News TikTok Started Testing In-App Shopping Features The reports state that TikTok is already working with sellers in Europe as well as in the United Kingdom, providing tools that will let them sell their goods to millions of users directly on the social media platform.
News Xiaomi Launched a Series of Affordable TVs Mi TV P1 These TVs' panels also support 1.07 billion colors (8-bit + FRC), HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG, and MEMC. All four TVs run Android TV 10 and support Chromecast, Google Play Store, and Google Assistant.
News Twitter Introduces Tip Jar to Let Users Send and Receive Tips So far, only English-speaking users of iOS and Android operating systems can send donations, whereas a limited number of "creators, journalists, experts, and nonprofits" will be able to accept money.
BigTech Apple Accuses Microsoft of Perjury in Epic Games Lawsuit Apple questioned the veracity of Microsoft's representative's statement and demanded proof that Microsoft consoles are sold at a loss. Apple is dissatisfied with the fact that Microsoft did not provide enough documents to confirm Wright's words.
News Clubhouse Has Released an Official Android Version, but so Far Only for US Users Those who want to download Clubhouse outside of the United States can still pre-register in the Google Play store. They will receive notifications once the Android version of the app arrives in their country.
News Researchers Find That iPhone Night Shift Is Useless Anyway, early studies show that blue light from LED screens and fluorescent lamps interferes with wakefulness and sleep. Therefore, scientists say we need more research on this issue.
News 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.
BigTech 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.
News 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.
News 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.
News 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.
News 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.
News 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.
News 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.
BigTech TSMC Says Chip Shortages Will Last Until 2022 The global chip shortage arose due to the coronavirus pandemic and increased demand for various gadgets.
News 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.
News 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.
News How to Check if You Are Among Facebook Users Whose Data Leaked? There is one easy way to check whether your personal data leaked or not. You can use the Have I Been Pwned service to do this.
News The Israeli AI-Powered App Detects COVID-19 by Voice The Israeli app's algorithm detected the coronavirus with an accuracy of 81,2% just using patients' voices. The company plans to improve its AI's performance further to identify diseases even more accurately.
BigTech Xiaomi First Foldable Phone Mix Fold Sold Out in Few Seconds Even though the gadget has a decent starting price, it is still much more expensive than regular smartphones, considering the specifications. However, it wasn't enough to drive customers away from the new foldable phone.
News pCloud Identified the Most Invasive App The company's research showed that Instagram collects 79% of its users' data, including search history, location, contacts, and financial information, which it then shares with third parties.
BigTech Who Are the Top Acquirers of AI Companies? Four out of the five largest buying companies are American, according to a report by analyst firm GlobalData. Ireland-based Accenture was the only non-US company in the top-5 list.
News Steve Jobs' Hand-Written Job Application Was Sold at Auction A five-decade-old hand-written Steve Jobs' job application was sold at auction again. Compared with three years ago, its price increased by 27%.
News Clubhouse Android Version Will Be Released Only in the Summer One of the founders of the Clubhouse app, Paul Davison, announced that the Android version of the voice chat app would be released in a couple of months.
BigTech LG Could Close Down Its Mobile Phone Business The South Korean tech giant stated that LG's smartphones couldn't compete in the global mobile device market. That's why LG should make a final decision.
