TECHNOLOGY
Unregistered devices in hybrid work increase hacking risk in India
According to the networking giant Cisco report, over nine in 10 (95 per cent), respondents in the country say their employees are using unregistered devices to log into work platforms. About 82 per cent say their employees spend more than 10 per cent of the day working from these unregistered devices.
Apple set to open physical stores in India in 2023, starts hiring
According to The Financial Times, Apple is hiring technical specialists, business experts, senior managers, store leaders and "genius" for its retail operations in a country that has provided tremendous growth for the iPhone maker in recent years.
Apple may launch 15-inch MacBook Air in 2023
However, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the previously rumoured 12-inch MacBook with Apple silicon is no longer expected to launch in 2023, reports AppleInsider. Gurman did not provide any additional details regarding the new MacBook Air
Microsoft may add OpenAI writing tech to Office
The company wants to incorporate artificial intelligence created by OpenAI into Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, and other apps, reports The Information, citing sources. This will give users the ability to flesh out a document with stretches of automatically-generated text based on a prompt, according to the report.
Elon Musk unveils new Twitter user interface, long-form tweets in early February
This is part of the marker user interface (UI) overhaul he has been planning since taking over Twitter. "Easy swipe right/left to move between recommended vs followed tweets rolls out later this week," Elon Musk said in a tweet. This feature is "first part of a much larger UI overhaul".
China's smartphone industry set for a tough 2023
Total smartphone shipments in China is likely to drop 10 per cent in 2022 to 285 million units, according to the industry research firm IDC, reports South China Morning Post. "The Chinese smartphone market is only expected to see full-year growth in 2024," according to Will Wong, a Singapore-based IDC analyst.
Sacked Twitter workers didn't get severance as promised, even as Elon Musk fires more
A report in Fortune claimed that some of the Twitter employees, laid off in November and in the following job cut rounds, did not get severance packages as promised. "Some former Twitter employees finally received their official severance agreements on Saturday after months of anticipation," said the report.
WhatsApp's new feature to allow transfer data on Android
According to WABetaInfo, the company will bring the new feature to a future update of the app as it is in the developing stage. With this feature, users will be able to transfer chat history to a new device by scanning the QR code.
Office rentals in San Francisco will drop further: Musk
David Sacks, Co-founder and partner at Craft Ventures, tweeted that he got offered office space in San Francisco for the same price as 2009. Musk replied: "It will go lower". Twitter has been sued for failing to pay $136,250 in rent at one of its office spaces here.
Google Stadia Cloud gaming shutting down on Jan 18
The cloud gaming service debuted through a closed beta in October 2018 and publicly launched in November 2019. In spite of the fact that users are about to lose access to all of their titles and save on Stadia, many publishers share ways to keep playing their games on other platforms, reports The Verge.
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