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Parag Agrawal explains why a 'lame-duck' CEO will keep changing Twitter
Stressing that "no one at Twitter is working just to keep the lights on," he said that a lot has happened over the past several weeks. "I've been focused on the company and haven't said much publicly during this time, but I will now," he said in a tweet thread. Agrawal has fired consumer product leader Kayvon Beykpour and head of revenue product Bruce Falck to "take the team in a different direction".
iPhone app Yik Yak exposes millions of user locations
David Teather, a computer science student, last month, found that the iPhone app's flaw let attackers obtain both the precise location for posts and users' unique IDs. "I was able to access the precise GPS coordinates (accurate to within 10-15ft) of all posts and comments on the Yik Yak platform, this leaves at least 2 million users at risk. This number is likely higher, as this user count is six months old," he wrote in a blog post.
Zoom acquires conversational AI platform Solvvy
The company, which recently launched Zoom Contact Centre, said the acquisition will help them redefine contact centre category with unified communications. "With the addition of Solvvy's differentiated AI and machine learning technology, we'll be able to accelerate our contact center roadmap to create a concierge-level experience for customers worldwide," said Velchamy Sankarlingam, President of Product and Engineering, Zoom Video Communications.
Facebook Pay becomes Meta Pay in metaverse era
The company said that metaverse has the potential to unlock even more commerce opportunities and make entirely new businesses possible. "The experience that people see today is Facebook Pay, but we'll be bringing that closer to the Meta brand soon by renaming it Meta Pay," the company said in a statement late on Thursday.
Elon Musk's Starlink now available in 32 countries
Billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency broadband internet across the globe. It has more than 2,50,000 users globally. The company on Twitter shared an availability map revealing where its services are "available" across Europe and North America, as well as parts of South America, Australia, and New Zealand. It also announced that it'll "immediately" ship their service to these areas.
Coinbase suffers major outage, Binance halts Terra Luna crypto trading
The company said it was actively working on the issue. "We are aware that some customers are having issues trading and accessing accounts on Coinbase and Coinbase Pro. Your funds are safe, and we are actively working on the issue. We'll provide an update here soon," said Coinbase. The company on Friday said the situation was being resolved.
Parag Agrawal should restore Trump's account: Elon Musk
In a tweet, the soon-to-be Twitter boss said: "Even though I think a less divisive candidate would be better in 2024, I still think Trump should be restored to Twitter." "Don't Diss Information," he posted to his more than 92 million followers. Musk further said that "Twitter should authenticate all real users and prioritise those replies above unauthenticated users".
Parag Agrawal shakes up Twitter, fires key executives and freezes hiring
In a memo sent to employees, Agrawal said there is a hiring freeze now and Twitter will also pause spending in most areas. "It's critical to have the right leaders at the right time. Jay Sullivan, currently interim GM of Bluebird, has shown this powerfully. I have, therefore, decided to make Jay the permanent GM of Bluebird," Agrawal said in the memo seen by The Verge.
After mocking Apple, Google drops 3.5 mm headphone jack in Pixel 6a
Google even created a two-minute ad celebrating the headphone jack in the Pixel 5A that parodied Apple's elaborate design videos. That video was titled, in part, "The Circle Comes Full Circle". Google announced new Pixel 6a during its I/O 2022 developer conference. Nearly all smartphone manufacturers have moved on from the headphone jack which is a trend largely kicked off by Apple with the iPhone 7 in 2016.
Google to bring Pixel 6a to India after gap of 2 years
Google was not able to sell Pixel in India due to its 'Soli Radar chip' on the front, which utilised the 60GHz frequency band banned for commercial use in India. Speaking to Android Central, the company confirmed that the Pixel 6a will be sold in India "later in 2022." Google's last new smartphone for India was Pixel 4a, which made a delayed debut in India in October 2020.
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