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YouTube TV adds clock to help keep track of time
"Some YouTube TV customers have reported a lack of knowing what time it is due to the removal of their old cable box. If you are one of these people, do not panic. Starting November 10th, you will be able to find the time directly on your YouTube TV live guide," the description reads.
Fix your companies, or Congress will: US Senator warns Elon Musk
"One of your companies is under an FTC consent decree. Auto safety watchdog NHTSA is investigating another for killing people. And you're spending your time picking fights online. Fix your companies. Or Congress will," the Democrat from Massachusetts tweeted.
Google Play Store tests advertising apps
With the update, the search field will show three applications with which the user had never interacted or searched for, reports 9To5Google. The search history will only appear after the user types a letter. After that, the previous searches will be displayed first and then the autocomplete recommendations.
Indian firms must create own models to avoid massive layoffs: Zoho's Sridhar Vembu
According to Vembu, who has built a billion-dollar product company in India, told IANS that Silicon Valley has always faced big booms and huge busts in the past and this is the first time it has hit employees in India to such a large extent.
Prime Minister to discuss issues of global concerns at G20 summit in Bali
In his statement before departing for Bali to participate in the summit, Modi said, "I will be visiting Bali, Indonesia on 14-16 November 2022, to participate in the 17th G20 Leaders' Summit, to be chaired by Indonesia. I will have extensive discussions with other G20 leaders on key issues of global concern, such as reviving global growth, food & energy security, environment, health, and digital transformation."
Twitter now lays off 4,400 contractual workers: Report
According to reports from Platformer and Axios, the micro-blogging platform is now laying off employees those are on contract. "Contractors aren't being notified at all, they're just losing access to Slack and email. Managers figured it out when their workers just disappeared from the system," tweeted Platformer's Casey Newton. "They heard nothing from their leaders," he posted.
WhatsApp's new feature to flag calls missed due to DND
The new update will let users know if they have missed a call due to DND mode. Users will see a handy tagline right under the missed call history item indicating that the call was silenced by Do Not Disturb, according to Android Police. Users will also see a similar blurb when they punch up the person's chat thread.
Laid-off tech employees find it hard to get jobs amid global slowdown
Meta, Twitter, Salesforce, Lyft, Stripe, Uber and tech giants like Microsoft and Google, have laid off employees as well as put a total freeze on new hirings. Indian-origin Nilesh Bhandare, 39, was a data engineer at Twitter. He told the San Francisco Chronicle that he has seen a dramatic turnaround in job availability in the market. "While lots of recruiters have approached him, only about 20 per cent are focused on full-time positions. The rest are seeking contract workers -- who can more easily be let go," the report said.
Controversial Blue service with verification to return next week: Musk
Twitter paused its Blue service with verification after facing a slew of criticism last week as people bought the verified badge with Blue service, created fake accounts imitating big brands like Eli Lilly and Mario, and posted false tweets that left several brands embarrassed and had to issue statements. When a follower asked Musk when can we expect Blue service to be back, he replied: "Probably end of next week".
US NSA tells developers to shun C and C++ programming language
Microsoft, Google and others have flagged vulnerabilities in codes due to memory safety issues and malicious cyber actors can exploit these vulnerabilities for remote code execution or other adverse effects, which can often compromise a device and be the first step in large-scale network intrusions. "NSA advises organisations to consider making a strategic shift from programming languages that provide little or no inherent memory protection, such as C/C++, to a memory safe language when possible.
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