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‘Rife with sexism’: employees of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin describe ‘toxic’ workplace culture

September 30, 2021
Twenty-one current and former employees of Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin published a damning essay on Thursday saying the company “turns a blind eye to sexism, is not sufficiently attuned to safety concerns, and silences those who seek to correct wrongs.” Co-authored by Blue Origin’s former head of employee communications Alexandra Abrams, the essay describes multiple accounts of…
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Apple releases macOS Big Sur ‘Device Support Update’ to fix iPhone and iPad update/restore bugs

September 30, 2021
Apple has made a new update available today for Mac users running Big Sur. Instead of macOS 11.6.1 or similar, the release is called “Device Support Update” and brings fixes to make sure updating and restoring iPhone and iPad with a Mac is working correctly. Earlier this month, we saw Apple release macOS 11.6 with important security fixes for two flaws that may have been actively exploited…
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Honor is now the third-largest smartphone brand in China

September 30, 2021
According to , Honor has outpaced Xiaomi in terms of smartphone sales in China for August and is thus one of the top-three largest smartphone brands in the country behind Oppo and vivo. The new report states an 18% increase in monthly Honor smartphone sales for August which also made the company one of the fastest growers in the region. Counterpoint Research Monthly Market Pulse, August…
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Samsung removes the support pages for the Galaxy S21 FE

September 30, 2021
Nothing to see here, move along. Samsung swept any evidence of the Galaxy S21 FE under the rug and removed the support pages for the phone that went live in anticipation of its announcement. An announcement that has reportedly been canceled. You can see the various support…
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Photo of Samsung Galaxy S22 battery confirms 3,700 mAh capacity

September 30, 2021
The Samsung Galaxy S22 is going to be smaller than the S21, but that also means that it will have a smaller battery – 3,700 mAh according to the most recent rumors. And those rumors have been confirmed with a photo of the actual battery. Here it is, the EB-BS901ABY (14.35…
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More rumors claim that Apple will replace the mini with a 6.7" iPhone 14 Max next year

September 30, 2021
The iPhone 12 mini didn’t sell well. You know what did? The 12 Pro Max. Data from the analysts at earlier this year showed that Apple’s largest and most expensive iPhone decidedly outsold its smallest (and cheaper) iPhone. So, when you hear reports that the iPhone 14 series will drop the mini in favor of another large model, it just makes sense. A large model at a lower price should sell…
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