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Airtel broadband suffers major outage in India
According to website outage monitoring platform DownDetector.com, the outage affected millions of users across the country. Airtel broadband went down for users in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jaipur, and other cities. "Airtel Broadband not working in Delhi-NCR. Anyone else facing the issue?" tweeted one affected user.
Samsung enters metaverse race, creating its own version
Samsung Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee has recently discussed the topic with a number of employees and reaffirmed the company's plan to roll out "Samsung's version of the metaverse," according to the sources. "We will create Samsung's version of the metaverse. Please come up with many ideas and help materialise them," Han was quoted as saying, reports Yonhap news agency.
Pay via Apple ID balance to enjoy its services in India
The company recently said that if users want to continue enjoying their subscriptions, they will have to add funds to their Apple ID balance. "Regulatory requirements in India apply to the processing of recurring transactions. If you hold an Indian debit or credit card and you have a subscription, these changes impact your transactions.
WhatsApp rolls out emoji reactions, bigger groups
The company said that it is slowly rolling out the ability to add up to 512 people to a group, which, till now, allowed to add only up to 256.
Twitter rolls out Spaces Analytics access to all hosts, co-hosts
The micro-blogging site said that it is also making it easier for users to follow Spaces hosts. "Hosts and co-hosts on iOS and Android will now have access to analytics like total live listeners, total replays, and speakers..." the company wrote on its platform.
Oracle says nurturing Indian startups to take them global
Kapil Makhija, Vice President-Technology Cloud, Oracle India, told IANS that the company is already giving startups the much-needed exposure in 170-odd countries where it operates in. "If you're going to invest in these startups, they are going to grow and become $1-billion unicorns soon. In the process, our Cloud consumption also grows so it is a win-win situation for both. We are not only giving startups access to our customers but also jointly working with them
Bill Gates doubts Elon Musk's Twitter buy: Report
According to CNN, Gates sounded a note of caution on Musk's $44 billion takeover deal of Twitter, saying Musk "actually could make it worse". While Gates did not precisely define what he meant by "worse" in remarks at the Wall Street Journal's CEO Summit, he questioned whether Musk is committed to preventing the rapid spread of public health misinformation and vaccine skepticism on social media.
Meta to pay creators up to $4K for original content in Facebook Reels
The company is introducing "Challenges" on Facebook, a new incentive that helps creators in the Reels Play bonus programme. Meta said it is adjusting how payouts are calculated, aimed at rewarding creators across a range of audience sizes who are making "high-quality original content that resonates with people". Facebook's 'Challenges' is a new way to go through a series of bonuses to reach a maximum payout.
Apple Music installing itself to iPhone dock, kicking out apps like Spotify
Some iPhone owners also found the bug was causing Apple Music to make it default music service for Siri requests, kicking off Spotify. In a tweet, Epic Games Founder and CEO Tim Sweeney said: "I just verified this on iOS 15.4.1. With Spotify installed and on the dock, installing Apple Music removed Spotify from the dock and put Apple Music there - without asking. Happens without Apple Music being run, so clearly Apple has rigged their OPERATING SYSTEM to do this!"
WhatsApp rolls out emoji reactions for its users
According to WABetaInfo, the current version of message reactions brings six emojis -- Like, Love, Laugh, Surprised, Sad, and Thanks. Reactions are available for chats and groups and, when users tap and hold a message bubble, they can react to a message by choosing one emoji. Users can see who reacted to any incoming and outgoing message by tapping the reaction icon: a reaction info section shows up that lists all people with the emoji they used to react to the message.
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