Those who remain are also bracing for upheaval. Musk reportedly intends to scrap the platform’s work-from-anywhere policy and mandate returns to offices from Monday. The U-turn has reignited calls for legal rights to work-from-home on both sides of the Atlantic. Changing times Musk’s mooted move would scrap a groundbreaking policy. In 2020, Twitter became one of the first tech firms to allow staff to work from home indefinitely. The policy quickly proved popular with staff....

According to figures compiled by Bloomberg, in the first half of 2020 European drivers bought more plug-in electric vehicles than Chinese consumers. Figures suggest that over the first half of the year, European consumers bought over 350,000 hybrid electric and battery electric vehicles. [Read: Tesla driving YouTuber warned: Don’t use Autopilot on UK roads, it’s illegal] When it comes to sales of battery electric vehicles — those that are powered entirely by electricity — China is still the leader, having sold nearly 250,000 units this year....

Multiple people are being invited to test the new interface. The screenshots shared by testers are akin to design Facebook showed off at its developer conference F8 in May. The new version of the website kinda looks like Twitter: — anastipu (@teepusahab) October 11, 2019 — Mantas Rukuiža (@MantasRukuiza) October 14, 2019 This is just a test version, so the final release of dark mode and the new interface might not look the same....

For the past couple of years, Facebook’s reputation has diminished, so much so that peoples’ trust in the company dropped by 66 percent since the infamous data scandal last year. Because of this mess, Facebook’s own employees recently told their managers that they were worried about answering difficult questions about their workplace from friends and family. So, Facebook’s public relations teams built an artificial intelligence bot to help employees deflect criticism....

Earlier this afternoon, the person began shooting at students near New Delhi’s Jamia university. A report from Scroll noted that he identified himself as Rambhakt Gopal before the police arrested him. — ANI (@ANI) January 30, 2020 Live videos posted by the accused showed him walking around protestors — who were showing dissent against India’s controversial Citizen Amendment Act (CAA) law — near the incident’s venue. He also posted messages in Hindi saying he’s the only Hindu at the venue and there are no “Hindu media” around....

From its failure to hold the former president accountable for the myriad misinformation campaigns conducted on his behalf by members of his campaign team from 2015 through 2018, to the most recent nonsense, it’s apparent that Facebook’s somehow vested in keeping Trump on the social network. Up front: Facebook’s allowing “Team Trump,” a Page directly associated with numerous leadership and conservative PACs run by Donald Trump, to remain up and advertising on the site as of today, 21 June....

In an announcement yesterday, the FBI asked victims affected by the QuadrigaCX collapse to come forward and complete a questionnaire to aid with its “ongoing investigation.” “If you have questions or concerns about your QuadrigaCX account, or if you believe you are a victim, please complete the below questionnaire,” the announcement reads. “Based on the responses provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information....

Yup, gender can be a big factor in mobility. It’s been shown that women and men have very different travel needs and patterns, but this hasn’t really been considered in mobility plans of city governments — until now. Cities in Europe now increasingly consider the gendered effects of transport policies and use them to inform adoption of less car-centric systems, Bloomberg reports. Studies show that while men mostly do a single back-and-forth trip to work by car, women are more likely to make multiple trips per day....

This information comes from Kevin Smith who tweetted the respective software update of his Tesla Model Y. — Kevin Smith (@spleck) May 27, 2021 Here’s the automaker’s statement, as can be seen from the photos of the tweet. In the past, Elon Musk had rejected the idea of cabin cameras used for driver monitoring system, and up until now the Tesla cars were relying on steering wheel sensors to determine the presence of a driver behind the wheel....

Rather than just tacking items on to an endless to-do list, Focuster zeroes in on setting up a manageable schedule. In fact, it syncs up seamlessly with Google Calendar to track everything you’ve got to get done. Focuster appeals directly to those who just want to knock items off their list without loads of organization and hoop-jumping getting in the way. When you insert a new task into the easy-to-use interface, a task that should take an hour to complete, Focuster automatically slots it into your next available window to get it finished....

