Jack Dorsey Stepped Down as Twitter Chief Executive By the unanimous decision of the board of directors, Dorsey will be replaced by Parag Agrawal, who has been working in the company for over ten years. Agrawal joined Twitter in 2011 as an engineer and has worked as technology chief since 2017.
Uber Will Let Indian Users Book a Ride via WhatsApp Uber introduced this option to make ordering a taxi as easy as possible for its Indian customers. Since WhatsApp is a convenient platform for them, the company decided to use this messaging app.
Meta Delays Facebook and Instagram's End-To-End Encryption The company decided to postpone the encryption of messages after the child safety campaigners expressed concerns that E2EE would help cybercriminals and child abuse go unnoticed on the social media platforms.
Apple Is Suing Israeli NSO Group Over Its Pegasus Spyware According to Apple, the spyware was illegally installed on users' devices by NSO Group, without users knowing, to track their activities and gain access to users' cameras, messages, microphones, photos, and other sensitive data.
Apple's Rumored AR Glasses May Be as Powerful as a Mac Kuo's report also mentions that the augmented reality headset will most likely receive two Micro OLED displays from Sony with 4K resolution, thanks to which it will be able to support virtual reality experiences as well.
El Salvador to Build a Bitcoin City President Nayib Bukele says it will be a fully functional city with shopping centers, residential and commercial areas, museums, a railway, a port, an airport, etc. No income taxes will be levied in the city, except for VAT.
Caviar Unveils an iPhone 13 Pro Made Out of a Tesla Car Russian company Caviar, which is famous for creating premium versions of popular gadgets, presented a limited-edition iPhone 13 Pro dubbed "Electro," which is dedicated to Elon Musk and his electric car company Tesla, as well as a desktop bust of Elon Musk.
Bitcoin Got Updated for the First Time in 4 Years The update primarily concerns the improvement of transactions' privacy and efficiency. It will also unlock the potential of smart contracts, which will provide the ability to conduct transactions without intermediaries.
Bill Gates Shared 5 Books He Loved Reading in 2021 As he grew older, Gates became fond of non-fiction books since he felt it was important to learn something about the real world as well. Gates noted that this year, he found himself drawn to the books he would have liked as a kid.
Apple Will Let Mac and iPhone Owners Repair Their Own Devices Apple announced the launch of the Self Service Repair program for iPhone and Mac owners. It will initially launch in the United States in early 2022 and will first only be available for iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups and Macs with M1 chips.
Meta's AI Team Is Working on a Thin Robot Skin and Touch Sensors The metaverse the company is working on should provide a close imitation of reality in the virtual world. That is why Meta is developing new sensors to simulate one of the human sensations – the touch.
Instagram Asks Some Users to Take a Video Selfie to Verify Their Identity Instagram is now using a new way of verifying the identity of users. The social media platform asks some users to take video selfies from different angles. This feature is said to help make sure that an account is operated by a real person and not a bot.