Ericsson to Lay Off 3,000 in ‘Large Transformation’ Telecoms equipment maker Ericsson on Tuesday confirmed recent media reports that it will cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden, including in production, research and development. The company said however that it also planned to hire 1,000 people in research and development over the next three years, as the company undergoes a “large transformation”. ... Read More »
Google Pixel Event: Pixel, Pixel XL, and What Else to Expect From Today’s Event HIGHLIGHTS Google Pixel event starts at 9am PT (9:30pm IST) Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones will be launched Google will also unveil other hardware products The Google Pixel event is the Mountain View company’s biggest launch of the year, where it is anticipated to unveiled ... Read More »
How to Watch Google Pixel Phones Event Live The Google Pixel event is the company’s biggest launch of the year, where the software giant will unveil its new portfolio of hardware products, ranging from the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, to the Google Home smart speaker. Other products expected to be launched at the October 4 event are the Google ... Read More »
Twitter to Lay Off Employees, Halt Engineering Work at Bengaluru Development Centre Twitter Inc said on Monday it would lay off some employees and halt engineering work at one of its development centres in India’s technology hub Bengaluru. The layoffs will impact less than 20 employees at the development centre, according to a source familiar with the matter. The employees ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS German privacy regulator said Facebook was infringing data protection law Facebook acquired WhatsApp in an effort to reach a younger audience Facebook has its German headquarters in Hamburg Facebook said it would appeal against an order by a German privacy regulator on Tuesday to stop collecting and storing data of German users of its messaging app WhatsApp and to ... Read More »
WhatsApp to Ignore Delhi High Court Ruling; Will Share Data With Facebook as Planned HIGHLIGHTS Ruling has no impact on the planned policy and terms of service updates Court earlier said WhatsApp will delete users’ data up to September 25 On August 25, WhatsApp made extensive changes to its privacy policy Defying a Delhi High Court order against sharing user ... Read More »
Twitter Moments Now Open to Everyone to Tell Their Stories HIGHLIGHTS Twitter Moments will be available to everyone starting Thursday Users will see the Moments tab on their profile Users can make Moments about anything they want to In an attempt to take on Snapchat’s and Instagram’s ‘Stories’, Twitter on Wednesday made a big announcement – it has now opened ... Read More »
Salesforce to Urge Regulators to Scrutinise Microsoft’s LinkedIn Acquisition HIGHLIGHTS Salesforce to tell US and European antitrust officials Could delay Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn Nadella announced a wide-ranging partnership with Salesforce Salesforce.com, months after losing out on a bid for LinkedIn, is urging regulators to scrutinize Microsoft’s acquisition of the social network, alleging that the deal would pose a threat ... Read More »
Facebook’s Messenger Day Is an Attempt to Take on Snapchat Stories In an another attempt to take on photo sharing mobile service Snapchat, Facebook has rolled out a new feature called Messenger Day which lets users post illustrated photos and videos that disappear after a day. TechCrunch reported Messenger Day – which reportedly tries to clone Snapchat’s Stories feature – ... Read More »
Coming shortly after the Federal Aviation Administration introduced its first regulations for commercial drone use, United Parcel Service, Inc., (NYSE:UPS) announced last week it has begun testing an unmanned aerial delivery vehicle built by drone-maker. The drone will be used to make urgent commercial deliveries of packages to remote or difficult-to-access locations, the giant package delivery company said. “Our focus ... Read More »
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