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📍 Apple’s new feature on iPhones and Apple Watches, aimed at alerting first responders in car crashes, led to accidental 911 calls at Bonnaroo music festival. The festival-goers’ movements triggered the “”Crash Detection Mode,”” causing multiple unintended emergency calls. Manchester Police even Tweeted, Please be mindful and consider deactivating this feature on your phone until Bonnaroo concludes.
Apple’s new feature on iPhones and Apple Watches, aimed at alerting first responders in car crashes, led to accidental 911 calls at Bonnaroo music festival. The festival-goers’ movements triggered the “”Crash Detection Mode,”” causing multiple unintended emergency calls. Manchester Police even Tweeted, Please be mindful and consider deactivating this feature on your phone until Bonnaroo concludes.New iPhone Feature Caused a Bunch of Accidental 911 Calls to Bonnaroo
📍 Music Publishers Sue Twitter
The music industry is suing Twitter for hosting numerous videos containing unlicensed music. Unlike rivals such as TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat, Twitter has not obtained music licenses, causing discontent among music creators. The lawsuit filed in Nashville by a coalition of music publishers, including major labels, seeks damages and injunctive relief, alleging Twitter’s deliberate copyright infringement.Music publishers accuse Twitter of “massive copyright infringement” in $250 million lawsuit
📍 Sigur Rós drops first album in a decade
Sigur Rós signs with BMG for the release of their new album, “”Átta.”” The surprise digital release dropped June 16, with physical editions available for pre-order and coming out on September 1. The album, recorded across multiple continents, marks their first studio record in a decade. The 10-track album was written and recorded over the past few years, reuniting Jónsi, Georg Hólm, and Kjartan Sveinsson.
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