TECHNOLOGY
Apple AirTags sending false alarms to iPhone users in midnight
According to The Wall Street Journal, some iPhone users have begun receiving alerts, often in the middle of the night, for AirTags that might not be in their path at all. "The pop-up alerts have sparked confusion and concern, and have led recipients on wild goose chases," the report said late on Friday. In normal cases, when a person receives an unknown AirTag alert, they're supposed to see an accompanying map that shows where and how long the AirTag was detected on their person.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek pumps $50 mn into his music streaming platform
Spotify's stock jumped more than 3 per cent to reach $108.98 per share after the announcement came late on Friday. "I've always been vocal about my strong belief in Spotify and what we are building. So I am putting that belief into action this week by investing $50M in $SPOT. I believe our best days are ahead," Ek said in a tweet. Admitting that he is not required to disclose these purchases because of the foreign company status, Ek said that "I thought it was important for shareholders to know".
Twitter to focus more on engineering, design if acquisition completes: Musk
The Tesla CEO also mentioned that he strongly believes that all managers in a technical area "must be technically excellent". "If Twitter acquisition completes, the company will be super focused on hardcore software engineering, design, infosec and server hardware," Musk tweeted late Friday.
Airtel broadband suffers major outage in India
According to website outage monitoring platform DownDetector.com, the outage affected millions of users across the country. Airtel broadband went down for users in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jaipur, and other cities. "Airtel Broadband not working in Delhi-NCR. Anyone else facing the issue?" tweeted one affected user.
Samsung enters metaverse race, creating its own version
Samsung Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee has recently discussed the topic with a number of employees and reaffirmed the company's plan to roll out "Samsung's version of the metaverse," according to the sources. "We will create Samsung's version of the metaverse. Please come up with many ideas and help materialise them," Han was quoted as saying, reports Yonhap news agency.
Pay via Apple ID balance to enjoy its services in India
The company recently said that if users want to continue enjoying their subscriptions, they will have to add funds to their Apple ID balance. "Regulatory requirements in India apply to the processing of recurring transactions. If you hold an Indian debit or credit card and you have a subscription, these changes impact your transactions.
WhatsApp rolls out emoji reactions, bigger groups
The company said that it is slowly rolling out the ability to add up to 512 people to a group, which, till now, allowed to add only up to 256.
Twitter rolls out Spaces Analytics access to all hosts, co-hosts
The micro-blogging site said that it is also making it easier for users to follow Spaces hosts. "Hosts and co-hosts on iOS and Android will now have access to analytics like total live listeners, total replays, and speakers..." the company wrote on its platform.
Oracle says nurturing Indian startups to take them global
Kapil Makhija, Vice President-Technology Cloud, Oracle India, told IANS that the company is already giving startups the much-needed exposure in 170-odd countries where it operates in. "If you're going to invest in these startups, they are going to grow and become $1-billion unicorns soon. In the process, our Cloud consumption also grows so it is a win-win situation for both. We are not only giving startups access to our customers but also jointly working with them
Bill Gates doubts Elon Musk's Twitter buy: Report
According to CNN, Gates sounded a note of caution on Musk's $44 billion takeover deal of Twitter, saying Musk "actually could make it worse". While Gates did not precisely define what he meant by "worse" in remarks at the Wall Street Journal's CEO Summit, he questioned whether Musk is committed to preventing the rapid spread of public health misinformation and vaccine skepticism on social media.
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