Apple releases public Beta version of iOS 14; to be launched with iPhone 12

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Apple has discharged the open Beta variant of iOS 14 that would be formally accessible in the fall with the new iPhone 12 arrangement.
The open beta form, which has just made waves among the designers for uncovering that tech organizations like TikTok and LinkedIn were duplicating content from Apple client's clipboards, is commonly loaded with bugs which the organization fixes before the last discharge.
The most conspicuous change in iOS 14 is an overhauled screen.
In iOS 14, Apple clients can nail gadgets with refreshing data to the home screen, including schedule and guides smaller than normal projects. Clients can drag a gadget onto the iPhone home screen, where it will remain.
Clients can make a Smart Stack of gadgets, which utilizes on-gadget insight to surface the correct gadget dependent on schedule, area, and movement, said Apple.
Toward the finish of the Home Screen pages is the App Library, another space that consequently sorts out the entirety of a client's applications into one basic, simple to-explore see, and wisely surfaces applications that might be useful at the time.
With Picture-in-Picture support, iPhone clients would now be able to watch a video or accept a FaceTime call while utilizing another application.
New Memoji choices in Messages are much increasingly comprehensive and various with extra haircuts, headwear, face covers, and that's only the tip of the iceberg.
In iOS 14, Apple Maps makes it simpler than at any other time to explore and investigate with new cycling bearings, electric vehicle steering, and curated Guides.
On-gadget mode in iOS 14 permits clients to encounter the highlights of the application disconnected for private voice and text interpretation.
In the new working framework for iPhones, Siri extends its information, helps discover answers from over the web, and would now be able to send sound messages. Console transcription runs on gadget when directing messages, notes, email, and then some.
With iOS 14, approaching FaceTime and calls and Siri collaborations take on an all-new conservative structure that empowers clients to remain with regards to what they are doing.

iPhone clients will currently have the option to stick discussions to the head of their messages list.

46% drop in hiring at Microsoft in April, only 3 jobs openings at LinkedIn

Tech giant Microsoft has seen nearly 46 per cent drop in recruitment activity while its professional career website LinkedIn has listed even worse - just 3 openings for its entire operation amid coronavirus crisis.
According to data compiled by alternative data platform Thinknum, Satya Nadella-run tech giant listed 5,580 openings on its main careers site on March 22.
"By April 20, that number sunk to 3,028, a 46% drop in hiring activity," said the platform that allows investors to get data-driven investment ideas by monitoring companies' websites.
On March 1, LinkedIn listed 510 openings.
"Microsoft-owned career website LinkedIn has seen an even starker drop in hiring. As of this week, LinkedIn shows only 3 openings for its entire business," the web platform revealed.
LinkedIn's main source of revenue comes from job listings but there are very few new jobs as industries after industries are being hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to Thinknum, the hiring slowdown at Microsoft is across the board.
"Of the 20 categories for which the company hires, all have seen drops in openings. None, however, more so than engineering, for which Microsoft is typically hiring for thousands of openings," it revealed.
Not just Microsoft, Google which hired 20,000 employees in 2019 and planned to recruit similar number this year has decided to freeze hiring for the rest of the year as the company fights Covid-19 pandemic.

In an internal memo, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that now is the time to significantly slow down the pace of hiring, "while maintaining momentum in a small number of strategic areas where users and businesses rely on Google for ongoing support, and where our growth is critical to their success".

Facebook plans to hire team of editors to help curate your news stories

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Facebook has long relied on algorithms to select news stories for its users to see.Now the social network wants to rely on something else for the same task, too: humans.
Specifically, Facebook plans to hire a team of editors to work on a news initiative called News Tab, which is its latest venture into the world of publishing.
The Silicon Valley company said that journalists would help curate News Tab, a new section inside of the company’s mobile application that will surface the most recent and relevant stories for readers. Facebook said it planned to hire seasoned journalists from various outlets for the roles and would put up job postings on its employment board on Tuesday.
News Tab is part of the company’s effort to highlight real-time journalism and news. It will exist outside of the News Feed, Facebook’s never-ending stream of status updates and friend requests.
“Our goal with the News Tab is to provide a personalized, highly relevant experience for people,” said Campbell Brown, Facebook’s head of news partnerships. “To start, for the Top News section of the tab we’re pulling together a small team of journalists to ensure we’re highlighting the right stories.”

 Facebook has been under pressure for spreading misinformation and disinformation to millions of its users. In 2016, Russian operatives manipulated Facebook and disseminated false news stories across its network to influence the outcome of the American presidential election. On Monday, Facebook also revealed that China was behind Facebook pages and groups that were sowing disinformation about the protests in Hong Kong...Read More

Flipkart India's most preferred workplace; Amazon, Oyo come next: LinkedIn

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Walmart-owned Flipkart is the most preferred workplace in India, followed by Amazon and Oyo in the second and third places, respectively, according to a list compiled by professional social media network LinkedIn.

Internet companies dominate the top 10 spots in LinkedIn's fourth edition of the '2019 Top Companies' list for India.

IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) made its debut at the seventh place, new entrants and homegrown internet and consumer services companies Swiggy and Zomato were ranked sixth and eighth, respectively.

Uber, another new entrant, took the fifth spot, while, One97 Communications was at the fourth rank and Oil and Energy conglomerate Reliance Industries was at the 10th place.

Others on the list include consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) at 13th, Yes Bank (14), IBM (15), Daimler AG (16), Freshworks (17), Accenture (18), Ola (19), ICICI Bank (20), PwC India (21), KPMG India (22), Larsen & Toubro (23), Oracle (24), and Qualcomm (25).

"This year, half the companies are new entrants on the list, including IT giants such as TCS and IBM that showcase the changing job and hiring landscape," said LinkedIn India Managing Editor Adith Charlie.

Charlie further said that "the presence of more blue chip Indian companies such as Larsen & Toubro and Reliance Industries, among others emphasises the fact that these large firms are getting better at attracting millennials employees".


 The report further noted that majority of companies on the list made maximum new hiring for engineering jobs followed by operations and business development.