TikTok will implement a new policy cracking down on advertisements for dietary fasting and weight loss supplements, the company said Wednesday. While the new policies don’t altogether ban ads for weight loss products, they limit the scope and restrict certain messaging in the ads. The move comes just weeks after a cybersecurity report found scammers …
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Pinterest is testing a tool that allows certain people to post a series of photos and videos that include text, music or voiceovers. “As we look to the future, we’ve decided it’s time to push our mission to inspire even further. It’s time to do more than connect people to what inspires them,” Evan Sharp, Pinterest’s co-founder who leads design efforts …
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Featuring WatchOS 7, water resistance and a proprietary dual-core S5 processor, the Apple Watch SE serves as a cheaper alternative to the flagship Apple Watch Series 6. The Apple Watch SE starts at $279 (£269, AU$429). It comes in cellular and Wi-Fi-only variants and ships out Sept. 18. Though it doesn’t have all the same high-end features as the Series …
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Facebook said it will remove posts that falsely claim deadly wildfires in Oregon were deliberately started by arsonists for both far-right and far-left groups. The move came as the FBI said its investigations have found the claims to be unsubstantiated. New research published Wednesday, however, shows that deleting these posts may be easier said than done. Facebook, which typically places …
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The holiday shopping season is fast approaching and Apple has begun lining up its new devices, including its latest entry-level iPad and iPad Air, which the tech giant revealed at a launch event Tuesday. The new iPad Air gets a bigger screen, at 10.9 inches from 10.5. That bump-up in display size was made possible by removing the home button …
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Apple’s popular smartwatch is getting an update, called the Apple Watch Series 6, with a key new health sensor, as well as features focused on making the gadget easier to use with kids. The new sensor for the Apple Watch can measure your blood oxygen level in 15 seconds, Apple said, and will also track your blood oxygen in the background. …
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Ever since Apple launched its first smartwatch, back in 2015, the Apple Watch has been a highly prized wearable across many different demographics — even though the price tag made it unaffordable for some. That changed on Tuesday, when the company announced the Watch SE, a more affordable watch for those whose budgets previously didn’t stretch to Apple smartwatch ownership. …
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YouTube is getting in on the short-form video craze. In a blog post, the Google-owned video platform detailed its new format, which it calls Shorts. The new feature will be a rival for Chinese app TikTok and Instagram Reels. Designed as a “new short-form video experience right on YouTube for creators and artists who want to shoot short, catchy videos” …
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US Customs and Border Protection proudly announced a few days ago that on Aug. 31 it had seized 2,000 counterfeit Apple AirPods, sent to New York’s JFK Airport from Hong Kong. “If the merchandise were genuine,” the CBP press release proclaims, “the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) would have been $398,000.” That’s a slight miscalculation, because the actual value of …
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Just a few days after announcing a new drone delivery program in North Carolina, Walmart is at it again. The company on Monday said it’s working with Zipline to test deliveries of health and wellness supplies in Arkansas, near its Bentonville headquarters. The new trial comes after Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, teamed up with another drone operator, Flytrex, to …
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