twitter Twitter Pushes Algorithmic Recommendations to All Users Under New Ownership Twitter is expanding its algorithmic tweet recommendations to all users, signaling a potential shift toward a more curated, Instagram-style feed. The change raises questions about whether the platform plans to prioritize suggested content over the traditional chronological timeline.
aws AWS Brings Automated Monitoring and Scheduling to Amazon Contact Center AWS adds AI-driven performance tracking and real-time agent guidance to Amazon Connect to compete with enterprise SaaS vendors. The new tools aim to help managers identify struggling agents and optimize scheduling.
apple BeReal Takes Top Honors in Apple's 2022 App Store Awards Apple names BeReal its 2022 App of the Year, highlighting the photo-sharing app's massive impact on social media. Meanwhile, African restaurant tech startup Orda raises $3.4 million and Indian fintech CRED acquires CreditVidya.
icon Austin 3D-Printing Firm ICON Wins $57.2M NASA Moon Construction Contract Construction tech startup ICON secures a $57.2 million NASA contract to advance its Project Olympus, aiming to build lunar infrastructure using local resources.
disney Disney Pays $900 Million to Fully Acquire Streaming Tech Firm BAMTech Disney buys out Major League Baseball's remaining 15% stake in BAMTech for $900 million, securing 100% ownership of the technology that powers Disney+. This deal marks one of the final major moves by former CEO Bob Chapek.
elon musk Elon Musk Clashes With Apple Over App Store Policies and Fees Elon Musk publicly criticizes Apple for its App Store fees and threatens to launch his own rival platform. However, Apple holds significant leverage by controlling access to billions of iPhones.
telegram Indian Court Forces Telegram to Reveal User Data in Copyright Dispute A Delhi High Court order compels Telegram to hand over administrators' phone numbers and IP addresses for channels accused of piracy. The ruling reveals the significant user data the messaging platform actually stores and can disclose to authorities.
foxconn Foxconn Offers Massive Bonuses to Lure Workers Back After Unrest Foxconn is offering thousands of dollars in bonuses to entice workers back to its Zhengzhou factory following protests and a Covid-19 outbreak that threaten global iPhone supplies.
nvidia NVIDIA Secures Top NeurIPS Awards for Generative AI and Generalist Agents NVIDIA earns prestigious NeurIPS 2022 awards for innovative research in diffusion-based generative models and generalist AI agents. The company presents over 60 projects at the conference, focusing heavily on synthetic data generation.
elon musk Elon Musk Targets Apple Over App Store Threats and Advertising Pullback Elon Musk publicly accuses Apple of threatening to remove Twitter from the App Store and halting advertising on the platform. The conflict highlights ongoing tensions over content moderation rules and Apple's in-app purchase fees.
aws AWS Unveils Graviton3E Arm Chip and Nitro 5 Hypervisor for High-Performance Computing AWS introduces the Graviton3E processor optimized for high-performance computing and the Nitro 5 hardware hypervisor. These new technologies deliver major leaps in vector processing and energy efficiency for cloud workloads.
aws AWS Eliminates Lambda Cold Starts With New SnapStart Feature AWS introduces SnapStart for Lambda, a new feature that reduces cold start latency by 90 percent using encrypted memory snapshots. The tool is currently available exclusively for Java functions running on the Corretto runtime.
twitter Twitter Downloads Surge in China as Citizens Seek Protest Information Chinese citizens are flocking to Twitter to share news about widespread COVID-19 protests as local platforms face strict censorship. The app jumps to 9th place in the iOS App Store despite being officially blocked by the Great Firewall.
flickr Flickr Considers Joining the Decentralized Fediverse Through ActivityPub Flickr's CEO is actively polling users about adopting the ActivityPub protocol, which could transform the photo-sharing platform into a part of the decentralized fediverse.
post news Post News Emerges as Twitter Alternative Focused on Premium Journalism Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Post News offers a feed-based platform where users pay per article instead of buying full subscriptions. The rapidly growing beta currently lacks key features like direct messages and accessibility tools.