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Instagram Reels adds dedicated 'trends' section for creators
The social network has added a dedicated destination for trending audio and hashtags, two new metrics to Reels insights and brought gifts on Reels to more countries. Creators will now be able to see what the top trending topics and hashtags are on Reels. "We're making it easier for you to edit your reels on Instagram by bringing together video clips, audio, stickers, and text on a unified editing screen," said Meta.
Starboard acquires conservative social media app Parler
Parler was forced to go offline in the wake of encouraging violence during the Capitol Hill chaos in the US in January 2021. Google and Apple also removed the platform from their respective app stores for violating their policies. Last year, both the companies allowed Parler to return to the app stores, following improvements the company made to better detect and moderate hate speech.
Apple shipped $7.5 bn worth iPhones, iPads in India in FY23
In FY23, Apple shipped more than 7 million iPhones and half a million iPads in the country, registering a 28 per cent growth for iPhone shipments, according to initial estimates provided by market intelligence firm CMR. As Apple doubles down on domestic manufacturing in India, the tech giant is likely to garner 6 per cent market share in FY23-34, with selling more than 8 million iPhones in the country in the period.
SpaceX gets US FAA launch licence, Starship test flight likely on April 17
With the clearance in hand, the first test flight will likely take place on April 17, SpaceX said in a tweet. The FAA in a statement said: "After a comprehensive licence evaluation process, the FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy, payload, airspace integration and financial responsibility requirements." "Targeting as soon as Monday, April 17 for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Starbase in Texas," SpaceX wrote in a tweet on Friday, after getting the licence.
Zoom acquires employee communications platform Workvivo
Founded in 2017, Workvivo provides a feature-rich employee experience platform, combining advanced internal communication and engagement tools, a social intranet, and an employee app, all blended into one central hub, forming the heart of a company's digital ecosystem.
Musk creates AI company called X.AI to take on Microsoft's OpenAI
Incorporated in Nevada, Texas, the company has Musk as the only listed director, and Jared Birchall, director of Musk's family office, as secretary, according to a filing.
X.AI has authorized the sale of 100 million shares for the privately held company, reports Wall Street Journal. Musk aims to create an AI firm to take on Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the creator of the successful AI chatbot called ChatGPT.
Apple to use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries it designs by 2025
Additionally, magnets in Apple devices will use entirely recycled rare earth elements by 2025, and all Apple-designed printed circuit boards will use 100 per cent recycled tin soldering and 100 per cent recycled gold plating. In 2022, the company significantly expanded its use of key recycled metals, and now sources over two-thirds of all aluminium, nearly three-quarters of all rare earths, and more than 95 per cent of all tungsten in Apple products from 100 percent recycled material.
India saw 53% increase in ransomware attacks in 2022: CERT-In
Ransomware players targeted critical infrastructure organisations and disrupted critical services in order to pressurise and extract ransom payments in 2022, according to the "India Ransomware Report 2022". "Variant wise, Lockbit was a majorly seen variant in the Indian context followed by Makop and DJVU/Stop ransomware. Many new variants were observed in 2022 such as Vice society, BlueSky etc," said CERT-In.
AMD unveils new Radeon PRO graphics cards with faster performance
"The new AMD Radeon PRO W7000 Series are the most powerful graphics cards AMD has built to date, providing professionals, creators and artists with exceptional performance and value to drive the most demanding professional design and creative applications," Scott Herkelman, senior vice president and general manager, Graphics Business Unit at AMD, said in a statement.
Twitter to allow users trade stocks, crypto
The company introduced a new feature called -- 'Cashtags', which will let users search for a ticker symbol and insert a dollar sign in front of it, after that the app will show them price information from TradingView using an API (application programming interface), reports CNBC. This new feature is now rolling out on the Twitter app.
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