A former Netflix VP has been convicted of taking bribes from suppliers worth more than $500,000.
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Friday, 30 April 2021
Today I learned that card grading companies are drowning in Pokémon cards
A report from Vice has opened my eyes to just how big the Pokémon trading card collecting market is getting — apparently to the point where card rating companies have waitlists that range from six to ten months, with one company claiming it’s receiving over 500,000 cards to grade per week. The card graders, who rate trading cards’ conditions to determine how collectable (and therefore valuable) they are, are so swamped that people who want to get their Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, or sports cards graded are also having to wait in line (or pay out the nose to skip it).
One card rating company apparently needed employees so bad it offered $1,000 starting bonuses — and then bumped them up to $2,500. Another company had to buy two warehouses to store...
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This world-ending asteroid is the perfect vehicle for Pink Floyd
If you’d like a visual of one way that doom could overtake Earth almost immediately, then YouTube user Anselo La Manna has just the video for you: a large asteroid impact simulation scored to nothing other than Pink Floyd.
Specifically, that’s “Great Gig in the Sky,” off what might be the band’s most beloved and over-analyzed album, Dark Side of the Moon. It’s got everything total annihilation needs: contemplative piano, pedal steel guitar, and of course, a plaintive wail, capturing the whole range of emotions that people might feel if they were burned to a crisp because one big rock hit another.
Anselo La Manna also hosts the original clip the mashup video uses on their YouTube page, a simulation of a large asteroid impact. It appears...
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Engadget Podcast: Samsung's slew of Galaxy Book laptops
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat Samsung’s latest Galaxy Unpacked fiesta and all its new laptops.
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YouTube is testing SoundCloud-like timestamped comments
YouTube has started testing a new feature that gives you a quick way to view comments "timed to the exact moment you're watching in a video."
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The Morning After: New WiFi 6E routers are starting to go on sale
New WiFi 6E routers are going on sale, with prices that start at $500 and go up from there.
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Huawei P50 series: Everything we know so far (Updated: Apr. 30)
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Google’s answer to the problems of open plan offices? Inflatable walls
Google is redesigning its offices for the post-pandemic world, and The New York Times has a big report full of pictures and videos outlining the company’s plans. But if I had to sum up the tech giant’s approach in two words I would choose “over” and “engineered.” Google has ambitious plans to shake up its offices, but some of them seem needlessly complicated.
As the Times notes, the standard for Silicon Valley offices has long been open plan, with designers and developers working by cheek by jowl in the name of “spontaneous collaboration.” (Though this is often a pretext to cut costs by cramming as many workers into pricey real estate as possible.) But, in a cautious COVID-conscious culture neither cramming nor cubicles can cut it:...
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Google is cracking down on scammy Play Store app listings
Google has announced new Play Store policies and guidelines designed to make app listings more succinct, accurate, and less of an eyesore. New guidelines affecting the screenshots and videos meant to demonstrate an app’s features and functionality will come into force in the second half of 2021, while specific details about the enforcement of new policies for app titles, icons, and descriptions are coming “later this year.”
The new app metadata policies will ban a variety of tricks that app developers use to make their app listings excessively eye-catching. Writing words in all-caps will no longer be allowed unless it’s the name of a brand, and neither will including emoji in app names. App titles will be limited to 30 characters, and...
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Star Wars Instant Pots hit all-time low prices ahead of May the 4th
Williams Sonoma's Star Wars-branded Instant Pots have gone on sale on Amazon at some of the steepest discounts we've seen.
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The EU's Apple antitrust investigation is moving forward
The EU has opened a formal probe into how Apple runs the App Store.
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EU accuses Apple of App Store antitrust violations after Spotify complaint
The European Commission is issuing antitrust charges against Apple over concerns about the company’s App Store practices. The Commission has found that Apple has broken EU competition rules with its App Store policies, following an initial complaint from Spotify back in 2019. Specifically, the Commission believes Apple has a “dominant position in the market for the distribution of music streaming apps through its App Store.”
The EU has focused on two rules that Apple imposes on developers: the mandatory use of Apple’s in-app purchase system (for which Apple charges a 30 percent cut), and a rule forbidding app developers to inform users of other purchasing options outside of apps. The Commission has found that the 30 percent commission...
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London City is the first major airport to control air traffic via a digital tower
London City Airport has become the first major international airport to launch a remote air traffic control system.
