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Tech giant Google has reached a $27 million settlement with employees who accused it of unfair labour practices, the media reportedAccording to a report in Semafor that looked into California state court documents, this is a record for the largest agreement of its kind. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitNorthwestern UniversityKellogg Post Graduate Certificate in Product ManagementVisitIIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Writing in the journal Nature ahead of COP28, a team of Met Office scientists has emphasized that—surprisingly—there is currently no formally agreed way of defining the current level of global warming relevant to the Paris Agreement. They have proposed a solution. While the global average temperature in a…

RCS is officially big. 1 billion monthly active users big, in fact. Google announced the milestone today, and to celebrate it's giving the Messages app 7 new features. These will apparently "help your personality shine through". They won't make RCS bubbles blue on iOS, however. RCS, in case you've been living under a rock, is a new standard that's supposed to replace the antiquated SMS and MMS, Google says, although those are still used as backup, so not that much "replace" as "enhance". Anyway, the point is it's like…

Google has pulled its decision to block news links in Canada after reaching an agreement with the government. The Mountain View-based company had previously threatened to remove news links from its search, Google News, and Google Discover pages in response to the Online News Act (Bill C-18) in Canada which comes into effect on December 19. However, the two sides have now come to a deal that will see Google continue to provide Canadian users with access to local news. The deal is not unlike the agreement that Google made…

Samsung has released the official One UI 6 update for a lot of eligible devices that were launched this year, but the company surprised us by releasing the update quickly for some 2022 smartphones. The Galaxy A73 is among the 2022 devices that are already running Android 14, and the rollout has now expanded to a few more markets. The initial release of One UI 6 for the Galaxy A73 took place in Malaysia. Now, it is rolling out in some Southeast Asian countries, including India, Singapore, and Thailand, and a few European…

Saviu Ventures, a VC firm targeting startups in Francophone Africa, has made an initial close of €12 million for its second fund with the backing of private investors, including French and Kenyan family offices. The VC firm aims to close the fund at between €30 million and €50 million to primarily invest in startups within Francophone Africa. It is said to be in talks with other stakeholders including institutional investors to hit the target. Founded by Benoit Delestre and Samuel Touboul, Saviu…

Image Source : JIO Jio Air Fiber service reaches 41 cities Reliance Jio, one of the biggest telecom network providers in the country, has announced the new ‘Jio Air Fiber’ during its AGM meeting this year. The company announced the launch of the new technology on Ganesh Chaturthi (19 September). and as the name suggests, this service from Jio will provide the users the…

Los Angeles County public health officials are investigating a mysterious respiratory illness affecting a rising number of dogs. Its origin, transmission and treatment are unknown.Reported incidents of the disease have emerged in several states, including Colorado, Oregon and New Hampshire, and it has been fatal in some instances.At least 10 cases have been reported to the L.A. County Department of Public Health since Thursday. The affected dogs have ranged in age from 9 months to 11 years, the department said. Some…

Days after he was fired as CEO by OpenAI's board, Sam Altman is set to return to the company.OpenAI released a statement late Tuesday saying it had “reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO.” The proposed agreement includes replacing all the directors that fired Altman bar one, Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo. He would be joined on the new board by Bret Taylor, formerly CEO of Salesforce and Larry Summers, formerly US Secretary of the Treasury.OpenAI was in “intense” negotiations earlier on…

Nuuly warehouseNatalie RiceUrban Outfitters' clothing rental service Nuuly has eked out its first profit thanks to a steady stream of new subscribers and a whopping 86% jump in revenue, hitting the benchmark before competitor Rent the Runway, which has yet to turn a profit nearly 15 years into its history. The brand, which offers a $98 monthly subscription service for six items of clothing, saw $65.5 million in revenue and an operating profit of $300,000 during its fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 31. In the year-ago…