TECHNOLOGY
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5's new hinge may withstand 200K folds
Currently, the tech giant is underway on the "final" tests for the Z Fold 5's new "waterdrop" hinge design, reports 9To5Google. The screen is expected to flex inwards as the phone closes rather than folding at a tight radius.This will provide many advantages, including no gap when the phone is folded and a less noticeable crease on the display.
Pinterest tests new premium video ad format 'Premiere Spotlight'
With this, advertisers will gain access to a premium placement for 24 hours on the Pinterest app's search page, reports TechCrunch. Moreover, advertisers will be able to reach Pinterest users while they are using one of the app's key features -- the ability to search for pins, inspiration and ideas. We're constantly looking for ways for advertisers to reach the people.
US unveils new cybersecurity strategy, puts onus on Big Tech
The National Cybersecurity Strategy stressed on rebalancing the responsibility to defend cyberspace by "shifting the burden for cybersecurity away from individuals, small businesses, and local governments, and onto the organisations that are most capable and best-positioned to reduce risks for all of us". The strategy also singled out China as "the broadest, most active.
Keep teens out of your metaverse dream, US Senators tell Zuckerberg
Meta may open access to its social virtual reality (VR) platform Horizon Worlds for users aged 13 to 17 this month as it struggles to grow its VR business. According to TechCrunch, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ed Markey (D-MA) wrote a letter to Zuckerberg urging him to halt Meta's plans to open Horizon Worlds to teens. Any strategy to invite young users into a digital space.
Twitter expands Community Notes to Brazil
The company tweeted from its @CommunityNotes account: "Welcome contributors in Brazil! We're excited to bring Community Notes to one of the largest communities on Twitter, and the first to write and rate notes predominantly in a different primary language." "We continue to expand Community Notes globally. Coming soon: Japan and a first group of Spanish-speaking countries. As always, we're paying close attention to ensure notes are helpful to people from different points of view around the world."
Indian short-form video market to reach up to $12 bn by 2030
Indian apps now compare well with global short-form apps and have a lead on content depth in three of the five top content genres, with significant differences in offerings around music/dance and dialogue/acting content, according to a report by Redseer Strategy Consultants. The report projected the marketing spend on influencers to be worth $2.8-3.5 billion in 2028, from the current level of $0.35-0.4 billion.
Users can now change behaviour of AI Bing chatbot
Users can choose between three options for the chatbot's responses -- precise, balanced and creative. The creative mode provides responses that are "original and imaginative", whereas the precise mode gives "accuracy and relevancy for more factual and concise answers", reports The Verge. The tech giant has set the Bing chatbot's default mode to balanced, which it thinks will strike the right balance between accuracy and creativity.
Meta expanding Instagram's age verification test to 6 more countries
"Starting today, we're beginning to expand our age verification test on Instagram to more countries in Europe, Mexico, Canada, South Korea, Australia and Japan," the company said in an updated blogpost on Thursday. It further mentioned that it is planning to make the age verification tools available in more countries globally within the next few months.
Clock's ticking, have limited time to look for job: Sacked Indian-origin Microsoft worker
Alisha Acharya, a Technical Program Manager at Microsoft, who spent five years in the company in Seattle, wrote in her LinkedIn post: "Heartbroken. I was impacted by the recent round of layoffs at Microsoft. It took me a few days to come to terms with this news but I am back to the grind now. Since I am on H1b, the clock's ticking and I have limited time to look for a job."
Top HR executives at Whitehat Jr quit as BYJU's plans to shut coding platform
Sources told IANS that Singh's high-profile departure comes after Gaurav Timble, Director HR, and Nimi Rastogi, Global Head -- Talent Acquisition at WhiteHat Jr have also moved on, as BYJU's is set to soon wind up the coding platform for kids, which it acquired for $300 million, as part of restructuring and cost-cutting measures.
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