Meta (Facebook) is copying Twitter Blue checkmarks
Source

Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature, which requires user permission for tracking, has significantly reduced ad revenues from free apps that rely on personalized ads.  Meta predicts a $10B ad revenue loss due to this change. As a result, Elon Musk's solution was to sell Twitter's blue check marks at $11/month , the same Meta is going to do

A developer has Reverse-Engineered Instagram’s source code to find that Meta is preparing to offer paid Instagram and Facebook verification badges. The code explicitly refers to a “paid blue badge” and a new subscription product.

First Meta copied Telegram like channels that will be added in Instagram & Facebook, now its copying Twitter Blue subscription

The Code mentions:
“IG_NME_PAID_BLUE_BADGE_IDV”
“FB_NME_PAID_BLUE_BADGE_IDV”
IDV= ID Verification

It has started appearing for some beta users & will be called "Meta Verified".It will be available to verify profiles only, not Pages.
Just like Twitter Blue, Meta Verified will offer additional features to its Subscribers.

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Microsoft announced Bing Chatbot Limits

Users have reported that Bing Chatbot has been rude, angry etc.
Sydney has threatened users that it will expose users videos and pics like mms.
It even flirted with a user & asked him to end his marriage and not only that, to some users Bing Chatbot was telling that it will show Furry Porn to users

Microsoft, in its defence, has said that the more you chat with the AI chatbot, can confuse the underlying chat model in the new Bing.
So Microsoft limited Bing chatbot and users can only ask a maximum of 5 questions per topic and 50 messages with chatbot in total per day.

“Our data has shown that the vast majority of people find the answers they’re looking for within 5 turns and that only around 1% of chat conversations have 50+ messages,” says the Bing team in a blog post.
If users hit the 5-per-session limit, Bing will prompt them to start a new topic to avoid long back-and-forth chat sessions.

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Meta launched "Meta Verified" subscription by copying Twitter Blue

'Meta Verified' membership perks:
• Blue Verified badge ☑️
• Impersonation monitoring
• Customer support
• Prioritisation in comments
• Recommendations in Instagram Reels + Explore page
• Exclusive stickers for Insta stories

Eligibility criteria:
• Not for biz profiles
• Must be 18+ videos
• Complete profile with your face pic
• Meet minimum activity requirements
• Validate government-issued ID

After profile verification, you can't change the username, profile name, DOB or photo on your profile without going through the Meta Verified verification process again.

Instagram is already Offering Longer video upload, Edit Title / Description, Reel Bonus, Monetisation Options etc. for Creators anyways unlike Twitter

Meta Verified will start at $12/month on the web OR $15 on iOS & is available only in Australian and New Zealand first

Pay 15$/month and trade government ID proof and still you will be shown ads

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Mi 13 Ultra Engineering and prototype unit and Schematic Diagram pics leaked

Rumoured to be announced at April 6,2023 at the Mi Fan Festival as the Mass Production of Mi 13 Ultra has not started yet

Xiaomi might tease the smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) event at Barcelona (27th Feb - 2nd March)

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OnePlus teased its OnePlus 11 Concept Phone

The 2 images of the concept phone shows a unibody glass design sitting atop “icy blue pipelines.”
OnePlus compared the pipelines to blood vessels

It’s unclear if the blue pipelines are actually lights that can be activated by the user, similar to the Nothing Phone1 OR if they’re simply static elements

The concept phone will be showing off at Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC) event at Barcelona from 27th Feb - 2nd March

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Xiaomi 13 prices leaked ahead of MWC event

Europe/Germany/Philippines/Vietnam
Xiaomi 13 Pro 5G:
12GB + 256GB = 1299€ (China Price: 833€, Almost 1.5x )
Philippines: 12GB+256GB = PH 59,999 (1023€)
Vietnam: 12GB+256GB = VD 29.990.000 (1185€)

Xiaomi 13 5G:
8GB + 256GB = 999€ (China Price: 587€, Almost 2x)
Philippines: 8GB+256GB = PH 44,999 (767€)
Vietnam: 8GB+256GB = VD 22.990.000 (908€)

Xiaomi 13 Lite 5G (Rebranded Xiaomi Civi 2):
8GB + 128GB = 499€ (China Price: 327€, Almost 1.5x)
8GB + 256GB = 549€
Vietnam: 8GB+256GB = VD 11.490.000 (453€)

India:
Rumours says that only Xiaomi 13 pro will be launched which will be expensive, skipping vanilla Xiaomi 13 5G.
Launching in India on 26th Feb

Funny how Xiaomi is pricing their products at 2x prices compared to that in China which makes it same prices as that of Apple iPhone 14 series. Makes a lot of sense why Xiaomi is launching it Globally/Europe

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OnePlus Customer Support themselves does not know about its devices

After Oppo takeover on OnePlus, users were asking about updates and upgrades OnePlus will give to OnePlus 11R 5G (India Exclusive)
First the support said it will received 4 Android OS and 5yrs Security patches updates same as OnePlus 11 5G

After some days, same handle replies, it will get 3 Android OS and 4 yrs Security Patches upgrades. So yeah OnePlus 11 R 5G will get 3 Android OS (Android 16 last) and 4 yrs Security Patches.

A famous "leaks" channel spread info about it too but does not correct it later. They were sometimes first to post after the official announcement, but does NOT care to correct it or look into it to verify it again, leaving users with false info.

That's why our channel if sometimes late to post never posted that OnePlus 11 R 5G will get 4 OS and 5yrs SP, it was always OnePlus 11 5G from starting

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