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Twitter starts rolling out an edit button to Twitter Blue subscribers in the US, a few days after giving it to subscribers in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

Instagram defaults new users under 16 to its most restrictive content setting, will prompt existing teen users to pick the setting, and adds a settings check-up

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iOS 16 beta code includes multiple references to an always-on display, a rumored feature for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max coming later in 2022

iOS 16 will fix the issue in SMS chats where reacting with Tapbacks sends separate spammy messages, and will instead show the Tapbacks above relevant messages

The hero changes to iMessage in iOS 16 are the addition of edit button and undo send features.

Apple unveils iOS 16 with customizable lock screens, including a Wallpaper Gallery, suggested background photos, and the ability to change the font and color

but there is a time limit. https://appleinsider.com/... https://twitter.com/... Ian / @ianzelbo : iOS 16 lockscreen honestly feel like a jailbreak tweak from 2016 - in a good way. ...

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel dismisses Meta's metaverse ambitions as “ambiguous and hypothetical” and says the word “metaverse” is never uttered in Snap's offices

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Snap announces Pixy, a $230 mini drone that can capture 2.7K videos and 12MP photos, syncs with Snapchat, and weighs 101g, available in the US and France

in this case, a flying camera company. https://t.co/32s6rU4HKl Nilay Patel / @reckless : Is this the greatest sequence in Verge video history y/n https://twitter.com/... @vjeranpav...

Google rolls out iMessage emoji reactions for Google Messages to all after testing the feature in beta, alongside other updates to the app

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In a filing in the Epic lawsuit, Apple says it “could charge a commission” if developers use a competing payments platform, following a similar Google policy

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Apple's iPhone 13 and 13 Pro are the first to support dual eSIM, expanding on support for eSIM and regular SIM in previous iPhones

Apple introduced eSIM support on iPhone with iPhone XR and iPhone XS in 2018.  However, while you can use a regular SIM and an eSIM simultaneously …

Apple announces iPhone 13 and 13 mini with a similar design to iPhone 12, smaller notch, A15, diagonal dual-camera system, larger battery, and five new colors

Researcher: Twitter is working on Twitter Blue, a $2.99/month subscription offering with “Collections” to organize favorite tweets and an “undo tweet” function

here's what it is Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.1550: the lifesaving tracing app, the antivax superspreaders, ransomware gangs go dark, Twitter plans subscriptions, a...

Researcher: Twitter is working on Twitter Blue, a $2.99/month subscription offering with “Collections” to organize favorite tweets and an “undo tweet” function

Twitter has been working on its subscription service for a while now.

In a letter to Congress, Apple says it has approved Parler's return to the App Store, following moderation improvements by Parler

Salesforce says “the 9-to-5 workday is dead” and that after the pandemic most staff will work a flex schedule, going into the office 1-3 days per week

‘It no longer makes sense to expect employees to work an eight-hour shift.’  —  Cloud computing company Salesforce is joining …

Twitter permanently bans Steve Bannon's @WarRoomPandemic and YouTube pulls episode of his show after he called for execution of FBI director Wray and Dr. Fauci

Former Presidential advisor and right-wing pundit Steve Bannon had his show suspended from Twitter and an episode removed …

Twitter permanently bans Steve Bannon's @WarRoomPandemic and YouTube pulls episode of his show after he called for execution of FBI director Wray and Dr. Fauci

Former Presidential advisor and right-wing pundit Steve Bannon had his show suspended from Twitter and an episode removed …

Both Facebook and TikTok have blocked some hashtags being used to spread misinformation around the election

Both Facebook and TikTok have blocked some hashtags being used to spread misinformation around the election

Facebook shuts down Trump-linked “Stop the Steal” Group, which was spreading disinfo about the election and amassed 360,000+ followers since launching a day ago

The group, run by Trump allies, is spreading disinformation about the election and calling for “boots on the ground to protect the integrity of the vote.”