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Microsoft withdraws itself from attending CES 2022

CES 2022 is due to be held between January 5th through to January 8th and the show’s biggest partners continue to drop out. As COVID-19 Omicron variant numbers continue to rise, Microsoft is the latest to withdraw itself from having a presence on the show floor.

In a statement the company shared with The Verge, Microsoft will no longer be attending the upcoming event in person. “After reviewing the latest data on the rapidly evolving COVID environment, Microsoft has decided not to participate in-person at CES 2022,” a company spokesperson said.

Rather than have a presence on the CES 2022 show floor, Microsoft will be migrating its efforts to hosting itself digitally for the Microsoft Partner Innovation Experience and the Automotive Press Kit.

Microsoft is the latest exhibitor to drop out as the landscape of an in-person show continues to become worrisome. Large companies such as Google, Amazon, Twitter, and Meta have all withdrawn their presence. Each of them has taken notice of the rise in Omicron cases and decided against sending staff members to the show.

Other companies that have chosen to withdraw include Intel, Lenovo, Hisense,

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Earlier this week, CES organizers confirmed that the Las Vegas, Nevada show will indeed be held early on in the new year. In a statement posted on Twitter, the organizers stated that “focus remains on convening the tech industry and giving those who cannot attend in person the ability to experience the magic of CES digitally.”

CES 2022 will see many COVID-19 health measures in place. All attendees will be required to show proof of full vaccination. Additionally, masks are to be worn while inside the event space. Rapid tests will also be provided to attendees.

Source: The Verge

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Twitter begins rolling out auto-captions for new videos

In a bid to make its platform more accessible, Twitter has announced that it’s rolling out auto-generated captions for videos uploaded to the micro-blogging platform.

Available in over 30 languages, including English, Spanish, Hindi, Chinese, Arabic and more, auto-captions are rolling out for Twitter on the web, iOS and Android.

What’s worth noting is that the captions won’t be generated for videos already uploaded to the platform, and are exclusive to new videos only. Additionally, unlike Tik Tok, whatever captions the AI generates would be permanent and you won’t be able to edit the captions if you find any discrepancies.

As mentioned in the Tweet above, Twitter’s Android and iOS mobile apps will show captions by default on muted videos, but on the website, you’ll have to use the “CC” button to enable/disable captions.

This comes soon after Twitter announced that it’s testing a new Tik-Tok-style vertical feed that will help users “discover the best content that’s trending.”

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Twitter tests a way to let users add content warnings to specific posts

Twitter is working on a new feature that will let users add content warnings to individual photos and videos sent out in tweets. According to the social network, the feature is currently in testing and only available to select users.

So far, the only way to include a content warning in your tweets is to add one individually. This means that every picture and video you post will offer a content warning. However, the new feature will allow users to add warnings to a singular tweet or specific categories.

The video above shows that when you’re editing a picture or video, you’ll be able to tap the flag icon in the bottom right corner of the toolbar to add a content warning. Following that, users will be able to categorize the warning as “nudity,” violence,” or “sensitive.” Then once you post the tweet, the image will be blurred out with an overlay explaining why the content is flagged.

Twitter says it will also continue to rely on user reports.

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Twitter testing ability to edit who can reply to live tweets on iOS, Android

Twitter is starting a new test on iOS and Android that will let users adjust conversation settings on live tweets.

According to a tweet from Twitter Canada’s head of communications, Cam Gordon, the social media platform will now give users the ability to restrict who can reply to a tweet after it’s live.

Twitter introduced conversation settings in August 2020, but until now users could only set reply restrictions when composing a tweet. Limits include letting everyone reply, only people that you follow or only people that you mention. Although those limits haven’t changed, the new test now lets users swap these settings on live tweets.

To do so, pick a tweet you want to change and tap the three-dot menu button in the top-right corner of the tweet. Then tap ‘Change who can reply’ and select one of the three options.

A picture shared by Gordon indicates Twitter will also highlight tweets getting more attention than usual and suggest users change the conversation settings for those tweets.

