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Twitter Update for iOS, Android to Remember Choice of Recommended or Chronological Feed

Twitter Support has revealed that the latest version of the application for iOS and Android smartphones now remembers which "tab" the user last selected. After closing and reopening the app, Twitter will always display the last used tab first. Twitter rolled out the same functionality for its Web platform earlier in January. Twitter CEO Elon Musk, assured users last month that an upcoming update will reverse the default “For You” tab setting. “Next Twitter update will remember whether you were on…

I was recommended this gadget as a Valentine’s Day gift. The question is why

.This doesn't quite say "love" to me.Also: 23 of the best tech gift ideas (starting at $40)Still, this doesn't stop enterprising PR types from suggesting technological wares that'd be perfect for Valentine's. Allegedly.One that's moved me to a peculiar level of distracted wailing came from a PR person who felt sure that the product they represent would be the perfect love token.The brand is called Shokz-- Open-Ear Bluetooth Bone Conduction Sport Headphones -- Sweat Resistant Wireless Earphones for Workouts and

Hogwarts Legacy PC System Requirements: Minimum And Recommended Specs

Hogwarts Legacy comes out very soon, and we finally know what its minimum and recommended PC specs will be. If you're hoping to set out into the wizarding world on PC, this is definitely good knowledge to have, especially if you're trying to decide between the PC and console versions.Hogwarts Legacy Minimum PC RequirementsOperating System: 64-bit Windows 10CPU: Intel Core i5-6660 (3.3 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 (3.2 GHz)RAM: 16 GBGPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 4GBDirectX Version: DX…

US tech giants say Indian panel’s recommended competition act ‘absolutist and regressive’ • TechCrunch

An influential industry group that represents Google, Meta and Amazon among other tech firms has expressed concerns about the digital competition law recommended by an Indian parliamentary panel that seeks to regulate their alleged anticompetitive practices, calling the proposal “absolutist and regressive” in nature. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance recommended last month that the government enact a digital competition act to regulate anticompetitive business practices by Big Tech…

Digital Competition Act Recommended by Parliamentary Panel to Regulate Big Tech Firms

A parliamentary panel on Thursday recommended the government enact a digital competition act to regulate anti-competitive business practices by Big Tech companies on its platforms.Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has had strained relations with many large technology companies, and New Delhi has been tightening the regulation of firms such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.Alphabet Inc's Google and Apple have in the past faced scrutiny from the country's competition watchdog, the Competition Commission of India…

Exciting Instagram account status update out! Your post NOT being recommended on Explore?

Instagram users who have professional accounts can now find out if their content is eligible to be recommended to non-followers. Check details here. Instagram, one of the most widely used social networking platforms, specially by the youngsters has announced Account Status Update. With the help of the update you will be able to know if your posts are barred from being recommended to others like non-followers, in Explore, among others. The new tool will inform Instagram users if there are restrictions on their account

Roblox will let 13+ users import contacts and add recommended friends • TechCrunch

Roblox is adding two new ways for people who spend time in its virtual worlds to find old friends and make new ones. The company announced Friday that it would introduce a contact importer and friend recommendations, two new features designed to connect existing users to each other and bring new players into its experiences. The features have long been the norm elsewhere, but most things about Roblox work quite a bit differently from other social networks and more traditional online games. For one, Roblox serves a…

Recommended Reading: The ‘Diablo IV’ crunch

Shannon Liao, The Washington Post Crunch has become a common issue at game development studios, especially as high-profile titles near launch. The release date for Diablo IV isn't until June, but people working on the Activision Blizzard game are already saying it will be difficult to meet the deadline even with employees working 12-hour days, late into evening and on the weekend.  Steven Levy, Wired The Nest co-founder once worked on a team at Apple that created the iPod. Now he's making a hardware wallet for crypto to…

Instagram to Inform Creators When Posts Are Blocked From Being Recommended to Other Users

Instagram, the Meta-owned photo and video-sharing social networking service, will now tell users if a post they have uploaded will not be recommended to other users. Instagram's Head recently announced that the service will show creators and businesses if their posts are being blocked from appearing in certain parts of the app. Users and businesses will reportedly be able to appeal blocking of users posts from being recommended to other users on the service.According to a tweet by Instagram Head Adam Mosseri, professional…

Recommended Reading: The environmental cost of China’s EV boom

Antonia Timmerman, Rest of World The rise of electric vehicles in China is causing devastating environmental impacts in nearby Indonesia, including rising ocean temperatures as a byproduct of coal plants. Upper respiratory infections are also one of the main health issues for people who live near nickel-processing factories and the main water sources for some areas are increasingly polluted and prone to flooding. Ray Parisi, CNBC Some of the priciest condos in NYC are housed in buildings with futuristic parking systems.…