“Beginning in June, we will invite communities to submit ideas for projects, events, contests, giving, almost anything you can think of to bring people together for inspiration and delight,” Reddit said (via The Verge). Reddit is somewhat late to the party, given that creator funding programs already exist on platforms like Snap, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, etc. Reddit’s pledge of $1 million is also relatively low considering Facebook’s billion-dollar creator funding. So while Reddit may be relatively new to creator funding, it has shown tremendous success with its community programs....

According to the source, Russian telecom regulator Roskomnadzor is responsible for the block. Why was Google News blocked in Russia and what’s the impact? Why was Google News blocked in Russia and what’s the impact? Roskomnadzor reportedly blames publications related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the move. More directly, it points to reports containing “inauthentic and publicly important information” about the ongoing invasion. Which it refers to as a “special military operation on the territory of Ukraine....

The One UI Value Up Challenge program will not give any time advantage to participants. It will begin once the One UI 5.0 public beta kicks off later this month. But since Samsung’s user community is huge, the company has seemingly designed the new program to ensure that their voices are heard. Community members who are more active on its forums than others will have the chance to shape up the next iteration of the Korean firm’s custom Android skin....

Citing two senior Samsung executives directly involved in the matter, The Korea Times reports that the company decided against making electric cars because it doesn’t believe the segment will see sustainable profits. Additionally, Samsung already supplies various components to existing EV manufacturers. The company entering the market itself may lead to a conflict of interest. The Korean firm wants to avoid that too. It doesn’t want to compete directly against its customers and be involved in a situation similar to the patent litigation battle with Apple that lasted for more than ten years....

As per information accessed by Korean publication TheElec, Samsung is planning to produce at least 10 million units of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Z Flip 4 in the third and four quarters of 2022. This indicates that the company has big ambitions for foldables as it continues to dominate the segment. The same report also tells us that the company intends to produce up to 38 million Galaxy S22 series smartphones next year....