Instagram redesigned its home screen to give users easy access to its Reels and Shop features instead of the Search tool and Notifications page.
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Twitter tests ‘misleading information’ label when users try to ‘Like’ a tweet with misinformation
Twitter’s new effort at handling misinformation involves testing a warning label when a user tries to “Like” a “misleading” tweet.
Pizza Hut adds plant-based Beyond Italian Sausage Pizza, Great Beyond Pizza to the menu
Pizza Hut announced a partnership with Beyond Meat to launch two Beyond Pan Pizzas: the Beyond Italian Sausage Pizza and the Great Beyond Pizza.
Shopify partners with TikTok to help merchants with their marketing campaigns
TikTok created a new channel for Shopify merchants to help them connect with new audiences through the video-sharing app’s business functions.
Amazon adds 100,000 seasonal jobs for the holiday season, promotes 35,000 employees
Amazon will hire workers for their operations network, where jobs include stowing, picking, packing shipping, delivering customer orders and others.
IKEA 2021 catalog delayed to fix potentially racist image
Ikea’s 2021 catalog will be delayed to fix a potentially racist image the company said ‘could be misinterpreted.’
Barnes & Noble data breach exposes customers’ email addresses, transaction history
Barnes & Noble sent an email clarifying customers’ financial information was not among the exposed information.
Socially-distanced Halloween: Nextdoor app shows users how their neighbors celebrate
Nextdoor launched its yearly trick or treating map that allows users to see how their neighbors are celebrating a low-risk-of-infection Halloween.
Ikea to remove non-rechargeable alkaline batteries by 2021, aiming to reduce waste at home
Ikea said the goal is to inspire consumers who frequently use batteries to make the switch to rechargeable ones in order to reduce waste at home.
‘Vote the a-holes out’: Patagonia’s new tag wants to stand up to climate deniers
The new tags can be found on Patagonia’s 2020 Men’s and Women’s Road to Regenerative Organic Stand-Up Shorts.