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Laid-off tech employees find it hard to get jobs amid global slowdown
Meta, Twitter, Salesforce, Lyft, Stripe, Uber and tech giants like Microsoft and Google, have laid off employees as well as put a total freeze on new hirings. Indian-origin Nilesh Bhandare, 39, was a data engineer at Twitter. He told the San Francisco Chronicle that he has seen a dramatic turnaround in job availability in the market. "While lots of recruiters have approached him, only about 20 per cent are focused on full-time positions. The rest are seeking contract workers -- who can more easily be let go," the report said.
Controversial Blue service with verification to return next week: Musk
Twitter paused its Blue service with verification after facing a slew of criticism last week as people bought the verified badge with Blue service, created fake accounts imitating big brands like Eli Lilly and Mario, and posted false tweets that left several brands embarrassed and had to issue statements. When a follower asked Musk when can we expect Blue service to be back, he replied: "Probably end of next week".
US NSA tells developers to shun C and C++ programming language
Microsoft, Google and others have flagged vulnerabilities in codes due to memory safety issues and malicious cyber actors can exploit these vulnerabilities for remote code execution or other adverse effects, which can often compromise a device and be the first step in large-scale network intrusions. "NSA advises organisations to consider making a strategic shift from programming languages that provide little or no inherent memory protection, such as C/C++, to a memory safe language when possible.
Alternatives like Tumblr, Mastodon see meteoric rise amid shakeup at Twitter
According to latest data provided by Season Tower, Twitter installs climbed 21 per cent, while alternatives like Mastodon grew 657 per cent in the 12 days -- from October 27 through November 7 -- after the Twitter acquisition was finalised. Mastodon saw approximately 322,000 installs from US app stores in the 12 days, more than 100 times the 3,000 it saw in the prior period (October 15 through October 26).
Google Pixel 7a to feature 90Hz refresh rate, wireless charging
The device is likely to offer a 90Hz 1080p display, reports Android Authority. On an A-series smartphone, this refresh rate would be the highest ever. Another first feature is expected to be 5W wireless charging. Pixel 7a is likely to feature a new camera setup.
Elon Musk's lawyer tells Twitter employees they won't go to jail
Elon Musk's lawyer Alex Spiro sent an email to employees, seen by TechCrunch, that said it is "Twitter itself (not individual employees) who is a party and therefore only Twitter the company that could be liable".
Elon Musk hits out at mainstream media, hails citizen journalism on Twitter
The new Twitter CEO, facing the upheaval as fake accounts with Blue tick continue to flourish on the platform via the $8 Blue subscription service, said that as Twitter pursues the goal of elevating citizen journalism, "media elite will try everything to stop that from happening".
Meta plans to shut down Portal, smartwatches projects
The Meta executives announced at an internet meeting that the company has planned to kill both Portal and the wearables, reports The Verge. The tech giant has also dropped its plans to offer Portal video calling hardware to other businesses, as well as the other two smartwatches that were in the early and intermediate stages of development.
India wearable market registers 56.4% growth, boAt leads: Report
According to the IDC, smartwatches (inclusive of basic and advanced) remained the fastest-growing category crossing the 12 million shipments mark in a single quarter, a growth of 178.8 per cent (year-over-year).Basic smartwatches continue to dominate the market, with a 95.5 per cent share that increased by 187.1 per cent annually in Q3.
Tweets with racial slurs increased since Elon Musk's acquisition: Report
According to The Washington Post, researchers at the Center for Countering Digital Hate discovered that in the week following Musk's purchase of Twitter, the number of tweets containing one of several different racial slurs increased dramatically. The number of racial epithets used to attack Black people was more than 26,000, which is three times the average for 2022.
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