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YouTube fixes crash issues on iOS app, after receiving complaints
YouTube fixes crash issues on iOS app, after receiving complaints
Google-owned YouTube on Thursday said that it has fixed crash issues on the iOS application that “many” users reported. MORE..
Musk feuds with Apple over Twitter advertising
Musk feuds with Apple over Twitter advertising
Elon Musk has said Apple has halted most of its advertising on Twitter and accused the company of threatening to remove the platform from its app store. MORE..
Foxconn: iPhone maker apologises after huge protests at China plant
Foxconn: iPhone maker apologises after huge protests at China plant
Apple supplier Foxconn has apologised for a “technical error” in its payment systems, a day after its iPhone factory in China was rocked by angry protests. MORE..
Trump snubs Twitter after Musk announces reactivation of ex-president’s account
Trump snubs Twitter after Musk announces reactivation of ex-president’s account
Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former U.S. President, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organized by new owner Elon Musk. MORE..
Twitter closes offices until Monday amidst staff quitting
Twitter closes offices until Monday amidst staff quitting
Twitter has told employees that the company’s office buildings will be temporarily closed, with immediate effect. MORE..
NASA’s next-generation Artemis rocket lifts off on test flight to moon
NASA’s next-generation Artemis rocket lifts off on test flight to moon
NASA’s towering next-generation moon rocket blasted off from Florida early on Wednesday on its debut flight, a crewless voyage inaugurating the U.S. space agency’s Artemis exploration program 50 years after the final Apollo moon mission. MORE..
Gmail will no longer allow users to revert back to old interface
Gmail will no longer allow users to revert back to old interface
Gmail’s permanent switch that moves everyone over to a new integrated view starts this month. MORE..
Facebook owner Meta expected to announce major job losses
Facebook owner Meta expected to announce major job losses
Facebook’s parent company Meta is reportedly planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees. MORE..
Elon Musk says Twitter will charge $8 per month for blue check mark
Elon Musk says Twitter will charge $8 per month for blue check mark
Twitter Inc. will charge $8 a month for its Blue service, which includes its sought-after “verified” badge, new boss Elon Musk said on Tuesday as he seeks to boost subscriptions and make the social media network less reliant on ads. MORE..
Elon Musk completes USD 44 billion Twitter takeover
Elon Musk completes USD 44 billion Twitter takeover
Elon Musk has completed his USD 44 billion (£38.1 billion) takeover of Twitter, according to a number of media reports and an investor in the firm. MORE..
WhatsApp services restored after major outage
WhatsApp services restored after major outage
The messaging platform WhatsApp has come back online after an outage that affected users around the world. MORE..
WhatsApp down: Users complain of disruption in services
WhatsApp down: Users complain of disruption in services
WhatsApp, the instant communication app owned by Meta popular for quick texting, is currently facing issues in multiple countries. MORE..
Google fined $162 million by India antitrust watchdog for abuse of Android platform
Google fined $162 million by India antitrust watchdog for abuse of Android platform
India’s competition regulator on Thursday ordered Alphabet Inc’s Google to change its approach to its Android platform and fined the U.S. tech company 13.38 billion Indian rupees ($161.95 million) for anticompetitive practices. MORE..
Japan researchers create AI enlightenment tool
Japan researchers create AI enlightenment tool
What is the meaning of happiness? Why not ask AI Buddha, a tool made by Japanese researchers that brings spiritual guidance from ancient scriptures to your smartphone. MORE..
Kanye West to buy social media app Parler
Kanye West to buy social media app Parler
American rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, has proposed to buy Parler, the social media platform popular among U.S. conservatives, parent Parlement Technologies said on Monday. MORE..
EU lawmakers impose single charger for all smartphones
EU lawmakers impose single charger for all smartphones
The EU parliament on Tuesday passed a new law requiring USB-C to be the single charger standard for all new smartphones, tablets and cameras from late 2024. MORE..
Google discontinues Google Translate in mainland China
Google discontinues Google Translate in mainland China
Google has discontinued its Google Translate services in mainland China, removing one of the company’s few remaining services that it had provided in a country where most Western social media platforms are blocked. MORE..
India’s Reliance seeks repeat of phone success with $184 laptop
India’s Reliance seeks repeat of phone success with $184 laptop
Reliance Jio will soon launch a laptop priced at just 15,000 rupees ($184) - one of the cheapest on offer in India, aiming to replicate the success of its low-cost phone, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. MORE..
Russia demands Apple explain after VK removed from App Store
Russia demands Apple explain after VK removed from App Store
Russia on Wednesday demanded an explanation from Apple after applications operated by the Russian tech firm VK were removed from the U.S. firm’s App Store. MORE..
NASA spacecraft collides with asteroid in planetary defence test
NASA spacecraft collides with asteroid in planetary defence test
A NASA spacecraft has hit an asteroid in an unprecedented test designed to prevent potentially devastating collisions with Earth. MORE..
iPhone 14 Pro users complain of shaking camera in third-party apps
iPhone 14 Pro users complain of shaking camera in third-party apps
With the smartphone producing blurry and shaking footage, tech giant Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro users report problems recording video in third-party apps with the camera. MORE..
Twitter shareholders vote overwhelmingly in favour of Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover deal
Twitter shareholders vote overwhelmingly in favour of Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover deal
Elon Musk may be fighting tooth-and-nail to get out of his deal to buy Twitter, but the social media company’s shareholders plan to hold him to it. MORE..
Apple reveals iPhone 14 Pro and Watch Ultra
Apple reveals iPhone 14 Pro and Watch Ultra
Apple has unveiled the iPhone 14, with emergency satellite connectivity and car crash detection technology, at a launch event in the US. MORE..
Snapchat removes Maori tattoo filters after outcry
Snapchat removes Maori tattoo filters after outcry
Social media platform Snapchat has removed a feature which allowed users to apply traditional Maori tattoos on their faces. MORE..
U.S. bars ‘advanced tech’ firms from building China factories for 10 years
U.S. bars ‘advanced tech’ firms from building China factories for 10 years
U.S. tech companies that receive federal funding will be barred from building “advanced technology” facilities in China for 10 years, the Biden administration has said. MORE..
