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Brazilian regulator seizes iPhones from retail stores as Apple fails to comply with charger requirement

November 24, 2022
The Brazilian Ministry of Justice ordered in September the suspension of iPhone sales in the country after concluding that Apple harms consumers by not offering the power adapter included with the device. Even after million-dollar fines, Apple still fails to comply with the requirement – which has now led to the Federal District-based consumer protection regulator seizing iPhones from retail…
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Sketchy rumor claims Apple planned to release a $49 Apple Pencil alongside the iPhone 14, but scrapped it at the last minute

November 24, 2022
A sketchy new rumor says that Apple had originally planned a new version of the Apple Pencil for release this year. According to a post on Weibo, Apple scrapped plans for a new $50 version of the Apple Pencil at the last minute, despite the fact that it had already entered mass production. This version of the Apple Pencil allegedly featured iPhone compatibility and also would have solved one of…
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Google Messages tests letting you react with any emoji

November 24, 2022
After testing new delivered/read indicators and a photo picker redesign, Google Messages is beginning to roll out full emoji reactions for some users. For some time now, long-pressing on an RCS chat has let you react with one of seven emoji: thumbs up/down, Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes, Face with Tears of Joy, Face with Open Mouth, Crying Face, and Angry Face. This pill-shaped panel is now home to…
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AI & RoboticsNews

How AI iteration can uplevel the customer experience

November 24, 2022
Check out the on-demand sessions from the Low-Code/No-Code Summit to learn how to successfully innovate and achieve efficiency by upskilling and scaling citizen developers. Watch now. We love stories of dramatic breakthroughs and neat endings: The lone inventor cracks the technical challenge, saves the day, the end. These are the recurring tropes surrounding new technologies. Unfortunately, these…
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