The tech world is working at a fast pace with its complete potential. The evolving sector is making new efforts to flourish and impress the masses.
Let’s take a look at the top 10 new developments in the tech world today!
1. PayPal and Pinterest considering a merger– Allegedly, PayPal is on its spree on considering Pinterest for $39 Billion. As the apprehended news of the said acquisition was busted by Bloomberg, Pinterest’s stocks went up to 19 per cent Wednesday itself.
While the news of the mentioned merger proved to be a stock-boom for Pinterest, PayPal on the other hand witnessed a fall in its stock, which adequately expresses the decreased confidence among the fellow shareholders. If sources are to be believed then negotiations regarding the deal are still being carried out, but the hope is little.
2. TRUTH Social, a brand-new online platform to be launched by Donald Trump– As the major US-based tech firms continue to ban Donald Trump from their allied services and virtual platforms, Trump goes on to announce his very own-sponsored online platform’s scheduled to launch by the year 2022. As per the concerned press release, the said app will primarily be launched on Apple’s app store, only for the invitees in November 2021, and for public usage, it will be available by the year 2022.
This ‘Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG)’ backed app came into existence with a motto off shattering the tyrannical rule of ‘certain’ brands, says Trump, after being banned from all of them for having violated their policies.
3. Is Facebook all set to have a new name?– To shatter the stereotypes of just being a ‘social media service’, says Mark Zuckerberg, they will be changing Facebook’s name into something more expressive of the brand motto. The official announcement, as per the speculations are being made, will take place at the Annual Connect Conference on October 28th. This, in turn, will transform the company logo and the subsequent image in consumers’ eyes.
4. Blizzard’s applause-worthy step– Proving his mettle against intolerance for workplace harassment and gender discrimination, videogame tycoon Blizzard had fired 20 of his employees, has disciplined another 20, and has issued strict and rigid guidelines to be followed within his workspace.
The said termination came upon the months-long investigation to observe a pattern of questionable behaviour. Earlier in time, Activision had also faced certain allegations of harassment against him. He has announced various changes like following a lawsuit, SEC investigation, and employee walkout.
5. Elon Musk’s new Giga Beer- Elon Musk, as it seems, is on his journey to expand his booze business from Tequila to Beer. During an event held in Berlin, Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s new baby i.e. Giga Beer. Following his trial, the design of the beer bottle will be ‘futuristic’ in design and will hold the Tesla logo. Last year Tesla had launched its very own Tequila, sold in gold lighting bolt-bottle.
6. A former Virgin Galactic test pilot is joining Blue Origin– Jeff Bezos’ space company ‘Blue Origin’ is all set to employ a former Virgin Galactic test pilot. Mark Stucky stated that he was fired after six years at Virgin Galactic, and the company didn’t provide him with any reason. Believing his LinkedIn profile, Stucky was their lead test pilot from February 2015 to July 2021. “It’s only logical to assume it was due to the book ‘Test Gods’ as the work environment completely changed after its publication,” – he stated during an interview.
7. People are suggesting new names for Facebook– With the apparent conundrum revolving around Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to rename Facebook, Twitter along with other social media platforms is bombarded with novel suggestions from millions of people worldwide, containing their proposal for the brand’s new label. This speculation and suggestion are not aloof memes and jokes. Users now await to get to know their favourite app’s new name.
8. Tesla’s latest model might take a little more time– If one wishes to buy the latest Tesla-based Model 3, they would be required to wait a little more. The launch of Tesla’s most inexpensive model was much awaited by the would-be buyers, but the time seems to be ballooning exponentially.
But if they wish to spend a little more, on extra options and features, then the time would shrink considerably. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the lack of chips and semiconductors is constraining car production. Waiting times are also stretching for other car models while the company somewhere struggles to meet the subsequent demand.
9. Amazon and Starbucks to tie up for a cashier-less service– Amazon and Starbucks are reportedly collaborating on introducing a ‘customer walk out’ technology to avoid the traditional purchase exercise. The customer would have to use Amazon Go and Starbucks’ app to place orders for food and beverage and would have to pay online.
Amazon had initially used this ‘just walk technology’ in its stores wherein the customers used their palm or scanned code to enter, take things from the shelves and leave without an actual checkout. All of this is monitored and is completely safe. While the idea is quite progressive, the tie-up is less foreseeable.
10. Silicon Valley tech-recruiters sceptical of Boot camp professionals- While coding boot camps continue to attract a host of code enthusiasts and admirers but the top-notch recruiters from Silicon Valley might show some aversion towards employing them for their very own reasons.
According to Sachin Gupta, the CEO of HackerEarth, they prefer graduates from recognized bodies for employment, rather than people who just have attended several of these programming boot camps.
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