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The new company is expected to close in mid-2022.

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AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery are merging to create a new streaming service.
The new streaming service will globally compete.
AT&T would get $43 billion in a combination of cash, debt securities, and WarnerMedia’s retention of certain debt.

AT&T’s WarnerMedia and cable and streaming network Discovery are merging to create a new streaming giant.

AT&T owns HBO Max, which has some of the best shows, and Discovery owns lifestyle TV networks such as HGTV and TLC. AT&T is divesting its media business, WarnerMedia, which is its subsidiary. Under the deal, AT&T would get $43 billion in a combination of cash, debt securities, and WarnerMedia’s retention of certain debt. AT&T’s shareholders would own 71% of the new company.

The combined portfolio will have over 100 popular and trusted brands in one global portfolio, including HBO, Warner Bros., Discovery, DC Comics, CNN, Cartoon Networ…

HTC’s technology separates the crypto wallet from its operating system.

As more industries adopt cryptocurrency as a legitimate payment service, more mainstream smartphone companies are likely to incorporate technology that will make it easier for users to hold and trade crypto, experts say.

On May 13, Samsung announced that blockchain users will be able to manage and trade virtual assets from third-party wallets on Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

Samsung said that users who hold crypto on select cold hardware wallets (like the Ledger Nano S and Ledger Nano X) will be able to import them into the Samsung Blockchain Wallet, which uses software that will let them manage their wallet. A crypto wallet is a device or app that allows users to store and retrieve their digital assets.

But Samsung isn’t the first company to offer this type of service. In 2019, HTC launched the first “blockchain phone,” called Exodus 1, which could only be purchased with crypto.

Unlike Samsung’s Blockchain Wa…

Users have to search “vaccination near me” in Search or Maps to get even more information.

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Canadians will have more details on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout when they search in Google Search or in Maps.
Google says it is working on making more information available.
Google is also partnering with YouTube creators to release videos that offer information about COVID-19 and the vaccine.

In an effort to educate more Canadians, Google is going to make it easier to learn “why, when, and where” you can get vaccinated on Google Maps and in Google Search.

A new blog post from the tech giant said that as vaccine rollouts ramp up, the company is working to “provide Canadians with accurate information about vaccination facts and location.” Google says that searching for “vaccines near me” has increased 10 times in the past month as more Canadians become eligible to get the vaccine. Similar efforts were made to residents in India.

Users now just have to type in “COVI…

Instagram added the feature to its app for users to include pronouns.

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Instagram has added a feature that allows pronouns to be added to a user’s profile.
Twitter doesn’t have this feature right now.
A spokesperson said that the platform isn’t “closing the door” on the idea.

Following Instagram’s announcement that will allow users to declare pronouns on their profile pages, Twitter says it doesn’t have plans to include pronouns as a field in a user’s profile, but it isn’t “closing the door” on the idea.

On May 12, Instagram said that users will be able to add pronouns to their profiles. In a tweet, the company said that “the new field is available in a few countries.

Add pronouns to your profile ✨The new field is available in a few countries, with plans for more. pic.twitter.com/02HNSqc04R— Instagram (@instagram) May 11, 2021

A Facebook spokesperson said in an email that the new feature will be rolling out to users in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and…

Forty-three attorneys general do not think the proposed social media platform for kids will be safe.

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Forty-three state attorneys generals do not want Instagram for Kids to happen.
In a letter, they say Facebook does not have a good history of protecting children.
Facebook is building a version of Instagram aimed at children under 13.

Over 40 state attorneys general have signed a letter to Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to “abandon plans to launch” Instagram for kids under the age of 13. In March, Buzzfeed News reported that the company was planning to build a version of the popular photo-sharing service that would cater to children “with the safest possible experience.”

The coalition of attorneys general says that the proposed platform will be “detrimental to children for myriad reasons and that Facebook has historically failed to protect the welfare of children on its platform.”

New York Attorney General Letitia James, the leader of the coalit…

WhatsApp will keep sending you reminders to accept new policy.

