Tiktok will hire three thousand engineers

 

TikTok plans to hire about 3,000 engineers in the next three years. The short video platform told Reuters that the manpower would be recruited, especially in Europe, Canada and Singapore.

This suggests that TikTok has not backed down from its plans to expand its global business despite the pressure of partial sale of ownership. President Donald Trump has ordered the sale of U.S. shares of TikTok to China's BiteDance on the pretext of protecting personal information.

"To accelerate our international growth, we plan to recruit about 3,000 engineers from Canada, Europe, Singapore as well as the United States to Tiktok's international team of engineers over the next three years," said a Tiktok spokesperson.

He added that the company will have an engineering hub in the United States and will recruit more manpower. TikTok currently has about a thousand engineers outside of China, about half of whom are based in California.

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End-to-end encryption in zoom free meetings

 

Video calling company Zoom, which gained millions of subscribers during the ongoing epidemic, has finally launched an end-to-end encrypted video call service for free accounts as well. News TechCrunch.

A few days ago Zoom launched an end-to-end encryption facility for their paid customers. The company was subsequently criticized. It is said that they have created a distinction between paid and free customers through this feature.

Discussions of paid customers were not accessed by Zoom, but conversations of free customers were not 'private'. Finally last week Zoom reported that it was preparing to bring the service to free customers.

This feature is being introduced in desktop and mobile apps from version 5.4.0 of Zoom. Earlier in May, the company acquired Keybase to bring encryption technology to Zoom Call.

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Bicycle related features in Google Maps

 

According to Google, the demand for bicycle navigation on Google Maps has increased rapidly in the ongoing Covid-19 epidemic. Demand for this specialty has grown significantly as a result of recent corporate scandals. And considering this demand, several big cities in the world have introduced bicycle related features. News GSM Arena.

Google has used AI algorithms, crowdsourced data and data collected by local municipalities to optimize the feature. In some cities, users can be guided through Google Maps in bicycle lanes or bicycle-friendly roads and areas. Also added some special and helpful shortcuts.

In addition, Google Maps has introduced step-by-step navigation in areas with bike rental facilities. To this end, Google is working with various bike rental services.

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Finally Dark mode in Chrome OS

 

Finally came the Dark Mode feature in the Chrome operating system. Although now it is on the experimental Canary channel, according to Android Central. News The Verge.

Canary is Google's Chrome OS's Bleeding Edge Path, which provides daily updates before testing a wide range of features. Chromebooks can be accessed by switching to special developer mode.

However, Google has warned that it is not the developer channel of Chrome OS, nor is it stable. However, in order to turn on Dark Mode on Chromebook at this moment, the user needs to install Canary Channel.

According to Android Central, there are some errors in Dark mode. This applies not only to the background but to the entire UI.

Google launched Dark Mode on their Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Fit and its mobile app a few months ago. Dark Mode support for iOS and Android has also started since last year.

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A lawsuit against Google in federal court

 

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Google for allegedly violating competition laws. The lawsuit was filed on charges of maintaining an exclusive dominance over Internet advertising and online advertising.

The lawsuit is being touted as one of the biggest challenges facing US regulators this year. After more than a year of intensive investigation and monitoring by the regulatory body, the tech giant is facing such a case.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court, has been filed by the U.S. Department of Justice and 11 other states. In the case, it is alleged that Google spends billions of dollars each year installing search engine browsers and mobile phones as default options.

Officials say the spending has helped secure Google's position as a "gatekeeper" on the Internet, giving distribution channel owners their own control over about 70% of search queries in the United States.

Google, meanwhile, called Tuesday's lawsuit "deeply flawed."

They claim that by competing fiercely, they are at the forefront of customer choice. People use Google because they like it or they can't find alternatives.

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PayPal in the cryptocurrency market

 

PayPal is entering the cryptocurrency market. In the next few weeks, users in the United States will initially be able to trade several digital currencies, including Bitcoin, on the platform. News Engadget.

Early next year, PayPal will be able to pay more than 28 million merchants using cryptocurrencies. Although they will not accept payments via Bitcoin, Etherium, Bitcoin Cash or Lightcoin. PayPal will pay them in traditional currency such as dollars instead of cryptocurrency.

PayPal will provide detailed information to account holders to understand blockchain technology, digital currency ecosystem. Explain the risks and opportunities to invest in cryptocurrency.

PayPal does not have to pay any charges for buying or selling cryptocurrencies on the platform this year. There is also no separate fee to keep it in PayPal wallet.

PayPal plans to launch its own cryptocurrency by mid-2021. PayPal has received the first Beatles license from the New York State Department in this regard.

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Google's Assistant Driving Mode may finally be arriving soon

 

Google introduced the 'Driving Mode' feature at the Developer Conference (IO) last year. However, the feature is going to see the light even if it is late.

According to XDA-Developers, Google Assistant's Driving Mode is partially offered to Android users. However, its interface will be slightly different than before. The feature is also seen on devices like Google Pixel 4, LG Velvet and Asus Zenfone 6 Pro with XDA.

Although it is not yet clear whether Google Drive mode is being tested or will be launched for all devices soon.

However, it seems that the feature is going to be replaced for the Android Auto app on the smartphone.

That being said, the driving mode will help users get direct access to the voice-forward dashboard. And the feature is not associated with any specific version of Google Maps or search app. It will work on different devices. However, it may depend on the user's account.

Google has not yet confirmed the launch of the feature. A Google spokesperson told The Verge that they are constantly experimenting with ways to make the feature more helpful.

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Facebook and Instagram rejected 2.2 million advertisements

 

Facebook and Instagram have rejected 2.2 million ads trying to "block the vote" in the US presidential election, and 120,000 posts have been withdrawn.

He said this in an interview given by the vice president of Facebook Nick Clegg on Sunday.

The former British deputy prime minister told the French weekly Journal du Dimanche that 150 million fake information posts had been posted online as a warning.

Facebook is trying to prevent a recurrence of the events of the 2016 presidential election, in which Trump won. At the time, the network was used to manipulate voters from Russia. The same thing happened with the 2016 British referendum on leaving the European Union.

Klig, Facebook's vice president of global affairs and communications, said 35,000 employees are overseeing the security and selection of our platform.

"We have partnered with 70 specialized media outlets, including five in France, to verify the information," he said. AFPO's partner.

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The United States has blacklisted China's Ant Group!

E-commerce giant Alibaba's Fintech Division Ant Group is preparing to enter the stock market. Earlier, the US State Department submitted a proposal to the Trump administration to blacklist the company. Reuters quoted reliable sources as saying.

It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. However, the plan is aimed at preventing US investors from investing in the company.

The United States has said that buying the company's shares could expose them as fraudsters or provide banking data on US citizens to the Chinese government. The State Department did not comment.

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Facebook bans anti-vax ads

 

The social media company Facebook has announced to ban advertisements that discourage people about vaccines.

The company said in a blog post on Tuesday that it would also launch a campaign to provide information on a vaccine for the new disease.

The US-based technology company said in a statement that it would not allow advertisements that came in opposition to the government's vaccine policy.

"Our goal is to play a positive role in the process of getting the vaccine out to a large population," the company said in a statement.

Facebook's new announcement says opposition posts will be allowed if there is no misinformation.

So far, China and the United States are leading the race for the corona vaccine, along with Russia. Russia has begun using the vaccine nationally with approval.

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