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Foxconn halts operations at two Shenzhen sites, one of which produces iPhones, after China imposed a non-essential business lockdown in the city until March 20 — Apple Inc. supplier Foxconn is halting operations at its Shenzhen sites, one of which produces iPhones, in response to a government-imposed lockdown on the tech hub city.
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Apple rolls out iOS 15.4 with the ability to use Face ID while wearing a mask, and iPadOS 15.4 with Universal Control, which requires macOS Monterey 12.3 — iPadOS 15.4 has also launched with Universal Control support — iOS 15.4, the latest version of Apple's iPhone operating system …
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Apple rolls out macOS 12.3 with Universal Control in beta, 40+ new emoji, a new Siri voice, dynamic head tracking for Spatial Audio in some AirPods, and more — Following its “Peek performance” event and the launch of the new Mac Studio, Apple has released macOS 12.3.
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| Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk: |
An EU Parliament committee rejects a provision for its Markets in Crypto Assets framework that would have effectively banned proof-of-work cryptocurrencies — A provision that could have forced proof-of-work cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to shift to more environmentally friendly mechanisms failed to get the votes required.
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
iPhone SE (2022) review: great performance, well-priced with 5G, but a tired design with a tiny 4.7-inch display, no camera night mode, and 64GB of base storage — Yesterday's iPhone, today — Video by Vjeran Pavic and James Andrews — Everything about the iPhone SE is designed …
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
In a post to staff, Nick Clegg clarifies that Meta's relaxed content policies in Ukraine do not allow calls for violence against Russians or “a head of state” — Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. clarified on Sunday that it is against the company's user rules to share a post that …
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| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
Report details Apple's early debate about ATT, with Craig Federighi pushing for privacy changes while Eddy Cue and Phil Schiller argued for more cautious action — A new report has highlighted how three top prominent executives initially found themselves at odds in early deliberations about Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework.
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| Sujeong Lim / Counterpoint Research: |
Global smartwatch shipments grew 24% YoY in 2021, with a record 40M shipments in Q4; shipments in India grew 274% YoY, helped by local brands like Noise — - The market grew a healthy 24% YoY, thanks to strong demand for sub-$100 smartwatches. — Samsung, Amazfit and Garmin recorded … | Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
After complaints, Twitter reverts its latest iOS update, removing the Latest Tweets tab and restoring the Home tab and the default chronological tweets option — Twitter was heavily criticized when it switched from the chronological timeline to the new feed that shows suggested tweets instead.
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| Hollywood Reporter: |
Discovery's CFO says HBO Max and Discovery+ will be bundled early in the Discovery and WarnerMedia merger and will eventually be combined into one service — The streamers will be bundled early on as part of the merged media giant, before both services become a single direct-to-consumer platform.
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Sources: Foxconn is in talks with Saudi Arabia to jointly build a $9B chip and component manufacturing factory in Neom; Foxconn is also talking with the UAE — The kingdom is trying to establish an industrial sector but has struggled to attract foreign investment
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| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Solana-based NFT marketplace Magic Eden raises a $27M Series A led by Paradigm and says it will use the funds to build a gaming vertical — The round was led by Paradigm and included contributions from Sequoia and Solana Ventures. — Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace has raised $27 million …
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