Monthly Archives: August 2022

Galaxy A04s launch imminent as support page goes live on Samsung’s official website

The Samsung Galaxy A04s we’ve been hearing about for a few months should launch soon since the smartphone’s support page has gone live on Samsung’s official UK website. The support page doesn’t reveal any specs of the Galaxy A04s. However, its model code, SM-A047F/DSN, suggests the Galaxy A04s will have dual-SIM support in the UK….

AT&T’s 3G shutdown catches blame for a major election headache in Michigan

Some Michigan counties can’t immediately report Tuesday night’s election results due to a confusing mix of federal vote reporting guidance and AT&T’s decision to retire its 3G networks this past February. In a website alert, the Wayne County clerk’s office confirmed that 65 of Michigan’s 83 total counties “are no longer modeming unofficial election results.”…

Apple alum’s finance operations startup raises funds to expand globally

Bluecopa, an Indian startup building a finance operations automation platform for high-volume companies, has raised $2.3 million to expand its offering in the global market. The seed funding round was led by Mumbai-headquartered Blume Ventures, with participation from Titan Capital, T-Fund, Speciale Invest, Bharat Founders Fund, T2D3, Amplify and Force Ventures. It was also joined…

Microsoft blasts the very games it wants to buy for billions of dollars

Microsoft has laid into Activision Blizzard’s games in a bid to push through its planned acquisition of the mega-publisher. After the tech giant announced its intention to purchase Activision Blizzard earlier this year, competition regulators have begun scrutinizing the buyout. In a recent clearance application submitted to the New Zealand Commerce Commission, Microsoft tried to…

Lindsey Graham lauds Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit but says he was ‘hard on China before it was cool’

Sen. Lindsey Graham led a delegation of six US lawmakers to visit Taiwan in April. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Sen. Lindsey Graham compared himself to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday. “I can say this: I was hard on China before it was cool,” Graham quipped on Fox News.Despite the gibe, Graham…

A losing anti-abortion referendum in Kansas cranked up voter turnout by a staggering amount, flagging a massive new problem for Republicans

Anne Melia discusses her opposition to a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution that would allow legislators to further restrict or ban abortion on July 14, 2022, before she goes door-to-door to talk to prospective voters in Merriam, Kansas John Hanna/AP Kansas voters turned out in huge numbers to defeat an anti-abortion amendment.  Kansas rejected…