As a part of their update to their COVID-19 misinformation policy, Facebook will begin removing false claims about COVID-19 vaccines. The update comes as one COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized in the UK and other authorizations are expected to happen…
Amazon is testing a new Alexa feature in the US that will allow users to type out Alexa commands – rather than ask them aloud. The new feature is available for iOS users in the Alexa app. Amazon said, “The…
YouTube said that it is improving its Premieres experience by launching three new features like adding support for trailers, themes and redirects from live pre-shows, and customized countdown timers. YouTube is building the Premieres feature, used for live-streaming pre-recorded videos….
Google announced that it will soon start paying for some paywalled content for its News Showcase program. News Showcase is a new addition to Google News was launched in October. News Showcase displays story panels curated by publishers. Google News…
Google Maps is launching its own news feed called the Community Feed, with posts from a local area. It is like any other news feed. It is a vertically scrollable feed with posts users can like by tapping on the…
Salesforce announced that it is buying the online collaboration firm Slack in USD 27.7 billion megadeal as the pandemic fuels a remote work trend. Salesforce, the Customer relationship management (CRM) firm that recently surpassed USD 20 billion in annual revenue…
Facebook has announced that it is acquiring Kustomer, a customer relationship management (CRM) start-up. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed however, reports suggest that the transaction value is USD 1 Billion. The CRM tools help companies manage their…
Google and Microsoft are working together to bring some enhancements to the dark mode on Chrome. This move comes a few months after Google first introduced dark mode on its Chrome browser. The improved dark mode of Google in the…
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is gearing up to launch as early as January in 2021. The company is citing that three unidentified people are involved in the project. The Geneva-based Libra Association will govern and help Libra to launch a single…
ByteDance’s deadline to sell the video-sharing platform TikTok’s business in the US has once again been extended by the Trump administration. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has given Beijing-based ByteDance time until December 4th to…
