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STAT
⚡️ 89% of social media messages to brands go ignored. The average response time for a brand to reply on social media to a user is 10 hours, while the average user will only wait 4 hours. (Source: Sprout Social)

INSIGHT
📱 How #Instagram’s algorithm works: t.me/iXNews/26541

OTHER NEWS
💰 #Microsoft is reportedly acquiring #GitHub: t.me/iXNews/26607

📺 #YouTube confirms test of subscriptions feed driven by algorithm and not chronology, angering creators: prs.pctvix.co/2JnWE8V

🤔 Facebook accused of giving over 60 device makers inappropriate access to user data: t.me/iXNews/26631

EXTRA
🖥 How to watch today’s Apple #WWDC keynote: t.me/iXNews/26626
Will you be watching WWDC 2018?
👍 Yes
👎 No
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"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change." ― Stephen Hawking
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Ben, @iXNews

​​👨‍💻 Apple WWDC vs Google I/O 👩‍💻

#Apple kicked off its annual Wordwide Developers Conference #WWDC yesterday. Under the motto “Write code. Blow minds” thousands of developers come together in San Jose, CA, to learn about the latest features on Apple’s platforms in hundreds of workshops, keynotes and networking events.

Here you can see how popularity of Apple's WWDC is declining, although still a lot more popular than #Google's similar event called Google I/O

And the highlights of yesterday's WWDC:

👉 tvOS: multiple users, Xbox & PlayStation controllers

👉 watchOS 6 with new watchfaces, App Store & more

👉 macOS Catalina

👉 iOS 13 with dark mode, updated Apple apps & privacy features

👉 iMessage to support profile photos — including your new Memoji personalized with makeup and accessories

👉 HomePod will be able recognize who’s speaking to it with iOS 13

👉 iPadOS for iPad with new home screen widgets & multitasking improvements

👉 All-new redesigned Mac Pro

👉 New sign-in tool to compete with Facebook and Google

👉 Apple breaks up iTunes, creates separate Podcasts, TV, and Music apps for macOS

👉 Photos on iPhone is about to look completely different

🚀 @PerspectiveIX

❓ What was your favourite announcement from yesterday's WWDC?

Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — Day 5


👉 #Apple will host a virtual #WWDC this year — starts on 22 June (link)


👉 #Twitter tests a warning message that tells users to rethink offensive replies (link)
👉 #Twitter rolls out changes to threaded conversations following tests in its prototype app, #twttr (link)

👉 #Airbnb cuts 1,900 jobs, around 25% of its global workforce (link)


👉 #Bitcoin is set for ‘Halving’ this month (link)


👉 Leaked videos show #Lenovo’s first gaming #smartphone (link)

👉 #Android 11’s public beta to launch with 3 June via live stream (link)
👉 #Google’s #Stadia controller will finally work wirelessly with computers starting this week (link)


👉 #Microsoft launches #SurfaceBook 3 (link) and #SurfaceHeadphones 2 (link)
👉 #Microsoft offers $100,000 to hack its custom Linux OS (link)


👉 #Uber lays off 14% of its workforce in COVID-19-related cost-cutting (link)


👉 #Pinterest Q1: revenue of $272M, vs. $270M est., up 35% YoY; user base grew to 367M MAUs, up 26% YoY (link)


👉 #EA Q4: revenues of $1.39B, beating expectations of $1.19B, up 12% YoY (link)


#️⃣ #EarningsCalls

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