Users found that entering “”:: into the search bar in the Settings app or the App Library can cause your iPhone to briefly crash to the home screen. Thankfully, this glitch doesn’t seem to be as severe as some of the other iPhone text bugs we’ve seen over the years.
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Your iPhone might crash if you type these characters.
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Get your tissues ready: Grave of the Fireflies comes to Netflix next month.
The somber Studio Ghibli film, which follows two young siblings navigating a post-WWII Japan, arrives on Netflix on September 16th.
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GoPro is laying off 15 percent of its workers.
GoPro, which currently employs 925 people, says in an SEC filing that it’s issuing the layoffs as part of its plan to reduce costs. The company reported earning $186 million this past quarter — a 23 percent dip compared to the same time last year. It also laid off 4 percent of workers in March.
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