Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders, which were set to start on April 9, “to assess the potential impact” of Trump's tariffs; the June 5 launch date is unchanged
June 5 launch date still on schedule Charles Harte / Game Informer : Trump Tariff Plans Delay Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Order Date Arol Wright / How-To Geek : Tariffs Just Killed Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Ord...
Meta plans to shut down Novi, its digital wallet pilot, on September 1, 2022; users will no longer be able to add money to their accounts starting on July 21
The first half of the year was all about inflation … Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Meta to shut Novi cryptocurrency wallet in September Rhiannon Bevan / TheGamer : Meta Ends Its Crypto Experiment, Sup...
Apple warns it will remove apps from the App Store that haven't been “updated in a significant amount of time” and is giving developers 30 days to update them
what you need to know Chris Kerr / Game Developer : Apple warns App Store devs outdated apps will be pulled from sale Sarvesh Mathi / MediaNama : Why developers are unhappy with Apple removing outdate...
In a letter, 13 Democratic senators ask Mark Zuckerberg why Facebook removed misinformation safeguards ahead of January 6, citing Frances Haugen's leaked docs
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Instagram has started labeling “state-controlled media” accounts for users in the US, with ad labeling to follow in the coming months
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FCC announces that all phone carriers must adopt the STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication protocols by June 30, 2021 to combat robocalls
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AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon halt sales and replacements of Galaxy Note7 amid reports of newer models catching fire
a timeline of the rise and fall of the Galaxy Note 7 Phil Oakley / Android Police : Oculus disables Gear VR app on the Note7 Wall Street Journal : As Incidents Mount, Samsung Faces New Questions about...