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Vikram Seth and the curious case of missing racks
Vikram Seth's younger sister, Aradhna has shared on Twitter the screenshot of a piece written by her brother on his experience with the e-commerce giant Amazon. Describing in detail his experience -- when he ordered ten book racks for Rs 9,990 from Amazon this month but received only one, the writer of the best-selling 'A Suitable Boy' recalls that when he pointed out the disparity in numbers
Mass resignations hit Twitter, Musk 'temporarily shuts' offices
Several employees took to Twitter to announce their resignations ahead of the 5 p.m. Thursday deadline (US time) to meet Musk's new work criteria. Twitter had around 3,000 employees left after the massive layoffs when Musk sacked about half of its workforce after taking over the company.
Several employees also bid farewell to Twitter in the company's internal messaging platform Slack.
Mark Zuckerberg unveils new features to help people find, message & buy on WhatsApp
At the first-ever WhatsApp Business Summit in Brazil, Mark Zuckerberg shared an update on what the company is building to help people find, message and buy something from a business on WhatsApp. "Starting today, people can search for a brand or a small business right on WhatsApp, either by browsing a list of categories or by typing the name," said Zuckerberg.
Nvidia, Microsoft team up to build AI supercomputer
The supercomputer will be powered by Microsoft Azure's advanced supercomputing infrastructure combined with Nvidia GPUs, networking and a full stack of AI software to help enterprises train, deploy and scale AI, including large, state-of-the-art models, according to the report.
Jack Dorsey tweets 'nobody knows anything', Elon Musk reacts
To this, Musk responded: "Magic knows it all." This comes after a wave of impersonation turmoil caused by a modification to Twitter's "blue tick" verification method. The first two weeks of Musk's ownership of Twitter have been marked by rapid change and chaos.
WhatsApp rolls out new feature to view profile photos within group chats
This feature will help users to identify group members for which they don't have the phone number or when they have the same name, reports WABetaInfo. If a group member does not set up a profile photo or if it is hidden due to privacy restrictions, the default profile icon appears and it is highlighted using the same colour as the contact name.
iPhone 15 non-pro models may not get speed upgrade with USB-C
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that the 15 and 15 Plus will also swap in USB-C ports but, just like the 2022 10th-gen iPad, they'll be stuck with the same USB 2.0 speeds they had with Lighting, The Verge reported. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Kuo made the prediction in which he said the information is from his "latest survey".
Meta appoints Sandhya Devanathan as head for India biz
She will start her new role on January 1, 2023 and will report to Dan Neary, Vice President, Meta APAC. Devanathan will be a part of the APAC leadership team and will move back to India to lead the country's organisation and strategy. "Sandhya has a proven track record of scaling businesses, building exceptional and inclusive teams, driving product innovation and building strong partnerships.
Europe's competition chief slams Elon Musk for Blue with verification
aceIf you have imposter accounts, of course, I think your business model is fundamentally flawed," Margrethe Vestager, executive vice president of the European Commission, told CNBC on Wednesday. "If you are to pay to be vetted and to be certified as being who you are and everyone can be you. I think that business model simply is completely flawed," she added.
Ubisoft, Riot Games collaborate to reduce toxic chats
The aim of the "Zero Harm in Comms" research project is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect disruptive behaviours, reports The Verge. There will be two primary phases for the new project. In the initial stage, both companies will try to develop a framework that will enable them to share, collect, and tag data while safeguarding user privacy.
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