Afternoon Wrap-Up: Amazon Reportedly Fires About 500 Employees In India, Whatsapp Introduces Chat Lock Feature To ‘Hide’ Your Chats, And Other Important News Of The Day
From Amazon reportedly firing 500 employees in India to Whatsapp introducing chat lock feature, here’s an afternoon wrap-up of top news reviews and trending stories.
According to multiple people aware of the matter told Economic Times, tech giant Amazon is now firing about 500 employees in India across different businesses and functions.Know more.
For increased privacy, Meta on Monday announced a ‘Chat Lock’ feature for WhatsApp, saying in a blog post that the feature will be an additional layer of security for a user's ‘most intimate’ conversations. Know more.
In more evidence that price pressures are easing in the Indian economy, wholesale prices, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), fell on an annual basis in April, the first time this is happening since July 2020. Know more.
Prince Harry has been named as America’s favourite royal family member beating his father King Charles who trails way down the list, a new survey revealed. Know more.
The government is hence seeking 30 luxury sedans as spare VVIP cars for these heads of state and for their spouses’ motorcades. It is specifically seeking either BMW 7 Series or Mercedes S Class cars for this purpose.Know more.
