USB-C Charging Will Be Mandatory Across the EU by Autumn 2024 The European Union has reached an agreement on legislation that would require all smartphones sold in Europe, including the iPhone, to be equipped with a universal USB-C port for charging by the fall of 2024.
Instagram Now Lets You Pin Three Posts or Reels to Your Profile Instagram announced that its users can now pin up to three posts or Reels at the top of their profiles. Just like pinned posts on Twitter or TikTok, such posts will appear at the top of the Instagram grid as if you had recently posted them.
Meta Adds New "Calls" Tab to Its Messenger App on iOS and Android Meta is launching a new "Calls" tab in its Messenger app for iOS and Android users. The new tab will track every call you make or receive in the app in one place, making it easy to connect calls with one tap.
Tesla's Humanoid Robot Prototype Might Be Ready by September Optimus is a human-sized robot that will be produced at Tesla plants and help people with everyday tasks, such as buying groceries, catching pets, or carrying objects weighing up to 20 kilograms.
Chinese Experts Created a Neural Network That Generates Videos Based on Text Input By now, CogVideo can create videos for such queries as "a couple are having dinner," "a lion is drinking water," "a boy is surfing in the sea," "a dog is running on the lawn," and more.
6 Biggest Announcements From the Apple WWDC 2022 Event The most important announcement was iOS 16, which got a brand new, customizable lock screen, as well as improvements to iMessage, updated maps, CarPlay, and many other changes.
Instagram Rolls Out a New Typeface and Redesigned Logo To make the gradient in its logo "illuminated and alive," the platform updated it using an "innovative 3D modeling process." Consisting of Instagram's brand color, the iconic gradient is the foundation of the company's color system.
Xiaomi Officially Unveiled the Mi Band 7 Smart Fitness Tracker The Mi Band 7 has a 1.62-inch AMOLED display with a 192 x 490-pixel resolution. Another notable feature of the device is the Always On Display support. Xiaomi Mi Band 7 has a battery capacity of 180 mAh, providing up to 15 days of battery life.
DeLorean Unveils First Images of Its Alpha 5 Electric Car The Alpha 5 needs 2.99 seconds to reach 60mph or 4.35 seconds to reach 88mph. A battery with a capacity of 100 kWh offers an estimated 300 miles of range and a top speed of 155mph.
Spotify Is Reportedly Testing Musician NFT Galleries Recently shared reports indicate that Spotify is currently running a test for a limited number of users of the platform's Android app in the US. These users can see previews of NFTs on artists' profiles.
Twitter Introduces Exclusive Spaces for Super Followers Until now, Super Followers had only one advantage over regular Twitter users – they had access to exclusive tweets of the creators they followed. Now Super Followers will also have a dedicated place only they can attend.
TikTok Adds New Tools for Tagging and Crediting Creators TikTok is rolling out a new tool that aims to encourage users to tag, mention, or credit the creators who inspired their videos, as well as learn the importance of crediting in the digital space.