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The list of Qi2 smartphones expanded ever so slightly this week, with the iPhone 12 joining the ranks of Qi2-certified phones thanks to a recent update. That means we can safely say that all MagSafe-compatible iPhones — including the iPhone 13, 14, and 15 — are officially Qi2-ready. The timing



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Apple is loosening its App Store restrictions and opening the marketplace up to retro game emulators. In an update on Friday, Apple announced that game emulators can come to the App Store globally and offer downloadable games. Apple says those games must comply with “all applicable laws,” though — an indication it will ban apps that



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Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security Committee hearing titled Protecting Kids Online: Instagram and Reforms for Young Users, in Russell Building on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri, whose business had more ad revenue in 2021 than YouTube.
  • Instagram generated $32.4 billion in ad revenue in 2021, making up 27% of Meta's total revenue.
  • Instagram's ad revenue was higher than Google's YouTube, which generated $28.8 billion.
  • Meta revealed Instagram's revenue figures in a court filing, showing rapid growth



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4.8 Earthquake In New Jersey Rattles New York Metro Area
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Infrastructure in the US has always been a sore subject, but when a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck the New York City region on Friday, many people were rightfully nervous about the structural integrity of the surrounding bridges, tunnels, and buildings.

The earthquake’s epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, but people in



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Newark City employee Sushil Nagpal stands outside homes that were damaged and had to be evacuated after the earthquake on Friday,
  • The 4.8-magnitude earthquake on the East Coast Friday came from ancient dormant faults.
  • The faults formed when two continents collided about 500 million years ago, creating the Appalachians and Atlantic Ocean.
  • Leftover stress from the retreat of I



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  • Tesla will reveal its robotaxi in August, CEO Elon Musk said. 
  • The EV-maker has long planned an autonomous car. 
  • This year, Tesla began to release its driver-assistance software more widely. 

Elon Musk said Tesla will reveal its long-awaited robotaxi in August.

"Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8," he said on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday afternoon.

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As a company that wants to make money, Roku wants you to watch as many ads as possible. That’s not currently possible when you exit Roku’s streaming player and do something like play a game on the Nintendo Switch or watch a show on your Apple TV. But if the company gets its way, this may cease to be a problem one day,…

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