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Facebook allows permanent work from home for many employees

Washington D.C. [USA], May 22 (ANI): Through a live-streamed town hall, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced that many of the employees of the tech giant will be allowed to work from home even after COVID-19 crisis.

2020-05-22T17:10:04.070493+00:00 IST

Twitter brings 'Retweets with comments' feature for Android, web users

New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Days after rolling out a feature for iOS users to see retweets with comments, Twitter on Thursday made the feature available for Android and web users.

2020-05-22T08:19:57.435241+00:00 IST

Spotify allows staff to work from home until 2021

Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): Joining a growing list of tech giants that have expanded their work from home policies over COVID-19 pandemic, the online music streaming application Spotify allowed its staff to work from home till the end of this year.

2020-05-21T17:11:34.347591+00:00 IST

Twitter testing new feature to restrict replies to user's tweets

Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): Twitter is testing a new feature to let users control as to who replies on their tweets.

2020-05-21T13:09:42.567698+00:00 IST

Instagram's new guidelines will protect you against accidental copyright infringement

New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Instagram has released new guidelines that make it easier for the user to avoid using copyrighted music in live videos, stories and other posts on the photo-sharing platform.

2020-05-21T08:35:27.694634+00:00 IST

Apple, Google release exposure notification API to help public health agencies

California [US], May 21 (ANI): Apple and Google on Wednesday released the exposure notification API which will help public health agencies to work 'more accurately, reliably and effectively' across both Android phones and iPhones.

2020-05-21T08:12:35.676186+00:00 IST

YouTube launches bedtime reminder feature for responsible surfing

Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): Adding on to the 'take a break' feature, YouTube on Wednesday said that it is rolling out a new bedtime reminder feature that will help users to log off late at night.

2020-05-20T17:35:53.630370+00:00 IST

Facebook launches 'Shops' feature to bring more businesses online during coronavirus crisis

Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): Making a major push into e-commerce, Facebook has launched 'Shops' -- a new feature that will allow small businesses to sell products on Facebook and Instagram platforms.

2020-05-20T09:31:30.486711+00:00 IST

Google Photos adds new controls for sharing albums

California [US], May 20 (ANI): Google on Tuesday said it is rolling out new controls to Google Photos, enabling users to share albums with a specific person or people via their Google account.

2020-05-20T05:37:57.054842+00:00 IST

Facebook's new AI-based product recognition system

Washington D.C. [USA], May 19 (ANI): Facebook is all set to launch an artificial intelligence-based "universal product recognition model" which will identify all types of consumer goods ranging from furniture to fashion and cars.

2020-05-19T17:52:32.682552+00:00 IST

Instagram rolls out new features to fight against bullying

Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): In order to curb bullying on its platform, Instagram has decided to roll out some new features.

2020-05-16T04:29:55.022651+00:00 IST

Facebook group video chat 'Messenger Rooms' is now available globally

Washington D.C. [USA], May 15 (ANI): Facebook has now rolled out its group video chat 'Messenger Rooms' globally. It allows free video calls with up to 50 people with no time limit.

2020-05-15T13:33:42.429554+00:00 IST

Reliance Jio announces new quarterly work-from-home plan

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): Reliance Jio on Friday announced one more work-from-home plan for high data prepaid users. The company introduced a quarterly plan which offers 3 GB data per day for just Rs 999 for 84 days.

2020-05-15T11:02:05.884272+00:00 IST

Spotify offers free three months subscription for new users

Washington D.C. [USA], May 14 (ANI): Online music streaming platform Spotify has rolled a new offer providing free three months subscription of its premium service for new users signing up till June 30.

2020-05-14T09:28:22.572809+00:00 IST

Google adding tab grouping feature to Chrome

California [USA], May 14 (ANI): Search engine giant Google is adding a new tab grouping feature to Chrome, the company announced on Wednesday.

2020-05-14T07:48:35.799125+00:00 IST

Twitter now makes it easier to watch quote tweets on iOS

Washington DC [USA], May 13 (ANI): In a respite for users, Twitter has added a new way to see how many people have retweeted a tweet. However, it is available on the iOS version of the app right now.

2020-05-13T04:23:08.260670+00:00 IST

Spotify Kids allows parents to view listening history, block content

Stockholm [Sweden], May 12 (ANI): Spotify on Tuesday announced more controls to its Spotify Kids music streaming app, allowing parents to access their child's listening history and block specific content.

2020-05-12T15:09:51.287836+00:00 IST

Twitter to introduce labels for tweets carrying misleading Covid-19 information

Washington D.C. [USA], May 12 (ANI): Microblogging site Twitter on Tuesday announced that it is introducing new labels for tweets to mark them if they are related to Covid-19 misinformation.

2020-05-12T08:26:53.985766+00:00 IST

Google launches Grow with Google OnAir to offer online digital skills training

California [US], May 11 (ANI): Google on Monday launched Grow with Google OnAir that will offer online digital skills training to everyone in the US and Canada for free.

2020-05-11T17:07:27.964969+00:00 IST

Global Dream Day inspires every one of us to dream

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 11 (ANI): Inspiring everyone to dream, BUCKiTDREAM has organised the world-first dream event 'Global Dream Day on May 11.

2020-05-11T03:36:02.226621+00:00 IST

Google Duo gets new feature; can make group video calls in Chrome soon

Washington D.C. [USA], May 9 (ANI): To make the video calling experience more seamless, Google has introduced a new feature to its video calling service, Duo, which will soon let you make group video calls on the web.

2020-05-09T15:21:09.024789+00:00 IST