🚗 Uber is calling you out
Plus, Donald Trump's social media platform reaches the top spot on the App Store 📲
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📲 Big Tech & Startups
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Uber has decided, for the first time ever, to share its two-way rating system and will now allow users to view their feedback (even the bad ones 😳). The new feature is set to be available globally and can be accessed by the privacy menu.
If you happen to be shocked by your results, then Uber has also released a few tips to help you to improve your ratings:
Pack it in, pack it out 🗑
Buckle up 🚗
Be ready ⏳
Treat everyone and everything with respect ✌️
Don’t slam the door! 🤫
🔭 Science & Futuristic Tech
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In the UK, on average, the length of time it takes for a suitable heart or lung donor is 18-24 months but can be considerably longer (or shorter) depending on certain factors - the main factor is the patient’s blood type.🩸
A new revelation by scientists could be about to change many lives, with the creation of a universal blood-type organ for transplant. 🫁 A team of scientists in the US have successfully converted eight type-A lungs into type-O lungs using a combination of technologies. The new technology is set to be a BIG deal as it allows surgeons to use lungs that couldn't have been used otherwise, due to infection or injury.
But, it could be a considerably long time before a patient receives a converted organ as the technology is still awaiting approval to be used in clinical trials.
⚙️ Miscellaneous
Instagram changes its daily time limit to a minimum of 30 minutes 📲
Trump’s Truth Social platform goes live on the US Apple App Store 🤐
TikTok goes against its users and wants to introduce longer videos 🤔
Google cracks down on privacy preventing companies to track its users 🕵️
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London
📌 UBIO - currently hiring for a JS/TS Software Engineer
Yorkshire & Humber
📌 Yorkshire Water - currently hiring for multiple roles including a Data Scientist
East of England
📌 PayPoint - currently hiring for multiple roles including a BI Developer
Scotland
📌 Cloudsoft - currently hiring for a Full Stack Developer
Remote
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📚 Blog Round-up
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