How to save battery life on your Android phone

Battery life is one of the important aspects that many users check before purchasing a new smartphone. There are various factors that affect battery life of a smartphone, these include apps running in the background, display brightness level, media viewing and more. https://ift.tt/VG8EWnC

Volkswagen's Cariad unit orders lidar sensors and software from Innoviz, worth around $4B, according to Innoviz's CEO; Innoviz already has a deal with BMW (Gabrielle Coppola/Bloomberg)

Gabrielle Coppola / Bloomberg:
Volkswagen's Cariad unit orders lidar sensors and software from Innoviz, worth around $4B, according to Innoviz's CEO; Innoviz already has a deal with BMW  —  Volkswagen AG is tapping Israeli lidar company Innoviz Technologies Ltd. to provide laser sensors and software for a push to outfit …

Uber reports Q2 revenue rose 105% YoY to $8.1B, above $7.39B estimates, and a $2.6B net loss; mobility gross bookings rose 57% YoY to $13.4B; stock jumps 10%+ (Sofia Pitt/CNBC)

Sofia Pitt / CNBC:
Uber reports Q2 revenue rose 105% YoY to $8.1B, above $7.39B estimates, and a $2.6B net loss; mobility gross bookings rose 57% YoY to $13.4B; stock jumps 10%+  —  - Uber reported a net loss of $2.6 billion for the second quarter, $1.7 billion of which was attributed to investments and a revaluation of stakes in Aurora, Grab and Zomato.

An interview with OnlyFans CEO Ami Gan on adapting to the role, addressing safety concerns, embracing adult creators, plans to grow the platform, and more (Raisa Bruner/TIME)

Raisa Bruner / TIME:
An interview with OnlyFans CEO Ami Gan on adapting to the role, addressing safety concerns, embracing adult creators, plans to grow the platform, and more  —  When Amrapali “Ami” Gan became CEO of OnlyFans in December 2021, she wasn't just stepping into a bigger job than her previous position …

Xiaomi 12T specs tipped online: What to expect

The Xiaomi 12T (named Plato) is expected to sport an OLED display that will support 1,220 x 2,712 resolution and an in-display fingerprint scanner. The smartphone is likely to come powered by an overclocked version of the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 processor named Ultra. The report suggests that the upgraded chipset is rumoured to improve performance but will have the same 5nm manufacturing node present in the vanilla 8100. https://ift.tt/6qXTd0Q

SEC filing: Sheryl Sandberg stepped down as Meta COO on August 1 and will remain a Meta employee through September 30, 2022 (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
SEC filing: Sheryl Sandberg stepped down as Meta COO on August 1 and will remain a Meta employee through September 30, 2022  —  We knew it was happening, but Meta has confirmed that its long-standing chief operating officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg has departed from her role as of yesterday (August 1).