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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 Blog. This update confirms the previously reported information but also expands upon how Google will handle employee layoffs…
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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 down across the board for iOS devices and Mac. When attempting to open the Apple TV app, it may present a longer-than-usual…
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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…
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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…
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OnePlus 11 gets stuck with 80W charging in the US, while global models get 100W

January 20, 2023
Fast charging has been a staple of OnePlus smartphones for years, but customers in the United States have been getting slower speeds in recent generations compared to the rest of the world. With the OnePlus 11, it seems that will remain true, as 100W charging won’t be available in the US. The OnePlus 11 launched first in China earlier this month, and it brought 100W charging. That’s down…
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Google Voice removes Smart Reply on Android and iOS

January 20, 2023
After introducing the feature last February, Google Voice for Android and iOS have removed Smart Reply suggestions that appeared at the bottom of messages. This straightforward feature looked at the last received message and suggested up to three contextual replies. These…
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Google Photos might soon always show RAW images in the main feed

January 20, 2023
On Pixel phones, enabling the Camera app’s RAW+JPEG capture results in an on-device “Raw” folder. Google Photos might soon offer a more integrated experience for RAW images in the app. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of…
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