This might not be that surprising, seeing that we work in recruitment. But what might be a surprise is that we made it through this difficult patch and are growing again. So let me share my learnings and how we got back onto the growth path with a new, faster, and more aggressive mindset. Before we dive in, let me give you a bit of background. My startup Globalwork was founded in Colombia and operates across Latin America....

In an administrative complaint, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) initiated a separate legal action against the controversial data analytics firm for deceptively harvesting the personal information of millions of users through a personality app for voter profiling and targeting. In the wake of the data scandal, the company had ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy. The consumer protection agency also said it has settled with former Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix and former University of Cambridge professor Aleksandr Kogan....

Something that would contribute to all of the recommendations would be greater numbers of BAME scientists, medical, and public health professionals in positions of influence and power. Placing people with direct insight into structural racism at the heart of these measures would enable these professionals to identify problems and communicate solutions in ways that are lacking presently. There have been many previous initiatives aiming to increase the number and success of people from ethnic minorities in scientific professions – without great results....

Somewhere, out there, you and your soulmate could be gazing at the same yellow star. Or perhaps they’re looking at a trinary star system while you’re exploring the gaping maw of a supermassive black hole. This week, we’re playing Paradox Interactive’s Stellaris, a hybrid RTS/4X that puts players in charge of a fledgling civilization that’s just achieved interstellar travel. Stellaris launched to critical and player acclaim in 2016 and has picked up numerous free patches and DLC expansions since....

According to a press release issued by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office, officers have made 11 arrests in connection with the operation. Additionally, the statement says the site’s servers were seized by German police officials and the French criminal police. The investigation began following the arrest of a 26-year-old from Brandenburg on the Havel, a town west of Berlin, in Spring last year. Law enforcement seized a stash of narcotics, including almost 50 kilograms of amphetamine, 16 kilograms of cannabis, 2 kilograms of MDMA, 900 grams of cocaine, 600 grams of heroin, and a high number of ecstasy tablets and so-called LSD trips....

Firstly, the government vetoed the takeover of Elmos, a Dortmund-based semiconductor company that’s producing chips for the automotive industry. This bid came from Silex, a Swedish subsidiary of China’s Sai Microelectronics. The announcement came from the Federal Minister of Economics, Robert Habeck, after a meeting of the Federal Cabinet, Reuters reports. During this, the politician said that a Chinese private equity firm has also been banned from investing in a second company....

Yes, it’s up to Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima to be the actual last big Sony-published PlayStation 4-exclusive, before we move on to the PlayStation 5 era later this year. And coming hot off the heels of TLOU2, that’s no minor task. Ghost of Tsushima is an open-world action adventure set in medieval Japan. You take on the role of Jin Sakai, one of the last remaining samurai around the time of the first Mongol-invasion of Japan in the 13th century....

In a blog post, Appetas said it would be shutting down its service to focus on “new endeavors” with Google. It will also be helping its customers to move their sites to alternative platforms. “We’ll be reaching out to each customer individually to ensure a smooth transition,” the company added. As TechCrunch notes, the acquisition points to Google’s renewed interest in courting local businesses and tackling apps such as Yelp and Foursquare....

As cool as the app is though, we always knew there was no big reason for it to be exclusive to the Pixel 4. Now Google is finally bringing it to other devices, starting with the Pixel 2 and 3 series (including the 3a). Aside from transcribing clips, the app does a pretty decent job of recording high-quality audio. And equally useful, the app actually lets you search for specific parts of a clip....

Now, Googlers are planning a protest today outside its HQ offices in San Francisco over the suspension of two activist employees who were put on leave for — what some employees are arguing — speaking out against the company. Earlier this month, Bloomberg first reported that Google had fired one employee and placed two others — Laurence Berland and Rebecca Rivers — on administrative leave for allegedly violating the company’s policy by accessing and sharing confidential documents....