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Musk blames 'activists' for his Twitter moderation council lie
"A large coalition of political/social activist groups agreed not to try to kill Twitter by starving us of advertising revenue if I agreed to this condition," he said in a tweet. "They broke the deal." Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post. While one user said "leftists always break their deals. Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post.
Meta denies Mark Zuckerberg is set to resign next year
The Leak portal first reported, citing its source privy to plans at Meta, that "Zuckerberg is set to resign next year". The report claimed that Zuckerberg has decided to step down himself and it will not "affect metaverse", his multi-billion dollar project. Andy Stone, Meta's Communications Director, refuted the report late on Tuesday, tweeting that "This is false".
Spotify expands audiobooks to countries beyond US
Audiobooks are now also available in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, the company said in a blogpost. The platform first announced the support for audiobooks in September, but then it was only available in the US. It allows users to listen to more than 3,00,000 audiobook titles, which can also be downloaded for offline listening.
'Samsung' most commonly-used passwords in 2021: Study
According to SamMobile, using the name of your smartphone/TV/home appliance brand, for example, Samsung, as a password is not the worst offender, but it has grown in popularity in recent years. While the "samsung" password ranked 198th in popularity in 2019, it rose to 189th in 2020 and 78th in 2021, breaking the top-100 mark last year. The most popular password is "password," while other commonly used passwords include "123456," "123456789," and "guest", according to the report.
Amazon Alexa to lose $10 bn this year: Report
Amazon is currently undergoing its largest-ever round of layoffs, with plans to eliminate 10,000 jobs across the company. According to Business Insider, one of the hardest hit areas is the Amazon Alexa voice assistant unit, which is losing favour with the e-commerce giant.
Samsung to supply RAM for Chinese iPhones
According to AppleInsider, Apple has not yet purchased RAM from Yangtse Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC). It is also not prohibited by the latest US regulations, which focus on exports rather than imports. Apple, on the other hand, has been planning to purchase 128-layer NAND chips from YMTC for use in the iPhone.
Spotify adds audio enhancement for podcast creators
With the feature called Podcast Audio Enhancement, podcast creators will be able to record in noisy environments and without expensive gear. The feature is activated by pressing a single button in the Anchor app which will eliminate background noise, bringing the user's voice to the forefront, according to a blogpost.
Jabra launches new earbuds designed for professionals in India
The new earbuds are designed to boost concentration and improve collaboration for professionals working on the go, also uses the latest technology to reduce disruptive background noise and enable clearer calls. "Employees have settled into the flexibility and freedom that comes with Hybrid working and expect things to be much more pliable than they were pre-pandemic.
Twitter adds 1.6 million daily active users in 1 week: Elon Musk
Elon Musk tweeted: "Twitter added 1.6M daily active users this past week, another all-time high." Popular YouTube content creator Jimmy Donaldson aka MrBeast commented on Musk's post, "I wonder what YouTube's daily actives is". "Let's see what happens when Twitter offers good video with higher compensation for creators," Musk replied.
Twitter alternative Hive sees surge in new users
Due to the ongoing deterioration of the situation at Twitter, Hive is currently ranked among the top 20 in the US App Store, reports TechCrunch. Founded in 2019 by Kassandra Pop, Hive is not a Twitter clone but a Generation Z-focused social platform which combines ideas from many other social-media applications, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and even MySpace.
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