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Twitter To Let You Send Direct Message Straight From A Tweet
Twitter Readying Communities Updates, More Features

The microblogging site has reportedly started to work on a new feature to let users write full articles, instead of just making a long thread.

Google Assistant's Guest Mode To Support More Languages, Including Hindi
Google Assistant's Guest Mode To Support More Languages, Including Hindi

Currently, the feature's language support is limited to English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese and Korean.

Netflix, Google
Netflix, Google Fined Over Unfair Paid Subscription Biz

South Korea's OTT usage rate rose to 69.5 per cent, compared with 66.3 per cent from the previous year, amid the stay-at-home trend driven by the pandemic

PSLV-C52
Countdown For Launch Of India's 'Eye In The Sky' Satellite Begins

The RISAT-1A flight will be followed by the launch of three satellites - OCEANSAT-3, INS-2B, ANAND- by PSLV-C53 in March and Micro SAT by the newly developed small rocket Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) in April.

Gadkari
Tesla Manufacturing In China & Selling In India Not Digestible: Gadkari

When asked about Tesla's demand to cut customs duties on electric cars, Gadkari said that the country cannot appease one automobile company

India's Tech Spending
India's Tech Spending To Grow 8.7% In 2022, Highest In Asia-Pacific

After cutting hardware spending in 2020, Indian tech leaders will spend 7 per cent more on it in 2021

  • Saturday, 12 February 2022
WhatsApp
WhatsApp Starts Rolling Out New Calling Interface For Select Android Users

According to WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, WhatsApp for Android beta 2.22.5.4 has brought the updated voice calling interface to some users

Google To Shut Down 'Currents'
Google To Shut Down 'Currents'

The company said it is also investing in search and discoverability, platform capabilities for app development, and enterprise-grade security and compliance, including data protection, data loss prevention (DLP), and Vault support.

Facebook, Meta
Meta Activates Elections Operations Centre In India Amid Assembly Polls

With India entering the crucial Assembly polls season, Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday said it has activated its Elections Operations Centre so that it can watch out for potential abuses that could emerge across the platform related to these elections to respond in real time.

WhatsApp
Don't Want To Receive Whatsapp Messages, SC To Duped Investors

The top court was hearing an appeal filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) in the Heera Gold Exim case, where the firm is allegedly accused of collecting Rs 5,600 crore deposits from investors. The top court emphasised that the people who have been duped by the firm should refrain from adopting these tactics.

Speed up or slow down video playbacks on Twitter soon
Speed Up Or Slow Down Video Playbacks On Twitter Soon

It means you can watch a video at as slow as 0.25x speed or as fast as 2x, giving some fun to the videos and voice playbacks.

Instagram
Instagram Rolls Out Bulk Delete Features, Security Checkup Worldwide

Users can also use this to find content that they have recently deleted or archived, check out your search history, see the links they have visited and the amount of time spent on the platform and download information.

Twitter To Let You Send Direct Message Straight From A Tweet
Twitter To Let You Send Direct Message Straight From A Tweet

"We're always exploring ways to make DMs more accessible and valuable for people on Twitter, and they will always remain in control: anyone has the ability to close their DMs in their settings," a Twitter spokesperson told The Verge.

  • Monday, 07 February 2022
Samsung To Reuse Discarded Fishing Nets For Its Upcoming Smartphones
Samsung To Reuse Discarded Fishing Nets For Its Upcoming Smartphones

The upcoming devices will reflect the company's ongoing effort to eliminate single-use plastics and expand the use of other eco-conscious materials, such as recycled post-consumer material (PCM) and recycled paper.

Google Chrome
Google Chrome Gets New Logo After 8 Years

The icon has been simplified/flattened by removing the shadows. The colours are brighter and the proportions are different, making the big blue ball in the middle noticeably bigger.

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