Tech
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Apple forced to cut back on Vision Pro production plans
Apple has been forced to make major cuts to production forecasts for its Vision Pro augmented-reality headset due to design complexity, the Financial Times reported on Monday citing people with direc…
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Twitter officially limit how many tweets users can read per day
Twitter is limiting how many tweets per day various accounts can read, to discourage “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation, Executive Chair Elon Musk said in a post on the social …
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Spotify looks to adopt full-length music videos on app in bid to tackle TikTok, YouTube, others
Spotify Technology is mulling adding full-length music videos to its app, which could help the music streaming platform compete with TikTok and Alphabet Inc’s YouTube, Bloomberg News reported on Frid…
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Nokia ink new long-term patent license deal with Apple
Nokia said on Friday it had signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple, as the current license between the companies expires at the end of 2023. While terms of the agreement remain co…
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Twitter says users must now sign in to view tweets
Twitter will now require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets, a move that owner Elon Musk on Friday called a “temporary emergency measure”. Users who try to view cont…
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Google set to block news in Canada as tech company refuses to abide by law on paying publishers
Google said on Thursday it plans to block Canadian news on its platform in Canada, joining Facebook in escalating a campaign against a new law requiring payments to local news publishers. Alphabet-ow…
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Apple’s stock hits record, on cusp of $3trn market value
Apple’s stock climbed to an intra-day record high on Wednesday, and was on the cusp of ending the session for the first time with a market capitalization above $3 trillion. The iPhone maker’s shares …
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Russian court slaps additional $47m fine on Google owner Alphabet
A Russian court has fined Alphabet Inc, the company behind Google, over 4 billion roubles ($47 million) for failing to pay an earlier fine, Russia’s anti-monopoly watchdog said on Tuesday. The previo…
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IMF board approves $1.8bn for Senegal, frees $216m immediately
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund approved a 3-year Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility for about $1.51 billion with Senegal, and a $324 million arrangement under…
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Meta launches Quest+ subscription for VR headsets
Meta Platforms on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, in a …