Jack Dorsey quits Twitter, heres who replaces him as CEO

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has quit the micro-blogging platform, he announced via a tweet. Twitter was launched back in 2006 and throughout its 15-year run, has become one of the most popular social media platforms that people use today. Last evening, Jack announced that he is resigning as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and CTO Parag Agrawal has been unanimously appointed by the Twitter board to helm the company.

not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter pic.twitter.com/G5tUkSSxkl

— jack (@jack) November 29, 2021

Jack will stay onboard until the end of his term and after May 2022 he plans on leaving the board. Talking about his decision to leave Twitter, Jack wants the company to “break away” from its founders. “Ultimately I believe that’s severely limiting and a single point of failure. I’ve worked hard to ensure this company can break away from its founding and founders,” he wrote in his address to the company.

Parag Agrawal is the new Twitter CEO

Parag was born in Mumbai and graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. He later moved to the US and holds a PhD from Stanford University. He joined Twitter as a software engineer in 2011 and has been the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Twitter since 2017. He has also been in charge of the Bluesky project which is an initiative by Twitter to create a decentralized social network.

Speaking about Parag, Jack said, “The board ran a rigorous process considering all options and unanimously appointed Parag. He's been my choice for some time given how deeply he understands the company and its needs. Parag has been behind every critical decision that helped turn this company around. He's curious, probing, rational, creative, demanding, self-aware, and humble. He leads with heart and soul and is someone I learn from daily. My trust in him as our CEO is bone deep.”

Also Read: Twitter has now fixed the issue of the disappearing tweets

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Rocket League Sideswipe Game Now Available to Download for Free on Android, iOS Globally

Rocket League Sideswipe is a popular PC and console game. It has now been released for Android and iOS users. The game is free to download on Google Play store and Apple’s App Store. There are some notable changes between the mobile game and PC game like 1v1 and 2v2 matches.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Next-Gen Version, Major Update Scheduled for Q1 2022: CD Projekt

Cyberpunk 2077 next-gen version and a major update for all platforms is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2022, President and Joint CEO of CD Projekt Group Adam Kiciński has said. He also said that the group is expanding the teams responsible for developing major expansion for Cyberpunk.

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Google Announces Best Android Apps, Games of 2021 in India; BGMI, Clubhouse Among Top Titles

Google on Tuesday announced the winners of the Google Play Best of 2021 awards in India and declared e-learning app Bitclass as the ‘Best App of 2021’ and Krafton’s Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) as the ‘Best Game of 2021’.

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Krafton announces iQOO Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2021 Grind tournament

Krafton has announced a new invitational tournament called the iQOO Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2021 Grind. The tournament is scheduled to kick off on December 2, 2021 and will feature 32 invited teams. These teams will then battle it out to see if they have what it takes to compete in the iQOO Battleground Mobile India Series, Additional details about the tournament were not announced, but the developers note that this would be revealed soon.

Krafton recently announced a new campaign to drive its ‘Game Responsibly‘ initiative for BGMI. The campaign will not only include a series of films to encourage gamers to consider their mental health. It will also promote responsible gaming habits among players. This also means that Krafton will start implementing more stringent control over players under 18.

Every under-18 player that wants to play BGMI will now need to register a parent or guardian before they can play. An OTP will first be sent to the parent or guardian’s phone number, and only then can the minor start playing. Further, minors will also not be able to play for over three hours a day. Further, all players will not be allowed to spend over Rs 7,000 per day.

Other steps taken by Krafton include a ‘Virtual World Warning Message’ that will include in-game text and in-game audio that reinforces the message. Further, all players will get timely reminders to take a break when playing the game. Finally, the developers have reduced violence and bloodshed in the game and have set parameters to keep language in check.

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Vivos first tablet tipped to include Snapdragon 870 and 8040 mAh battery

Vivo trademarked "Vivo Pad" with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) earlier this year and, as was confirmed by the company VP, will foray into the tablet segment in the first half of 2022. While official details are yet to materialize, a new leak claims that this upcoming tablet from Vivo will be powered by a Qualcomm chipset.

Vivo Pad Specifications 

Tipster Digital Chat Station reveals that the tablet will employ Snapdragon 870, which is the same SoC Vivo earlier used on quite a few popular phones like X60 Pro and iQOO 7. The octa-core chipset is basically an enhanced version of Snapdragon 865+. It includes one Cortex-A77 prime core, three Cortex-A77 performance cores, and four Cortex-A55 efficiency cores. 

The same device was reportedly spotted on the TÜV Rheinland certification website and the listing revealed an 8040mAh battery.

More tablets are on their way

Apart from Vivo, other BBK brands have also been eyeing the tablet segment. Realme introduced the Realme Pad earlier this year with MediaTek Helio G80, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage and a 7100mAh battery. OnePlus Pad was trademarked with EUIPO in July, and Oppo is expected to launch its Pad early next year.

According to Digital Chat Station, the Oppo tablet will use the same Snapdragon 870 chipset paired with 6GB RAM and 256GB storage. This tablet is expected to include an 11-inch LCD display (2,560x1,600 pixels) with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera. This software is unsurprisingly touted to be Android 11-based Color OS. It is expected to be priced at CNY 2000 in China which converts to approximately $315 or roughly INR 23,500.

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PlayStation End of Year Deals Sale: Big Discounts on Marvel's Spider-Man, F1 2021, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

PlayStation End of Year Deals sale has kicked off, giving gamers another chance to pick up their favourite games at a discounted price before the year ends. The PlayStation Store currently has discounts on over 700 games, including titles like Marvel’s Spider-Man, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Alien: Isolation, and several others that are discounted until December 22...

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