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Samsung announces Android 12 Beta for One UI 4 on Galaxy S21 is coming soon, then deletes it

July 28, 2021
We’re a little over a month away from the formal release of Android 12 on Google’s own devices, but apparently that’s not slowing Samsung down too much. Overnight, the company briefly revealed that some Samsung Galaxy S21 devices would be eligible for an Android 12 Beta way ahead of schedule. Highlighted by Ice Universe on Twitter, an official post on Samsung’s forums revealed that the…
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Google previews Play Store ‘safety section’ and privacy policy requirement for all apps

July 28, 2021
Back in May, Google announced that all developers in the Play Store will have to fill out a new “safety section” that’s set to appear in app listings next year. Aimed at letting users see what data an application collects and shares, Google provided more details about this new policy today. This new safety section will provide developers a simple way to showcase their app’s overall…
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Kodak faces backlash for removing Instagram post from photographer who called China's Xinjiang region an 'Orwellian dystopia'

July 28, 2021
Eastman Kodak has come under fire recently after Instagram users noticed the company had removed a post from its profile that featured photographs depicting the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) of the People’s Republic of China: an area where the current Chinese administration is accused of numerous human rights violations against the Turkic ethnic group. Kodak, whose Instagram…
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Bluetooth-enabled tracking startup Wiliot raises $200M

July 28, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Wiliot, a startup creating a low-cost, self-powered chip that attaches to products to sense physical and environment data, has raised $200 million. The company’s latest tranche, a series C, was led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, and brings the company’s total raised to date to $270 million. Wiliot says that the new…
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