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Non-evangelists
Twitter can be a ferocious fire even if it doesn’t exist destructive by a depressed and horned billionaire. But luckily, you can now rid yourself of some of the toxicity that thrives on the social media service.
On Monday, Twitter announced a new feature called Unlicensed. It allows you to remove tags from chats, which means that chats you don’t want to join won’t appear in your notifications. If someone of @ is you and you don’t want to read all the angry ramblings about them and their followers, just tap the three dots in the corner of the tweet and select “Leave this conversation” . It will untie you and leave you untouched by any frenzied reactions indirectly directed at you. Twitter says the feature is available to everyone on the platform.
That would be a blessing for Dad bean everywhere.
Android 13 Get Final Beta Update
On Wednesday, latest beta update arrive Android 13 was released for developers, giving app makers the ability to refine a few more tweaks to ensure their programs work on mobile operating systems. This is the final release for beta. All that’s next for Android 13’s road map is its final launch this fall.
There are a variety of New features comes with Android 13, including major updates focused on Privacy and productivity settings like app pools and native language support for apps. There are also lots of new image customization options and better support for large screens.
BMW Big Bet on Burning Booty
Hey, do you like it when your butt is warm? Awesome—that would be $18, please.
That’s the deal BMW is offering to customers in a number of countries, including South Korea, Germany and the UK. Customers can pay to unlock features on BMW vehicles, activating hardware components already built into the vehicle, such as the aforementioned heated seats. Other options include a heated steering wheel and the ability play engine sound in your car. (Vroom Vroom!) You paid for a BMW, right? What are some more subscriptions? keep your lights high or use cruise control?
After Jalopnik reported on the execution of these microtransactions, BMW issue a statement clarify some details. The company says it has no current plans to bring these fees in the US, but it currently offering options in Korea, United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa and New Zealand.
It’s a growing trend; Tesla has been charging registration and unlocking fees for years, and GM has launched a similar program to provide software-supported upgrades. Welcome to the future.
Blow smoke
Last month, the FDA dealt a fatal blow to e-cigarette maker Juul. It ordered the company to stop selling its controversial vapes in the US, which would effectively end the company’s dominance in the vaping market. Juul fought back, and a judge keep order. Now, the company is mired in a legal battle that could shape the state of the nicotine industry. But even if Juul could draw its last breathCompetitors are moving forward to claim the vape throne.
In this week’s episode of Utility Lab audio filesWIRED senior writer Arielle Pardes joins the show to talk about Juul, public health, and the future of tech nicotine products.
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