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Musk reinstates some celebrity accounts on Twitter, says 'no decision' on Trump
Griffin was permanently suspended earlier this month for changing her account name to "Elon Musk", and making fun of the Tesla CEO. The accounts of Peterson and The Babylon Bee were suspended earlier this year for violating the company's hateful conduct policies. When a user asked him to bring back Alexander Jones, an American far-right radio show host and prominent conspiracy theorist, Musk said 'No'.
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G may feature Exynos 1330 processor
The chipset is codenamed 'S5E8535', and has two powerful CPU cores running at 2.4GHz and six power-saving CPU cores running at 2GHz, reports SamMobile. It also features the 'ARM Mali-G68' graphics processing unit (GPU). The smartphone is expected to come with a 6.8-inch IPS LCD display with Full HD+ resolution, a 50MP primary rear camera, a 13MP selfie camera, and a 5,000mAh battery.
Google to bring new AR 'Live View' feature to Maps in select cities
The new feature will roll out starting next week in London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco and Tokyo, reports The Verge. The 'Live View' will show things like coffee shops and ATMs when users hold their phone and point it at the world around them.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro may feature 'Thunderbolt' port
According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models will feature a USB-C port with support for at least USB 3.2 or Thunderbolt 3, reports Gizmochina. The Thunderbolt 3 port is likely to feature bandwidth of up to 40Gbps.
WhatsApp to launch new business directory in five countries
The feature will roll out across Brazil, the UK, Indonesia, Mexico and Colombia, reports The Verge. According to the company, the new feature will help users to either search directly to find companies that are contactable on the service or browse by business types such as travel or banking.
All the users who signed up for WhatsApp's Business Platform across the five countries will display in the directory.
Netflix integration with Google Home, Nest devices not working
According to 9to5Google, numerous reports over the last few days have verified a widespread outage of Netflix and Google account linking through the Home app. The link allows Netflix content to be played on Google Nest smart displays, which are controlled through Google Assistant speakers, and to cast content to legacy Chromecast devices via voice commands.
Jio True 5G becomes first to cover Delhi-NCR
Jio is rolling out the most-advanced True-5G network at a rapid pace, now covers major parts of this geography. This transformational network will be present across all important localities and areas including, but not limited to most residential areas, hospitals, schools, colleges and universities, government buildings, high streets, malls and markets, high footfall areas such as tourist spots and hotels, tech-parks, roads, highways and metros.
Meta fires staff for hijacking Facebook, Insta accounts: Report
According to The Wall Street Journal, some offenders used Meta's account recovery software, "Oops," and even took thousands of dollars in bribes from those seeking access. Some of those fired were contractors who worked as security guards at Meta facilities and were given access to the company's internal system for helping users who had trouble with their accounts.
Best people are staying, I'm not super worried: Elon Musk
Musk made the comment when a user asked him: "What do people mean when they say Twitter is gonna shut down? Doesn't it kinda run itself?" "The best people are staying, so I'm not super worried," he replied. On Musk's tweet, a user commented: "Why would anyone want to work for Elon's low pay," while another said: "Thank you Elon for exposing all the trash Twitter employees and bring back the real-valued ones!" Later, Musk tweeted: "And we just hit another all-time high in Twitter usage lol."
Twitter won't allow new accounts to buy Blue verification for 90 days
This means that users will not be able to instantly verify a new account, reports The Verge. It could be an effort to reduce the chances of scams and impersonator accounts. According to the report, the old plan didn't specify a waiting period, but it did have a warning that "Twitter accounts created on or after November 9, 2022, will be unable to subscribe to Twitter Blue at this time".
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