Netflix now makes it possible for iOS users to subscribe to the streaming service without the intervention of Apple. Recently, certain types of iOS apps are allowed to link to their own website from within the app. Netflix now uses this.
Hacker leaks phone numbers and email addresses of 5.4 million Twitter accounts
An unknown hacker or hacker group has put a database online containing the email addresses and phone numbers associated with 5.4 million Twitter accounts. The attacker was able to retrieve the data through a bug that has since been fixed.
Google fires engineer who claimed LaMDA had become self-aware
Google has fired Blake Lemoine from the company’s Responsible AI division after he was previously suspended. He hit the headlines in June for claims that the LaMDA language model had taken on a life of its own and was self-aware.
Rumor: Intel to release Raptor Lake processors and Z790 chipset on October 17
Intel may release its first Raptor Lake processors in mid-October. This is reported by leaker Enthusiastic Citizen. Intel was due to announce the processors at the end of September, at its Innovation event, which will take place on September 27 and 28.
Samsung sold nearly 10 million foldable smartphones in 2021
Samsung will have sold nearly 10 million foldable smartphones worldwide by 2021. That is about 300 percent more than in 2020. The South Korean manufacturer also announced a new Unpacked event that will take place on August 10.
Google will again show app permissions for apps in the Play Store
Google will again display information in the Google Play Store about the permissions that Android apps ask for on devices. The company does this after feedback from developers. This section disappeared earlier this year after the arrival of privacy labels to the Play Store.
Ubisoft postpones Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora release to 2023 or 2024
Ubisoft has postponed the release of the first-person game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora to a later date in 2023 or 2024. The company did not give an exact reason for the delay. The game was originally supposed to be released in 2022.
Mojang does not allow NFTs and blockchain implementation in Minecraft
Developer Mojang Studios does not allow implementation of blockchain and use of game files to create nfts in Minecraft. It finds that nfts ‘do not fit the values of Minecraft’.
Bungie has Destiny 2 livestream scheduled for August 23
Bungie will air a Destiny 2 livestream on August 23. It looks like the developer is going to provide more information about the Lightfall expansion in the broadcast. It is not yet known what time the livestream will start.
Google supports DNS-over-HTTP/3 from Android 11
Google gives recent versions of Android support for DNS-over-HTTP/3 on ‘servers that support it’. DoH3 is now a standard part of Android 11 and higher versions.