Tech

Tech Companies Freeze Hiring and Lay Off Workers

Amazon is freezing its hiring while Lyft is laying off 700 workers, accounting for 13% of its employees. The news add to concerns that the tech labor market is cooling as the Federal Reserve continues slowing down the global economy.

Steve Jobs Gets Medal Of Freedom

The co-founder and former CEO of tech giant Apple Steve Jobs will get the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously on July 7 at the White House by US President Joe Biden. Biden named 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the late tech honcho in one of them.

Instagram Doesn’t Want You To Post On TikTok

nstagram is pushing a new update to fix its algorithm to favor more original content posted on its platform. Since the launch of its Reel feature, people have been using it to upload their TikToks to Instagram Reels instead of posting original content. 

Twitter Tests A New Feature After Elon Joins Company

On April 7th, 2022, Twitter announced that they will be rolling out this feature soon and have been testing it. This feature removes your handle from all tweets and stops you from being tagged in any replies or receiving any more alerts.