new iPhones and Apple Watches, the Crash Detection feature alerts emergency services if users are unresponsive after a "severe car crash" and is enabled by default, however, some officials have said that the feature has caused several false reports that have logged the time and resources of first responders.
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra PC pre-order now available in India
Priced at Rs 2,81,990, the Galaxy Book3 Ultra comes in a 16-inch variant in graphite colour with 1TB storage and will be available on Samsung's official website and leading retail stores starting March 15, according to the company. The Galaxy Book3 Ultra delivers on the market expectation for an ultra-high-performance laptop, particularly for consumers interested in gaming.
Twitter again delays roll-out of its paid API platform
The company shared the information on Twitter via its Twitter Dev account, saying: "There has been an immense amount of enthusiasm for the upcoming changes with Twitter API. As part of our efforts to create an optimal experience for the developer community, we will be delaying the launch of our new API platform by a few more days. More information to follow over the coming days".
Immigrants from Asian countries make incredible contributions to US: Musk
Musk said in a tweet that he is "very much in favour of hard-working people coming to America." "But we can't have de facto open borders with no screening. Our legal immigration system is super slow and extremely difficult to navigate," he posted. A follower replied: "It's unfortunate that green card backlogs are decades-long now for certain countries. Congress needs to fix this.
Samsung launches new range of gaming monitors, starting at Rs 75,000
The latest monitors include -- Odyssey OLED G8, Odyssey Neo G7 and Odyssey G7. Odyssey OLED G8 monitor comes in silver colour, at a price of Rs 1,75,000, Odyssey Neo G7 is available in white colour, for 43-inch and black colour for 32-inch at Rs 1,00,000 and Rs 1,30,000, respectively, and Odyssey G7 comes in black at a price of Rs 75,000. The new range of monitor caters.
No 'male disadvantage' when it comes to Covid-heart disease link: Study
Covid-19 is a deadly respiratory illness, but cardiovascular complications such as irregular heart beat (arrhythmia), lack of blood flow to the brain (stroke) and heart failure are also reported in some patients. Men typically have worse outcomes from Covid-19 than women. As pre-existing cardiovascular disease is a known risk factor for severe Covid-19, and has a higher incidence in men, it has been proposed as a possible explanation for these sex differences.
Tech, biotech companies plan fresh layoffs in Silicon Valley
To date, Microsoft, Amazon, Intel, Twitter, Salesforce, PayPal, RingCentral and Zymergen have all filed WARN notices that reflect at least two distinct rounds of layoffs. Six of the eight companies filed disclosures of planned job cuts this year, a review of the WARN notices showed. "As of February 9, these were the 10 most recent WARN notices that tech or biotech companies filed to disclose job cuts in the Bay Area," the report mentioned.
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