Here are the top trending news from the world of technology
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Twitter will reopen its global offices on March 15th
Microblogging company Twitter has said that it will ask its employees to return to the office in the middle of this month, March 15th to be precise. Twitter’s new CEO Parag Agrawal made the announcement on his Twitter handle. In the announcement, Agrawal said that though employees are still allowed to work remotely but he recounted several benefits of employees returning to the office. Twitter’s decision has come closely on the heels of Google making a similar announcement barely 24 hours back (Read more)
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Netflix to unveil its first interactive daily quiz show on April 1st (no it is not a April fool gag)
Netflix has decided to take its interactive show experiment beyond the one off single episode project. The streaming giant is now all set to launch its first interactive daily quiz show, Trivia Quest, on April 1. The trivia weaves together quiz and an interactive story surrounding around the hero Willy. With every question answered in this interactive quiz, people will help Willy in taking a big step to save the people of Trivia Land from a villain who is hell bent on hoarding knowledge (Read more)
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Musk warns Starlink System in Ukraine could be attacked by Russian army
Elon Musk has openly warned on Twitter that there is every possibility that Starlink broadband services in Ukraine could be targeted by Russian air missiles. Musk justified his fear on Twitter by tweeting “Starlink is the only non-Russian communication system still working in some parts of Ukraine.” Last Musk was forced to activate Starlink’s services in Ukraine following Ukrainian minister’s request on Twitter (Read more)
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Apple begins to drop mask requirement for employees
Apple is now less stubborn about its mandatory rule that demanded employees should wear masks in office and stores, according to Bloomberg. Apple’s vaccinated office employees will no longer have to wear masks while masks has almost become optional for workers working in Apple retail stores (Read more)
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Ukraine to soon unveil NFT project to beef up funds for its army
Ukraine will soon launch a NFT project as it continues with its crypto push for beefing up funds for its army to defend their country against the Russian invasion. NFT stands for non-fungible token and has gained in popularity in 2021. According to reports, Ukraine has amassed cryptos worth $43 Mn in the form of bitcoins and digital tokens ever the war boke out with Russia last week (Read more)