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Twitter bug restoring deleted tweets for hundreds of clueless users
Users are reporting that tweets they mass-deleted are reappearing on their profiles, reports The Verge. James Vincent, a senior Verge reporter, wrote that earlier this month, he deleted all his tweets, just under 5,000 of them, but can now see Twitter has restored a handful of old re-tweets.
Meta fined record $1.3 bn for violating EU data transfer rules
The Irish watchdog said that Meta violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came into force on May 25, 2018. The Wall Street Journal was first to report about the landmark penalty on Meta. The ruling applies only to Facebook and not Instagram and WhatsApp.
India consumer storage market declines 4% as smartphones' memory go up
However, the market shipments increased by 16 per cent (quarter-on-quarter), according to CyberMedia Research (CMR). The primary reason for the YoY decline is attributed to a decrease in the Micro-SD base.
Instagram up after a brief outage, company says 'technical issue'
According to a company spokesperson, a technical issue caused some people to have trouble accessing Instagram globally. "We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we're sorry for any disruption this has caused," said the company,
Google challenger Neeva search engine shuts down
The founders wrote in a blog post that they started Neeva with the mission to take search back to its users. "Having worked on search and search ads for over a decade, we sincerely believed that there was space for a model of search that put user and not advertiser interests first a private, ads-free experience, the added.
Samsung not planning to switch from Google to Bing on its devices: Report
According to The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, Samsung has suspended an internal review that looked into replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones. In April, there were reports that Samsung was considering switching from Google to Bing as its default search engine on Galaxy phones.
Cyberstalkers using Windows 11 Phone Link feature to monitor iPhones: Report
According to app developer Certo Software, the inclusion of the new Windows 11 feature raises concerns about potential security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by cyberstalkers to target iPhone users. Phone Link has been around for a long time, and it allows users to connect their Android phone to their PC via a Wi-Fi connection.
Apple releases first iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6 beta to developers
According to AppleInsider, to access the latest builds, developers enrolled in the beta programme can either visit the Apple Developer Centre or update their devices running the beta versions. Although the exact features and changes in the betas are still unknown, more information will be revealed as developers interact with the operating systems.
WhatsApp's new feature to let users create stickers within app
According to WABetaInfo, the company plans to introduce a "New Sticker" option within the chat share action sheet. The feature will allow users to select a photo from their library and edit it with tools such as the ability to remove the background. Moreover, the report mentioned that the new feature will save users from downloading third-party applications.
2 lakh tech employees lose jobs in 2023 to date, more in the offing
As per the data by layoffs tracking site Layoffs.fyi, 695 tech companies have shown the doors to around 1.98 lakh employees so far this year. In comparison, 1,046 tech companies laid off more than 1.61 lakh employees in 2022. In January alone this year, close to 1 lakh tech employees lost jobs globally, dominated by companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Salesforce and others.
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