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Tesla unexpectedly ends contract at Giga Texas, letting go 82 people

Tesla unexpectedly ends contract at Giga Texas, letting go 82 people

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

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 …

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Google Photos is letting you lift subjects as stickers — but only on iOS

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 …

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Microsoft tests letting you resume Android apps on Windows 11

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 …

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Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids

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 …

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Zoë Kravitz Recalls Mom Letting Snake Loose in Taylor Swift’s House

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 …

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YouTube is thinking about letting you avoid video comments entirely on mobile

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 …

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Uber is finally letting women riders in the US match with women drivers

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 …

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