The 12-core SoC was earlier mentioned by tipster Kuba Wojciechowski, who now claims that the silicon’s moniker will be Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4.
Techies earning up to $1 million a year laid off at Big Tech firms, claims report
As Big Tech layoffs dominate headlines, more details have emerged on which verticals and senior executives earning up to $1 million annually bore the maximum brunt at Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.
Tata Motors, ICICI Bank tie up to offer financing solutions to its passenger EV dealers
ICICI Bank Executive Director Rakesh Jha said the electric vehicle industry is growing at a rapid pace with the rising consumer demand for environment-friendly electric vehicles.
FuelBuddy raises $20 million, aims to expand global footprint
With over 45,000 satisfied customers and operations in more than 130 cities, they have served about 10 crore litres of diesel to partners across the country including Varun Beverages Ltd., Coca-Cola, Amazon, DLF, Infosys, Taj, Hitachi, Amazon, Flipkart, Mahindra Logistics and Delhivery, to name a few.
Twitter is now accepting Community Notes contributions from four more countries
Twitter’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, Community Notes, is now open to contributors in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Twitter said over the weekend that it was expanding the contributor base by 10% per week by onboarding new individuals to the program. The social media company has also promised to include people from other countries.
Community Notes aims to allow users to add more context to tweets through links and reports. The program has been widely used to debunk or correct claims made in popular tweets.
Twitter introduced the social fact-checking program last year in the US under “Birdwatch”. In September, Twitter started adding more contributors just ahead of the US midterm elections. A month later, it made notes appended by contributors visible to all users in the US.
After Elon Musk started managing Twitter, he renamed “Birdwatch” to “Community Notes” — despite former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey thinking it is the “most boring Facebook name ever.” Musk believed that the project “is a game-changer for improving accuracy on Twitter.”
In December, the social network said that it is making Community Notes visible to folks all around the world. However, the contributions just came from users based out of the US. With the latest announcement, the company is changing that. If anyone wants to join the program, Twitter requires them to have a verified phone number and a six-month-old account.
However, one requirement that seems to throw people off is a “Trusted network provider”. Many have complained that their network is not eligible and Twitter doesn’t have a list of trusted carriers. It is likely that the company is filtering out carriers that facilitated spam accounts through SMS-based authentication. But in that case, it needs transparent about the process and work with network providers to avoid spam.
Last week, it also started showing these notes under quoted tweets on the iOS app and on the web.
Over the last few months, Twitter has also made several tweaks to the Community Notes algorithm, including changing the visibility of low-quality notes, expanding the type of notes for contributors, and stabilizing the impact score of contributions.
After Musk’s takeover, Twitter has cut thousands of full-time and contractual jobs — including people working on trust & safety and content moderation. This has impacted the social network’s ability to filter out harmful content and in turn, and keep high-spending advertisers on the platform. So it is not surprising to see the company is pushing the program that puts the onus of fact-checking on users.
Twitter is now accepting Community Notes contributions from four more countries by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Netflix’s password sharing to end soon, confirms company; here's what it didn't tell
Netflix to crack down on password-sharing: It’s official. Netflix to soon end password sharing. The company’s new co-CEO Greg Peters recently said that the company plans to end password sharing before the end of March. Netflix said that it will start launching the account-sharing fees beyond its test countries before the end of March and that a full, global rollout will take a couple quarters.
Amazon launches freight service Air in India
Amazon has launched Amazon Air, its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as it bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market where it has deployed over $6.5 billion.
The retailer has partnered with the Bengaluru-based cargo airline QuikJet to launch its maiden air freight service in the country, which it said will enable the firm to speed up its delivery. Amazon is utilizing the Boeing 737-800 for the service.
“Amazon India uses its own services for delivery of around 80-85% of orders and has opened up its delivery arm to others sellers. Delivery itself is a business which can achieve massive scale in India. So it makes sense for them to start this in India,” said Satish Meena, an independent analyst who tracks e-commerce sector in the country.
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Amazon launches freight service Air in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Merriam-Webster acquires Wordle clone Quordle
Encyclopedia Britannica subsidiary popular for its online dictionary, Merriam-Webster, has acquired a popular word-solving game Quordle.
Activist investor Elliott Management takes stake in Salesforce, claim sources
Activist investor Elliott Management Corp has made a multi-billion dollar investment in cloud-based software firm Salesforce Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission scheduled for February 26
NASA and SpaceX have set February 26 as the launch date for the Crew-6 mission, which will send four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month stay.