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You told us: You really want an Apple-like anti-app tracking feature on Android
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Realme Watch 2 is now official with bigger battery, more sport modes
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Watch the trailer for the final season of Netflix's 'Castlevania'
Netflix has released a two-and-a-half minute trailer to give you a glimpse of what you can expect from the final season of Castlevania.
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Coinbase now lets you buy cryptocurrency with your PayPal account
Coinbase has added the option for users to buy cryptocurrency using their PayPal accounts in the US, the company has announced. It says the feature offers a “familiar and trusted” experience for users buying any of the numerous cryptocurrencies that the exchange currently supports, and using PayPal as an intermediary means you don’t have to give your bank account or debit card information directly to the cryptocurrency exchange. The feature will expand to other countries in the coming months.
To use the new option, Coinbase says you can add your PayPal account via the “Add a payment method” option, which links to the PayPal login screen. Purchases made via PayPal are capped at $25,000 a day, or 0.46 Bitcoin as of this writing. Debit...
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Google is bringing sweeping policy changes to Play Store app titles, icons
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Thursday, 29 April 2021
Stratolaunch completes second flight of world's largest plane
Stratolaunch hascompleted the second test flight of its carrier vehicle, which is currently known for being the world's largest aircraft by wingspan.
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Acer Chromebook Spin 513 review: Nailing the basics matters
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'Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart' gameplay reveals what the PS5 can do
'Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart' takes full advantage of the PS5.
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Apple adds a way to speed up searches on the App Store by suggesting words
Apple has added a new App Store search suggestions feature in the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK, that might make it easier to find apps. Now, after typing in a search term, the App Store will attempt to predict what you’re looking for and offer suggested words that, when tapped, will further narrow down your search results and speed up your hunt for specific kinds of apps.
Search suggestions actually appeared on some iPhones earlier in April as part of a test, according to MacRumors, but now the feature should be rolling out to all iPhones in the supported regions.
Introducing search suggestions on the App Store!
Select (or deselect) multiple suggestions to refine your search so you can find even more amazing apps and games.
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Epic Games v. Apple: the fight for the future of the App Store
All the news about the huge trial
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Microsoft reveals how Halo Infinite will look on 32:9 super ultrawide monitors and other PC perks
I wish I’d had this to test with Samsung’s Odyssey G9
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EU adopts controversial law forcing one-hour takedowns of terrorist content
The European Parliament has formally adopted a law requiring internet companies to “remove or disable access to flagged terrorist content” within one hour after being notified by national authorities. Once issued, such takedown notices will apply across the EU, with countries able to levy financial penalties against firms that refuse to comply.
The legislation will come into force 12 months after it is published in the EU’s official journal, a standard step for all EU law. It will then have to be adopted by each member state.
The legislation has been under discussion in the EU for years. It was first proposed in 2018 at a time when terrorist attacks by groups like ISIS were peaking across the continent and lawmakers were worried about...
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EV charging network ChargePoint now supports Android Auto
ChargePoint, operator of one of the largest EV charging networks across Europe and North America, is adding support for Android Auto to its app. The functionality means Android phone users will be able to find, navigate to, and start charging from a ChargePoint charging station from their car’s infotainment screen, without having to pick up their phone. Support for Android Auto follows the addition of CarPlay support in November last year.
According to ChargePoint, the Android Auto experience lets you view a map with nearby charging stations, check status, filter by metrics like availability and cost, and then start a charging session once you arrive. The in-vehicle app can also be set to notify the driver once a busy charging station...
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Roku's Streambar falls to $100 at HSN
You can now pick up a Roku Streambar at HSN for $100, a $30 discount and one of the best prices we've seen yet.
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Amazon to increase the pay of over 500,000 workers amid union battles
Amazon will give workers a pay rise of between 50 cents and $300 as part of an early wage review, the retailer said on Wednesday.
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Sony begins selling the PS5 in China
Sony has officially launched the PlayStation 5 in China ahead of Microsoft's Xbox consoles.
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Samsung loses over $270M from Texas plant shutdown as quarterly profits boom
Shutting down its semiconductor plant in Austin, Texas lost Samsung over 300 billion won (around $270 million), Yonhap News reports. Speaking during a conference call, a senior vice president at Samsung’s foundry business Han Seung-hoon said that the shutdown affected around 71,000 wafers, corresponding to “around 300 to 400 billion won in damage.” The statement coincided with Samsung’s latest earnings release, in which it reported strong sales of its smartphones and other consumer electronics.
The South Korean electronics giant was forced to shut down its Austin plant — which produces microprocessors like radio frequency integrated circuits and solid state drive controllers — back in February after a storm left some 200,000 Austin...
