Niantic tests new feature to speed up 'Pokémon Go' Raids

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Niantic is testing a new feature that will speed up Pokémon Go Raids. The "Ready to Raid" button will let players in London, Osaka City, and Suita City skip the long wait time and start the Raid in 10 seconds. This applies to both in-person and Remote Raids. Niantic shared a gif of the feature on Twitter/X:

"We're testing a 'Ready to Raid' button in the London, Osaka City and Suita City areas. Trainers participating in Raids in these areas will be able to tap a button above their Raid Party to skip to a 10-second Raid countdown. This includes Remote Raids hosted in these areas."

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Meta’s Threads app loses over 50% of users in weeks

Meta’s new social media app Threads has lost more than half of its 100 million users in a matter of weeks, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The app, which competes with Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, had a record-breaking launch but failed to retain its users.

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Samsung disables 'high bitrate videos' recording in 8K on the Galaxy S23 Ultra

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The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is a great phone for camera lovers, but it has some issues with 8K video recording. Samsung removed the "High bitrate videos" option for 8K videos in the July 2023 update, which improved the video quality by increasing the bitrate. There have been reports on Reddit from users pointing out the change.

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