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SwiftKey is unexpectedly back on iOS Microsoft’s SwiftKey keyboard has unexpectedly returned to the App Store. The company officially discontinued support for the keyboard and removed it from the App Store in October, but now it’s available for iOS users once again. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23467204/swiftkey-ios-iphone-app-store-return-back-microsoft

Elon Musk begins reinstating banned Twitter accounts, starting with Jordan Peterson and the Babylon Bee Elon Musk has begun reinstating Twitter accounts that were previously subject to lifetime bans, taking the first steps toward his promise of lighter moderation on the platform. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23466625/elon-musk-twitter-reinstatement-jordan-peterson-kathy-griffin-babylon-bee

Antimicrobial Resistance Is Growing Because of COVID Even before the COVID pandemic, antimicrobial resistance, in which microbes no longer respond to common medications like antibiotics, was a big concern for public health organizations and health care specialists. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antimicrobial-resistance-is-growing-because-of-covid/

Lab-Grown Meat Gets FDA Approval for the First Time Ever Lab-grown meat has officially received the FDA's safety stamp of approval for the first time ever. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the FDA stated that it has "evaluated the information submitted to the agency and has no further questions at this time about the firm's safety conclusion. Continue Reading . . . https://www.cnet.com/health/lab-grown-meat-gets-fda-approval/

iPhone 14 Pro's A16 Bionic Outperforms Latest Snapdragon 8 Chip Coming to Android Phones Later This Year Earlier this week, Qualcomm announced its latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile chip and platform, promising to "revolutionize flagship smartphones" with "groundbreaking" experiences. Continue Reading . . . https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/17/iphone-14-pro-a16-outpreforms-snapdragon/

What’s wrong with US broadband? The state of US broadband is bad. We already know huge portions of the country aren’t getting broadband speeds — but even where they are, those connections are often bogged down by limited options, predatory billing practices, and a general lack of choice. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/17/23460070/internet-bill-broadband-survey-data-consumer-reports-cost

Teens don’t seem super concerned about social media’s effects on their lives With widespread misinformation, echo chambers and dubious fact-checking — not to mention Twitter appearing on the verge of collapse — you might expect today's teenagers to view social media as a cesspool. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/survey-teens-social-media-pew-research-193509564.html