Google today announced it was laying off 12,000 employees, or just over 6% of its workforce. As of September 2022, Alphabet had 186,779 employees. The layoffs impacted many departments and roles within Google and Alphabet.
Besides a big leak detailing what AI features could be announced at I/O 2023, the New York Times reported that Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin “held several…
Google Clock 7.4 and Calculator 8.4 rolling out
January 21, 2023
Google is rolling out minor updates to its Calculator (version 8.4) and Clock (7.4) apps on Android.
Google Clock just rolled out the ability to record custom alarm sounds on Pixel phones using the Recorder app. On other devices, “Your sounds” lets you select any…
How to watch UFC 283 Teixeira vs Hill on iPhone, Apple TV, web
January 21, 2023
UFC Teixeira vs Hill is set for Saturday, January 21 at 7 pm PT / 10 pm ET at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Here’s how to watch UFC 283 on iPhone, Mac, Apple TV, and the web.
Below we’ll cover how to watch UFC 283 featuring the light heavyweight title bout…
Following the confirmation that developers can no longer create third-party Twitter clients, the social network’s official app received an update on Friday with new features. Actually, these features are not exactly new, but Twitter is bringing them back to its app.
Twitter brings back option to pin lists and full-size previews
Last week, an update of the Twitter app for iOS brought back the…
Google to lay off up to 12,000 employees with immediate effect
January 20, 2023
Google’s parent company Alphabet is set to lay off around 12,000 employees with immediate effect.
Update: Sundar Pichai has now confirmed Google’s plans to “reduce” the workforce by “approximately 12,000 roles” in a dedicated January update post on the Keyword…
In announcing layoffs, Sundar Pichai said Google is “getting ready to share some entirely new experiences for users, developers and businesses.” One report reveals what those Google AI-backed products are, and it includes a “wallpaper maker for the Pixel…
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on all the available Apple Arcade games.
New: Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! – a solitaire game is the newest release on Apple Arcade.
You can learn more about and download all the latest games by heading to the Arcade tab in…
Apple TV+ service outage causing ‘content unavailable’ error on Apple TV, iPhone app goes offline
January 20, 2023
Update: Despite Apple’s System Status page still showing yellow for “Issue,” it appears Apple TV+ and Apple TV Channels are coming back online for many users.
Apple TV+ and Apple TV Channels are suffering from widespread downtime this evening. The services appear to be…
SoundCloud for Android now supports direct messages
January 20, 2023
Rolling out now, the SoundCloud app for Android is adding support for direct messages, ahead of iOS even offering the feature.
Direct messages on SoundCloud have been available for some time, but only on the platform’s web client. As Google itself highlighted on Twitter…
Google Meet hardware devices can now join Zoom calls
January 20, 2023
Announced last year, Google Meet and Zoom interoperability for enterprise customers with hardware devices is rolling out.
This is aimed at enterprise customers that own Google Meet and/or Zoom Rooms hardware devices for conference spaces. They can:
Join Zoom Meetings from Google Meet hardware devices
Join Google Meet meetings from Zoom Rooms
Once enabled, you can select Zoom (in the…
