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Facebook to update its policies on handling satirical content
Facebook said that it will add information to the Community Standards that makes it clear "where we consider satire as part of our assessment of context-specific decisions. "This change will allow teams to consider satire when assessing potential Hate Speech violations," Facebook said in a statement on Saturday.
Redmi Note 10S revs up affordable smartphone segment in India
Xiaomi is known to power the affordable segment in the country. It once again led the India smartphone market with a 26 per cent market share in Q1 2021, as total shipments grew 23 per cent (on-year) to reach over 38 million units in the January-March period (according to Counterpoint Research). The 6GB+64GB variant of Redmi Note 10S is priced at Rs 14,999, while the 6GB+128GB comes for Rs 15,999.
LG Electronics launches world's first 83-inch OLED TV
LG is the first TV maker to release an OLED TV with an 83-inch size display. The 83C1 is also the industry's largest OLED TV with 4K resolution. LG's 83-inch OLED TV, the 83C1, will be first available in South Korea and the United States this month. In South Korea, its list price has been set at $9,630. It also expected OLED TVs to represent 10 percent of the global TV market this year in terms of revenue.
Tesla built its own Model 3-based police car in UK
Tesla UK has revealed police liveried Model 3 saloon fitted with blues-and-twos, which the company said will be available to emergency services across the UK for trial and assessment. The automaker did not reveal any specs for the new vehicle, but it looks like it could be a Model 3 Performance, Electrek reported.
Upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 has entered mass production: Report
Samsung's upcoming foldable smartphone -- Galaxy Z Flip3-- has entered mass production, the media reported. A new report by FrontPageTech claims that Samsung has ordered the production of 50,000-70,000 units of Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 a day since it is aiming to produce a combined seven million units of both devices and wants to be ready in time for their launch.
Facebook doubles down on detecting deepfakes
It relies on reverse engineering, working back from a single AI-generated image to the generative model used to produce it. "Our reverse engineering method takes image attribution a step further by helping to deduce information about a particular generative model just based on the deepfakes it produces," said research scientists Xi Yin and Tal Hassner at Facebook.
Boeing completes successful first flight of 737-10
Accordingly, the airplane took off from Renton Field in Renton, Washington, at Boeing Field in Seattle. "The 737-10 is an important part of our customers' fleet plans, giving them more capacity, greater fuel efficiency and the best per-seat economics of any single-aisle airplane," said Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Apple releases updates for iMovie, Final Cut Pro
The most visual change is iMovie, which has now been updated to version 10.2.4. It now adds 16 new backgrounds, a mixture of solid and textured images, which can be used within videos, AppleInsider reported. The 2.4GB iMovie 10.2.4 update fixes an issue that means the Mac app can now import videos from iMovie 2.3 for iOS.
Samsung launches Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Galaxy Tab A7 Lite in India
Galaxy Tab S7 FE is priced at Rs 46,999 for the 4GB+64GB variant and Rs 50,999 for the 6GB+128GB variant. While Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is available in 3GB+32GB and priced at Rs 14,999 for LTE and Rs 11,999 for the WiFi model. "With Remote working and virtual learning becoming the new normal, we have pushed ourselves creatively and technically to develop two new landmark tablets Tab S7 FE and Tab A7 Lite," Samsung India, said in a statement.
Snapchat removes Speed Filter that 'encouraged' reckless driving
Since then, "Snap has defended the feature in the face of warnings from safety advocates who've argued that it encourages reckless driving", reports NPR. The company has also faced lawsuits from the families of those who have been injured or killed in car crashes where drivers were moving at excessive speeds, allegedly to score bragging rights on the app.
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