I had access to the new feature on both Android and iOS. However, it’s not clear how widespread the test is.

You can learn more about Twitter’s conversation settings here.

Source: Cam Gordon (Twitter)

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Jack Dorsey names Parag Agrawal as new Twitter CEO in resignation letter

PARIS, FRANCE June 7th 2019 : CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey at Elysee Palace for an interview with the french President.

Jack Dorsey is stepping away from Twitter.

The former CEO shared a screenshot of his resignation email on Twitter after numerous media reports detailed his departure.

He wrote he wants the company to work separately from its founders. While many find it important for companies to be led by their founders, Dorsey said this was “severely limiting and a single point of failure.”

Former CTO Parag Agrawal is the company’s new CEO. He started with the Twitter as an engineer.

Dorsey notes Agrawal was appointed after a “rigorous process” from Twitter’s board and said he was his first choice and was behind decisions that helped the company succeed. “My trust in him as our CEO is bone deep.”

Bret Taylor will serve as the chair of the board. The “ambition and potential” of the team made leaving now a good time.

Dorsey has worked at Twitter for the past 16 years and has filled numerous roles including CEO and executive chair. He will continue to serve on the board until May.

“I want you all to know that this was my decision and I own it. It was a tough one for me, of course,” he wrote in conclusion. “There aren’t many companies that get to this level. And there aren’t many founders that choose their company over their own ego. I know we’ll prove this was the right move.”

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Twitter looking into iOS app bug that logs users out multiple times a day

Twitter is looking into a weird bug with its iOS app that repeatedly logs users out.

In a tweet, the company confirmed it was looking into the issue and apologized for the inconvenience. Twitter says the bug impacts users on iOS 15, but that’s the extent of what Twitter shared in its post.

9to5Mac elaborates, noting the bug seems to have hit several users, many of which claim the app logged them out multiple times. Moreover, affected users with multiple Twitter accounts report that the bug logs out all their accounts. The bug can strike several times a day.

While not a huge deal as far as issues go, Twitter’s log-out bug is incredibly annoying. So far, there doesn’t seem to be any recourse besides waiting for Twitter to push out a fix. Hopefully, that happens soon.

Source: Twitter Via: 9to5Mac

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Twitter’s mobile apps won’t open links in AMP anymore

Twitter dropped support for Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) on mobile, according to a support page from the company.

Spotted by SEO consultant Christian Oliveira (via The Verge), the support page originally explained how Twitter would automatically send mobile users to the AMP version of a webpage through links posted on the platform. The page was updated at some point between October 21st and now with a notice that the company will retire the feature by the end of the year.

However, The Verge cites data from SearchEngineLand that shows Twitter’s AMP retirement likely wrapped up earlier this month. Now, visiting a webpage from Twitter on mobile appears to send users to the regular webpage instead of the AMP version.

For those unfamiliar with AMP, it’s a somewhat controversial technology introduced by Google back in 2015. Google’s goal with AMP was to make the mobile web faster. However, many people disliked AMP because of Google’s perceived control of the project and claimed it was an attempt by the search giant to further control the open web.

For example, there was a time when Google required news sites to offer AMP versions of their sites if they wanted to feature in the search engine’s ‘Top Stories’ section. However, Google dropped that requirement in May 2020.

People also had issues with how AMP worked, such as how AMP operated on Google’s servers rather than on the actual website people wanted to go to, or how AMP sites wouldn’t respect some settings like a users’ log-in status. In other cases, developers would make AMP versions of their site but would cut features and/or functionality, making the AMP variant significantly worse than the regular site.

Twitter’s support document doesn’t list a reason for the policy change, but for some users, it will likely be a welcome one. AMP is a regular pain in my ass since I mostly use Twitter as a news aggregation platform, so I’m happy about the change. And anyone who uses any of the plethora of browser extensions or apps designed to redirect AMP pages to the original URL will also likely welcome Twitter’s new policy.

