Tesla has unexpectedly terminated a contractor’s contract at Gigafactory Texas, resulting in the layoff of 82 workers who were supporting the automaker’s production at the giant factory in Austin. MPW Industrial Services Inc., an Ohio-based industrial service provider specializing in cleaning and facility management, has issued a new WARN notice, confirming that it will lay off 82 workers in Texas …
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TikTok is now letting everyone DM each other with voice memos and pictures
Every platform wants to be the place you hang with friends — even Spotify as of this week — so it’s apparently time for TikTok to shore up its direct messaging feature! It told TechCrunch that over the next few weeks, all users should see voice messages and image sharing options arrive in their DMs. (They won’t show up for …
Read More »Google Photos is letting you lift subjects as stickers — but only on iOS
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos is adding the popular tap-and-hold sticker creation feature to the iOS app. Users can press and hold a photo subject to quickly copy or share it as a standalone sticker. It’s unclear if Google Photos on Android will get this easy sticker creation feature. One of the smaller sticking points in the …
Read More »Microsoft tests letting you resume Android apps on Windows 11
Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 feature that will let you resume using your Android apps right on your PC. The capability is gradually rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels, and only supports the Spotify app for now. If you’re in the test, you can try out the feature by linking your Android phone …
Read More »Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids
After what was arguably Meta’s biggest purge of child predators from Facebook and Instagram earlier this summer, the company now faces backlash after its own chatbots appeared to be allowed to creep on kids. After reviewing an internal document that Meta verified as authentic, Reuters revealed that by design, Meta allowed its chatbots to engage kids in “sensual” chat. Spanning …
Read More »Zoë Kravitz Recalls Mom Letting Snake Loose in Taylor Swift’s House
Zoë Kravitz almost got a bad reputation as Taylor Swift‘s house guest. During an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the actress described staying in Swift’s home with her mom Lisa Bonet after evacuating during the Los Angeles wildfires in January. “She was kind enough to let me stay at her house,” Kravitz said. “My mom lives in Topanga …
Read More »Jerry Jones keeps negotiating directly with players — and the NFL/NFLPA keep letting him
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has no qualms about negotiating directly with players who are represented by agents, ignoring the letter and/or the spirit of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. He has done it before. He did it with linebacker Micah Parsons. Left unchecked, Jones will do it again. So where are the NFL and the NFL Players Association on this? The …
Read More »YouTube is thinking about letting you avoid video comments entirely on mobile
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is testing a new mobile UI that hides several elements below the video player, including the channel name and comments section. Tapping a new dropdown arrow next to the video’s title reveals the hidden information, such as the creator’s channel details and subscriber count. This change declutters the screen to show more related …
Read More »Uber is finally letting women riders in the US match with women drivers
Six years ago, Uber launched a feature in Saudi Arabia that let women drivers on its ride-hailing app ask to be connected to female riders. Since then, the “women preferences” feature has rolled out to 40 countries, from Argentina and Brazil to Canada, India, and Mexico. In a few weeks, this feature will finally make its way to the United …
Read More »James Gunn says it was ‘terrible’ letting go of Henry Cavill ahead of new ‘Superman’
Before the ink dried on James Gunn‘s contract with DC Studios, his plans for relaunching the Superman franchise hit a snag: Henry Cavill had announced his return as the Man of Steel. The director, though, had a different vision for Clark Kent’s future. Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Gunn recalled sitting down with Cavill to let him go. …
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