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Google's parent company Alphabet 'prepares' to lay off 10K employees
According to a report in The Information, Google plans to ease out 10,000 employees through a new ranking and performance improvement plan. "A new performance management system could help managers push out thousands of underperforming employees starting early next year. Managers could also use the ratings to avoid paying them bonuses and stock grants," the report mentioned.
Meta rolls out new privacy updates for teenagers on Instagram, Facebook
Starting now, anyone who joins Facebook under the age of 16, or under the age of 18 in some countries, will automatically be placed in more private settings, the company said in a blogpost. The company is also testing methods to prevent teenagers from messaging suspicious adults they are not connected to, and the platform won't display them in the People You May Know recommendations.
43% Indian IT employees find moonlighting favourable: Report
The top reasons why employees work outside their jobs are to safeguard against job loss and supplement their incomes. However, employers have a different view of this tendency as 31 per cent believe that employees moonlight because they are not adequately engaged in their work and 23 per cent believe that employees have ample time on hand for a second job, according to the findings from quarterly hiring tracker by job platform Indeed.
Musk greets Indian followers with Namaste, Twitter in splits
"I am having a great time. Namaste," tweeted Musk, as he understands that India is a key market for Twitter and several Indian-origin sofitware engineers are working at the company. He also said that he is holding off the relaunch of Blue Verified until there is high confidence of stopping impersonation. "Will probably use different colour check for organizations than individuals," said Musk.
India's Koo enters Brazil, gets over 1mn downloads in 48 hours
"We are very happy to see the kind of love and support Brazil has shown us. It's great to be the top app in both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store in Brazil within 48 hours of being known in the country," said Aprameya Radhakrishna, CEO and Co-founder, Koo.
Google introduces new AR features to shop for beauty products, shoes
Foundation is the most-searched category within makeup. It's also one of the most personal products you can buy -- a slight change in colour or tone can make a huge difference, Google said in a blogpost. With assistance from beauty brands, Google's new photo library features 148 models representing a range of skin tones, ages, genders, face shapes, ethnicities, and skin types.
My firstborn child died in my arms, I felt his last heartbeat: Elon Musk
A jury in the US state of Connecticut last month ordered Jones to pay $965 million in damages to the family members of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The families sued Jones after he claimed the shooting on December 14, 2012, at the school in Newton, Connecticut, was a hoax staged by US authorities to impose gun control measures. Amid calls by his followers to reinstate Jones like former US President Donald Trump, Musk said: "My firstborn child died in my arms. I felt his last heartbeat".
Elon Musk to speed up Twitter upload time, video top priority
Twitter account, "Tesla Owners Silicon Valley", which is an official Tesla recognised club, on Monday tweeted in which it asked Musk "to make Twitter live video better". "Can we make twitter live video better with multiple people at once? Right now it's only one person and other people are audio," it tweeted. To which Musk replied: "Yes, major focus on video overall." Tesla Owners Silicon Valley further tweeted: "How are you going to make the app faster."
US govt to 'probe' Musk's Twitter as he plans more layoffs
Bloomberg reported, citing sources, that the government is asking for more details about Musk's private agreements with global investors who hold stakes in the company. These investors include Saudi Arabia's Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud and the Qatar Investment Authority. Musk's business dealings in both Ukraine and China have already drawn concerns among the government ranks.
Google adds Material You toggle to Docs, Sheets, Slides
It is designed like a pill, therefore the Material 3 (M3) switch is larger than the previous one, reports 9To5Google. New colour mappings, a taller and broader track and the capacity to hold an icon in the switch thumb are all features of M3 toggles.
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