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A woman who documented the journey of landing her dream job at Spotify, which started in 2021 thanks to a themed resume, has now shared she was fired in the recent layoffs. In April last year, Emily Vu was hired as a PM intern with the digital music service after her green and grey coloured … Read more
Microsoft on Wednesday said it has identified a ‘potential networking issue,’ as it investigated an outage that left Teams, the company’s business communication platform, down for thousands of users in India. The outage has also affected Outlook, the US tech giant’s email service. “We’ve identified a potential networking issue and are reviewing telemetry to determine … Read more
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out new shortcuts with which people can block users. This is according to WhatsApp news tracker WABetaInfo, which said that the feature has already been made available to select beta testers and will now be rolled out for some iOS beta testers. Also Read: WhatsApp working on feature for users to … Read more
Europe’s JUICE spacecraft is all ready to embark on an eight-year odyssey through the Solar System to find out whether the oceans hidden under the surface of Jupiter’s icy moons have the potential to host extraterrestrial life. For now, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is in a white room of its manufacturer Airbus in … Read more
3M Co. said it plans to cut about 2,500 manufacturing jobs, citing persistent economic hurdles, and forecast profit for this year that fell short of Wall Street estimates. The stock tumbled by the most in nearly 13 years. The maker of Post-it notes, surgical supplies and touch-screen displays said Tuesday that it sees adjusted earnings … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared a picture of a roadside tailor who had pasted Paytm QR codes into his sewing machine on social media, drawing attention to the wide acceptability of digital payments in India. “It is a typical sight across India…our people have demonstrated great dexterity in adapting to tech and innovation,” … Read more
Union minister Ashwini Vaishaw on Tuesday warned that many people around the world will bring difficulties in the path of BharOS, a Made-in-India mobile operating system developed by IIT Madras-incubated firm. Speaking at the launch of BharOS, the minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & IT said, “The challenge starts from here. We have to … Read more
To help users understand a message in various languages, WhatsApp offers a built-in tool with which they can translate the message from one language to another. Also, if the message is not translated to a preferred language, users have the option to select the language they want the message to be translated to. Also Read: … Read more
Ashneer Grover, BharatPe co-founder and a former Shark Tank India judge, spoke out about the mass layoffs in tech companies and said he never had to fire employees due to bad markets. In his latest LinkedIn post, Grover said he has always hired “considerately”. “It’s sad to hear about firings every day. I am thankful … Read more
Netflix Inc. co-founder Reed Hastings steps down as CEO after leading the company for more than two decades; he is succeeded by two long-time associates, Ted Sarandos (who was already co-chief) and Greg Peters. They have now provided details about the company’s future, including a proposal to end password sharing in many countries. Peters, the … Read more