If you have a 2019 Galaxy smartphone, be careful about software updates. An update rolling out from Samsung is reportedly bricking Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 series devices. 9to5Google reported that some users were having the same issue with Galaxy M51 and A90 models. The Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ are now five years old, running Android 12, and entering an era where they may not support updates.
The affected devices were apparently stuck in a bootloop and could not be fully turned back on. However, do not factory reset your device as you may lose data.
Was this some dark conspiracy to force you to buy a new foldable Galaxy? No, Samsung has now removed the update and shared a new version (2.2.03.1) that is clean. Be sure to check its update number.
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The lawsuit comes just a month after the state enacted the law.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the company of violating the state’s new child privacy law. This is the first test to protect children online through the Texas Parental Empowerment Enforcement (SCOPE) Act. The law requires social media platforms to verify the age of young users and provide parental control features, such as the ability for parents to opt their children out of data collection.
Paxton argued that TikTok’s existing parental control features are inadequate and lack “parental tools that can control or restrict most privacy and account settings for known minors.”
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The update triples the length to 3 minutes.
Starting October 15th, YouTube will increase the short video limit from 1 minute to 3 minutes. For reference, TikTok, perhaps its biggest competitor, has allowed users to share 10-minute videos for over two years. The company is working on allowing you to pull clips from across YouTube and create remix clips through Shorts Camera. If you don’t like short videos, YouTube is introducing tools to reduce the number of short videos you see, making it easier to skip them, but this is only temporary.
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The image was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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The James Webb Space Telescope captured the supernova three times in one image at three different periods during the explosion. This image could help scientists better understand how fast the universe is expanding. The single image above captures a streak of light with three distinct points that appear brighter than the rest. As explained by Dr. Brenda Fry of the University of Arizona, these points correspond to exploding white dwarfs. It also has a gravitational lens. Between this and the star is a galaxy cluster, bending the supernova’s light into multiple images.
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