Niantic, the augmented reality company that creates video games such as Pokémon GO, has secured USD 300 million in funding from Coatue, putting the firm at a value of USD 9 billion. The San Francisco-based business, which was split out from Google, will use the funds to develop what it refers to as the “real-world metaverse.” […]
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Walmart is all set to start delivering your orders by air. America’s largest retailer will deliver thousands of items via drone to customers living in Farmington, Arkansas. The items that the retail giant will deliver include health related products like thermometers along with cough medicine and other things. However, the delivery by air will be […]
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Twitter is pushing for a new feature called Reactions. The company is testing the feature for months now. The feature is believed to be ready for a rollout. The microblogging platform said that the feature will get four reactions options. They are tears of joy, thinking faces, clapping hands, and crying faces. Twitter said that […]
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Encrypted messaging is very popular. Several chatting apps are providing encrypted messaging feature. This is attracting more users. While several apps are offering end-to-end encryption, Facebook was yet to implement it. The social media giant started talking about it recently. The company said that it will soon encrypt users’ messages. It has plans to encrypt […]
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Popular photo-sharing platform Instagram is looking at expanding the reach of Reels. It has now announced a bonus program. The bonus program is for creators. The company is offering a chance to creators to earn up to USD 10,000. According to Instagram, creators will get a bonus as part of the Reels Play bonus program. […]
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Facebook is facing another lawsuit. This time it has been accused of copying features of a now-defunct app. Phhhoto has accused Facebook, now Meta, of hiding its name from search results and then apparently pushing it out of the business. Phhhoto was founded by Omar Elsayed, Champ Bennett, and Russell Armand in 2014. The app […]
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The Federal Trade Commission has said that Amazon will be paying back USD 60 million to over 140,000 drives. The money being repaid is the tip that the company allegedly withheld from drivers. The development comes after the FTC and Amazon reached a settlement in February. The tech giant has agreed to pay USD 61.7 […]
Continue Reading Instagram creators have reason to cheer. The popular photo-sharing app has announced to launch a series of tools to support creators. These tools are aimed at making it easier for creators to increase their participation in monetization activities. In other words, the new tools will make it easier for creators to generate revenue through the […]
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Facebook has announced a lot of developments related to the metaverse. Now it has something big. The social media giant has announced that it is planning to hire around 10,000 people. These new hires would dedicatedly work to build metaverse – a digital world. The company said that these people will be hired in the […]
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A team of scientists from Osaka University in Japan is about to develop a shot that might be able to offer protection from a wide range of coronaviruses, not just the SARS-CoV-2 virus that leads to COVID19. Experts have said that they have been able to engineer antibodies that can protect people from the SARS-CoV-1, […]
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