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Reddit adds 'search comments' tool to boost results for users
"Additional new features include completely new user interfaces for search and improved search relevance," the company announced in an update. With this new capability, users looking for particular discussions or comments on Reddit no longer need to click on several posts and then scroll through what can sometimes be thousands of comments to find threads that are relevant to them.
'Twitter should open-source its algorithm': Elon Musk after making $43 Billion Offer to buy microblogging site
Elon Musk made this remark after making an offer to buy Twitter for $43 billion cash. Musk is the largest shareholder of Twitter with 9.2% of stake in the microblogging site. In an interview to Chris Anderson on TED talks, Musk gave his thoughts about how he would like to change Twitter if he were to buy it.
YouTube Shorts allows creators to use clips from YouTube videos
The new feature is an extension of existing "remix" tool that allowed creators to sample audio from other videos into their own YouTube Shorts posts. "Create your own short videos using our Shorts creation tools to mix in music from our Audio Library or use original audio from videos across YouTube," the company said in an update.
Amazon CEO says will improve workers' safety amid criticism
In his first shareholder letter as the head of Amazon, Jassy, who took over as CEO from founder Jeff Bezos last year, said that the company is passionate about further improving safety at fulfillment networks, "with a focus on reducing strains, sprains, falls, and repetitive stress injuries". "Our injury rates are sometimes misunderstood. We have operations jobs that fit both the 'warehousing' and 'courier and delivery' categories," Jassy said late on Thursday.
Musk spars with major Saudi investor over Twitter takeover offer
Questioning Saudi Arabia's own media laws, Musk tweeted: "Just two questions, if I may. How much of Twitter does the Kingdom own, directly & indirectly? What are the Kingdom's views on journalistic freedom of speech?" Musk reacted after the Saudi Prince rejected the Tesla CEO's cash offer of $54.20 per Twitter share.
Twitter will follow 'rigorous' process on Musk offer: Parag Agrawal
In a meeting with employees late on Thursday, Agrawal said the board is still evaluating Musk's offer and will make a decision "in the best interest of our shareholders", reports The Verge. "At least one employee asked about the possibility of future layoffs, which Agrawal said wouldn't be dictated by individual performance ratings," the report mentioned.
iPhone 14 may come with satellite connectivity for emergencies
According to GizmoChina, through satellite connectivity, users would be able to send text messages or SOS responses via a satellite network to report on accidents, similar to the one on the brand's smartwatch. Recently, the tech website reported that the tech giant is possibly working on a similar satellite feature for its Apple Watch.
Now, Elon Musk tells US regulator he wants the entire Twitter bird or will walk away
The offer is for all cash consideration valuing the common stock at $54.20 per share, a 54 per cent premium over the closing price of Twitter on January 28, 2022, the trading day before Musk began investing in the company. This is a 38 per cent premium over the closing price of Twitter on April 1, 2022, the trading day before Musk's investment in the Issuer was publicly announced.
Elon Musk offers $54.20 per share in cash to buy Twitter
The micro-blogging platform's shares soared nearly 18 per cent in pre-market trading after the news broke. Musk is offering to "acquire all of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer not owned by the Reporting Person for all cash consideration valuing the Common Stock at $54.20 per share," read the filing. Musk says Twitter needs to go private to go through the changes that need to be made.
Apple's privacy features to cost Facebook $12.8 bn in 2022
According to AppleInsider, the tech giant released its feature in iOS 14 on April 26, last year, and it immediately had an impact on companies relying on advertising revenue. By July, it was estimated to be causing a 15 per cent to 20 per cent revenue drop for advertisers.
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