Apple

Emojipedia Gives A First Look At New Emojis in iOS 16.4

Emojipedia announced that new emoji designs have arrived on iOS as part of the first iOS 16.4 beta, including the shaking face, two pushing hands, and the much-requested plain pink heart emoji. Total of 31 new emojis have made their…

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Meta

Meta Is Testing Meta Verified – A Paid Subscription Service

Meta announced they are testing Meta Verified, a new subscription bundle that includes account verification with impersonation protections and access to increased visibility and support. Personally, I think this decision was influenced by Twittter’s Twitter Blue subscription service. The subscription…

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Legal

Supreme Court To Hear Two Cases Regarding Section 230

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) posted information titled: “Section 230 is On Trial. Here’s What You Need to Know”. The EFF wrote about two court cases that involve Section 230. According to EFF, the Supreme Court next week will hear…

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Twitter

Twitter Posted An Update About 2FA Authentication

Twitter posted a product update titled: “An update on two-factor authentication using SMS on Twitter”. It was posted on Twitter’s blog on February 15, 2023. From the update: “We continue to be committed to keeping people safe and secure on…

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amazon
Amazon Demands Employees Return To Office In May

Amazon Demands Employees Return To Office In May

Work from home flexibility is coming to an end for Amazon employees, Gizmodo reported. Though most of the company’s 1.5 million full and part-time workers labor in warehouses or as delivery drivers – the e-commerce company giant also employs hundreds…

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Gaming

Tencent Scraps Plans For VR Hardware As Metaverse Bet Falters

Reuters reported that Tencent Holdings is  abandoning plans to venture into virtual reality hardware, as a sobering economic outlook prompts the Chinese tech giant to cut cost and headcount at its metaverse unit, three sources familiar with the matter said.…

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