Twitter will prioritise replies by people you follow, verified, unverified accounts: Musk
San Francisco, March 19 (IANS) Twitter boss Elon Musk has announced a new feature on the microblogging platform that will prioritise replies from people you follow, verified accounts, and unverified accounts in the coming weeks.
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Science/Technol Technology 01:54 PMGoogle stops paying remaining maternity, medical leave for sacked workers
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Crime/Disaster/ Human Interest/ 01:10 PMDigital India boon for commoners but conmen get smarter, reveals RTI
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Disney instructs managers to identify layoff candidates, may cut 4K jobs in April: Report
San Francisco, March 19 (IANS) Entertainment giant Disney has directed managers to propose budget cuts and compile lists of employees who will be laid off in the coming weeks, the media reported.
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First Citizens considering to buy collapsed SVB: Report
San Francisco, March 19 (IANS) As Wall Street giants move to end the spiralling banking crisis in the US, First Citizens BancShares Inc is reportedly considering making an offer to acquire the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank.
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5 lakh food delivery persons must get legal status, benefits of industrial workers
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) Call them partners or self-employed or entrepreneurs but in a real sense, the food delivery people are workers and have to be brought under the organised network, say experts.
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Online boom, or bane? Customer gripes also pile up against delivery boys
By Shekhar Singh
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) "I miss you lot, nice your beauty, wonderful behaviour," a Delhi woman received these messages on her WhatsApp from a Swiggy agent, who had delivered groceries at her doorstep in June last year.
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Aggregators can't wash hands off truant 'delivery partners': Legal experts
By Supriya Ramesh
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) In February this year, Delhi's Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission issued a notice to delivery company Dunzo for alleged sexual harassment by its delivery partner, who showed up drunk at a womans address at midnight and later even threatened her over WhatsApp to withdrew her complaint.
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Microsoft's new feature to let users set default apps in Windows 11
San Francisco, March 19 (IANS) Microsoft has announced that it will be making significant changes to the way Windows manages which apps open specific files by default, and how users can pin programmes to their Start menu on the taskbar or on the desktop.
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SpaceX Starship's may take 1st flight in April: Elon Musk
San Francisco, March 19 (IANS) Long awaited, SpaceX Starship vehicle could launch on its first-ever orbital test flight by the end of April this year, according to CEO Elon Musk.
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Robot-assisted reconstructive surgery aids man with blocked ureter
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Delhi-based Anil (name changed) had been living with a kidney tube (nephrostomy) and a urine bag hanging outside his body for three months.
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Chinese scientists hopeful about silent Zhurong Mars rover: Report
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Chinese scientists are hopeful that the Zhurong Mars rover, switched to dormant mode due to severe weather conditions on Mars, may operate again, the media reported.
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Why AI fails to reproduce human vision
Toronto, March 18 (IANS) While computers may be able to spot a familiar face or an oncoming vehicle faster than the human brain, their accuracy is questionable.
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As delivery staff stress levels reach worrying highs, food delivery apps start acting
By Rachel Thomas
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Ajay (name changed), working as a delivery boy of a popular online-delivery platform, was rushing to deliver his order, but got stuck in peak-hour traffic and thus was late to deliver his order. He called up the customer to inform his situation.
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Food apps' defence: Physical, mental health of delivery partners our priority
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) As more and more reports surface about the unfair work and pay conditions delivery boys (online food and grocery delivery platforms call them partners) are facing, top online food aggregators on Saturday said they are working hard to provide them with healthy, safe working conditions and be there in their times of need.
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Lives at risk as delivery agents race against time to avoid penalties
Noida, March 18 (IANS) Two delivery agents were killed in separate accidents while they were on duty on Holi. Both the deceased were hit by cars as they raced against the clock to avoid penalties and deliver the orders in time.
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India's gig economy in a limbo as online food deliveries slow down
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) With a spurt in online food and grocery delivery, especially in the pandemic years, India saw a meteoric rise in the gig economy, giving millions of people job opportunities.
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Customer's dog mauls delivery boy to death, case settled for Rs 5 lakh
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) When he pressed the doorbell of an apartment, Mohammed Rizwan was hoping to successfully complete another food delivery but he was unaware of the lurking danger.
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Man vs. Algorithm: What dark secrets did 'Zwigato' expose to Nandita Das
By Akshay Acharya
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) It's been 87 years since Charlie Chaplin released "Modern Times". The film, a satirical black comedy, told the story of a factory worker and his struggle to survive in the modern, industrialised world in the face of the Great Depression. Little seems to have changed, rather only the means of exploitation of workers have changed.
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A bumpy journey from hopelessness in Bihar to gig economy's underbelly
By Parvesh Sawarni
Gurugram, March 18 (IANS) The delivery boy -- having lunch on a motorcycle at a roadside community kitchen, sweat dripping down his body, tiredness on his face, phone in one hand, and earphone around his neck -- is enough to show that life is not easy for everyone.
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5 mn food deliveries daily in Mumbai, yet riders struggle to survive
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) One of the greatest blessings of the Smartphone Internet era is the ease of ordering snacks, food and desserts from anywhere in the city/town or the district, for self, family, parties, social or corporate events.
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Google working on new 'Video Unblur' tool for Pixel 8
San Francisco, March 18 (IANS) Tech giant Google is reportedly working on a new "Video Unblur" tool for its upcoming Pixel 8 smartphone.
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Twitter to soon open source all code used to recommend tweets: Musk
San Francisco, March 18 (IANS) Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that the micro-blogging platform will open source all code used for recommending tweets on March 31.
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Apple's foldable iPhone may protect itself from drops
San Francisco, March 18 (IANS) Tech giant Apple is reportedly working on a new technology that will enable iPhones and iPads with flexible screens to sense drops and automatically fold up on the way to the ground to minimise damage.
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Wipro lays off 120 employees in US due to 'realignment of business needs'
San Francisco, March 18 (IANS) IT major Wipro has laid off at least 120 employees in the state of Florida, the US, due to a "realignment of business needs".
