Twitter has revealed that an edit feature is in the works, and Apple Maps adds 3-D renders of Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Elon Musk and his adventures with Twitter
On March 25, Elon Musk asked people on Twitter if they felt that the platform “rigorously adheres to” the principle that “free speech is essential to a functioning democracy”.
He replied to his own post with, “The consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully.”
There was speculation that Musk, with all his wealth and influence, might be looking to start his own social network.
Instead, on Monday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Musk had acquired 9.2 percent of Twitter’s shares. On Tuesday, this, from new Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal.
I’m excited to share that we’re appointing
elonmusk</a> to our board! Through conversations with Elon in recent weeks, it became clear to us that he would bring great value to our Board.</p>— Parag Agrawal (paraga) April 5, 2022
Musk replied with this.
Looking forward to working with Parag & Twitter board to make significant improvements to Twitter in coming months!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 5, 2022
Fifteen minutes after the announcement that Musk was getting a seat on the board, he asked this.
Do you want an edit button?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 5, 2022
To which Agrawal replied.
The consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully. https://t.co/UDJIvznALB
— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) April 5, 2022
On Tuesday afternoon, Twitter revealed that for nearly a year developers have been working on an edit feature.
now that everyone is asking…
yes, we’ve been working on an edit feature since last year!
no, we didn’t get the idea from a poll
we're kicking off testing withinTwitterBlue</a> Labs in the coming months to learn what works, what doesn’t, and what’s possible.</p>— Twitter Comms (TwitterComms) April 5, 2022
Twitter Comms says Musk had nothing to do with it.
Apple Maps introduces 3-D renderings of Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver
One of the features that made Apple Maps so interesting when it was first announced was the promise of exploring places in three dimensions.
Well, now Apple Maps users can explore parts of three major Canadian cities in exactly that way.
Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver can be explored with “highly detailed” maps that present the cities in “unprecedented detail”. In the app you can get photo realistic views of landmarks including Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica, Casa Loma in Toronto, and the totem poles in Vancouver’s Stanley Park.
The 3-D maps can really make a difference to tourists who are navigating cities, and the experience is available for other world cities, including London, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
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