News Instagram Will Let Its Users Filter Out Offensive DMs Macro Strategist: James Sterling Instagram will let its users filter private messages with offensive words, phrases or emojis. The new feature can be turned on in a dedicated section of the privacy settings called Hidden Words.
News Twitter Is Adding a COVID-19 Vaccine Prompt to Users' Timelines Macro Strategist: James Sterling Popular social media platform Twitter has come up with a new feature, a fact box about COVID-19 vaccines in users' timeline, to help promote vaccination as well as provide users with helpful information on the topic.
News WhatsApp Will Limit the Functionality of Some Users on May 15 Macro Strategist: James Sterling WhatsApp reminded users that new rules for using the messenger will come into force on May 15, as well as told users what will happen to the accounts of those who do not accept the changes.
News The New Cryptocurrency Could Cause an HDD and SSD Shortage Macro Strategist: James Sterling It is too early to talk about the global shortage. The likelihood of such a turn of events will increase if the popularity of Chia continues to grow. For example, now it is not even available for trading yet.
News Telegram Soon May Add New Payment Features Macro Strategist: James Sterling In the next Telegram update, it may become possible to sell goods and services in channels and groups, not only with bots' help.
BigTech TSMC Says Chip Shortages Will Last Until 2022 Macro Strategist: James Sterling The global chip shortage arose due to the coronavirus pandemic and increased demand for various gadgets.
News WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Might Be Illegal Macro Strategist: James Sterling WhatsApp's new privacy policy may be illegal, but representatives of WhatsApp still assure its users that the update will not affect the users' correspondence in any way, and it will still be encrypted.
News Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog Was Tested in Combat Scenarios Macro Strategist: James Sterling Spot appeared in research exercises alongside military students. Boston Dynamics was not notified of Spot's participation in military activities. The company claimed that all buyers sign an agreement according to which the robot cannot harm people.
News How to Check if You Are Among Facebook Users Whose Data Leaked? Macro Strategist: James Sterling There is one easy way to check whether your personal data leaked or not. You can use the Have I Been Pwned service to do this.
News The Israeli AI-Powered App Detects COVID-19 by Voice Macro Strategist: James Sterling The Israeli app's algorithm detected the coronavirus with an accuracy of 81,2% just using patients' voices. The company plans to improve its AI's performance further to identify diseases even more accurately.
BigTech Xiaomi First Foldable Phone Mix Fold Sold Out in Few Seconds Macro Strategist: James Sterling Even though the gadget has a decent starting price, it is still much more expensive than regular smartphones, considering the specifications. However, it wasn't enough to drive customers away from the new foldable phone.
News pCloud Identified the Most Invasive App Macro Strategist: James Sterling The company's research showed that Instagram collects 79% of its users' data, including search history, location, contacts, and financial information, which it then shares with third parties.
BigTech Who Are the Top Acquirers of AI Companies? Macro Strategist: James Sterling Four out of the five largest buying companies are American, according to a report by analyst firm GlobalData. Ireland-based Accenture was the only non-US company in the top-5 list.
News Steve Jobs' Hand-Written Job Application Was Sold at Auction Macro Strategist: James Sterling A five-decade-old hand-written Steve Jobs' job application was sold at auction again. Compared with three years ago, its price increased by 27%.
News Clubhouse Android Version Will Be Released Only in the Summer Macro Strategist: James Sterling One of the founders of the Clubhouse app, Paul Davison, announced that the Android version of the voice chat app would be released in a couple of months.
BigTech LG Could Close Down Its Mobile Phone Business Macro Strategist: James Sterling The South Korean tech giant stated that LG's smartphones couldn't compete in the global mobile device market. That's why LG should make a final decision.
News Tesla Cars Can Now Be Bought with Bitcoin Macro Strategist: James Sterling After Tesla CEO announced the addition of Bitcoin as a payment method for Tesla cars, the Bitcoin exchange rate rose by a couple of thousand dollars and exceeded $56,500 per unit.
News Carl Pei's Company Reveals the Design of Its True Wireless Earbuds Macro Strategist: James Sterling The design was developed by Tom Howard, the Assistant Director of Design at Teenage Engineering, Swedish music and audio equipment manufacturer.
BigTech Facebook Disabled Over 1.3 Billion Fake Accounts Within Three Months Macro Strategist: James Sterling According to Facebook, the company also uses AI algorithms to combat misleading information. They identify networks of profiles exhibiting coordinated suspicious activity.
BigTech YouTube Is Testing a New Feature for Identifying Goods on Video Macro Strategist: James Sterling The development and testing of the service began last year, but only a limited number of users could take part in it back then. Now, the experimental feature has become available to a broader audience, but it only applies to US residents so far.
News Oman Blocked the Clubhouse App for Not Having a Permit Macro Strategist: James Sterling The oldest independent state in the Arab world, Oman, followed China's footsteps and blocked the Clubhouse app for not having a permit from the authorities.
BigTech Google Chrome Update Consumes Less RAM Macro Strategist: James Sterling The new feature is called PartitionAlloc. It allows users to speed up the browser's loading of pages and free up the computer's RAM.
News Jack Dorsey's First Tweet Sold for Over $2,9 Million Macro Strategist: James Sterling The first tweet of Twitter CEO, which said "just setting up my twttr," was posted in 2006 and was sold for over $2,9 million. Dorsey said he would convert the amount into bitcoins and donate them to GiveDirectly, which operates in Africa.
BigTech Huawei Challenges U.S. FCC Over Disputing That It Is a National Security Threat Macro Strategist: James Sterling The Chinese multinational technology company Huawei is trying to challenge its status as a threat to U.S. national security through the courts.
BigTech Windows 10 Update Will Automatically Uninstall Edge Legacy Macro Strategist: James Sterling Microsoft will automatically remove Edge Legacy from all computers with a software update on April 13.
