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Microsoft made its Edge browser for iOS available to all iPhone users back in November, promising at the time that tablet support would arrive in the future. The software maker is now updating its Edge iOS preview app to include iPad support today Microsoft has scaled up the interface for the larger screen on the iPad, and features like “continue on PC” remain, alongside options to change from a light to a dark theme.

Facebook Inc on Thursday, announced it will be rolling out the stripped down version of its social media platform, Facebook Lite, to more countries including developed ones, to magnetize users struggling with slower mobile data connections.

“We’ve seen that even in some developed markets people can have lower connectivity, so we want to make sure everyone has the option to use this app if they want,” the company said.

Apple Inc’s streaming music service now has 38 million paid subscribers, up from 36 million in February, the company said on Monday. Apple is locked in race for subscribers with Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet Inc’s Google and others as streaming music becomes the dominant form of paid music consumption.

Facebook has announced that it is adding video conversations to kits Messenger Lite app for Android. The social media networking giant said it is adding the final feature the slimmed-down app needed to become a truly viable replacement for the full-featured Messenger. It’s an addition that more or less makes Messenger Lite the perfect Facebook Messenger app.

German carmaker, Volkswagen is ramping up for its big electric vehicle push with $25bn committed to selected partners to provide battery cells and related technology worth around for electric-vehicle (EV) projects in Europe and China, pushing ahead with a shift to zero-emission cars. According to Rueters, europe’s largest automaker said on Tuesday it will expand EV production to 16 factories worldwide through the end of 2022.

Tesla Inc temporarily suspended production of its Model 3 electric car between 20th and 24th February, for planned work to adjust equipment in order to improve automation and increase production rates.

Tesla said the planned pause was normal and common for increases in output when a company is ramping up a new product.

“Our Model 3 production plan includes periods of planned downtime in both Fremont and Gigafactory 1. These periods are used to improve automation and systematically address bottlenecks in order to increase production rates,” a Tesla spokesperson said in an email.

Two of the more popular encrypted messaging apps, Signal and Telegram, both experienced service issues today. Telegram was inaccessible for users in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, while Signal was down for hours across Europe, the US, Asia, and Australia. “Some of our users in Europe and the MENA region are currently experiencing connection issues,” says Telegram spokesperson. “Please hang on, we have all hands on deck to bring you back soon!”

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