Samsung rolls out Maintenance Mode, meant to keep a device's data safe during repair, to select Galaxy devices with One UI 5 worldwide (Andrew Romero/9to5Google) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Australia's AG unveils plans for tougher online privacy laws after several major data breaches, including increasing fines from AU$2.22M to AU$50M or more (Daryna Antoniuk/The Record) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Cerebral, a telehealth startup focused on mental health, is cutting 20% of its staff, impacting "all divisions"; Cerebral was valued at $4.8B in December 2021 (Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5

Apple's new App Store guidelines say that social networking apps that let users buy "boosts" for social media posts must use IAPs for these transactions (Juli Clover/MacRumors) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5

PayPal adds support for passkeys, which are designed to replace passwords, on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS in the US, and plans to support passkeys on other platforms (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Microsoft launches its ARM mini-PC Windows Dev Kit 2023, formerly Project Volterra, with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 and 32GB RAM for $599, coming to eight countries (Zac Bowden/Windows Central) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

The US DOJ charges two Chinese intelligence officers with trying to subvert a criminal probe, sources say into Huawei, by offering bribes to a US double agent (Wall Street Journal) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Ikea Dirigera review: the Matter-ready smart home hub is easy to use and works well, but is expensive, lacks a migration tool from Trådfri, and is simplistic (Thomas Ricker/The Verge) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 04:41 Rating: 5

Sources: US banks backing Elon Musk's Twitter deal plan to hold all $13B of debt on their balance sheets rather than selling it, amid a difficult debt market (Wall Street Journal) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 03:41 Rating: 5

Sources: Chinese memory chip maker YMTC asks core US staff to leave the company, after its CEO stepped down ahead of the latest US export controls announcement (Financial Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 03:41 Rating: 5