Daily Crunch: Twitter will allow you to cover replies

Posted On Aug 9, 2019 By admin With Comments Off

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1. Twitter will start testing its’ hide replies’ feature next week, in Canada

Before you start complaining about censorship, bear in mind that veiled replies won’t actually get drawn from Twitter — they’ll disappear from the default view, but you can still tap a grey-headed icon to see them.

The goal is to give the person who starts a conference more assure over which observations are visible, stirring it harder for trolls to jump in and derail things.

2. Ford and Volkswagen team up on EVs, with Ford the first outside automaker to use VW’s MEB platform

This EV tie-up will see Ford using Volkswagen’s platform to develop “at least one” fully electric car for the European market.

3. YouTube is giving authors more ways and means to make money

The brand-new features include Super Stickers, allowing users to purchase original enlivened stickers during a live river or premiere.

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4. Amazon said to be launching new Echo speaker with fee sound next year

Amazon has plans for an Echo that more directly competes with high-end speakers like Apple’s HomePod, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

5. FEC says political campaigns can now get discounted cybersecurity facilitate

In a long-awaited decision, the Federal Elections Commission will now let political campaigns to appoint cybersecurity aides to protect themselves from cyberthreats and malevolent attackers.

6. WPP sells 60% of market research giant Kantar to Bain, appreciating Kantar at$ 4B

Kantar provides stats and penetrations on how shoppers buy and think of makes in areas like engineering, media and health — we’ve written many narratives quoting their numbers.

7. How Roblox avoided the gaming graveyard and thrived into a $2.5 B corporation

Time for a brand-new EC-1, which provides an in-depth profile of a successful startup! This time, we’re focusing on Roblox, a company that took at least a decade to smack its step.( Extra Crunch membership necessitated .)