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By: Tech Desk | Mumbai | October 21, 2021 1:15:06 pm Here's all you need to know about the Twitter-Sphere deal. (File) Twitter has acquired London-based group chat application Sphere. The acquisition is the latest move by Twitter to broaden its product offerings to users. As per a report by TechCrunch, the app could use the acquisition to improve its personal and group messaging capabilities. “Much like others, we’ve been watching and admiring Twitter’s growing investment in community-building with the release of Communities, Spaces, and features that promote safety,” Sphere said in a blog post. “When we met the team, we were even more impressed by how seriously they are pursuing interest-based community and how much they believe in its potential impact.” The move will also see about 20 people from the Sphere team join Twitter. A number of users Sphere had amassed wasn’t disclosed but the standalone app is expected to be brought to an end soon. “It’s been a long and exciting journey to this point. Like many startups, Sphere started with a very different mission — to help anyone find and share knowledge instantly through the creation of a ‘global brain.’ We originally built a marketplace of…

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New York’s political elite rubbed shoulders at the Javits Center in New York City on Thursday night for the annual Al Smith Foundation Dinner, the biggest fundraising event for the Archdiocese of New York, highlighted with a keynote speech from former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Potential rivals who may be flirting with a 2022 Democratic bid for Governor, took the stage together for the 75th installation of the dinner, such as Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Tish James.Cardinal Timothy Dolan welcomed the guests with an opening prayer, in which he remembered the late Colin Powell, who died earlier this week.This year’s dinner was hosted by Fox’s Maria Bartiromo.Some of the political guests were more warmly welcomed than others: de Blasio received some light boos when he was introduced.Cardinal Timothy Dolan opened the dinner with a prayer, remembering the late former secretary of state Colin Powell.VimeoNYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, former Gov. George Pataki, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg were also in attendance — who got a massive applause and shouts of joy.Hochul’s new secretary to the governor Karen Keogh — whose husband is a lobbyist for the prominent Albany law firm Bolton St. Johns — was seen…