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Steven Spielberg's Apple Watch Triggers False Fall Alert During Tribeca Festival

The renowned director experienced an unexpected interruption while celebrating the 50th anniversary of his debut film, 'The Sugarland Express'.

  • Spielberg's Apple Watch mistakenly detected a hard fall, causing an alarm during his talk.
  • The director humorously dismissed the alert and placed the watch on the ground.
  • The watch's distress signal forced Spielberg to retrieve it to prevent emergency services from being contacted.
  • The incident highlights occasional false alerts from Apple's Fall Detection feature.
  • Despite such glitches, the feature has been credited with saving lives in genuine emergencies.
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