Instagram’s promised parental controls arrive in the US

From The Verge: Instagram’s new parental controls, announced in December, are launching today in the US. The service’s head, Adam Mosseri, refers to them as the company’s “first set” of parental supervision tools, allowing parents and guardians to view and set limits on the amount of time their...

European Commission Approves Amazon's $8.45 Billion MGM Acquisition

From PC Mag: The European Commission this week unconditionally approved Amazon's $8.45 billion acquisition of movie and TV studio MGM. Based on its investigation, the council concluded that the merger would raise no competition concerns among film and audio-visual content markets in the EU.

"The...

Intel Announces $88 Billion Megafab to Keep Chipmaking in Europe

From CNET: Intel on Tuesday revealed plans for a second new "megafab," a chipmaking site in Magdeburg, Germany, that's the centerpiece of an expected $88 billion in investments across several European countries. The capacity expansion comes on top of other gargantuan spending commitments in the...

Xiaomi 12 Pro global flagship announced for $999

From The Verge: Xiaomi has announced the international version of the Xiaomi 12 Pro, its first global flagship phone since dropping the “Mi” branding. As with earlier phones in the Mi series like last year’s Mi 11, it’s a high-end device that seeks to beat competitors like Samsung on price...

Apple Will Reportedly Dump Mini Version for iPhone 14 Lineup

From CNET: The Mini's time in the iPhone lineup may be done. While Apple did unveil an iPhone 13 Mini in September, the company has no plans to include the smaller version of the phone in its iPhone 14 lineup, according to a 9to5Mac report on Monday.

Sources tell the site that the lineup for the as...

Russia bans Instagram as promised, blocking access for 80 million users

From The Verge: Russia’s promised ban on Instagram has kicked into effect today, with the social media platform inaccessible for the vast majority of the country’s population, according to internet monitoring service GlobalCheck.

The country announced plans to ban Instagram last week, in response...

Ford to Sell Explorer SUVs With a Few Chips Missing

From PC Mag: Amidst an ongoing semiconductor shortage, Ford plans to sell some Explorer SUVs without the chips required to power rear air conditioning and heating controls.

The vehicles still have heating and AC—they're just controllable only from the front seats. The missing chips will ship...

Samsung's next midrange Galaxy A phones to debut this week

From CNET: Samsung is holding another Galaxy launch event this week to show off some of its latest midrange and budget phones that are coming out in 2022. Unlike the Galaxy S and foldable Galaxy Z phones, these are the more affordable models, which pack essential features for budget prices.

Samsung...

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