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Samsung launches new foldable smartphones in 40 countries
The world's largest smartphone maker said the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4, along with the Galaxy Watch 5 and the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, are officially released in South Korea, the US and France, among others, and plans to expand the products' availability into around 130 countries by September.
US judge rejects Musk's 'absurd' demand to give all Twitter users' data
"Plaintiff (Twitter) has difficulty quantifying the burden of responding to that request because no one in their right mind has ever tried to undertake such an effort. It suffices to say, Plaintiff has demonstrated that such a request is overly burdensome," the judge ruled late on Thursday.
Instagram will automatically restrict sensitive content for new teen users
Instagram said that the Sensitive Content Control has only two options for teens -- "Standard" and "Less". "New teens on Instagram under 16 years old will be defaulted into the 'Less' state. For teens already on Instagram, we will send a prompt encouraging them to select the 'Less' experience," the platform said in a blogpost.
OPPO 'committed' to Europe after stopping smartphone sales in Germany
OPPO and its subsidiary OnePlus stopped sales of smartphones and smartwatches in Germany after they lost a patent lawsuit against Finnish telecom player Nokia earlier this month. Nokia had accused the companies of using its patented technology for processing 4G and 5G signals without paying for a license. Nokia won an injunction to halt sales in a German court.
Elon Musk hits back at Tesla customer over criticism of FSD beta
Tesla owner James Locke slammed FSD beta on Twitter, saying that "unfortunately I have to say, I'm still having to intervene to correct #FSDBeta 10.69 in my area. Still lots of work to go". "I know this is probably not a popular opinion but the focusing on the 'Chuck' complex left is getting ahead of the needs of some more basic control issues," he wrote.
Apple makes it official: New iPhone 14 series arriving on Sep 7
Called 'Far Out,' the event will showcase new iPhone 14 lineup, Watches and other products. This will be an in-person event at Apple's Cupertino campus in the US, the company's first big event to take place since the two years of the pandemic. The tech giant will also stream the launch event online. The next-generation iPhone 14, to be produced in India around two months after its China production, will see four models a 6.1-inch iPhone 14, a new 6.7-inch iPhone 14, a 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro and and a 6.7 iPhone 14 Pro Max, according to reports.
Parag Agrawal lashes out at Zatko's false claims about Twitter
Parag Agrawal came out in the open on bots controversy after a long time, as Zatko who was fired by the company in January this year over 'poor performance' claimed on Tuesday that Twitter lied about the actual number of bots on its platform and misled federal regulators about users' data safety.
Elon Musk reacts, posts cryptic tweets after whistleblower's bot claims
On the microblogging site, Musk said that "in case anyone feels like buying a fine whistle..." along with a picture of a whistle. "So spam prevalence was shared with the board, but the board chose not to disclose that to the publica" he added. Meanwhile, some Twitter users also shared their opinion on the platform about the Musk-Twitter saga.
Twitter trashes ex-worker's claim that India forced firm to hire 'govt agent'
Zatko's whistleblower disclosure in a 84-page page, submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), was obtained by CNN and The Washington Post on Tuesday. In a section titled 'Penetration by Foreign Intelligence & Threats to Democracy', Zatko claimed that "the Indian government forced Twitter to hire specific individual(s) who were government agents, who (because of Twitter's basic architectural flaws) would have access to vast amounts of Twitter sensitive data".
Apple likely to unveil M2-powered new MacBook Pros early next year
According to prominent analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the upcoming MacBook Pro with new processors will enter mass production in the fourth quarter of this year. "New 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with new processors will enter mass production in 4Q22," Kuo wrote on the microblogging platform Twitter. "Given TSMC's guidance that the 3nm will contribute revenue starting in 1H23, processors of 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models may still adopt the 5nm advanced node," Kuo added.
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