Thursday, November 24, 2022

Apple iPhone 15 Pro may feature solid-state volume and power buttons

Come September 2023 and Apple is expected to unveil the next-generation of iPhones, likely to be called iPhone 15 series. The upcoming iPhone 15 lineup is rumoured to include the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max smartphones. https://ift.tt/5HOcy8N

Sources: Elon Musk disbands Twitter's Brussels team, sparking compliance concern among EU officials after policy executives departed the small but vital office (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Sources: Elon Musk disbands Twitter's Brussels team, sparking compliance concern among EU officials after policy executives departed the small but vital office  —  Digital policy executives' departure elicits unease over adherence to EU rules on disinformation and hate speech



Amazon Academy: Edtech service to shut down operations in India from August 2023

In January last year during the pandemic, the company launched Amazon Academy to help students preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for entrance to engineering colleges. The online preparation offered practice routines required for the JEE, through curated learning material, live lectures and comprehensive assessments in Math, Physics and Chemistry. https://ift.tt/Dzw1qgt

A look at Huawei's future in Europe, as sources say the company is scaling back in the UK, France, and Belgium to focus on China, following US sanctions (Politico)

Politico:
A look at Huawei's future in Europe, as sources say the company is scaling back in the UK, France, and Belgium to focus on China, following US sanctions  —  The Chinese tech giant is scaling back in Brussels, Paris and London and pivoting to its domestic market.  —  Laurens Cerulus and Sarah Wheaton



Wednesday, November 23, 2022

In its Q3 Adversarial Threat Report, Meta attributes a pro-US campaign to US military-run phony Facebook accounts, Pages, Groups, and Instagram accounts (AJ Vicens/CyberScoop)

AJ Vicens / CyberScoop:
In its Q3 Adversarial Threat Report, Meta attributes a pro-US campaign to US military-run phony Facebook accounts, Pages, Groups, and Instagram accounts  —  People associated with the U.S. military were behind dozens of phony Facebook accounts, more than a dozen pages, a pair of groups …



Google Nest Wifi Pro review: easy to use, inexpensive, no subscriptions, and nice design, but Ethernet limited to 1Gbps, no Assistant, and few parental options (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Google Nest Wifi Pro review: easy to use, inexpensive, no subscriptions, and nice design, but Ethernet limited to 1Gbps, no Assistant, and few parental options  —  A big upgrade over its predecessors, Google's Nest Wifi Pro adds Wi-Fi 6 and 6E, bringing faster speeds, and improved reliability.



How to change UPI PIN using Paytm app: A step-by-step guide

If you're a new UPI user, you can also create a new UPI PIN or change an existing one to increase the security of your transactions. Additionally, you can change your UPI PIN without a debit card if you remember your previous UPI PIN. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you change your UPI PIN using the Paytm app: https://ift.tt/KRv0dpa

An interview with @dril on Elon Musk's Twitter, which he says is "a work in progress", like Hyperloop, and will be a "beautiful thing at the end of the day" (Taylor Lorenz/Washington Post)

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
An interview with @dril on Elon Musk's Twitter, which he says is “a work in progress”, like Hyperloop, and will be a “beautiful thing at the end of the day”  —  The ‘patron saint of the internet’ tells The Post he'll never pay for verification but will learn to code if Musk offers him a job



Digital World Acquisition Corp. says investors voted to extend the deadline to merge with Truth Social to September 2023, pending an investigation by regulators (Julian Mark/Washington Post)

Julian Mark / Washington Post:
Digital World Acquisition Corp. says investors voted to extend the deadline to merge with Truth Social to September 2023, pending an investigation by regulators  —  The move by shareholders of the company that would merge with Trump Media & Technology Group buys time as regulators investigate the proposed deal.



Xiaomi reports Q3 revenue down 9.7% YoY to ~$9.85B, slightly above estimates, and a ~$210M net loss, following a ~$420M writedown on investments (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Xiaomi reports Q3 revenue down 9.7% YoY to ~$9.85B, slightly above estimates, and a ~$210M net loss, following a ~$420M writedown on investments  —  Xiaomi Corp.'s quarterly revenue fell almost 10% as it battled a slumping global smartphone market and weak consumer demand at home.



Tuesday, November 22, 2022

The UK's CMA launches an investigation into Apple's and Google's dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming, following a survey that found a "stranglehold" (Samuel Stolton/Politico)

Samuel Stolton / Politico:
The UK's CMA launches an investigation into Apple's and Google's dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming, following a survey that found a “stranglehold”  —  Apple and Google could be forced to loosen their grip on mobile systems after the United Kingdom's competition watchdog launched …



An investigation reveals how online US sports betting grew so big, so fast and what the consequences are likely to be for public health, taxpayers, and others (David Enrich/New York Times)

David Enrich / New York Times:
An investigation reveals how online US sports betting grew so big, so fast and what the consequences are likely to be for public health, taxpayers, and others  —  The New York Times examined thousands of pages of documents and interviewed lobbyists, executives, lawmakers …



Madrid-based Cobee, which offers a "super app" for employee benefits, raised a €40M Series B co-led by Octopus Ventures and Notion Capital (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Madrid-based Cobee, which offers a “super app” for employee benefits, raised a €40M Series B co-led by Octopus Ventures and Notion Capital  —  Benefits are one of the great oxymorons of full-time employment: the name implies help and advantages, but in a lot of cases …



Sources: the People's Bank of China plans to fine Jack Ma's Ant Group more than $1B as soon as Q2 2023, potentially ending the company's two-year overhaul (Julie Zhu/Reuters)

Julie Zhu / Reuters:
Sources: the People's Bank of China plans to fine Jack Ma's Ant Group more than $1B as soon as Q2 2023, potentially ending the company's two-year overhaul  —  Chinese authorities are poised to impose a fine of more than $1 billion on Jack Ma's Ant Group, said six sources with direct knowledge of the matter …



Oppo Reno 9 series confirmed to feature 32MP autofocus selfie sensor, OIS rear sensor

Oppo Reno 9 series is confirmed to launch in China on November 24. Ahead of the launch, Oppo has confirmed the camera specifications of the upcoming Reno 9 series lineup. The lineup is likely to include the Oppo Reno 9, Reno 9 Pro and Oppo Reno 9 Pro+ models. https://ift.tt/uzJWD64

MediaTek says it has started to use Intel Foundry's advanced chip packaging in addition to TSMC's, as the mobile chip designer bets on AI demand for growth (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia : MediaTek says it has started to use Intel Foundry's advanced chip packaging in addition to TSMC's...