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Twitter users could soon be able to tip their favourite accounts

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Twitter was expected to introduce a new Tip JAR functionality for its audio-only Spaces platform. The company later confirmed the addition of the feature, but now Twitter wants to add a tip button to individual profiles as well. A new button hidden in the Twitter app suggests that the feature might be just around the corner. Jane Manchun Wong, researcher at The Verge, unveiled the Tip Glass button, which is reportedly currently being tested prior to a full rollout. Just like the tip jar on Twitter Spaces, the new tip button will be incorporated into a number of popular payment portals so that users can easily send money to others. Check out the tweet below. Twitter is working on Tip Jar directly in the user profile https://t.co/kqzQmiDFKc pic.twitter.com/VacGyJJ8DU - Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) April 22, 2021 These supported platforms include Bandcamp, Patreon, PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App. Twitter could add other payment options later as well. The Tip butt

Apple now has 660M paid users across its Services

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Image source: APPLE Apple now has 660 million paid users on its services. With a record $ 16.9 billion in revenue for its services, Apple has more than 660 million paid subscriptions for the services on its platform. That's 145 million more than a year ago and twice as many paid subscriptions as 2.5 years ago. The company published records for the App Store, cloud services, music, video, advertising and payment services. Apple's installed base growth has accelerated, reaching all-time highs in all major product categories. "The number of transaction and payment accounts in our digital content stores reached a new all-time high in the March quarter. The payment accounts increased by double digits in each of our geographic segments," said Luca Maestri, Senior Vi

Researchers develop ultrathin, self-powered e-health patches that can monitor a user's pulse and blood pressure

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Sheet-shaped piezoelectric system with self-generation and storage functions (picture of an integrated system). Photo credit: Osaka University Scientists from Osaka University, in collaboration with Joanneum Research (Weiz, Austria), have developed wireless health monitoring patches that use embedded piezoelectric nanogenerators to supply harvested biomechanical energy. This work can lead to new autonomous health sensors as well as self-powered portable electronic devices. As wearable technology and smart sensors grow in popularity, the problem of powering all of these devices becomes more relevant. While the power requirements of any component can be small, the need for wires or even batteries becomes cumbersome and impractical. Therefore, new energy generat