The Samsung company announced that Google Assistant is now available on newer Samsung smart TVs in the US. As reported by The Verge, Samsung 2020 smart TV models, including the 2020 8 K and 4 K QLED models, the 2020 Crystal UHD TVs, the 2020 Frame and Serif sets, and the 2020 Sero and Terrace models, will be available with the AI helper. The update will be available in the US first and roll out to more countries soon, according to Google. By pressing down on the TV’s remote control mic one can activate Assistant, and users will be able…
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Apple’s most up to date iPhones — the iPhone 12, 12 little, 12 Pro, as well as 12 Pro Max — were declared not long ago; and they’ve generated a parcel of enthusiasm from iPhone fans. Actually, with this numerous iPhone models, it very well may be somewhat overpowering; to choose which iPhone 12 model is best for you. (To make things simpler, my partner Chaim Gartenberg wrote a top to bottom article enumerating key differences between the each model in the iPhone 12 line.) Preorders for the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro start today; as well as the two…
Twitter is changing its policy against posting hacked materials following criticism for how it handled a New York Post story about former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Twitter’s trust and safety lead, Vijaya Gadde, tweeted a thread Thursday night saying the platform would “no longer remove hacked content unless it is directly shared by hackers or those acting in concert with them.” Instead, Twitter will label tweets with context instead of blocking them. The move comes after Twitter blocked links to Post articles that claimed to show that Hunter Biden introduced his father to an executive at…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday, October 16, stated that at least 37 former members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) had been recommended for dismissal by a presidential panel set up by the Federal Government to reform the controversial police unit. This was disclosed by the PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, who said the panel also recommended the prosecution of 24 other ex-SARS operatives for various acts of misconduct. According to Ani, these were the highlights of the report of the panel set up in 2018 by the government. The panel investigated allegations of human rights violations and…
A Nigerian lady has taken to the microblogging site, Twitter to narrate how she was sexually assaulted by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. The Nigerian lady stated that she was at a protest today that she’s joining the call to end SARS and its replacement SWAT because she’s been a victim; and also won’t wait for her children to go what she went through. Chiatuiro Precious Chidera alleged she was raped by SARS two years ago after which they still extorted money from her. She said she will not bring her daughter into a world where she could…
In the later days of the week, Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano declared the dismissal of James Nwafor, the former officer in charge of the Awkuzu Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit, as his Senior Security Special Assistant (SSA). Obiano ‘s comment follows ongoing claims that Nwafor should be held responsible for his alleged role in police brutality and extrajudicial killings in Anambra. “James Nwafor, former OC SARS in Anambra State is sacked and will be prosecuted,” Obiano said; while lending his voice in solidarity to the nationwide protest against brutality, harassment, extortion; as well as extrajudicial killing of Nigerians by…
The Ogun State Police Command says its operatives have arrested two abduction syndicate members who abducted Mariam Fagbohun’s 25-year-old wife and subsequently killed her 50-year-old mother in the process. Mariam Fagbohun, who operates a supply store and a beer parlor, was kidnapped by a six-man kidnapping gang in Ijoun, Yewa North local government, on August 21, 2020, according to a press release by the police public relations officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi. “When she closed from her shop and going home, in the process of abducting her, she raised an alarm which attracted people around including the victim’s mother one Annah Fagbohun,”…
After a spate of social media protests and nearly two weeks of Nigerian young people protesting police brutality across the country, a #ENDSARS Twitter emoji has emerged. The emoji, which features a green, white , green (Nigerian National colours) clenched hand. On the web edition of the social media platform, it can not be accessed yet. It was found after the service appeared to be offline and then restored later on Thursday night after a technical issue triggered a nearly two-hour global blackout on the social media site used by hundreds of millions around the world. On Wednesday, Jack Dorsey,…
Google has been planning to move away from its Hangouts communications platform for almost two years, with reports about the plans surfacing in late November 2018. In January of the following year, the company confirmed its intentions to replace the classic Hangouts experience with Hangouts Chat (now simply called Google Chat) but ended up delaying those plans to 2020. Today, the Mountain View giant shared an update on the transition, and there’s a lot to unpack. For starters, and perhaps most notably, Google Chat will become available for everyone; business users or not – in 2021. Users will have the…
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Twitter has renewed his support for the #EndSARS movement. On Friday, October 16, the Twitter boss took to his verified handle on the micro-blogging site; where he left a one-word tweet – #EndSARS. The InfoStride reports that the move comes amid reservations expressed in certain quarters over his support for the #EndSARS agitations. Specifically, Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC); had threatened to sue the Twitter CEO for supporting the #EndSARS protest. Garba made this known via his personal Twitter handle. Specifically, he…