LinkedIn has introduced a new messaging update to its
platform that enables users to forward posts to multiple members at once.
When forwarding a post on LinkedIn, you can select more than one member to send it to. This can be done in two ways: by forwarding the post to each member separately or creating a new group chat with the selected members. Additionally, a typed message can be included with the post.
PayPal announced a new log-in system ‘Passkeys’ some time
back, and is now rolling it out on its website for Android users. The company
also launched passkey support for Apple devices last year. To access Passkeys
on PayPal’s website, users must have Chrome on Android 9 or above.
Switching your log-in system to Passkeys will not result in your password being removed from PayPal, as it would still be required to log in on unsupported devices.
The reason behind setting up a limit of minimum wage is to
set a baseline income level for workers in a particular jurisdiction. Ideally the
amount is enough to cover basic needs like housing and food, but it is not
always guaranteed.
The data extracted from Picodi helps in analyzing how the
minimum wage differs around the world sand it includes values for 67 countries
as of January 2023.
A while back, Microsoft launched its Phone Link app for iOS
that makes it possible to send and receive messages and calls via iMessage on
Windows PC.
The way Phone Link works for iOS is that it sends and
receives messages over Bluetooth. Apple then detects these messages and forces
them to be sent and received via iMessage. Additionally, iPhone users can view
and dismiss notifications on the Phone Link app. The app, however, doesn’t support
other functions like mirroring phone display, running other apps, or interacting
with group chats.
To set up a connection between an iPhone device and PC, you will be prompted to scan a QR code from your phone which will open an App Clip version of Phone Link and start the Bluetooth pairing process. Once the pairing is complete, you can then enable contact sharing by turning on “show notifications.” This will allow system notifications to be shared to your PC via Bluetooth.
In a latest monetization effort utilizing AR, Snapchat has
developed a new project that combines AI and AR, dedicated to retailers who can
use the service to earn from AI and AR shopping tools.
The AR Enterprise Services (ARES) by Snapchat provides
retailers with shopping tools that can be used to virtually try on products
like clothes, jewellery, makeup, etc. The integration of AR shopping tools in
ARES will facilitate retailers by increasing conversions and reducing return
rates.
Microsoft has released a preview of its new collaborative
hub ‘Loop’ that makes it possible to manage all the Office apps from one place.
It can be used to initiate and organize various tasks, projects, and documents,
and even share them in the form of editable blocks in other Microsoft platforms
like Teams, Outlook, Word (web version), and Whiteboard.
Loop allows up to 50 people to edit a document at once. Its project
and task management features are quite handy, such as progress trackers, custom
labels, syncing tools, the option to link up suggested files or tag co-workers
or friends, and more.
In addition to that, Microsoft will be bringing its 365 Copilot system to Loop, that uses AI to generate ideas and suggestions. In Loop, the chatbot will also support multiplayer mode, enabling multiple people to ask questions to it.
According to a ranking published by Bloomberg last week, the Ambanis once again remain on the top of the list of the wealthiest families in Asia despite their recent losses, owing their riches to the Reliance Industries conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. The rest of the top 10 of the rankings is a blend of different industries, countries and also some global household names.
Meta is bringing two new features to WhatsApp as part of its
Community tab: one that provides better privacy to community group chats, and another
that makes it easier to find groups that users have in common.
Community group chat is a relatively new element in WhatsApp that was launched last year. Its purpose is to house multiple sub-groups of larger groups like organizations and schools, and it can hold up to 5,000 users, support video calls for up to 32 participants, and enable group-wide admin announcements.
Google has begun beta testing of its new chatbot ‘Bard,’
designed to interact with people by generating ideas via text.
Sissie Hsiao, a Bard lead and VP of product at Google, describes Bard as a “creative collaborator” that helps brainstorm ideas for you and provides suggestions and recommendations for planning activities or events. It therefore seems like Bard is not supposed to be used as an alternative search engine to ask ‘queries’, also because there’s Google Search for that purpose.
When you open Bard, you will see that it says “enter a
prompt here,” which indicates that it invites a user to “explore” their
imagination and beyond that. However, the chatbot doesn’t carry too many back and
forth conversations, which is how Google has deliberately built it to prevent conversations
from spiralling out of control.
Twitter designer Andrea Conway recently revealed a new notification
option for tweets that is currently being tested. The functionality would
enable users to get notifications of activity on any tweet, such as new replies
or quote tweet.
The new ‘Notify Me’ option could be accessed from the three dots menu on a tweet that a user wants to be updated on. Whether it’s a conversation on a celebrity’s account or business account, or news about an important event, it wouldn’t be possible to miss out on it after enabling this new alert feature.
According to the 2023 World Happiness Report released on
Monday, Finland once again leads the ranking of the world's happiest countries consecutively,
for the sixth year. Even though its score (7.80) is considerably higher than the
rest of the countries, a significant portion of the top ten roundup are also
Nordic, with Denmark in second place (7.59), Iceland in third (7.53), Sweden in
sixth (7.40) and Norway in seventh (7.32).
Twitter CEO Elon Musk recently announced in his tweet that
Twitter will begin prioritizing replies in a new way in the coming weeks. Replies
will be prioritized in the following order: from people one follows, from verified
accounts and lastly from unverified accounts.
In January, it was observed that Twitter was going through significant
declines in tweet engagement, which was later found to be a result of
difficulties with implementation of new code changes, including re-ranking of
tweets.
While the new ranking method is limited to replies only, it could hopefully bring some exposure to tweets that deserve more engagement. However, this could also result in exposure given to the “wrong” verified accounts, such as spammers and attention seekers that intend to newsjack viral tweets.
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