Tech Roundup: Apple 10th Generation iPad, Mozilla Firefox View & More

[A recurring feature on the latest in Science & Technology.]

• Netflix rolls out a "profile transfer" feature globally to let users migrate all their personalised viewing data to a new account, ahead of a crackdown on account sharing in 2023.
• ByteDance's TikTok to raise the age requirement for hosting a livestream from 16 to 18 on November 23; to let hosts limit their livestreams to adult-only audiences.
• Discord debuts Activities, which lets users share experiences like playing games and watching videos on YouTube; unveils new App Directory with support for premium app subscriptions and a new entry-level Nitro Basic tier for US$ 2.99/month.
• Online game platform Roblox reports 57.8 million daily active users in September, down from 59.9 million in August, but up 23% YoY; hours engaged surges 16% YoY to four billion.
• Google subsidiary YouTube ends experiment that locked the ability to watch videos in 4K behind its US$ 11.99 a month premium membership; redesigns Family Link (alongside a desktop web version), introduces child-friendly Google TV recommendations and brings tablet-focussed features to its Chrome browser on Android.
• Apple restores Russia's top social network VKontakte, Mail.ru and other VK apps, weeks after removing them over U.K. sanctions, demonstrating the opacity of its policies and the "erratic and non-transparent way of managing content in the App Store."
• Samsung announces an expanded Google partnership to let Galaxy phone and tablet users onboard Matter-compatible devices to SmartThings and Google Home systems.
• Roku teams up with Wyze to release smart home products, including bulbs, plugs, and indoor and outdoor cameras.
• Calm, the subscription-based mindfulness app, announces Calm Health, its first foray into a clinical mental health offering that's designed to "bridge the gap between mental and physical healthcare."
• Apple to release iOS and iPadOS 16.1 alongside macOS Ventura on October 24; unveils Apple TV 4K (US$ 129), 10th generation iPad (US$ 449) with A14 Bionic chip, landscape camera design and USB-C support (which also means it required an adaptor to charge and pair the supported first-generation Apple Pencil) and an iPad Pro with M2 chip (US$ 799 for 11-inch model and US$ 1,099 for the 12.9-inch model).
• DuckDuckGo begins rolling out its web browser app macOS as an open beta test ahead of its public launch; comes with Duck Player, a feature that protects users from targeted ads and cookies while watching YouTube content, and password management integration with Bitwarden.
• Google is reportedly increasing its investment in building an ecosystem of hardware products amid mounting regulatory scrutiny of its multi-billion dollar search deal with Apple and Samsung's market share decline, according to The Information.
• Mozilla releases Firefox 106 with support for PDF annotation and Firefox View, which shows a list of up to 25 recently closed tabs on the desktop device.
• Microsoft releases new updates to Windows 11 with Tabbed File Explorer, Suggested Actions for selected content, and easier access to Task Manager from the taskbar.