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Samsung reaches record-breaking 1.75Gbps download speed at 10km distance
The trial was conducted by the NBN Co Limited, a publicly owned corporation of the Australian government, tasked to design, build and operate Australia's National Broadband Network as the nation's wholesale broadband provider.
Elon Musk suspends comic Kathy Griffin's account for impersonation
A screenshot of Kathy Griffin's viral tweet read: "After much-spirited discussion with the females in my life. I have decided that voting blue for their choice is only right," asking voters to support Democratic candidates in the US midterm election on November 8.
Amazon launches Prime Video mobile edition at Rs 599 per year
Customers can purchase an annual subscription to the OTT's mobile edition through the official website or its app for Android, the company said in a statement. "Prime Video mobile edition is a major step towards making premium entertainment across languages as ubiquitous as smartphones in the country," Amazon added.
Videotex International begins manufacturing webOS Hub 2.0 in India
Videotex has already onboarded over 15 leading smart TV brands, which includes Lloyd, BPL, Hyundai, Akai, Vise, Daiwa, Compaq and others, for manufacturing TVs operated with webOS Hub.
Apple set to change 'Hey Siri' command to just 'Siri'
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the new feature is in development for the past several months and it is likely to release either next year or in 2024, reports The Verge. It means that to activate the smart assistant, the user would just need to say "Siri" followed by a command.
Google Messages tests redesigned 'photo picker'
The redesigned photo picker has already started to appear for some users, reports 9To5Google.
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw condemns Twitter layoffs in India
Vaishnaw's reaction, first reported by Business Standard, came as Musk fired about half of Twitter's workforce globally, including nearly 150-180 employees in India. "We condemn the way Twitter has sacked employees in India," said Vaishnaw, adding that the employees "should have given the employees a fair time for transition".
Elon Musk announces permanent ban for impersonation on Twitter
In a series of tweets, the new Twitter CEO said that the platform will not even warn such users, like in the previous past, and will suspend the account immediately. "Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying 'parody' will be permanently suspended," said Musk.
Twitter delays launch of Blue subscription service after US midterms
The company "made the decision to move the launch of this release to November 9, after the election", according to a report from The New York Times, citing an internal memo. Musk initially wanted employees to roll out Blue with verification by November 7 "and threatened to fire them if they didn't meet this deadline".
Customers will have to wait longer for iPhone 14 Pro models: Apple
The company said that restrictions related to Covid-19 have temporarily affected the main iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility in Zhengzhou, China. The facility is currently operating at a significantly reduced capacity. "As we have done throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, we are prioritising the health and safety of the workers in our supply chain," the tech giant said in a statement late on Sunday.
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