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Social networks such as Twitter are competing with startup Clubhouse by launching their own live audio products. Getty Images On Thursday, Jeremy Browning, a Twitter product manager, gave the public a behind-the-scenes look at a new feature the company built for live audio chats. Not everyone, though, could understand what he was saying.Fittingly, Browning hosted the conversation on Spaces, Twitter's live audio product. The audio chat tool has live captioning, a feature meant to help hearing-impaired people. Twitter users trying to follow the conversation solely through the captions likely had a tough time deciphering Browning's words. Cut through the chatter Subscribe to CNET's Mobile newsletter for the latest phone news and reviews. "I was sort of by virtue of being employed and Twitter able to see and you Spaces before the war the water public was a small percentage of the pop quiz," a live caption of Browning's remarks in the Twitter Space read. Browning actually told the audience that as a Twitter employee he was able to see new Spaces before a small percentage of the public was. Midway through the conversation, held on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, other problems popped up. Listeners could no longer hear what Browning was…

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The whitelists for internet access sent out by Myanmar's junta, led by military chief Min Aung Hlaing, include over 750 websites and over 450 domain names. (Source photos by Reuters and Yuji Kuronuma) Nikkei staff writersMay 25, 2021 20:29 JST | MyanmarYANGON/BANGKOK -- Myanmar's junta has shared lists of over 1,200 online services and domain names it deems acceptable for public viewing, conspicuously excluding Facebook and Twitter as it looks to curb anti-coup protests, Nikkei Asia learned on Tuesday.The whitelists -- shared with local internet service providers and telecommunications companies, and obtained by Nikkei from sources in the sector -- contain over 750 services and 450 domains. Nearly 50 companies in the banking and financial sector are given the all-clear, alongside more than 20 delivery services, such as Grab and Foodpanda.Over 60 entertainment sites have won approval as well, from Instagram and YouTube to Netflix and Tinder. The entertainment category also includes The New York Times, CNN and Barron's; Nikkei Asia is not on the list.The social media giants Facebook and Twitter, which pro-democracy protesters have been used heavily for communicating and organizing, are missing. But WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Viber and Zoom have been whitelisted, with remarks such as "Social media used…

OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei on Tuesday said that his Twitter account was compromised. The hackers gaining access to Pei's Twitter fraudulently announced his venture into cryptocurrency space and were asking to send Ether in exchange for a new cryptocurrency called Nothing Coin. The Swedish entrepreneur urged his followers to not send any Ether or personal information to cryptocurrency accounts that are claiming to be of his newly established startup Nothing. Pei gained popularity for co-founding smartphone company OnePlus along with Pete Lau in 2013. He, however, exited the company last year to build Nothing.Pei said in a tweet that the hackers were able to inject the tweet asking for Ether after hacking his IFTTT account. He asked his followers to not send Ether or any of their personal information to cryptocurrency accounts claiming to be of Nothing.“I've deleted all 3rd apps connecting to my Twitter,” Pei said. He also provided a screenshot showing the false tweet.Through permissions granted to my @IFTTT which was hacked, this Tweet was injected asking for your ETH. Please do not send any ETH or your personal info to cryptocurrency accounts claiming to be @Nothing. I've deleted all 3rd party apps connecting to my Twitter. pic.twitter.com/WWx7Q4nPAh—…

Googlers are often being asked about why content on specific websites do not rank or are not indexed. In this last case, John Mueller of Google responded to one request saying "We just don't index all content - complaining about it on Twitter won't change that."Google has been saying they do not index everything for years, Google simply won't index all your pages and it is impossible for Google to index everything, Google said.John added that complaining loudly on Twitter won't help. He kind of went off a bit on it:You're not new to this - you've probably worked on complex systems too. I don't quite know what to make of your loud tweets trying to solve this, but I get that it can be annoying when you have high expectations and an algorithm doesn't fulfill them.— 🍌 John 🍌 (@JohnMu) May 20, 2021 Keep in mind, a month ago, Google came out with a form to report indexing issues. So you can use that form if you want and not complain on Twitter.Forum discussion at Twitter.

