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Gambling, Sex, and Red Pills: The Worst Ads We've Seen in Apple's App Store (so Far) On Tuesday, Apple followed through on its promise to start filling the App Store up with more advertising. Almost immediately, people took to the internet to complain about the bizarre and sometimes seedy ads they were seeing. Continue Reading . . . https://gizmodo.com/apple-app-store-worst-ads-gambling-porn-propaganda-1849711515

iOS 16.1 for iPhone Launching on Monday With These 8 New Features As expected, Apple today confirmed in a press release that iOS 16.1 will be released on Monday, October 24 alongside iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura. iOS 16. Continue Reading . . . https://www.macrumors.com/2022/10/20/ios-16-1-release-date-new-features/

Apple rumored to be testing macOS for M2 iPad Pro AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site. One of the leading complaints surrounding the iPad is its lack of desktop-class software support. Continue Reading . . . https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/10/20/apple-rumored-to-be-testing-macos-for-m2-ipad-pro

Biden administration approves $2.8 billion for EV battery and mineral production in the US The US Department of Energy is awarding $2.8 billion in grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to shore up domestic battery manufacturing and mineral production, the White House announced Wednesday. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/19/23412953/biden-ev-battery-mineral-investment-supply-chain

BMW will build a $1.7 billion EV battery factory in South Carolina BMW says it will make batteries for its electric vehicles at a factory in South Carolina in the latest move by a major automaker to localize EV production in the United States. The German company plans to invest $1. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/19/23412802/bmw-ev-battery-factory-south-carolina-investment

Apple will release iPadOS 16 on October 24th This year Apple split the release date for the tablet version of its mobile operating system away from the release of iOS 16, and the company just announced the iPadOS 16 update will roll out starting on Monday, October 24th. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/18/23410814/apple-ipados-16-release-date-tablet-update

Motorola shows off its concept rollable smartphone We've seen rollable device concepts from companies like Oppo and TCL, and LG was even working on a commercial rollable smartphone until it quit making mobile devices last year. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/lenovo-shows-off-a-rollable-smartphone-and-laptop-090518096.html