Month: May 2022
Court lets Texas restrictions on social platform content moderation take effect
The controversial Texas social media law HB 20 will take effect following a ruling today from a US appeals court. The tech industry trade groups NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) managed to block HB 20 in court last year, but that victory has been undone by…
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Elon Musk Said He Would Reverse Twitter’s Permaban On Donald Trump
Elon Musk said Tuesday that he would undo the Twitter ban on former president Donald Trump if his takeover bid for the social network is approved. “I would reverse the permaban,” Musk said, speaking virtually at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference. “I think that it was a…
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Qualcomm could help unleash a wave of 5G-powered industrial robots
Audio player loading… At its annual 5G Summit event, Qualcomm has unveiled a new platform as well as a new reference design for 5G and edge-AI robotics solutions. With the introduction of its new Qualcomm Robotics RB6 Platform and RB5 AMR Reference Design, the company’s new solutions will support the…
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Your Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 is about to get loads of great upgrades
Audio player loading… In the midst of the Google I/O 2022 conference, Samsung reveals that some of Google’s upcoming changes will be making their way to its Galaxy Watch 4. The changes include the new Google Assistant for quicker and more natural interactions, new apps, Google Wallet, and even an…
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Disney Plus added almost 8 million new subscribers as Netflix struggles
Disney added 7.9 million new subscribers to its Disney Plus streaming service during the first three months of 2022, the company announced in its Q2 earnings report on Wednesday. That brings the total to around 87.6 million worldwide, excluding the 50.1 million people subscribed to Disney Plus Hotstar internationally. In…
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Here’s everything Google announced at I/O 2022
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, Google’s annual I/O developer conference returned to the historic Shoreline Amphitheatre. In an in-person event that saw the company share details on its latest breakthroughs in AI, machine translation and more, Google also found time to outline some of the…
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