News18» News»Buzz»Farm to Table: Viral Twitter Post Highlights Farmers' Unflinching Efforts on Field2-MIN READPhoto credit: Vala Afshar/Twitter The videos have left netizens filled with gratitude and they are praising the farmers and other people employed in agriculture.Agriculture and allied activities are the main source of livelihood for many people in various parts of the world. Recently, a Twitter thread containing seven videos has gone viral. The thread showcases that people in the agricultural sector work very hard in order to bring food to our tables. In the clips, farmers can be seen working skillfully in the fields. The videos have left netizens filled with gratitude and they are praising the farmers and other people employed in agriculture.A Twitter user, Vala Afshar has shared videos in a thread highlighting the skills of the agricultural workers. The user also thrown light on the hard work that farmers put into growing and reaping various agricultural products.Later, he added one more video in the original tweet saying that even the worst situations like thick smoke and haze do not stop hard-working farmers from doing their work.Even the worst quality air, thick smoke and haze, due to the devastating fires in California, does not stop…

Christina Pushaw, Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ newly minted press secretary, unlocked her Twitter account on Saturday after privatizing the account following a series of online threats. “Unlocked my account because I concluded that unfortunately, harassment on Twitter is inevitable for a conservative in public life,” Pushaw tweeted. “I’ll still block & report — but only actual threats. This isn’t my official work account, but I will use it to debunk misinformation & spread truth.” Pushaw, a conservative journalist turned press secretary, locked her Twitter account on Thursday after “waves” of  “disgusting” and “deranged” harassments and threats, she explained on Twitter. Among the threats, one user wrote “your death would not be a tragedy.” That tweet, Pushaw tweeted, was referred to law enforcement. Pushaw’s Twitter bio on Thursday said “temporarily locked” and references John 15:18 in the Bible. It now says “personal account” and still refers to the Bible verse. “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first,” the scripture reads per the New International Version of the Bible. Pushaw came aboard the DeSantis administration earlier this month, making her the latest addition to the Governor’s communications staff. In April, DeSantis onboarded Taryn Fenske as communications director.…

The trust of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation made major investment changes in the first quarter, before the Gates announced they’re divorcing. The foundation trust, one of the largest in the world, sold all its investments in Apple (ticker: AAPL) and Twitter (TWTR), and initiated a position in Coupang (CPNG), an e-commerce company based in Seoul. The Gates’ trust disclosed the stock trades, among others, in a form it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The...

The TelegraphUSPGA Championship 2021: third round tee times - when do Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy start?USPGA Championship 2021 full leaderboard Phil Mickelson takes a share of the lead into the third round of the USPGA Championship today (Saturday) as he looks to become the oldest major winner in history at Kiawah Island. A week after needing a special exemption into next month's US Open, the 50 year-old rolled back the years with a second round of 69 to set a halfway target only matched by former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen. On a high-quality leaderboard, two-time winner Brooks Koepka is ominously poised just a shot off the lead, with Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama another stroke adrift alongside Branden Grace and Christiaan Bezuidenhout. World No 1 Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele all missed the halfway cut by a single shot, but Rory McIlroy survived on three over par after a second round of 72. Who will hold their nerve to triumph this week? Tee-times for Saturday's third round can be found below (all times BST; all players USA unless stated). 1240 Denny McCarthy 1250 Emiliano Grillo (Arg), Chan Kim 1300 Alex Noren (Swe), Harris English 1310 Tom Hoge, Henrik…

May 21, 2021; San Francisco, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) hugs Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) after the game at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports The Memphis Grizzlies survived a late push from the Golden State Warriors thanks to a heroic overtime effort from Ja Morant.The Warriors dynasty is not over, per say, as Klay Thompson will return next season and we can only guess what Joe Lacob and the Golden State front office have in mind after this disappointing exit. But this feels like a significant blow.The Grizzlies did not have the average NBA viewer’s best interest at heart, nor the financial considerations of the league as a whole. Instead, Memphis will be heading to Utah for the 1-8 matchup in the NBA playoffs. Memphis won two games in a row — the first over the San Antonio Spurs — to cement their place in the playoffs.NBA fans loved watching the Golden State Warriors miss the playoffsThe Warriors were just a few points short of beating the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Now, they’re out of the postseason entirely. The play-in tournament may not always produce the results Adam Silver…