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Big Tech CEOs react to Violence at US Capitol
Tim Cook tweeted: Mark Zuckerberg (in a memo to employees): “saddened by this mob violence. The peaceful transition of power is critical to the functioning of our democracy, and we need our political leaders to lead by example and put the nation first,” per the New York Times. Sundar Pichai (in a note to employees): “Holding free and safe elections…
WhatsApp’s no more private. Stop using it.
Soon, WhatsApp will ask you to either accept its new terms and privacy policy or delete your account right now. Before you decide, know that accepting this means WhatsApp will send *all* of your data (except messages) to Facebook to show you ads. This includes: Your phone number Who you send money to using WhatsApp…
Zomato and Facebook’s Numbers from NYE
Zomato Founder, Deepinder Goyal: “Team ki fati hui hai.” With 4250 orders every minute, Zomato reached its an all-time high. Failure/Complaint rate got to an all-time low. GMV of 75 crores in a single day. 100k delivery partners delivering 1.4 lakh live orders. 20k Biryanis. 16k Pizzas. 300 Salads. Facebook Facebook already crossed it’s 2019…
Biggest Changes to the US Drone Law
Flying a drone and not sharing your location isn’t something you will be able to legally do in the US in 2023. The US Federal Aviation Administration issued the single biggest set of changes to the US Drone Law. And here’s a brief: You’ll have to broadcast your and your drone’s location when flying a…
Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s thoughts on Apple Car
Previously on Right Click: Two Apple insiders earlier revealed Apple’s plans to make an EV. They say it’s “like the first time you saw the iPhones.” (+ Elon Musk’s reaction) When will it come: 2025-27. But might be delayed to 2028 or further. Will Apple succeed: Although, Apple does have some competitive advantages, it might also fail…
Zoom’s post pandemic preparation plans
What happened: Zoom is looking to expand beyond videoconferencing to email and calendar services. Why: Zoom’s had a great year. Revenue quadrupled. Stock price up 500%. But it fears what will happen when its heydays ends? After the pandemic, people wouldn’t want to WFH anymore. Revenue might be worse than before. Why email and calendar service could…
Antitrust Probe on Alibaba
What happened: China’s antitrust watchdog, the State Administration of Market Regulation, announced a one-of-first-of-it’s-kind antitrust probe into the country’s biggest tech giant, Alibaba. Why: This move comes because of Alibaba’s tactic of choosing which clients to promote on its online commerce platforms. Choosing one of two: Alibaba forces business and merchants to list their products…
Big Tech Makes Friends.
Backstory: Last week, 10 US States sued Google for cutting a deal with Facebook to avoid competition. The lawsuit states that they Facebook agreed to not compete with Google’s online advertising tools in exchange for special treatments in web ad auctions. But: Much of the details remained unknown because the lawsuit was heavily redacted. What…
The tech’s China problem
What happened: A Chinese Zoom executive was charged by US Deptt of Justice for sending data of US-based users to Chinese civilian spy agency, Ministry Of State Security. Chinese laws: Researchers have long warned that Chinese government can ask US businesses with employees based there to share private data. Zoom also abides by those Chinese…
Apple on the roads, “like the first time you saw the iPhone”
What happened: Two Apple insiders say Apple’s planning to launch a passenger vehicle in 2024. “Project Titan”, as they call it, was in the works since 2014. Being the giant Apple is, financially, will it make sense to make a car? It took Tesla 17 years to become profitable. Driving this idea: Apple’s unique “monocell”…
EU’s two bills against Big Tech
What happened: The EU proposed 2 bills on Tuesday that, if passed, would empower regulators to levy fines on the Big Tech up to 6–10% of their annual worldwide revenue or, worse yet, break them up. Though the bill didn’t mention any company specifically, it’s obvious who they’re talking about: Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple… Firstly,…
Facebook is attacking Apple with full-page newspaper ads.
What happened: Facebook is running some ads on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, that say: “We’re standing up to Apple for small businesses everywhere.” But why: The story goes a little back. Your phone has a unique code which advertisers use to identify you to tell if their ads are effective.…
Apple launches privacy labels on App Stores.
What are they: Every app page on the iOS App Store will now have a section about what data it collects about you. This is what Apple calls privacy labels, inspired from nutrition labels. Backstory: Apple announced it back in June during the WWDC. Last month, Apple forced developers to provide this information by Dec…
When you make iPhones but don’t get paid enough to buy one.
What happened: Complaining of reduced wages, employees of an iPhone manufacturing plant near Bengaluru damaged the plant’s furniture, assembly lines and even tried to set fire on parked cars. Wistron Corporation, a Taiwan-based tech company had set up this plant, and many others, early this year to make iPhone SE. Talking to Times Of India, an…
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