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WhatsApp won’t delete or deactivate your account on May 15.
If will keep sending you reminders to accept the new privacy policy.
Some functionalities might be limited.

WhatsApp will not be deactivating or deleting accounts on May 15, despite saying it would do so earlier this year if you didn’t accept its new privacy policy.

A spokesperson said in an email to Android Central that the company will keep sending reminders to users in the weeks to come about accepting the policy. Users who have not accepted the policy will also have “limited account functionality.”

Those limited functionalities include not being able to access your chat list (but you will still be able to answer incoming phone and video calls). If you have notifications enabled, you will be able to tap on them to read or respond to a message or call back a missed phone or video call.

WhatsApp said that after “a few weeks of limit…

According to an investigation by the New York Attorney General, millions of comments submitted during the 2017 net neutrality proceeding were fake.

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New York Attorney General says millions of comments to FCC proceeding on net neutrality were fake.
Broadband companies initiated the campaign to generate fake comments.
Three firms that help generate comments were charged $4.9 million.

The nation’s largest broadband companies, which includes some of the best wireless carriers in the U.S., funded a secret campaign to generate millions of fake comments to the Federal Communications Commission during its repeal of net neutrality rules in 2017, according to the New York Attorney General’s office (NYAGO).

The investigation, which was released today, indicated that many of the comments provided “cover” for the repeal of the rules. The investigation indicated that the broadband companies engaged “commercial lead generators” that would use prizes, like gift cards or sw…

Board, however, doesn’t agree that Facebook should have said it would suspend the account “indefinitely.”

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Facebook’s Oversight Board upholds Facebook’s decision to suspend former president Donald Trump’s account.
Board does not think Facebook’s decision to “indefinitely” suspend trump was appropriate.
Board wants Facebook to re-evaluate its decision of banning Trump in six months.

Facebook’s Oversight Board upholds Facebook’s decision to suspend former president Donald Trump.

The board however added in its decision that the social media giant, within six months, should reexamine its decision to “indefinitely” suspend the account.

“It was not appropriate for Facebook to impose the indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension. Facebook’s normal penalties include removing the violating content, imposing a time-bound period of suspension, or permanently disabling the page and account,” the board said.

“The board insists that Facebook revi…

Apple might launch a foldable device in 2023, and it won’t be good news for Samsung.

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Apple might launch a foldable phone in 2023.
Samsung still holds the market share for foldable devices, but this could fall.
Samsung has two years to make an even better foldable phone.

Samsung is going to have a difficult time maintaining a market share for its foldable phones if and when Apple releases a comparable model, experts say.

On May 3, TFI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted in an analyst note that the company is likely to launch a foldable iPhone. His note indicates that foldable phones are a “must-have” and that “after 5G, the foldable smartphone is the next innovative selling point of high-end models.”

Neil Shah, vice-president of research at Counterpoint Research, said in an interview that for the overall market, “it will be difficult for Samsung to maintain share once Apple enters.”

“Apple, if it [figures out design and production], should be able t…

Best answer: Yes. Ultra Mobile does support 5G, but you need to have a 5G-enabled phone to access the next-generation wireless network. You will also need to have an Ultra phone plan.

What is Ultra Mobile?

Ultra Mobile focuses on offering cost-effective phone plan options, so you’re not spending hundreds on a phone plan. It’s a Mobile Virtual Network Operator that uses on T-Mobile’s network, and because it runs on T-Mobile’s network, it supports many devices that are made for the U.S. market.

According to the company’s site, its 5G network covers 200 million people in 6,000 cities. Because T-Mobile’s network coverage is vast, most people won’t have trouble having a network connection. The only time you’ll find yourself having issues is in more rural areas, in which case you might encounter dead zones.

However, if you’re planning to use the service for 5G, you’ll need a phone that enables 5G services. Ultra Mobile does have nationwide 5G coverage, but not only will you need a phon…