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Twitter employees bring their own toilet paper as Musk fires janitors
The New York Times reported that the absence of janitors has "left the office in disarray." "Bathrooms have grown dirty and smells of leftover takeout food and body odour" is all over, according to the report. Musk has shut down four floors at Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco, leaving employees to work out from only two floors.
Apple pauses iOS 16.2's Home App upgrade, puts to internal list of issues
According to MacRumors, earlier this month, Apple released iOS 16.2, which included an option for users to update their Home app to a new, more "stable" architecture. In June, Apple previewed the new architecture, and it was made available as a user-initiated option in an update to the Home app following the release of iOS 16.2.
New Twitter navigation tools arriving in Jan: Musk
"Twitter navigation coming in January that allows swiping to the side to switch between recommended & followed tweets, trends, topics, etc," he said in a tweet. "Until then, tap the star icon on the upper right of the home screen to switch," he added. Musk said that it is good to switch back and forth.
Apple may cut prices of base, Plus models of iPhone 15
According to Macworld, reports have consistently indicated that demand for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max was higher than expected, with lower demand for the base model iPhone 14 -- particularly the iPhone 14 Plus. While the iPhone 14 Plus starts at $899, the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which has the same screen size, costs just $200 more with numerous additional features -- A16 chip, ProMotion display and Dynamic Island, telephoto camera, and stainless-steel design.
Motorola's Moto Watch 100 to offer iPhone music control in 2023
According to AppleInsider, the Moto Watch 100 was initially launched in December 2021 as a budget-focused smartwatch. The music control app is compatible with iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, enabling it to be used by Apple users. With the new Moto Watch 100, fall detection and emergency alerts will be included along with heart-rate monitoring, SPO2 oxygen saturation alerts, and daily updates, according to the report.
New tool to allow users change their iPhone's system font on iOS 16
According to MacRumors, over the years, Apple has increased the level of customisation iPhone users have access to, but one thing they cannot change is the iPhone's system-wide font. Developer Zhuowei Zhang created a tool that changes the system-wide font of an iPhone by exploiting a security loophole in past versions of iOS 16.
A17 chip for iPhone 15 may focus on battery life over power
When discussing the 3nm process that will be used for the iPhone 15, Apple chipmaker TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) put more emphasis on power efficiency than performance, reports 9to5Google. TSMC has been leading the chipmaking industry in using ever smaller processes.
Samsung hires ex-Mercedes designer to lead its MX design team
Lee brings more than two decades of design and leadership experience with him to Samsung, the tech giant said in a blogpost. At Mercedes-Benz, Lee was credited with leading numerous design projects and won multiple awards for his leadership of the company's design teams in China and the United States.
Anonymous Twitter user leaks 3Commas API keys
More than 10,000 of the keys were released by the leaker who the rest "will be published full [sic] randomly in the upcoming days", CoinDesk reported. In a tweet on Thursday, 3Commas CEO Yuriy Sorokin confirmed the authenticity of the leak and said that "as an immediate action, we have asked that Binance, KuCoin, and other supported exchanges revoke all the [API] keys that were connected to 3Commas".
Apple not planning to launch 14.1-inch iPad Pro in 2023
In June, display analyst Ross Young had mentioned that a 14.1-inch iPad Pro with a mini-LED display was set to launch in the first quarter of 2023, reports MacRumors. However, Young has now said that the tech giant is no longer planning to launch the new 14.1-inch iPad Pro. He suggests that the device has been cancelled or significantly postponed.A 14.1-inch iPad Pro would have been the largest iPad to date, as the current model is 12.9-inch. Meanwhile, it was reported that the iPhone maker is working on 11.1-inch and 13-inch OLED iPad Pro models that will be launched in the first quarter of 2024.
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