‘Twitter Blue’ subscription may add ‘undo’ button to iOS app

By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Twitter will allow users to “undo” mistakenly-posted tweets in its app as part of its upcoming “Twitter Blue” subscription, a researcher has uncovered, with the $2.99-per-month service also potentially including other useful premium features.Twitter is a free service to practically all of its users, with advertisers providing the bulk of revenue. However, the microblogging site may soon give users extra features in exchange for a relatively small monthly fee.Uncovered by …

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Antonio Garcia Martinez says Apple fired him, company was ‘well aware’ of his writing

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Former Apple ads engineer Antonio Garcia Martinez said Apple was “well aware” of his writing before it hired him, and accused the company of defamation in its recent statement regarding his firing.Credit: Antonio Garcia MartinezIn a Twitter thread on Friday, Garcia Martinez said that “Apple actively recruited me for my role on the ads team, reaching out via a former colleague to convince me to join.”…

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Biden nixes Trump’s ‘American Heroes’ sculpture garden that included Steve Jobs effigy

By news@appleinsider.com (Mikey Campbell) President Joe Biden on Friday officially cancelled a Trump-era project that called for the construction of a garden filled with “American Heroes” statuary, including a sculpture of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.Biden revoked the authorization to build Trump’s garden, and several other related orders, …

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Apple offering Today at Apple sessions in American Sign Language for GAAD

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 20, Apple this week announced new virtual Today at Apple sessions presented in American Sign Language.Credit: AppleCredit: AppleThe Cupertino tech giant will offer two sessions in ASL: “Getting Started with iPhone” and “Getting Started with iPad.” Both will cover the basics, as well as tips and tricks, of using an …

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