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Elon Musk to speed up Twitter upload time, video top priority
Twitter account, "Tesla Owners Silicon Valley", which is an official Tesla recognised club, on Monday tweeted in which it asked Musk "to make Twitter live video better". "Can we make twitter live video better with multiple people at once? Right now it's only one person and other people are audio," it tweeted. To which Musk replied: "Yes, major focus on video overall." Tesla Owners Silicon Valley further tweeted: "How are you going to make the app faster."
US govt to 'probe' Musk's Twitter as he plans more layoffs
Bloomberg reported, citing sources, that the government is asking for more details about Musk's private agreements with global investors who hold stakes in the company. These investors include Saudi Arabia's Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud and the Qatar Investment Authority. Musk's business dealings in both Ukraine and China have already drawn concerns among the government ranks.
Google adds Material You toggle to Docs, Sheets, Slides
It is designed like a pill, therefore the Material 3 (M3) switch is larger than the previous one, reports 9To5Google. New colour mappings, a taller and broader track and the capacity to hold an icon in the switch thumb are all features of M3 toggles.
Qualcomm to remain Apple's primary 5G modem supplier for iPhones
In an interaction with IANS, Chris Patrick, SVP and General Manager, Mobile Handset, Qualcomm said that the company will keep on supplying its 5G modems for the next-generation iPhones and will aceremain a primary supplier" for the iPhone maker for a couple of more years. Apple is currently working on its own 5G chip for future iPhones but it may not debut until 2025. It means that all iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 models will house Qualcomm 5G modem chipsets.
Watch first World Cup match on Twitter: Elon Musk
Elon Musk also promised the best coverage and real-time commentary. "First World Cup match on Sunday! Watch on Twitter for the best coverage and real-time commentary," he tweeted. Musk did not specify the sport he was referring to, but it's likely the FIFA World Cup 2022, which starts on November 20.
Google introduces conversation summaries in Spaces Chats
According to TechCrunch, in larger Workspaces, these Chats conversations can be difficult to keep up with unless users are always checking their Spaces for new conversations in Chats.The Workspace Spaces Chat conversation summary will appear at the top of the Chats within Spaces, summarising any unread chatter in the Chats conversation.
After India, Google acts upon illegal loan apps in Africa
"Developers with personal loan apps targeting Kenyan users must complete [a] declaration form and submit the necessary documentation before publishing their personal loan app a Personal loan apps operating in Kenya without proper declaration and license attribution will be removed from the Play Store," Google said in a policy update.
Hive ransomware actors extort over $100 mn from victims, warns US
The Hive ransomware actors follow the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model in which developers create, maintain, and update the malware, and affiliates conduct the ransomware attacks. "From June 2021 through at least November 2022, threat actors have used Hive ransomware to target a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure sectors, including government facilities, communications, critical manufacturing, information technology, and healthcare," read the joint advisory by the FBI, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Apple, Google app review teams scrutinise Elon Musk's Twitter
In a New York Times article amid the #RIPTwitter trending on social media, Roth said that "Twitter will have to balance its new owner's goals against the practical realities of life on Apple and Google's internet, no easy task for the employees who have chosen to remain". "And as I departed the company, the calls from the app review teams had already begun," Roth wrote late on Friday. The instances of racial slurs on Twitter have increased since Musk bought the influential platform, despite assurances from the platform that it has reduced hate activity.
Another 1,200 employees quit Twitter amid internal mayhem
The New York Times reported that key infrastructure teams have been "decimated" at Twitter and Musk sent an email to employees asking them about the details regarding the underlaying technology. "Anyone who actually writes software, please report to the 10th floor at 2 p.m. today," Musk said in the email on Friday.
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