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Microsoft is fixing the pain of arranging Windows 10 apps on multiple displays
If you use a multi-monitor setup on Windows 10 for gaming, work or because they're built right into your laptop, Microsoft has some good news.
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OnePlus Nord’s latest open beta brings loads of camera fixes
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Amazon lawsuit alleging Trump bias in $10 billion military contract clears another hurdle
An ongoing lawsuit pursued by Amazon against the US government and Microsoft will continue after a federal judge rejected a motion to dismiss the case. The suit concerns Microsoft’s success in securing the $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract with the Defense Department — a decision that Amazon says was influenced by President Donald Trump’s dislike of the company and its CEO Jeff Bezos.
The decision, as reported by The Washington Post and Bloomberg News, means Amazon can now argue in front of a court that Trump himself and former defense secretary Jim Mattis should testify. A motion to dismiss the case was rejected by Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith on Wednesday April 28, though her full opinion was filed under seal.
Amazon and...
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Apple Watch Series 6 price falls again to a new low of $249
The Apple Watch Series 6 Product Red edition is now down to $249 at Best Buy, marking an all-time low for the bestelling smartwatch.
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Atomos Ninja V+ brings 8K ProRes RAW support to Canon's EOS R5
Atomos has introduced a new external recorder/monitor that makes 8K or 4K 120p ProRes RAW recording possible on select mirrorless and pro cameras.
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We asked, you told us: You still send SMS/text messages to your contacts
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PS5 preorders begin in China, almost six months after US launch
The PS5 will be available to buy in China on May 15th, a little over six months after its original release in the US last year, Sony announced today. The disc version of the console will retail for 3,899 yuan (around $600), while the cheaper disc-free model will cost 3,099 yuan (around $479). Preorders open today. The launch means Sony’s next-gen console will beat Microsoft’s to release in the country, although CBNC notes that Microsoft received safety approvals to release the Xbox Series X and Series S there at the end of last year.
Relative to its size and population, China isn’t considered a huge market for console gaming. Game consoles were technically illegal in the country until 2014, which meant PC and mobile gaming has become...
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May 2021 security patch now rolling out to Samsung Galaxy S20 series
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Report: Xiaomi just enjoyed its best-ever quarter for smartphone shipments
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Vivaldi is updating its browsers to block annoying cookie pop-ups
Vivaldi announced today that it’s updating the desktop and Android versions of its Vivaldi browser with the ability to block annoying cookie preference pop-ups. Thanks to the passage of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you’ve probably had to click through at least one dialog box asking if you’d like to manage how a site tracks you. Vivaldi’s new update lets you avoid those notifications — with some major caveats — while theoretically still keeping you safe from tracking.
Vivaldi’s logic for the new feature, affectionately called “Cookie Crumbler,” is that while giving users control over how they’re tracked is good, doing so through a pop-up “leads to clicking ‘allow’ or ‘accept’ without realizing that...
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Bang & Olufsen's Beolab 28 is a $14,750 pair of connected speakers
Bang & Olufsen's latest high-end wireless speakers are equipped mechanical curtains that move to adjust how the speakers project sound.
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You can now buy the collector’s edition OnePlus Nord in a special arty box
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Everything you need to know about the Mi Band 6 (Updated: Global availability)
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Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Google Messages is getting a makeover on Samsung phones. Is your phone eligible?
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Would you pay $30 a month for a faster web browser that eats less battery?
No matter how much web browsers improve, it feels like they can’t keep pace with everything we want to do. Open one too many tabs on a few-year-old laptop, and your fan starts spinning, your battery life dips, your system starts to slow. A faster or cleaner PC might fix it, but a startup called Mighty has a different idea: a $30-a-month web browser that lives in the cloud.
Instead of your own physical computer interacting with each website, you stream a remote web browser instead, one that lives on a powerful computer many miles away with its own 1,000Mbps connection to the internet.
Suddenly, your decent internet connection would feel like one of the fastest internet connections in the world, with websites loading nigh-instantly and...
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NASA wants to go farther and faster for fourth Mars helicopter flight
NASA has announced that the helicopter's fourth flight is scheduled to take off on April 29th at 10:12 AM Eastern time.
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Samsung's profits rose in Q1, but the chip shortage looms over Q2
Samsung's consumer electronics profits hit a new record high for Q1, but the company warned investors that sales will slow in Q2 due to component shortages.
