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Apple rolls out iOS 15.4 with the ability to use Face ID while wearing a mask, and iPadOS 15.4 with Universal Control, which requires macOS Monterey 12.3 — iPadOS 15.4 has also launched with Universal Control support — iOS 15.4, the latest version of Apple's iPhone operating system …
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| Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk: |
An EU Parliament committee rejects a provision for its Markets in Crypto Assets framework that would have effectively banned proof-of-work cryptocurrencies — A provision that could have forced proof-of-work cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to shift to more environmentally friendly mechanisms failed to get the votes required.
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
After complaints, Twitter reverts its latest iOS update, removing the Latest Tweets tab and restoring the Home tab and the default chronological tweets option — Twitter was heavily criticized when it switched from the chronological timeline to the new feed that shows suggested tweets instead.
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| Michael Kan / PCMag: |
Microsoft brings its DirectStorage API from Xbox to Windows to improve game load times and graphics details, after promising it in September 2020 — “Starting today, Windows games can ship with DirectStorage,” Microsoft says. “This public SDK release begins a new era of fast load times …
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
In a post to staff, Nick Clegg clarifies that Meta's relaxed content policies in Ukraine do not allow calls for violence against Russians or “a head of state” — Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. clarified on Sunday that it is against the company's user rules to share a post that …
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| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
Report details Apple's early ATT debates, with Craig Federighi pushing for user privacy changes while Eddy Cue and Phil Schiller argued for more cautious action — A new report has highlighted how three top prominent executives initially found themselves at odds in early deliberations about Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework.
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
iPhone SE (2022) review: great performance, well-priced with 5G, but a tired design with a tiny 4.7-inch display, no camera night mode, and 64GB of base storage — Yesterday's iPhone, today — Video by Vjeran Pavic and James Andrews — Everything about the iPhone SE is designed …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Israel's National Cyber Directorate says the country has recovered from a large-scale DDoS attack on Monday, which took down several government websites — Israel appears to be recovering from a large-scale cyberattack. According to Haaretz and Kan's Amichai Stein, attackers took …
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| Sujeong Lim / Counterpoint Research: |
Global smartwatch shipments grew 24% YoY in 2021, with a record 40M+ shipments in Q4; shipments in India grew 274% YoY, helped by local brands like Noise — - The market grew a healthy 24% YoY, thanks to strong demand for sub-$100 smartwatches. — Samsung, Amazfit and Garmin recorded … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Foxconn is in talks with Saudi Arabia to jointly build a $9B factory for chips, components, and electronics in Neom; Foxconn is also talking to the UAE — The kingdom is trying to establish an industrial sector but has struggled to attract foreign investment
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| Hollywood Reporter: |
Discovery's CFO says HBO Max and Discovery+ will be bundled early in the Discovery and WarnerMedia merger and will eventually be combined into one service — The streamers will be bundled early on as part of the merged media giant, before both services become a single direct-to-consumer platform.
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| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
Foxconn halts operations at two Shenzhen sites, one of which produces iPhones, after China imposed a non-essential business lockdown in the city until March 20 — Apple Inc. supplier Foxconn is halting operations at its Shenzhen sites, one of which produces iPhones, in response to a government-imposed lockdown on the tech hub city.
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