TECHNOLOGY ON THIS GENERATION
Apple recently told staff that it would make work schedules for retail staff flexible amid a push towards unionization, according to reporting by Bloomberg News. The changes will include extending the minimum time period between shifts to 12 hours from 10 hours. Apple also told Reuters that it would raise the pay for its employees in the US to $22 per hour or more. Apple's Atlanta store recently filed a petition to hold a union election, which could make it the first Apple Store in the US to unionize. The move comes amid a wave of unionization in the US as major firms are scrambling to thwart labor organizers as the current support for labor unions in the country has reached an all-time high since 1965. According to Gallup polling, 90 percent of Democrats and 47 percent of Republicans approve of unions, with an overall 68 percent approval. Microsoft recently announced that it would not resist unionization efforts by its employees, as it recognizes their legal right to choose to form or join a union.
ELON MUSK ABOUT
Elon Musk's deal to acquire Twitter came one step closer this week as the US antitrust waiting period for the acquisition ended. The completion of the deal is now subject to remaining customary closing conditions, which include approval by Twitter stockholders and any other regulatory approvals. However, Musk might face another hurdle as advocacy groups launched a campaign to stop the Tesla CEO from purchasing Twitter. Accountable Tech executive director Nicole Gill said in a release, "Elon Musk is a wolf in expensive sheep's clothing whose Twitter takeover is motivated by ego and grievance. If we don't stop this deal, he'll hand a megaphone to demagogues and extremists, who will cheer him as they incite more hate, harm, and harassment."
GOOGLE CONFIRMATIOM
Google recently confirmed plans that it was planning on merging its Duo and Meet apps into a single video calling platform. In the following weeks, Google Meet will incorporate most of the features from the Duo app, while the Duo app will be renamed Google Meet later this year. Google Meet features will be available to Google Workspace customers and legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers as well as all personal Google accounts.
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
There has been a rise of around 82 percent in hate speech on social media platform Facebook and 86 percent jump in violent and inciting content on Instagram, according to a monthly report released by Meta. The majority of the content in the report is based on detection by social media platforms before users report them. According to the report released on May 31, Facebook detected 53,200 hate speech in April, which is 82 percent higher compared to the 38,600 detected in March, on which the platform took action. The report showed that Instagram acted on 77,000 violence and incitement related content in April compared to 41,300 in March. Also Read - Optimism back in broader market Cydia's antitrust lawsuit against Apple will now be moving forward after Apple unsuccessfully appealed to the California Federal Court in the US to dismiss the case. As reported by Reuters, Apple was sued by the creator of alternative app store Cydia in late 2020. Jay Freeman, the creator, had accused Apple of maintaining an unlawful monopoly on software distribution on its platform.
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