Australia Withdraws Apple AirTags From Sale Over Safety Concerns The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is currently addressing the issue. According to Australian law, any device with a battery compartment must be designed so that mountings protect it, and children cannot open it.
Apple Could Be Fined up to $27 Billion for Violating EU Antitrust Laws The European agency's charges focus on two App Store rules: the need to use an embedded payment system with an accompanying 30 percent fee to Apple, and a ban on informing users about alternative purchase options outside the app.
Neuralink Co-Founder Max Hodak Left the Neurotechnology Startup Co-founder of the Neuralink startup, Max Hodak, who worked with Elon Musk on brain implants, has left the company. He did not publicly announce the reason for leaving the startup.
Instagram Will Let Its Users Filter Out Offensive DMs Instagram will let its users filter private messages with offensive words, phrases or emojis. The new feature can be turned on in a dedicated section of the privacy settings called Hidden Words.
Twitter Is Adding a COVID-19 Vaccine Prompt to Users' Timelines Popular social media platform Twitter has come up with a new feature, a fact box about COVID-19 vaccines in users' timeline, to help promote vaccination as well as provide users with helpful information on the topic.
WhatsApp Will Limit the Functionality of Some Users on May 15 WhatsApp reminded users that new rules for using the messenger will come into force on May 15, as well as told users what will happen to the accounts of those who do not accept the changes.
The New Cryptocurrency Could Cause an HDD and SSD Shortage It is too early to talk about the global shortage. The likelihood of such a turn of events will increase if the popularity of Chia continues to grow. For example, now it is not even available for trading yet.
Telegram Soon May Add New Payment Features In the next Telegram update, it may become possible to sell goods and services in channels and groups, not only with bots' help.
TSMC Says Chip Shortages Will Last Until 2022 The global chip shortage arose due to the coronavirus pandemic and increased demand for various gadgets.
WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Might Be Illegal WhatsApp's new privacy policy may be illegal, but representatives of WhatsApp still assure its users that the update will not affect the users' correspondence in any way, and it will still be encrypted.
Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog Was Tested in Combat Scenarios Spot appeared in research exercises alongside military students. Boston Dynamics was not notified of Spot's participation in military activities. The company claimed that all buyers sign an agreement according to which the robot cannot harm people.
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