Friday, April 21, 2023

Twitter dropped the "Government-funded" and "China state-affiliated" labels from accounts of media organizations and journalists, including NPR, BBC, and Xinhua (Jahnavi Nidumolu/Reuters)

Jahnavi Nidumolu / Reuters:
Twitter dropped the “Government-funded” and “China state-affiliated” labels from accounts of media organizations and journalists, including NPR, BBC, and Xinhua  —  Twitter dropped the “Government-funded” and “China state-affiliated” labels, which implies government involvement …



Docs: Apple plans an iPhone journaling app to let users compile their daily activities in an expansion of its efforts in the mental and physical health space (Aaron Tilley/Wall Street Journal)

Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal:
Docs: Apple plans an iPhone journaling app to let users compile their daily activities in an expansion of its efforts in the mental and physical health space  —  Daily activities log is set to compete with existing software  —  Apple Inc. is planning an iPhone app to let users compile …



YouTube app tests new Library design for Android, iPhone users

YouTube has updated its mobile app UI, replacing the Playlist section in the Library tab from a vertical list with two horizontal carousels for playlists and history. Users now need to scroll horizontally to view the History and Playlist carousels. The first carousel in the Playlist tab shows videos previously agreed to be "Watch later", while the second displays "Liked videos". https://ift.tt/6ocL3TK

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Aereo gets first set of incentives in drone-based PLI scheme

Aereo (formerly Aarav Unmanned Systems) has received its first set of disbursements from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone components. https://ift.tt/LnDCxUT

Hyundai to develop moon-exploration mobility 'Rover'

Hyundai Motor said on Thursday it will develop a moon-exploration mobility "Rover" as it seeks to morph into a future mobility solutions provider. https://ift.tt/J50lfAw

The EU Parliament approves the Markets in Cryptoassets, or MiCA, regulation for the crypto industry, with rules for stablecoins set to apply from July 2024 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
The EU Parliament approves the Markets in Cryptoassets, or MiCA, regulation for the crypto industry, with rules for stablecoins set to apply from July 2024  —  European lawmakers on Thursday gave their final blessing to an ambitious law that will give the European Union its first rules to govern the crypto industry.



Apple led global Q1 smartphone shipments for the first time with a 21% market share in Q1 2026; overall smartphone shipments fell due to memory chip shortages (Counterpoint Research)

Counterpoint Research : Apple led global Q1 smartphone shipments for the first time with a 21% market share in Q1 2026; overall smartphone...