Twitter Staff Can Tweet From Any Account in ‘GodMode’ Says Ex-Engineer

Twitter staff can tweet from any account, according to an FTC complaint seen by The Washington Post. The ex-Twitter engineer behind the complaint said it was called “GodMode,” and the company didn’t close it after a hack. In 2020, hackers tweeted a Bitcoin scam from several high-profile accounts after accessing internal systems. Twitter staff can … Read more

GoMechanic to reduce workforce by 70%, says co-founder Amit Bhasin

Car workshop and auto spare parts platform, GoMechanic is going to let go of approximately 70% of its workforce. This was announced by co-founder Amit Bhasin in a long LinkedIn post. GoMechanic, which offers everything from mechanics to carwashing services on an app, bills itself as having India’s largest auto service center network. With its … Read more

China to allow Didi apps back online, in latest sign of regulatory thaw

Chinese authorities are set to allow Didi Global’s ride-hailing and other apps back on domestic app stores as soon as next week, five sources told Reuters, in yet another signal that their two-year regulatory crackdown on the technology sector is ending. Didi has been awaiting authorities’ approval to resume new user registrations and downloads of … Read more

Realtor.com® Launches Enhanced Listing Intelligence for Agents

New features give real estate professionals predictive insights to help sell their clients’ homes in today’s challenging market SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In a cooling housing market, real estate professionals may find they have to work harder to win a listing and make a sale. New enhanced listing intelligence features from … Read more

ChatGPT Wrote My Cover Letters. Here’s How Recruiters Responded

I got the chatbot to write cover letters for real jobs and asked hiring managers what they thought. Most of the managers would have given me a screening call but said the letters lacked personality. A new version of an AI chatbot from OpenAI, ChatGPT, has had the internet in a frenzy over the last … Read more

ChatGPT Will Be Overhyped, Overlooked, and Then, Perhaps, Essential

ChatGPT has been touted as a Google killer and the turning point for AI to enter the mainstream. It’s fascinating to play with, but ChatGPT is still limited, and the backlash has already started. Emerging technology like ChatGPT is usually called overhyped until it becomes essential. Over the past few weeks, social-media feeds and tech-pundit … Read more

Apple’s iPhone needs a shake-up. A new law might help to lose its grip

Apple Inc.’s walled garden around its technology is as synonymous with the iPhone maker as the iPhone itself. It is how Apple lures consumers into buying expensive earphones, watches and speakers that work seamlessly with that rectangular slab in their pockets, and ultimately what locks people in to Apple products.   That has been great … Read more

Paytm announces buyback. Controversial step.

Paytm has announced buyback totalling maximum of Rs 850 crore @ maximum price of Rs 810/ share. Buyback price is at 57% premium to the closing price on December 13, 2022 (before the announcement); It will be an open market buyback; Will be executed over a maximum period of 6 months; Company’s directors and Key … Read more

Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon Awarded $9 Bln Worth Pentagon Cloud Deal

The Pentagon announced that up to $9 billion worth of cloud-computing contracts were awarded to Google, Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft. In a statement, the U.S. Department of Defense said, “The purpose of this contract is to provide the Department of Defense with enterprise-wide, globally available cloud services across all security domains and classification levels, from … Read more