For the uninitiated, Google Voice is a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) telephone service available to anyone with a Google account. It gives you a phone number for calls, texts, and voicemails. The way this service works make it a preferred authentication tool for bots. Many companies don’t allow the use of such virtual numbers for text-based authentication. Twitter is now joining this ever-growing list. This could be part of Elon Musk’s crackdown on bots on the platform....

The folks over at SamMobile claim that the Galaxy S22 Ultra will reach a peak brightness level of an astonishing 1,750 nits. That’s significantly more than 1,500 nits of peak brightness the Galaxy S21 Ultra offered, which is the highest yet on any Samsung smartphone. So the upcoming phone will set a new record. It will boast a standard brightness level of 1,200 nits. Interestingly, the Galaxy S22+ will also offer the same levels of standard and peak rightness as the Galaxy S22 Ultra....

This is not the first partnership between Google and Renault. Back in 2018, the Mountain-view-based tech company teamed up with the French automaker to form a four-year deal. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance was supposed to use Android Auto and Google apps in the vehicles. The new deal is in the continuation of the 2018 deal between the two companies, and it might lead to building a “software-defined vehicle.” Of course, only Renault and its sub-brands, including Dacia, Alpine, and Mobilize, can benefit from this collaboration with Google....

That’s a major bit of news, as the regular Pixel 6 doesn’t support mmWave 5G; only the Pixel 6 Pro does. If this phone does hit the market, we expect it to be one of the cheapest phones to support that flavor of 5G. A lot of phones support sub-6 5G which is still fast, but it’s not lightning-quick like mmWave 5G. There are other Pixel 6a variants that don’t use mmWave 5G There are other Pixel 6a variants that don’t use mmWave 5G...

“We’re thinking about who we are, what we value and what kind of change we want to affect in the world,” Mosseri said in a video posted on Twitter (via CNET). Among Instagram’s goals for 2022 is to enhance its private messaging service and sharpen its focus on bolstering Reels. Further, the company also wants to improve how Instagram creators earn revenue on the app. While Mosseri didn’t directly address the controversies of 2021, he said the platform would offer more transparency in the coming year....