GOOGLE DEVELOPER STUDIO RUN BY AN ‘OBSCURE RELIGIOUS CULT’: REPORT

Tue 21 June 2022: San Francisco: Call it bizarre but a report citing former Google contractual employees has claimed that Google Developer Studio (GDS) is being run by an obscure religious sect that has an “inappropriate level of influence” over the work environment. Kevin Lloyd, a contractor hired as a video producer for GDS, alleged […]

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TELEGRAM LAUNCHES A $5 MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE

Tue 21 June 2022: Telegram, an encrypted messaging network, has introduced a paid subscription plan that would likely cost around $5 (around Rs 400) each month. “This growth is solely from personal recommendations. Telegram has never paid to advertise its apps,” the company said in a statement late on Sunday. “We’re launching ‘Premium Telegram Premium’, […]

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META ALLOWS YOU TO BUY AN AVATAR’S CLOTHING THROUGH AN ONLINE STORE

Mon 20 June 2022: Tech giant Meta, formerly called Facebook, has announced that it is launching a digital clothing store — Avatars Store — that will let users purchase outfits for their avatar. In a Facebook post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said launching ‘Avatars Store’ on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger so that users can buy digital […]

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ELON MUSK WANTS TWITTER TO BE MORE LIKE WECHAT, TO ALLOW OUTRAGEOUS COMMENTS

Sun 19 June 2022: Elon Musk informed Twitter staff on his first direct call about his goals for the company if he takes ownership, including making it more like TikTok and WeChat and permitting “outrageous comments.” The Tesla CEO, however, clarified that such comments shouldn’t be amplified. Musk told Twitter employees that the platform needs […]

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CRYPTO WINTER CONTINUES AS BITCOIN FALLS BELOW $18K AND ETHEREUM FALLS 80%

Sun 19 June 2022: As the crypto market remained in chaos, the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin fell below $18,000 per digital coin on Sunday, a massive 70% decrease from its record high of $68,000 in November last year. In the wake of economic crisis predictions, the prices of popular cryptocurrencies fell by as much as 35% […]

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US LAWMAKERS ALSO SEEK A UNIVERSAL CHARGER AFTER EU

Sun 19 June 2022: Following the European Commission’s announcement that by 2024, a USB-C connector will be used to charge a variety of devices, including smartphones, tablets, portable speakers, and e-readers, US lawmakers have urged the Commerce Department to follow that example and decrease environmental waste. Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Bernie […]

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WE’RE NOT A SOCIAL NETWORK LIKE FACEBOOK, WE’RE AN ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORM: TIKTOK

Sun 19 June 2022: As Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attempts to make Facebook and Instagram more like TikTok, TikTok has stressed that it is not interested in replicating Facebook because it is not a social network but an entertainment platform. Facebook, according to Blake Chandlee, TikTok’s head of global business solutions, is a social platform. […]

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