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Google releases 2nd Android 13 Beta with thrust on user privacy
At its Google's I/O developer conference, the company said that in Android 13, "we're giving you more control over what personal information you share and more detailed control over what files your apps can access". In Android 13, apps must get your permission before sending you notifications. "In addition, we're reducing the number of apps that require your location.
Sundar Pichai brings key tech breakthroughs to countries like India
Addressing the company's flagship Google I/O 2020 conference, Pichai said that Google's flood forecasting technology sent flood alerts to 23 million people in India and Bangladesh last year. "During last year's monsoon season, our flood alerts notified more than 23 million people in India and Bangladesh. And we estimate this supported the timely evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people," he said late on Wednesday.
Google announces 1st Pixel Watch, showcases Android tablet
The Pixel Watch will come with a circular, domed design and features a "tactile" crown and side button. Made of recycled stainless steel, the watch will run Wear OS 3 that features a "refreshed UI" with better navigation and smart notifications, the company announced late on Wednesday.
Will never be the CEO of Twitter again: Jack Dorsey
Dorsey, who is now running financial payments platform Block (earlier Square), also said that no one should be the CEO of Twitter. "Nah, I'll never be CEO again," he responded to a follower who asked if he would come back as Twitter CEO. In another response, Dorsey said that "no one ultimately" should be Twitter's CEO.
Apple iPhones to shun Lightning port and get USB-C in 2023: Analyst
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a tweet that new iPhones next year will come with the all-popular USB-C port. "My latest survey indicates that 2H23 (second half of 2023) new iPhone will abandon Lightning port and switch to USB-C port. USB-C could improve iPhone's transfer and charging speed in hardware designs, but the final spec details still depend on iOS support," Kuo said in a tweet.
Russia ramping up cyber attacks against Starlink: Musk
He noted that Starlink has so far thwarted all cyberattacks coming from Russia. Following the Russian invasion on February 24, Ukraine's fibre optic or cellular communication infrastructure connections were severed. SpaceX, along with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) delivered about 5,000 starlink terminals to the war-torn country.
Samsung doesn't want skilled senior workers to leave
At the annual Display Week conference in Califrornia from May 10-12, the South Korean giants showed revolutionary displays including two-way mobile slidables, new foldable displays for gaming, and the most advanced quantum dot display technology for the large display market.
Tesla recalls 130,000 cars to fix touchscreen issues
The Elon Musk-run company recently rolled out an over-the-air update (OTA) to fix the issue on affected vehicles, which include the 2022 Model 3 and Y, and 2021 and 2022 Model X and S, reports The Verge. The overheating CPU resulted in the car's touchscreen even going completely blank.
Will overturn Twitter ban on Donald Trump, says Elon Musk
Answering a question on the possibility of Trump coming back on Twitter, Musk said, “Donald Trump himself has announced that he will not come back to Twitter as he has his own social media platform. This is the point I am trying to make which perhaps is not getting across. Banning Donald Trump from Twitter did not end Trump's voice. It will amplify it among the right and that's why it was morally wrong and flat-out stupid.”
Musk's Neuralink rival Synchron launches human trial of brain implant in US
The US-based Synchron is an endovascular brain-computer (BCI) interface company that competes with Musk's Neuralink, which also aims to enable paralysed people to use computers and phones through their brain activities alone. In a statement, Synchron said that its device named Stentrode, which is the size of a paper clip, is implanted to the motor cortex of the brain through the jugular vein in a minimally-invasive procedure.
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