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Meta expands ads in Threads to all eligible advertisers globally

1 day ago | neowin.net | Sagar N Bhavsar

Last year, it was reported that Meta was testing ads on its micro-blogging platform, Threads. Now, in an official post, Meta announced that it has opened the gates for ads on Threads to all global advertisers. This move allows advertisers worldwide to reach the platform's massive user base of 320 million monthly users.
Grab the WD 2TB My Passport external SSD for a super low price

1 day ago | neowin.net | Sagar N Bhavsar

Are you looking for super-fast storage with ample external space in a compact form factor? Then the Western Digital 2TB My Passport external SSD could be a good option for you. The best part is that the WD 2TB My Passport SSD has dropped to its lowest price in the last 30 days on Amazon. It is currently available for $111.13—a 21% discount over its typical price of $139.99. The offer applies only to the Silver 2TB My Passport external SSD.
China export restrictions hit Elon Musk's Optimus robots in response to US trade tariffs

1 day ago | neowin.net | Paul Hill

Tesla’s Optimus robots have been affected by China’s latest export controls on rare earth magnets, CEO Elon Musk has announced. The restrictions imposed by China are one of the latest tit-for-tat moves in an escalating trade war between the Asian nation and the United States. The restrictions impact samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium.
EU Commission fines Apple and Meta €500 million and €200 million

1 day ago | neowin.net | Paul Hill

The Commission of the European Union has slapped Apple and Meta with fines of €500 million and €200 million, respectively, for breaching the rules of the Digital Markets Act. Specifically, it found Apple guilty of breaching the anti-steering obligation under the DMA and Meta failing to offer users a service option that uses less of their personal data. In Apple’s case, the Commission found that app developers can’t fully benefit from alternative app stores, due to Apple’s restrictions.
Meta launches CapCut clone called Edits, plans feature updates soon

1 day ago | neowin.net | Paul Hill

Meta has launched a new tool called Edits to take on TikTok’s mobile video editor CapCut. The app features editing tools, data-driven insights, and enables longer camera capture with easy sharing to Instagram and Facebook. If you want to post to another platform, you can export the video and share it wherever you want, all without watermarks.
Ofcom takes decisive action against powerful tool of malicious actors

2 days ago | neowin.net | Paul Hill

Ofcom, the UK’s digital regulator, has announced that it’s banning Global Titles leasing from today to better protect people. Ofcom described Global Titles as special phone numbers that can be leased for legitimate purposes but can also be leased by malicious actors to divert calls and messages, including security codes sent by banks. In extreme cases, malicious actors can track your location, according to Ofcom.
Fujitsu and RIKEN unveil 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer, will soon open access

2 days ago | neowin.net | Paul Hill

Fujitsu and RIKEN (a leading Japanese research institute) have announced that they’ve developed a new 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer, which significantly expands their quantum computing capabilities. Fujitsu said that the computer is at the RIKEN RQC-FUJITSU Collaboration Center and implements high-density implementation techniques. This new machine builds on a previous quantum computer that the pair developed, which had 64 qubits.
Copilot can now create PowerPoint slides from your documents, here's how to do that

2 days ago | neowin.net | Paul Hill

Microsoft has just announced a new feature for Copilot in PowerPoint for Windows that lets you quickly create a PowerPoint slide using a document and a prompt. This can help save you lots of time while making presentations. In this guide, I’ll show you how you can get started using this feature. Please note that this feature is only available to PowerPoint for Windows users with a Copilot license running Version 2502 (Build 18526.20144).
YouTube Music now lets you share lyrics on Android

2 days ago | neowin.net | Sagar N Bhavsar

Last year, YouTube Music made it easier for users to share a specific portion of a song with friends across social media apps. This eliminated the need to share the entire track and then ask the recipient to start listening from a particular timestamp. Something similar is now coming to YouTube Music, but this time, it is for lyrics. According to a few users on Reddit, YouTube Music now lets users share lyrics. Notably, the feature is rolling out gradually and is currently available only on Android.
How to enable Extended Security Maintenance on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS before it dies

3 days ago | neowin.net | Paul Hill

Canonical has announced that Ubuntu 20.04 LTS will reach the end of its standard support on May 29, 2025. At that time, users will either have to upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, or enable Extended Security Maintenance. Ideally, you should open up the Update Manager and use the upgrade option to go to a newer version, but some may have specific needs on 20.04, so ESM will be needed in those cases.