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With this expansion, Facebook’s new News Feed is now available in over 80 countries. Although Facebook didn’t specify the countries getting the revamped News Feed as part of this update, it said that the feature is rolling out to a handful of people in each region. “We are expanding the political content ranking tests to more countries around the world. As we get more insights from these tests, we’ll share updates on what we’re learning and will continue to make changes accordingly,” Facebook said in a note (via)....

In June 2020, the CMA had issued an initial enforcement order (IEO) to Facebook after it announced the Giphy acquisition. These types of orders prevent companies from merging while an investigation is ongoing. The companies would require to function as they would have without the merger for as long as the investigation isn’t complete. As part of this process, Facebook was required to provide regular updates to the CMA about its compliance with the IEO....

Fortnite players can now use gyroscopic controls on the PS4/PS5 and PC Fortnite players can now use gyroscopic controls on the PS4/PS5 and PC Right now, there are a few primary ways to play shooters: mouse and keyboard, controllers, and gyroscopic controls. Each method has its own benefits and drawbacks. People using the Nintendo switch were able to use gyroscopic controls for Fortnite, but now that’s not the case. Epic Games has just implemented this for Fortnite on the PS4, the PS5, and PC....

The October SMR (Security Maintenance Release) for the carrier-locked Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 10 Ultra in the US comes with firmware version N98*USQS3FVI7. The phone isn’t getting any new features or improvements with this release. Samsung is only seeding this month’s vulnerability fixes to the phone. The company has already revealed that the new SMR patches over 50 vulnerabilities, including a few critical ones. Galaxy A13 and Galaxy A23 are also getting the October update in the US Galaxy A13 and Galaxy A23 are also getting the October update in the US...

As of this writing, the October SMR (Security Maintenance Release) for the Galaxy S20 series is rolling out in Europe. Both 4G LTE and 5G variants of the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra are receiving the update. The new firmware version for the two variants is G98FXXSFFVIB and G98BXXSFFVIB, respectively. First reported by SamMobile, this update is already available in much of Europe. A global rollout, including in the US, should be just around the corner....