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In June, Apple announced iOS 17 with a wide range of new features and changes for the iPhone. Following over three months of beta testing, the free software update will be released this Monday, September 18 for the iPhone XS and newer. Below, we have recapped 10 key features coming to the iPhone with iOS 17, with additional […]
Elon Musk has sparked outrage among fans of his social media platform X by suggesting he might introduce a monthly fee for all users, in what would be the biggest shake-up since he took over the site then known as Twitter last October. During a talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Musk […]
After months of leaks, rumors, and speculation, Apple has officially announced the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. They are the most expensive new iPhones yet, with prices starting at $999 for the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro with 128GB of storage and $1,199 for the iPhone 15 Pro Max with 256GB of storage. […]
Apple is expected to debut its iPhone 15 lineup Tuesday at the company’s annual September keynote event, and it could introduce the biggest change to the phone’s design in 11 years. The press event, which Apple teased with a “wonderlust” tagline, will take place at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, and will be livestreamed on its website, […]
Staff in at least three Chinese ministries and government bodies were told not to use iPhones at work, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Taiwan’s TSMC 2330.TW, the world’s largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple supplier, dropped about 0.7%, outpacing a fall of about 0.3% in the benchmark index .TWII. Shares of ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 3711.TW, […]
Google will soon require that political ads on its platforms let people know when images and audio have been created using artificial intelligence (AI). The rules have been created as a response to the “growing prevalence of tools that produce synthetic content”, a Google spokesperson told the BBC. The change is scheduled for November, about […]
Social media giant X, formerly Twitter, is changing its policies to allow the collection of biometric data from its users. The new policy goes into effect on 29th September, and may be linked to Mr Musk’s ongoing efforts to rid the platform of bots by strengthening ID verification. The move comes after litigation by Illinois residents in […]
The social media platform X will begin offering video and audio calling, owner Elon Musk announced on Thursday, a step towards turning the former Twitter into an “everything app.” “Video & audio calls coming to X,” Musk wrote in a post on the platform, without specifying when the new features would be available. The calling […]
WhatsApp today introduced screen sharing as its latest feature to enhance the video-calling experience on its platform — taking on traditional video conferencing apps, including Microsoft Meet, Google Meet, Zoom, and Apple’s FaceTime. The new feature, announced this morning by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg through a Facebook post and on his Instagram channel, will allow you to share […]
Elon Musk announced on Sunday that Twitter’s new logo, an X, would go live, replacing the distinctive bird logo in what would be the latest in a series of controversial shake-ups to the social media platform under his stewardship. “X.com now points to twitter.com,” the Tesla chief executive tweeted Sunday afternoon. “Interim X logo goes live […]
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg has said that the company’s newly-launched Threads app aims to outrival Twitter. Experts say Threads could attract Twitter users unhappy with recent changes to the platform. Threads – which is not launching in the European Union for now – allows users to post up to 500 characters, and has many features […]
Apple Inc. has finally made good on its much-anticipated mixed-reality headset today during the WWDC 2023 developer conference with the Vision Pro, which Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook described as a “spatial computer.” It comes at the rather high price tag of $3,499 and ships early next year. This puts it in competition with Meta […]
Elon Musk, on Thursday, said that he has hired a new Chief Executive Officer to replace him as the Twitter boss and its newly named X Corporation parent. He revealed this on his official Twitter handle on Thursday night, adding that the new CEO would resume in about six weeks. “Excited to announce that I’ve […]
Billionaire Twitter owner, Elon Musk, says he has hired a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the social media platform he acquired in last October. Musk, who made the announcement in a Twitter post on Thursday, said the new CEO will be starting in six weeks while his role will transition to being the Executive […]
Elon Musk on Tuesday set a deadline for purging legacy blue check-marks from Twitter accounts verified under the company’s previous regime. “Final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20,” tweeted billionaire owner of Twitter, Musk. This means that if you have a legacy verified account on Twitter with a blue mark, you will have […]
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday, following a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter. Meta Verified, which will roll out first in Australia and New Zealand this week, will let users “verify your […]
Elon Musk has said he intends to proceed with his original $54.20 per share offer to acquire Twitter, the social media giant. A letter filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, showed Musk will follow through on the $44 billion acquisition pending the receipt of the deal’s debt financing. Twitter had first accepted […]
Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to legal filings published on Tuesday, amid a high-stakes legal battle with Twitter over a $44 billion buyout deal. The Tesla boss sold some 7.9 million shares between August 5 and 9, according to filings published on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. […]