Source: Twitter, Christian Oliveira, SearchEngineLand Via: The Verge

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Twitter adds an ‘Undo Tweet’ button for Twitter Blue subscribers

Twitter Blue, a $3.49 subscription service that offers exclusive features on the microblogging platform, launched on iOS devices in Canada and Australia back in June. Now, the service is expanding in terms of the features it offers and the regions it’s available in.

Twitter Blue is now accessible in the United States and New Zealand on Android, iOS and the web.

Let’s dive into some of the features Twitter Blue offers:

Ad-free articles

Twitter Blue subscribers will automatically get access to ad-free reading when they get redirected to websites like The Washington Post, USA Today, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, BuzzFeed, Insider and The Hollywood Reporter directly from Twitter. While this feature would appeal to the American audience, Twitter says, “This is just the beginning for Ad-free Articles with much more ad-free content to come as we continue to build more partnerships, with more publishers, in more markets.”

Top Articles

‘Top Articles’ is a summary of the most-shared articles from the people you follow. These Top Articles will update every 24 hours for Twitter Blue subscribers, giving you a new way of catching up on the latest on Twitter.

According to The Verge, the ‘Top Articles’ feature is currently only available on Android and Web, with support for iOS coming “very soon.”

Customization

Twitter Blue subscribers will also get access to some customization options, such as setting themes, exclusive app icons, and Custom Navigation. The new feature allows you to decide what appears on the bottom navigation tab, such as Twitter Spaces, Bookmarks, Top Articles, Communities, Lists, Notifications, etc.

Edit Undo Tweet

Unfortunately, one of the most requested features — an ‘Edit’ button, is still not available. However, Twitter Blue subscribers will get access to an ‘Undo Tweet’ feature that allows users to notice typos and rectify them before their tweet is live, but it does not allow users to modify tweets already published.

Twitter Blue Labs

Twitter Blue subscribers will also get access to what the platform calls ‘Labs.’ Through Labs, users will get access to in-development test features before anyone else. “These features might eventually become available to the rest of Twitter, graduate to a feature of Twitter Blue, or sunset based on feedback we hear from subscribers,” reads the social media platform’s blog post.

Starting now, subscribers will be able to use ‘Longer Video Uploads’ to upload videos up to 10 minutes long (as opposed to 2 minutes for non-subscribers) and Pin conversations to the top of their DMs.

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Twitter Spaces tests letting some hosts record and share their broadcasts

Image source: Twitter Spaces PR

Twitter is testing out a new setting that lets users record their Spaces.

For context, ‘Spaces’ is the name for the platform’s broadcasting feature, which lets users host live audio conversations with their followers.

According to an announcement from Twitter, a “limited number” of hosts on iOS can now save and share their Spaces after the live event ends.

Moreover, all users — whether they’re on iOS or Android devices — will be able to listen to the recordings.

Twitter began rolling out Spaces on mobile and desktop in May 2021.

In June, the platform added a new tab to help users find relevant live Spaces when they open the Twitter mobile app.

Most recently, in August, Twitter Spaces expanded its metaphorical stage to let two users co-host a broadcast, and up to 10 users participate in the conversation as speakers.

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Source: Twitter

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Twitter Spaces tests letting some hosts record and share their broadcasts

Image source: Twitter Spaces PR

Twitter is testing out a new setting that lets users record their Spaces.

For context, ‘Spaces’ is the name for the platform’s broadcasting feature, which lets users host live audio conversations with their followers.

According to an announcement from Twitter, a “limited number” of hosts on iOS can now save and share their Spaces after the live event ends.

Moreover, all users — whether they’re on iOS or Android devices — will be able to listen to the recordings.

Twitter began rolling out Spaces on mobile and desktop in May 2021.

In June, the platform added a new tab to help users find relevant live Spaces when they open the Twitter mobile app.

Most recently, in August, Twitter Spaces expanded its metaphorical stage to let two users co-host a broadcast, and up to 10 users participate in the conversation as speakers.

Image source: Twitter

Source: Twitter