Hello and welcome to yet another This Week on iTP rundown!
If this is your first time coming across This Week on iTP, it is pretty much a weekly list of the top five stories here on iTech Post.
For this particular list, the rundown includes a guide on how to download the iOS 16 beta, the news of Colombia forbidding the sale of iPhones due to copyright infringement issues, and three other stories you should not miss.
The Google and YouTube logos are seen at the entrance to the Google offices in Los Angeles, California, November 21, 2019.
Let's start the countdown!
5. Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Plant Executives Ordered by Court to Pay $97 Billion as Damages
It has been more than 10 years since the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami led to the deaths of nearly 20,000 people in Japan as well as what eventually became known as the Fukushima nuclear disaster. However, the story is far from over when it comes to the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant as the first story on our list shows.
Coming in at number five is the story that focuses on the court order that requires that executives of the power plant to may $97 billion as damages to the shareholders. According to our report, "The funds are intended to assist in decommissioning the reactors, cleaning up contamination, and compensating those who have been negatively impacted by the incident."
4. Apple Beta Guide: How to Download and Install the iOS 16 Beta on Your iPhone
If you are interested to try out the iOS 16 as an Apple device story, this is the story you have to read.
This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to sign up for the Apple Beta Software Program. It also includes instructions on how to download and install the iOS 16 beta.
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3. Colombia Forbids Selling of iPhone Due to Infringement Issues
Colombia has banned the sale of 5G Apple, such as iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and iPad Pro due to copyright infringement issues. This due to the lawsuit filed against Apple by Ericsson.
According to our report, "Ericsson, the top supplier of 5G network hardware in the US, claimed that Apple had violated its patents by using 5G chips in current iPhones." Our report adds that Apple failed to renew licenses when they expired.
2. Google Announces in an Internal Memo That It Is Slowing Down Hiring for the Remainder of 2022
You have probably caught wind of news about companies laying off employees or halting their hiring altogether. Google is the latest tech company to join the list, although it is not laying off its workforce or completely pausing the hiring of new employees.
However, the company has announced in an internal memo that it will be slowing down its hiring for the remainder of the year. Google instead prefers to focus on jobs related to engineering and other key roles, specifically those that are technical in nature.
1. YouTube's Picture-in-Picture on Apple's iPhones, iPads Finally Rolls Out — Here's How to Enable
The top story in the past week here on iTech Post is about none other than YouTube's Picture-in-Picture feature. Picture-in-Picture, which allows users to stream videos even while using another app, has rolled out for iPhones and iPads.
There is, however, a catch. If you are a non-YouTube Premium user, you can only use this feature for videos that YouTube considers as non-music content.
