Technology
Musk defends his decision after suspending accounts of prominent journalists
San Francisco, Dec 16 Twitter boss Elon Musk has defended his decision after suspending accounts on the micro-blogging platform of more than half a dozen journalists from outlets including CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post following their reporting on an account related to him. In defence of ...Samsung mocks Apple in new ad for lack of flippable iPhone
San Francisco, Dec 16 Samsung has mocked Apple in a new World Cup-themed advertisement for its lack of a flippable iPhone while promoting its own Galaxy Z Flip 4. According to MacRumors, the Galaxy Flip phones appear as fans in a soccer stadium inspired by the 2022 World Cup in ...iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via satellite helped rescue two people in a serious car crash
San Francisco, Dec 15 The Emergency SOS via satellite and the Crash Detection feature of the iPhone 14 have helped rescue two people in a serious car crash in the US. According to MacRumors, the incident occurred on the Angeles Forest Highway in the US state of California's Angeles National ...iPhone 14 Crash Detection notifies man of his wife’s accident
San Francisco, Dec 14 The iPhone 14 Crash Detection feature has notified a man about his wife's nearby car accident, prompting him to rush to the scene and provide aid before paramedics arrived. According to a Reddit post, user 'u/unclescorpion' was notified of an accident right away, while he was ...Meta introduces new sharing features on Instagram
San Francisco, Dec 14 Meta has introduced new sharing features on Instagram, including 'Notes', that will help users to feel closer to the people they care about. 'Notes' is a new way for users to share their thoughts and see what their friends are up to, Meta said in a ...Mercedes-Benz, Rivian EV partnership on hold
London, Dec 13 Electric car maker Rivian has put a pause on plans to co-develop multiple new electric delivery vans with luxury German automaker Mercedes-Benz. Rivian was concerned about spending a lot of money on an expensive new vehicle development project amid a slowing economy, reports The Verge. "At this ...WhatsApp is working on the ‘view once text’ feature
San Francisco, Dec 12 Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on bringing the ability to send "view once text" messages to a future update of the app. Previously, the feature was launched with support for photos and videos. The feature is currently available in WhatsApp's Android beta version, which lets users ...Sundar Pichai refuses to quell upcoming mega layoffs fears at Google
San Francisco, Dec 12 Google is reportedly bracing for massive layoffs early next year, and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has reportedly offered no assurance to worried Google employees that it won't happen. In a companywide meeting with staff, Pichai said, "it's really tough to predict the future, so, ...Twitter adds phone verification for Blue service
San Francisco, Dec 12 Micro-blogging platform Twitter has said that phone verification is required to get a verified blue checkmark to prevent the impersonation of accounts. Twitter posted a picture on Sunday which mentioned, "Blue subscribers with a verified phone number will get a blue checkmark once approved." Later, Esther ...Twitter back to life after brief outage as Musk speeds up platform
California, Dec 11 Twitter came back to life after suffering a brief outage globally, including in India, on Sunday as Elon Musk said "Twitter is speeding up". Website outage tracker Downdetector reported several outages across the globe as users had issues with page loading. The outage hit both the Twitter ...