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Google Messages gets One UI-inspired redesign on recent Samsung flagships
Google’s Messages app is getting a redesign on Samsung’s Galaxy S21 devices, bringing its appearance into line with Samsung’s other One UI software, XDA Developers reports. Screenshots posted by XDA and users on Reddit show the app’s home screen has been divided into two sections: an upper information area with an unread messages counter and a lower section with links to each conversation.
The redesign follows Samsung’s decision to use Google’s messaging app as the default for its S21 lineup in select markets. With the redesign the Messages app now looks like it belongs as a default, with a look that’s similar to other Samsung software like its Notes or Settings apps. However, in the US, Samsung Messages is still the default messaging...
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How to watch Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2021
If you’re a Samsung fan — or just curious about what the manufacturer means when it announces that “the most powerful Galaxy is coming” — then you may want to drop in on today’s Galaxy Unpacked event 10AM ET / 7AM PT.
There isn’t a lot of info out there about what’s in store. But those who have been following Samsung can made a few educated guesses. These include the possibility of a new line of Galaxy Book laptops — a line that is certainly due for a refresh, since the last models were first announced in 2019. Other rumors include new Galaxy Book Pro laptops with 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch OLED panels, and S-Pen support.
Want to be the first to find out for sure? We’ll stream it above, so feel free to stick around, but there are other ways...
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Russia fines Apple $12 million for allegedly abusing its App Store dominance
Apple has been fined $12 million by Russia's antitrust regulator (FAS) for abusing its App Store dominance.
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The Morning After: Sony is selling a lot of PS5s
Sony reports it's sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5s so far, while Microsoft's console sales are up 232 percent compared to last year.
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An Apple exec wanted to bring iMessage to Android way back in 2013
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The Apple Watch Series 6 falls to an all-time low of $299
The Apple Watch Series 6 is currently available for $100 less than its original price at Amazon and Best Buy.
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Spotify now has 158 million Premium subscribers
It's slower growth after an explosive 2020, but one that Spotify was expecting.
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We asked, you told us: Here’s what you want from the OnePlus 9T
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Spotify premium subscriber count increases 21 percent to 158 million
Spotify now boasts 158 million premium subscribers and 356 million monthly active users, according to its latest earnings report released today. That’s a 21 percent and 24 percent year-over-year increase, respectively. It’s up from 155 million premium subscribers and 345 million monthly active users last quarter.
The streaming service has continued to focus on podcasts both as a way to convert free listeners to premium subscribers, and as a way to generate ad revenue. Spotify said that ad-supported revenue outperformed its forecast thanks in part to its podcasting efforts. In particular, the company said the Joe Rogan Experience, which it now exclusively licenses, “performed above expectations.”
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Apple fined $12M by Russian regulator over App Store monopoly abuse
Russia’s antitrust regulator, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), has fined Apple $12 million over complaints it unfairly cracked down on third-party parental control apps, the regulator has announced. The FAS started its investigation after receiving a complaint from Kaspersky Lab in March 2019, which claimed Apple had forced it to limit the functionality of its Safe Kids app shortly after Apple added the Screen Time feature to iOS 12.
The fine comes in the same week that EU regulators are expected to issue charges of their own against Apple. These come in response to a complaint from Spotify in March 2019 about the 30 percent cut Apple takes for in-app purchases, which it said gives Apple’s own services an unfair advantage. As well...
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UK says 'self-driving' cars could be allowed by the end of 2021
The UK government has announced that basic self-driving cars with automated lane-keeping system (ALKS) could arrive on British roads by the end of 2021.
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Redmi K40 Gaming Edition tipped to land as Poco F3 GT in India
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OnePlus sees huge growth in EU, doesn’t see global chip shortage affecting it
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India sees huge uptick in Q1 2021 smartphone shipments, but a storm’s coming
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Sony has already sold 7.8 million PS5s
Sony can't make enough PlayStation 5 consoles to satisfy demand.
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Report: Android’s exposure notification data could be abused by system apps
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Asus Zenfone 8 teaser hints at a farewell to the flippy camera
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Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Sony has sold 7.8 million PS5 consoles
Sony has sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5 consoles as of March 31st, the company says in its latest earnings report. The number of PlayStation Plus subscribers is now 47.6 million, a 14.7 percent increase year on year. The fourth-quarter figures bring the overall PlayStation business to a total operating profit of 342.2 billion yen ($3.14 billion) for the 2020 financial year — a record for Sony.
