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#waymo will launch its Waymo One self-driving taxis to the public in San Francisco.

The company has received an autonomous vehicle permit from the California PUC, and will unlock the new feature for people in the wait-list soon.

The Alphabet-backed company has been testing its fully autonomous cars in the city since 2021 as part of it's Trusted Tester program.

(Source: Waymo on Twitter)
#elon Musk is ready to launch a competitor to the iPhone and Android phones.

Twitter owner and billionaire Elon Musk tweeted that he is ready to launch his own phone brand with an alternative OS if Apple and Google remove Twitter from their app stores, as a reply to conservative author Liz Wheeler.

According to Liz half of America would switch from iPhones and Android phones to phones made by Elon, and Musk's tweet had a lot of positive replies. However it's unknown if this will actually happen once the new phones come out.

Source: Elon Musk on Twitter
The #Galaxy S23 series' accessories have leaked.

As revealed by leaker Roland Quandt, the phones will have the following cases and colors:

- Leather Cover, in Camel, Black, Green
- Silicone Cover with Strap, in Black, White
- Silicone Cover, in Khaki, Navy, Orange, Cotton, Violet
- Frame Cover, in Black, White
- Clear View Cover, in Black, Violet, Khaki, Creme
- Transparent Cover, Ultrafine

The S Pen will be available in Black, Rose, Green and Beige, seemingly confirming the S23 Ultra's colors.

Besides the cases, renders of a new 10000 mAh power bank supporting 25W fast charging have leaked.

(Source: SamMobile)
Sony revealed the Mocopi motion tracking system, intended for metaverse applications and VTubers.
#Sony revealed the Mocopi motion tracking system, intended for #metaverse applications and VTubers.
#Xiaomi might launch a mini PC alongside the Xiaomi 13.

This is the rumored Xiaomi Mini PC, powered by the #AMD Ryzen 7 6800H processor. The mini PC is rumored to start at 3999 yuan for the model with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

Alongside the Mini PC the Chinese company is rumored to launch a larger, more gaming oriented Xiaomi Mini Host with space for 2 GPUs. However, it will only feature a 100W power supply.

(Source: WinFuture)
#meta's Avatars are coming to WhatsApp.

After Facebook and Instagram, Meta Avatars are coming to WhatsApp with a sticker pack. These avatars are how Meta will eventually represent people in the #metaverse.
#dyson announced the Dyson Zone, its first audio product.
#dyson announced the Dyson Zone, its first audio product.
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#twitter has relaunched Blue with verification.

The subscription now costs $8/month for web and $11/month for iOS, and verification now requires a verified phone number. The rest of the features remain the same.

Along with the changes to verification the company has launched 2 new types of badges - a gold one for companies and a gray one for government accounts.
#apple may allow sideloading of apps on iOS, to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act.

This will allow developers to offer downloads of apps through their sites and not pay Apple's 30% fee for paid apps or in-app purchases.

The company has supposedly never allowed sideloading because of security reasons. To solve this Apple is working on a verification process for 3rd party apps, and a "Certified" badge for apps that go through it.

Source: Bloomberg (via SamMobile), image: James Yarema on Unsplash
2023 for the Pixel lineup will start at Google I/O in April or May. Google will likely launch not just the Pixel 7a (lynx), but the long rumored Pixel Fold (felix), too. The Pixel 7a is expected to still be priced at $449, like the Pixel 6a, and the Pixel Fold will apparently launch at $1,799.