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Google revises Privacy Sandbox timeline, FLoC testing in Chrome now set to begin in Q1 2022

October 1, 2021
Earlier this year, Google said it would delay its plan to replace third-party cookies and started offering a detailed schedule. The Privacy Sandbox timeline is seeing its monthly update today, and Chrome will not begin testing FLoC and other ad/relevant content technology until Q1 of next year. Google first released the Privacy Sandbox timeline in July. For September, Google is slightly delaying…
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Android Auto now works in Tesla vehicles through the browser

October 1, 2021
A developer managed to get Android Auto working in Tesla vehicles through the web browser and an app on Google Play. One of the most requested features by Tesla owners is enabling phone mirroring apps like Android Auto and Apple Carplay. At one point, CEO Elon Musk said…
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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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