Biden calls for bipartisan legislation to keep Big Tech in check
In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, President Joe Biden has called on Democrats and Republicans who are sitting in Congress to set aside their differences and work on strong bipartisan legislation...
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Universal Audio launches two new premium microphones
Universal Audio is known for its leading software emulation that mimics the quality of more expensive gear. After entering the modeling microphone space last year with the L22, the company is back with...
View ArticleUbisoft cancels three games and delays 'Skull and Bones' yet again
Things aren't exactly going smoothly over at Ubisoft. The publisher has canceled another three games, following the four titles it killed last summer. Not only that, the company has announced yet...
View ArticleTwitter could launch in-app ‘coins’ to help creators make money
It seems Elon Musk’s Twitter is working on a new scheme to make money from the platform. The service appears to be experimenting with an in-app currency called “coins” meant to help creators earn money...
View ArticleThe Guardian says ransomware attack compromised staff's personal data
The Guardian has confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack, and that the damage is more serious than first thought. In an update to staff, Guardian group chief Anna Bateson and newspaper...
View ArticlePC shipments saw their largest decline ever last quarter
It's no secret that the conditions were ripe for a steep drop in PC demand this holiday, but now it's clear just how bad that plunge really was. Gartner and IDC estimate PC shipments fell by more than...
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Apple is reportedly working on a touchscreen MacBook Pro
Apple is reportedly working on touchscreen MacBooks. Although the plans aren’t finalized, Bloomberg’s sources say that touch-friendly Apple laptops could arrive in 2025.For a company that has made a...
View ArticleCNET has used an AI to write financial explainers nearly 75 times since November
With the rapid evolution of AI chatbot systems like Chat-GPT, VALL-E, and BlenderBot 3 and their growing abilities to generate text on par with human writers, robots coming to take your writing job is...
View ArticleAmazon fails to overturn Staten Island warehouse's vote to unionize
Amazon has failed to convince Cornele Overstreet, a regional director with the National Labor Relations Board, to overturn JFK8 workers' vote in favor of unionization. If you'll recall, the JFK8...
View ArticleApple's new AirPods Max and $99 AirPods could launch next year
Apple is working on an update to the AirPods Max headphones and developing an AirPods "lite" with a $99 target price, analyst Min-Chi Kuo wrote in a tweet spotted by 9to5Mac. The new products won't be...
View ArticleGoogle Meet adds emoji as a 'non-disruptive' way to react in calls
Google is making Meet more social with a new feature called in-meeting reactions. The idea is that users can send one of nine emoji reactions, including 💖👍 and 😂, which will appear on the recipient's...
View ArticleMeta Quest now syncs workouts with Android phones and pairs with heart-rate...
In a 2022 report about VR fitness, The Washington Post cited a Forrester research that said 25 percent of American adults online are interested in buying a VR headset and 18 percent think they'd...
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The Morning After: The Webb Telescope discovers an exoplanet almost the same...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recorded another inaugural milestone: its first confirmed discovery of an exoplanet. LHS 475 b is just 41 light years away and has a diameter 99 percent of...
View ArticleApple TV and Apple Music apps quietly appear on the Microsoft Store
Apple Music and Apple TV apps have quietly arrived as preview versions on Microsoft Windows 11, according to a tweet from @ALumia_Italia seen by Thurrott. It's now possible to download the apps from...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro owners can now record videos with 360-degree audio
You now have an easy way to record movies with surround sound using your phone, provided you're immersed in the right ecosystem. Samsung is releasing an update for the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro that enables...
View ArticleSamsung's Galaxy Watch 5 falls back to an all time low
If you have your eye on Samsung's Galaxy Watch 5 but have been waiting for a sale, Amazon has a good one right now. It's selling the 40mm model in several colors (Grey, Pink Gold and Silver) for $230,...
View ArticleNTSB chair says EVs are getting too big and heavy
Electric cars tend to need extra bulk for their gigantic battery packs, and that's raising eyebrows at the National Transportation Safety Board. In a keynote speech, NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy said...
View ArticleThe best tablets for 2023
Following the release of the 2022 Apple iPad Air and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8 line last year, there hasn’t been a ton of movement in the tablet world. At IFA, Lenovo announced refreshed versions of the...
View ArticleLucid made more cars in 2022 than it ultimately expected
Lucid had such lofty goals for 2022. It originally planned to build 20,000 vehicles during the year. But, due to supply chain issues and a shortage of parts, it had to revise down the target to between...
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The best projectors you can buy in 2023, plus how to choose one
Home theater projectors have come a long way from the clunky, dim models of the past. The latest models are brighter, sharper, more discreet and easier to install than ever. They also deliver a picture...
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