Google has recently announced plans to phase out its Jamboard app, a collaborative whiteboarding tool, by late 2024. The tech giant has established a clear timeline for this transition to allow users ample time to adapt. According to the company, all Jamboard device license subscriptions, including those for educational institutions, will cease on September 30, … [Read more…]
Fortnite-maker Epic Games to lay off 16% of its workforce
Epic Games, the $31.5Bn valued game developer behind popular titles like Fortnite and Unreal Engine, announced that it will be laying off around 16% of its workforce, which will impact roughly 830 employees. Alongside these layoffs, the company also shared plans to divest its music platform, Bandcamp, and spin off most of its SuperAwesome services. … [Read more…]
Microsoft proposed selling Bing to Apple in 2020, deal never materialised
Google has, for a long time, had a dominance in the search engine space. But if Microsoft had its way, then Google would have been replaced by Bing as the default search engine on Apple’s platforms by now. As surprising as this sounds, a new report by Bloomberg reveals that Microsoft had held talks with … [Read more…]
X is targeting profitability by early 2024: CEO Linda Yaccarino
X, formerly Twitter, is on a path to profitability, according to CEO Linda Yaccarino. Speaking at Vox Media’s Code Conference, Yaccarino confidently stated, when pushed, that X is poised to turn a profit by early 2024 – a significant declaration considering X’s history of financial challenges (especially since it was acquired by Elon Musk). X’s … [Read more…]
Google brings earthquake alerts to Android users in India
In a significant move towards enhancing public safety, Google has joined forces with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the National Seismology Center (NSC) in order to introduce an Earthquake Alert System designed to provide early earthquake alerts for Android users in India. This team-up ensures that the system is finely tuned to the … [Read more…]
FTC, 17 U.S. states file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, accusing it of monopolistic practices
Amazon’s practices, this time — and perhaps incoming — have earned the ire of the US federal watchdog. In a monumental move, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against e-commerce giant Amazon in a federal court in Seattle. The complaint accuses the e-commerce major of illegally stifling competition by abusing its … [Read more…]
Surprising Things You Can Do Online
In a quaint corner of our memory, the computers from the 1990s stand tall. Bulky, humming, and graced with screensavers that danced their digital ballet. Those devices, though expensive and cumbersome, were marvels of their time. Just as we marvel at pyramids without understanding the immense effort that went into their creation, today’s compact and … [Read more…]
Gmail’s barebones HTML view will be in the grave by January 2024
The HTML view within Gmail, that many users still use, and which presents your mail in a pretty basic, barebones format, will be dead by end of January next year. Google didn’t announce anything as such, but updated their support page to reflect the same. “You can display Gmail on your browser in Basic HTML … [Read more…]
X to put audio and video calls behind paywall: Report
In a development that could possibly result in further alienation of user, social media giant X will not be making audio and video calls available to all users. According to a report from TechCrunch, both the new features will only be made available to users who have purchased a membership to X Premium, the erstwhile … [Read more…]
Meta will include “Gen AI personas” in its chatbot launch for younger audience
Since the introduction of ChatGPT, generative AI has been hailed as a cornerstone of the AI sector, and its popularity has been rising by the day. It has also seen a host of AI chatbots being rolled out, and it is not just the likes of Microsoft and Google who have been working on this. … [Read more…]