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First up, TikTok will disable Direct Messages (DM) by default for users aged 16 and 17 who are joining the platform for the first time. They’ll have to manually turn on DMs where they can select who can send them messages. Existing users in this age group who haven’t used DMs before will also be notified to review their message settings when they use it the next time. TikTok already has messaging disabled for teens under the age of 16....

Elon Musk has not yet closed the Twitter deal, but his possible takeover of the company has created a sense of fear among the employees. The Washington Post already reported that Musk wants to fire 75% of current employees after taking over the company. While the company says the news is all rumors, employees have the right to be worried about their future in this messy economic condition. Twitter currently has 7,500 employees, and Musk allegedly wants to fire around 5,600 of them....

Additionally, Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband is also coming to users in Birmingham (Alabama). Customers in Albuquerque (New Mexico), Little Rock (Arkansas), and Nashville (Tennessee), meanwhile, are getting access to its 5G Home service. Following this expansion, according to Verizon, its 5G Ultra Wideband is now available in parts of 78 cities in the US. The 5G Home service is also now available in parts of 52 cities across the country. “We’re continuing our aggressive expansion of our 5G Ultra Wideband and 5G Home services,” said Kyle Malady, CTO at Verizon....

The app does show user-reported police presence and speed traps on the route as you approach the location. However, it fails to send an alert for it. In effect, you can easily miss out on a speed trap unless you keep checking your phone’s screen for it, which isn’t the safest practice while driving. Worse yet, Waze does send the alerts sometimes, while sometimes it doesn’t. This inconsistency means you cannot rely on it, as you never know whether the feature is working or not....

So let’s go over what exactly Android Adaptive battery is, how to enable it, and what it does. What is Android Adaptive Battery? What is Android Adaptive Battery? On Android, there are a lot of apps that run in the background, compared to iOS where many are not running. That’s one way that iOS is able to offer such better battery life with smaller battery sizes. A lot of apps on Android are constantly pulling data like your contacts, location data and other things....