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This Twitterbot calls out gender pay gaps of companies

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  • Twitter account @paygapapp reveals gender pay gap of companies that wish women on International Women’s Day.
  • Bot exposes hypocrisy of organisations by accessing British government data.
  • The software has shown that majority of the companies have a major pay gap.

A Twitter bot exposes the gender pay gap of UK-based organizations that wish their female employees International Women’s Day on social media, CNET reported.

The bio of the account @paygapapp says “Employers, if you tweet about International Women’s Day, I’ll retweet your gender pay gap” and they fulfil their promise.

After the 2017 mandate in the UK, companies with 250 or more employees are required to publicise the salaries of both genders. The software automatically accesses the British government data and then posts that information on their public Twitter account, which currently has 174.5k followers.

It has become a trend for companies to use an empowering vocabulary on their social media and post about women’s equal rights and their empowerment. The founders of the bot — software developer Ali Fensome and copywriter Francesca Lawson — wondered whether wishing women on International Women’s Day and celebrating online was enough without taking practical steps towards women’s empowerment. 

While Twitter accounts of these companies show posts where women are smiling and are seemingly happy with their “empowerment”, the bot has revealed that the majority of the companies have a stark pay gap.

With access to this information, @paygapapp has exposed companies’ hypocrisy and has called out multiple organisations. About Daily Express, for example, the account recently revealed that women’s median hourly pay there was 22.5% lower than that of men. 

Per the publication, the bot is not biased and ensures accuracy. It tweeted, for instance, about Abbeycroft Leisure: “In this organisation, men’s and women’s median hourly pay is equal.”

The software is objective and does not differentiate between profit and non-profit companies.

As a result, some companies ended up deleting their posts. Lawson commented over e-mail and said: “I think it’s pretty cowardly to delete the tweet after being called out — it gives off the impression that … they’d rather pretend it doesn’t exist than … do something about it.”

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Tessori promises to teach 50,000 children IT courses.

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In order to provide children with technical education and training, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori has made the decision to set up IT classes for 50,000 children.

The governor urged the youth to play a vital part in the nation’s growth during a ceremony held here on Thursday.

“Pakistan has an abundance of skill. We will have to play our role in the development of the country. We will have to work to improve our economy,” the governor said.

He urged the overseas Pakistanis to invest in Pakistan and play their role in making the country prosperous.

Addressing the youth of the country, Kamran Tessori said, “Pakistan should be our priority. We need to do everything for Pakistan.

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Cybersecurity firm reports exposure of sensitive DeepSeek data on the internet.

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The New York-based cybersecurity firm Wiz has discovered a cache of sensitive data from the Chinese artificial intelligence business DeepSeek that was mistakenly exposed to the public internet.

In a blog post released on Wednesday, Wiz reported that examinations of DeepSeek’s infrastructure revealed that the company had inadvertently exposed over a million lines of unencrypted data. The materials were digital software keys and chat logs that seemingly documented prompts transmitted from consumers to the company’s complimentary AI assistant.

The chief technical officer of Wiz stated that DeepSeek promptly safeguarded the data following the notice from his organisation.

“It was removed in under an hour,” stated Ami Luttwak. “However, this was exceedingly easy to locate, leading us to believe we are not the sole discoverers.”

DeepSeek did not promptly respond to a request for comment.

DeepSeek’s rapid success after the introduction of its AI helper has exhilarated China and incited concern in America. The Chinese company’s evident capacity to rival OpenAI’s skills at a significantly reduced cost has raised concerns regarding the viability of the business models and profit margins of U.S. AI behemoths like Nvidia and Microsoft.

By Monday, it surpassed the U.S. competitor ChatGPT in downloads from Apple’s App Store, prompting a worldwide decline in technology stocks.

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WhatsApp launches bulk channel management functionality

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WhatsApp has initiated testing of a bulk channel administration feature on iOS for select beta users, enabling the simultaneous selection of many channels, hence enhancing the efficiency of managing following channels.

This essential update enables users to perform bulk activities, including muting many channels simultaneously, designating them as read, and altering notifications. If the chosen channels are muted, users will now have the option to activate notifications. Users can swiftly silence unmuted channels in one action.

Additionally, this feature enables users to unfollow many channels simultaneously, thereby optimizing the process of decluttering their channel list. This change is particularly beneficial for users that oversee numerous subscriptions, as reported by WABetaInfo.

Previously, users were required to manage each channel individually, rendering tasks such as muting or designating channels as read laborious and time-consuming.

The functionality provides enhanced flexibility and control over channel subscriptions, enabling users to efficiently manage notifications. The solution streamlines laborious operations for consumers who subscribe to numerous channels, hence enhancing their entire experience.

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The bulk management feature is presently accessible exclusively to a limited number of beta testers who installed the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS using the TestFlight application. WhatsApp, owned by Meta, plans to expand the feature’s availability to a larger user base in the next weeks.

This update demonstrates WhatsApp’s dedication to enhancing user experience by offering a clear and efficient method for managing channels and notifications.

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