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YouTube Go to stop operating from August this year
YouTube Go allows users to save videos for offline viewing, giving options over quality and file size so it is clear how much data a download will use. The app also allows for local sharing with nearby users without using any data.
How Skywalker Sound is creating most loved sounds with Apple Macs
With the power of approximately 130 Mac Pro racks, as well as 50 iMac, 50 MacBook Pro, and 50 Mac mini computers running Pro Tools as their main audio application, along with a fleet of iPad, iPhone, and Apple TV devices, Skywalker Sound which is a world-class sound design, editing, mixing and audio post-production facility, has built a sound library of more than 700,000 recordings.
Starlink has about 150k daily users in Ukraine
According to the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, roughly 150,000 people are using the Starlink satellite internet system in Ukraine every day, reports Teslarati. To date, Starlink has provided Ukraine with stable internet access despite Russia's efforts to disconnect the country from the World Wide Web (WWW).
Samsung inks $1 billion 5G deal with US network operator DISH
"Samsung's 5G solutions will play an integral role in our network expansion, giving us the flexibility to deploy our cloud-native network with software-based solutions that support advanced services and operational scalability," said John Swieringa, president and chief operating officer, DISH Wireless. In 2020, Samsung grabbed a deal worth $6.6 billion from US carrier Verizon to supply 4G and 5G network equipment.
'It's a free country' : Musk on potential exodus of Twitter employees after his takeover
After the billionaire signed a deal to buy Twitter, everyone has got inquisitive to know what changes Musk would like to bring on Twitter. At the event, Musk said: "Twitter is sort of niche, and I want a much bigger percentage of the country to be on it, engaging in dialogue," news agency Reuters reported.
Musk takeover: Twitter fears risk of losing advertisers, executives
In a new filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the micro-blogging platform said it is exposed to new risks related to its "business relationships, financial condition, operating results, cash flows and business," including "whether advertisers continue their spending on our platform." Musk's 'free speech' call has left Twitter advertisers worried as this could put their brands next to posts filled with hatred and bias.
US doubles down on efforts to fight rising crypto frauds
The total number of staff will now rise from 30 to 50. By nearly doubling the size of this key unit, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said in a statement late on Tuesday that it will be better equipped to police wrongdoing in the crypto markets while continuing to identify disclosure and controls issues with respect to cybersecurity.
Business, govt users need to pay for using Twitter: Musk
In a tweet, the soon-to-be Twitter boss revealed what is coming next for the users. "Twitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight cost for commercial/government users," he posted. "Ultimately, the downfall of the Freemasons was giving away their stone cutting services for nothing," Musk added. Musk had said that he wishes to "make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features".
Apple employees slam new work-from-home policy in open letter
Writing to the company's executive team, the group wrote that three fixed days in the office and the two days work from home "broken apart by an office day, is almost no flexibility at all". Forcing everyone to work from office is "a huge waste of time as well as both mental and physical resources", "does not recognise flexible work", and will create a "younger, whiter, more male-dominated, more neuro-normative, more able-bodied" workforce.
Facebook to shut down its podcast platform next month
The company is also shutting down short-form experience called 'Soundbites' and 'Audio Hubs', The Verge reported on Tuesday.
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