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Apple Given Honours by AFI for Severance and Pachinko
Apple has received recognition from the American Film Institute for both Severance and Pachinko.
Twitter to Increase Character Limit of Tweets to 4,000, up From 280
Elon Musk confirms that Twitter is looking into increasing its character limit from 280 all the way up to 4,000.
Apple’s Upcoming Mac Models Spotted on Steam
Two new Mac models recently showed up in Steam's monthly hardware survey for November 2022, listed only as "Mac 14,6" and "Mac 15,4"
Twitter Expands ‘Community Notes’ Fact-Checking Feature Globally
Community Notes, which originally launched as "Birdwatch" last year, are a crowdsourced fact-checking system designed to curb misinformation on Twitter
Huawei Licenses 5G Patents to Oppo, Samsung as Revenue Dwindles
The news comes as a series of trade sanctions imposed by the U.S. have all but pushed Huawei out of the smartphone market and sent its revenue into a nosedive
Twitter Blue Relaunches Monday: Here’s Pricing and What’s Included
Twitter announced on Saturday afternoon it will be relaunching its Twitter Blue subscription service starting on Monday, December 12. The pricing will be as rumoured: $8 USD/month on the web and $11 USD/month on iOS. The higher price on iOS is to offset the 30% cut from Apple. According to Twitter, "when you subscribe you’ll...
Apple ‘Condemned’ by House of Commons for Restricting AirDrop in China
Apple last month restricted the "Everyone" option for AirDrop to 10 minutes in China, where it was being used to avoid government censors and organize protests
Uber and Uber Eats Add Support for Live Activities on iOS
Live Activities are a new kind of notification that update in real-time to better communicate information pertaining to, in Uber's case, a ride or food order
Twitter to Start Telling Users If They’ve Been ‘Shadowbanned,’ Says Elon Musk
Shadowbanning is a way for social networks like Twitter to block or limit a user's visibility on their platform without notifying them
Apple ‘M2 Max’ Chip Shows Up in Benchmarks Again
This time, the results represent a reassuring 15.5% gain in single-core performance and a 20.7% increase in multi-core performance compared to the M1 Max.
Apple and Ericsson Sign Licensing Deal to Settle Patent Dispute
The two companies were embroiled in a legal standoff over 4G, 5G, and other cellular technology patents that could be traced all the way back to 2015
Disney+ Launches New Ad-Supported Plan in U.S.
The new Disney+ ad-supported tier is currently only available in the U.S. and will become available in Canada and other countries next year.