Layoffs at Meta; Hero invests in Zero; WhatsApp vs. Zoom

Your daily dose of all the important tech news. To get bite-sized tech news on the go, download CHAI [View online]( [nextbigwhat]( nextbigwhat Your daily dose of all the important tech news. To get bite-sized tech news on the go, download CHAI app. CHAI brings you summary of tech news from different industries, ensuring you stay on top of your game Download: [Android](, [iOS]( [Going remote? Learn how this startup created an operating rhythm for remote work]( [Going remote? Learn how this startup created an operating rhythm for remote work]( I used to believe that you could only build a successful company in person. The first 6 months of remote were so hard that I thought our company might fail. Now we’re 100% remote & I can’t imagine ever going back. The big unlock? A new operating rhythm. Let’s break it down. [nextbigwhat.com]( [Mark Zuckerberg Announces Meta Layoffs, Budget Cuts]( “I had hoped the economy would have more clearly stabilized by now, but from what we’re seeing it doesn’t yet seem like it has, so we want to plan somewhat conservatively,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told employees during a weekly Q&A session. [chai.nextbigwhat.com]( [WhatsApp launches Call Links to rival Google Meet and Zoom]( [WhatsApp launches Call Links to rival Google Meet and Zoom]( With Call Links, the feature will bring both audio and video call support on the platform. Similar to Zoom and Google Meet, one can simply create a call link by… [chai.nextbigwhat.com]( [Staff barred from using mobile phones in this government agency]( [Staff barred from using mobile phones in this government agency]( All employees working under the state-owned Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Limited will be barred from using their mobile phones while on duty to create a “distraction-free” environment in… [chai.nextbigwhat.com]( [Meta introduces AI based text to video generator, Make-A-Video]( A new AI system that lets people turn text prompts into brief, high-quality video clips. The system can also create videos from images or take existing videos and create new… [chai.nextbigwhat.com]( [Hero MotoCorp to make electric motorcycles, partners with USA’s Zero Motorcycles]( [Hero MotoCorp to make electric motorcycles, partners with USA’s Zero Motorcycles]( Hero MotoCorp, which is all set to launch its first electric product, under its emerging mobility brand Vida, is finalising a collaboration agreement with Zero Motorcycles, the California-based manufacturer of… [chai.nextbigwhat.com]( [Brave browser to start blocking annoying cookie consent banners]( The Brave browser will soon allows users to block annoying and potentially privacy-harming cookie consent banners on all websites they visit. Brave will now proactively detect and block the cookie… [chai.nextbigwhat.com]( [SoftBank Plans To Cut 30% Of Vision Fund Staff]( [SoftBank Plans To Cut 30% Of Vision Fund Staff]( Founder had said layoffs were planned after $23 billion loss. The company plans on laying off roughly 150 of 500 employees from the fund, which is based in London SoftBank… [chai.nextbigwhat.com]( [Google is shutting down Stadia; Will refund hardware, software, and DLC purchases]( [Google is shutting down Stadia; Will refund hardware, software, and DLC purchases]( Google will be refunding all Stadia hardware purchased through the Google Store as well as all the games and add-on content purchased from the Stadia store. And while Stadia’s approach… [chai.nextbigwhat.com]( [AI has helped save over 6,000 at-risk heart patients in Maharashtra in the last 2 yrs]( [AI has helped save over 6,000 at-risk heart patients in Maharashtra in the last 2 yrs]( The AI-equipped STEMI programme of the Maharashtra health department that screens and treats heart diseases has so far saved 6,144 people. The state health department’s AI-equipped programme launched in 2020 to… [chai.nextbigwhat.com]( Did you enjoy this issue? [Yes]( [No]( [nextbigwhat]( nextbigwhat Tech and startup news. In order to unsubscribe, click [here](. If you were forwarded this newsletter and you like it, you can subscribe [here](. Created with [Revue by Twitter](.