TECHNOLOGY

WhatsApp may limit polls to only 1 choice on Android beta
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The company is planning to introduce a new option within the poll composer, which will allow the sender to limit the poll to only one choice, reports WABetaInfo. The new feature will be helpful as it will help everyone in the conversation, avoiding confusion. When users select multiple options in a poll it leads to "some ambiguity.
Epic Games to launch 'Unreal Editor for Fortnite' next week
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"UEFN is a new PC application for designing, developing, and publishing games and experiences directly into Fortnite," the company said in the new app's description on Epic Games Store. "With many of Unreal Engine 5's powerful tools and workflows at your fingertips, including custom asset import, modelling, materials and VFX, Sequencer and Control Rig, you'll have a whole new world of options for producing and publishing games and experiences for Fortnite."
Creators can now gear up for podcasts in YouTube Music
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The company tweeted from its TeamYouTube account: "podcasts are a go! new features on Studio desktop now let you create a new podcast, set an existing playlist as a podcast and measure your podcast's performance." In a support page, the platform mentioned that "a podcast show is a playlist, and podcast episodes are videos in that playlist". Creators' podcasts should only contain full-length episodes, organised in the order in which they should be consumed.
Twitter can't seek protection under Article 19, don't give relief: Centre to Karnataka High court
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The Article 19 of the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and expression to Indian citizens and not to foreigners and foreign entities, the Additional Solicitor General (South) R. Sankaranarayanan representing the central government submitted to the High Court on Thursday. Twitter had challenged the blocking orders by the central government between February 2, 2021 and February 28, 2022. The American microblogging platform alleged that the orders "are arbitrary".
iOS users to now see bookmark counts on tweets
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The company tweeted from its 'Twitter Support' account: "We love Bookmarks for saving Tweets to revisit later. Starting today on iOS, you'll now see the total number of times a Tweet has been bookmarked on Tweet details." "Don't worry, though -- your Bookmarks are still private. We'll never display which accounts have added a Tweet to their Bookmarks," it added.
Microsoft introduces AI-powered '365 Copilot'
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"This latest AI-powered offering combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with your business data and context -- across all your Microsoft 365 apps, documents, and conversations -- to turn your words into the most powerful productivity tool on the planet," the tech giant said in a statement. The new Copilot is integrated in the.
Indian unicorns excel in offering maternity benefits, OPD coverage: Report
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According to employee health insurance platform Plum, almost all unicorns are concerned about their female employees' well-being, with 96 per cent of them offering maternity benefits, and around 80 per cent providing a maternity limit above Rs 50,000. Additionally, half of the unicorn companies have covered their employees' families, offering a plan that includes all immediate family members including spouse, children, and parents.
TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan resigns to pursue other interests
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The Board of Directors, at its meeting held on March 16, appointed K. Krithivasan as the Chief Executive Officer Designate, with effective from March 16, 2023. He shall take over as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Company in the next financial year, subject to shareholder's approval, effective date of which would be intimated in due course.
Has Mark Zuckerberg taken a pay cut, asks sacked Meta employee
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"I was part of today's #metalayoffs while on maternity leave. I understand changes in market trends and focus on the business's bottom line. I don't understand how #metaleadership miscalculated so badly that they had to lay off thousands of employees, and yet still want to claim that they care about the people who work for them," Allen wrote in her LinkedIn post.
Translucia unveils first-ever 'Multiverse Convergence' solution to make Web3 accessible to all
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LightLink is the world's first enterprise Layer-2 (L2) Blockchain built to accelerate the entry of traditional businesses into Web3, said the company. By offering a low cost and easily accessible final to enter multiple third-party metaverses, LightLink enables businesses to move into Web3 at scale.
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