You can now use 'Pokémon Diamond' and 'Pearl' audio in personal projects
You can now use music from some Pokémon games without invoking the copyright wrath of Nintendo or The Pokémon Company — in certain circumstances. TPC has launched a Pokémon DP Sound Library that, as...
View Article‘Ghostwire: Tokyo’ will arrive on March 25th
With Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7 and Sifu on the docket for the next couple of months, PlayStation owners already had a bunch of console exclusives to look forward to in the near future. You...
View ArticleFCC proposal would prevent spam callers from leaving ringless voicemails on...
The Federal Communications Commission could soon make it more difficult for telemarketers to leave ringless voicemails on your cellphone. On Wednesday, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel shared a proposal...
View ArticlePurdue University sues Google over mobile power management tech
Google is once again facing claims it copied others' code in Android. Purdue University has sued Google over allegations the company is knowingly violating a patent for detecting power management bugs...
View ArticleWatch the 'Gran Turismo 7' State of Play here at 5PM ET
PlayStation has a busy few weeks ahead with both Horizon Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7 both set to arrive by the beginning of March. Sony Interactive Entertainment has previewed Horizon Forbidden...
View ArticleA new competitor to AppleCare offers cheaper insurance for smartphones
Given the steep costs, it's easy to see why some customers forgo AppleCare+, Preferred Care or similar protection plans. Dropping your phone down a stairwell or spilling liquid on it is no longer the...
View ArticleSpotify CEO admits its content policy should've been public before now
Spotify reported its Q4 2021 earnings today, and while the numbers showed a strong close to last year, the issue at the front of everyone's mind is Joe Rogan. CEO Daniel Ek began his prepared remarks...
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Mark Zuckerberg’s bet on the metaverse is off to an expensive start
Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse pivot is off to slow start. The company now known as Meta lost just over $10 billion on its Reality Labs division in 2021, according to its fourth-quarter earnings...
View ArticleTwo more AI ethics researchers follow Timnit Gebru out of Google
Google has two lost prominent members of its Ethical AI research group, reports Bloomberg. On Wednesday, researcher Alex Hanna and software engineer Dylan Baker left the company to join Timnit Gebru’s...
View ArticleHitPiece takes its NFT music platform down following artist outrage
A website called HitPiece that has been selling music-related NFTs has temporarily closed after artists accused it of appropriating their work without permission, Rolling Stone has reported. Outraged...
View ArticleTwitter is testing a new 'Articles' feature
Twitter increased its character limit over the years from 140 to 280 to give users more leeway with what they want to say. That's not always enough, though, which is why the term "tweetstorm" to...
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The Morning After: The verdict on Samsung's Galaxy S21 FE
While we’re all waiting for the Galaxy S22 to break cover, Samsung’s latest Fan Edition smartphone seems a little late to the party. The Galaxy S21 FE lands a full year after the original S21, with...
View ArticleAnyone can sign up for Google's Workspace Essentials using their work email
Google thinks it has a way to break the lock rivals like Microsoft have on the office landscape: let employees take (some) matters into their own hands. The company has introduced a free Workspace...
View ArticleAmazon workers at second New York location move to unionize
Workers at LDJ5, an Amazon warehouse facility on New York's Staten Island, have filed a petition to unionize with the National Labor Relations Board. It's the second facility Staten Island to make an...
View ArticleApple's AirPods Pro are on sale for $180 today only
The AirPods Pro may not have received the major update that the standard earbuds did last year, but they're still the model with the best sound quality. Plus, they now come with a MagSafe charging...
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With its mid-season finale, ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ charts a new course
The following contains minor spoilers for episode ten of 'Star Trek: Prodigy.'One thing that’s become increasingly common among genre shows is the idea of the “mid-season finale,” where a program goes...
View ArticleTesla recalls more than 817,000 cars over faulty seat belt chimes
Tesla is once again grappling with large-scale software quality issues. The Associated Pressreports Tesla has issued a recall for 817,143 cars over a flaw in seat belt chime functionality. All Model 3...
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How to watch the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: A comprehensive streaming guide
Due to the delay of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, we’re getting two installments of the international games in quick succession. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics begin this week, bringing all of the...
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Canon EOS R3 review: Innovative eye-control focus and speed, for a price
After Sony released the A7 III way back in 2018, I wondered if Canon and Nikon could ever catch up to its autofocus and other technology. With the launch of the 24-megapixel EOS R3, however, it’s Canon...
View ArticleThe EARN IT Act is back, and not much has changed
The EARN IT Act is a piece of legislation, first introduced in 2020 by Republican Senator Lindsay Graham and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal. Its sponsors, of which there are many, say that the...
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