Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks with CNBC on May 16th, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC The sudden departure of Twitter executives tasked with content moderation and brand safety has left the company more vulnerable than ever to hate speech. On Thursday, Twitter’s vice president of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, resigned from the
Social media giant Meta’s Facebook took action against 41 percent of complaints it received from users and Instagram against over 54 percent of grievances raised by users in April 2023, according to the company’s latest India Monthly Report. As per the category-wise information disclosed by Meta, Facebook “actioned on” less than one-fourth of grievances of
Twitter’s head of brand safety and ad quality, A.J. Brown, has decided to leave the company, according to a source familiar with the matter on Friday, the second safety leader to depart in a matter of days. The latest departure adds to a growing challenge for new Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino, even before she steps
Nokia C300 and Nokia C110 were launched in the US on Thursday. The phones are the latest in HMD Global’s, Nokia’s parent firm, attempt to deliver accessible smartphones to the global market. Both the newly-launched models come with polycarbonate frames and backs. They run Android 12 out-of-the-box and flaunt displays with HD+ resolution. The C300
Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) questions Intelligence Committee Minority Counsel Stephen Castor and Intelligence Committee Majority Counsel Daniel Goldman during House impeachment inquiry hearings before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill December 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Doug Mills | Pool | Getty Images A California lawmaker who has opposed efforts to crack down on
Apple is working on plans to expand and revitalize its retail chain, aiming to push deeper into China and other parts of Asia while overhauling established locations in the US and Europe. Through 2027, the iPhone maker is discussing opening 15 new stores across the Asia-Pacific region, five locations in Europe and the Middle East,
From brand-new hardware to interesting software updates, Apple will surely have plenty of surprises in store at its upcoming WWDC 2023 developer event. While the event has traditionally been about software (hence developers), Apple has surprised us in the past with hardware announcements like the new MacBook Air and Macbook Pro models that were announced last year. There’s
Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, told Reuters on Thursday that she has resigned from the social media company, which has faced criticism for lax protections against harmful content since billionaire Elon Musk acquired it in October. Irwin, who joined Twitter in June 2022, took over as head of the trust and safety
Alphabet’s Google is leading a $36 million (roughly Rs. 297 crore) funding round for Bengaluru-based Pixxel, a satellite-image startup, in the first major investment in the Indian space sector since the government launched its privatisation policy in April. Pixxel, founded in 2019, is building a constellation of satellites that have the ability to identify mineral
Google has unveiled a slew of features for Android smartphones, tablets, and Wear OS smartwatches on Thursday. The latest improvements include three new widgets for Google Finance, Google TV, and Google New for customising the Android phone or tablet home screen. On top of that, Google’s June feature update brings “Reading practice” mode on Google
Samsung hosted its first Galaxy Unpacked event of this year on February 1 in San Francisco. As we are inching closer towards the launch of the next-generation Galaxy Z foldable smartphone series, Lee Young-hee, President of Samsung DX’s Global Marketing Center has reportedly confirmed the location of the next Unpacked event. The Suwon headquartered company
Android 14 could add support for a new feature that could give users insights into their device’s battery health. New application programming interfaces (APIs) found on the latest Android 14 beta could show details such as the health of the phone’s battery, the manufacturing date, when it was first used, how many charging cycles have
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An attendee wears an HTC Vive Virtual Reality headset during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, June 5, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images On Monday, Apple is expected to announce its first new major product line since the
SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets with France’s President Emmanuel Macron (L) at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on May 15, 2023. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Twitter’s head of trust and safety Ella Irwin resigned from her role at the Elon Musk-owned social media platform. Irwin,
WhatsApp has resumed testing a feature that improves group chats on Android, as part of the latest beta release. The popular messaging app recently began beta testing the ability to show profile icons next to messages on group chats, but it was disabled on subsequent beta releases. Meanwhile, the Meta-owned app has also started rolling
E-commerce platform Meesho has become the world’s “fastest shopping app” to cross 500 million cumulative downloads across Google Play and iOS App Store, mobile data analytics provider has said.The company has achieved the 500 million download milestone in six years, data.ai, formerly known as App Annie, said in a statement. According to data.ai, over half
Samsung launched new OLED TV models in India on Thursday. The new range includes S95C and S90C series TVs and they are offered in 77-inch, 65-inch, and 55-inch display sizes. Samsung’s S95C and S90C TV series are powered by AI-enabled Neural Quantum Processor 4K and they feature PANTONE-certified display with up to 144Hz refresh rate.
PlayStation has announced the free monthly games for June 2023 for PlayStation Plus subscribers. The free games for the month include three free titles — NBA 2K23, Jurassic World Evolution 2, and Trek to Yomi — that will be available for PS Plus members across Essential, Extra, and Deluxe/Premium tiers starting June 6 through July
Instant messaging application WhatsApp has launched a new global ‘Security Center’ page which will act as a one-stop window for users to learn more about how to protect themselves against spammers and any unwanted contacts. WhatsApp on Thursday said it has created this page to build awareness about the various safety measures and in-built product
Apple Reality Pro — the company’s purported mixed reality headset — is expected to make its debut at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2023) event that begins on June 5. Rumours about the headset have been doing the rounds for several months, ranging from the device’s design resembling ski goggles to the inclusion of