Month: February 2021
Facebook is back to talking with Australian authorities over news block
Facebook hasn't completely unfriended Australia. According to Reuters, the social network is currently in negotiations with Australian authorities, a few days after it blocked users in the country from sharing news links. Australian Prime Ministe… Source
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Original Content podcast: Apple’s ‘Ted Lasso’ is all about relentless optimism
Your enjoyment of “Ted Lasso” — a sports comedy that debuted on Apple TV+ last year — will probably depend on how you respond to the titular football coach played by Jason Sudeikis. As we discuss on the latest episode of the Original Content podcast, the show’s setup is deliberately…
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Postmates workers are getting scammed out of their earnings by phishing schemes
Over at The Markup is an alarming story about a rash of phishing scams that have been targeting gig workers for Postmates. Drivers are receiving phone calls from people claiming to be Postmates employees, who urge the workers to give over their login details — usually under the guise that…
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Apple rumored to be working on a MagSafe battery pack for the iPhone 12 iPhone 12
Alongside the iPhone 12, Apple introduced a new MagSafe line of accessories that snap to the back of the smartphone, and according to a new report there’s a portable MagSafe battery pack in the works. As per Bloomberg, the add-on has been in the works for at least a year,…
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This Week in Apps: Sneak peek at TikTok shopping, new iOS and Android betas, kids’ app Prodigy hit with FTC complaint
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes…
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Stretched vaccine timelines re-enter the spotlight
As the pandemic drags on, experts are exploring ways to stretch still-limited vaccine supplies to get as many people protected as possible. One idea that’s resurfaced this week involves allowing more time in between the first and second doses of the two-dose vaccines. This time, though, there’s some additional data…
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