Sony’s last earnings report revealed that the company had shipped 4.5 million PS5 units worldwide through the end of 2020. That means that 3.3 million units were shipped from January to March, giving an idea of Sony’s current manufacturing capacity; it’s still very difficult to actually buy a PS5, with demand far outstripping supply. The...
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Chromecast with Google TV and new Roku devices get certified for HDR10+
The number of devices certified for HDR10+ support grew just a bit more, now that Chromecast with Google TV and new Roku devices have joined the list.
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Nike's PlayStation 5-themed shoes arrive next month
Paul George's new shoes will go on sale next month with a PS5 theme, but buying them will probably be as difficult as buying a PS5 right now.
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Behind the controversy at Basecamp
Basecamp announced it would ban “societal and political discussions” at work. But the hardest conversations at work were about the company itself.
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NHL Turner Sports deal includes live game rights for HBO Max
WarnerMedia has secured streaming rights to 72 regular season games, including the league’s annual outdoor Winter Classic game.
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Spotify counters Apple with its own podcast subscription plan
Spotify will take on Apple with its own paid podcast subscription platform, but it won't take a cut for the first two years.
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Microsoft Teams is down worldwide for many users
Microsoft Teams is down and experiencing an outage worldwide for many users. The issues started at around 6:30AM this morning, and are blocking connectivity for lots of Microsoft Teams users across Europe and Asia. Microsoft is aware of the issues and is currently investigating the route cause.
“We’ve confirmed that this issue affects users globally,” says Microsoft’s 365 status account on Twitter. “We’re reviewing monitoring telemetry and recent changes to isolate the source of the issue.”
Some Microsoft Teams users are reporting 401 error codes when attempting to access the service via the web, while others appear to see Teams and channels but are unable to send messages. Others may still be logged into the service, but Microsoft warns...
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The Morning After: Tesla's record car sales, despite COVID-19
Today’s headlines: Tesla built, sold and shipped more vehicles in this last quarter than ever before, Apple releases iOS 14.5 with stricter app tracking privacy, and Zoom's Immersive View crams up to 25 people inside one virtual background.
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EU set to charge Apple over anti-competitive App Store policies this week
The EU will reportedly file anti-competitive behaviour charges against Apple later this week over issues relating to its App Store policies.
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The final 'Resident Evil Village' demo will be playable for 8 days
RE Village's final 60-minute demo will be playable for a full week.
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Apple's next-gen 'M2' Mac processor has reportedly gone into production
Apple's successor to its M1 Apple Silicon chip could arrive in MacBook computers by the second half of this year, according to a report from Nikkei.
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Deals: Save 20% on phone cases and more in the Otterbox sale
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ADT sues Ring over ‘virtually indistinguishable’ blue octagon design
Home security company ADT is suing Amazon subsidiary Ring, claiming its recent designs are a “brazen” copy of ADT’s octagonal blue symbol. The firm cites Ring’s blue octagonal outdoor siren as a recent example. In the filing, ADT lists a dozen of its trademark registrations dating back to the late 90s that feature a combination of blue and octagonal designs, and claims millions of its customers display this symbol to show that their homes use ADT’s security systems.
ADT claims Ring’s use of blue octagons risks confusing customers and misleading them into thinking the two companies are affiliated or associated. In its filing, ADT says “the striking similarity” is evidence that Ring is trying “to reap the benefit of the goodwill associated...
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Amazon now offers Key in-garage grocery deliveries in 5,000 cities and towns
Amazon's Key in-garage grocery deliveries are now available to all Prime members in the US.
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Poll: Should Android implement an Apple-like App Tracking Transparency feature?
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Vivo’s V21 5G boasts an optically stabilized selfie camera
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Apple will reportedly face EU antitrust charges this week
The European Commission will issue antitrust charges against Apple over concerns about the company’s App Store practices, according to a report from the Financial Times. The commission has been investigating whether Apple has broken EU competition rules with its App Store policies, following an initial complaint from Spotify back in 2019 over Apple’s 30 percent cut on subscriptions.
The European Commission opened up two antitrust investigations into Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay practices last year, and the Financial Times only mentions upcoming charges on the App Store case. It’s not clear yet what action will be taken.
Spotify has previously claimed Apple uses its App Store to stifle innovation and limit consumer choice in favor of...
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Anti-Defamation League: Twitch should invest in moderation tools
ADL figured out why Jimmy Fallon’s Twitch streams were more toxic than AOC’s.
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Ford's premium Mustang Mach-E GT EV starts at $59,900
Ford has revealed more information about the features and performance of its Mustang Mach-E GT and GT Performance Edition along with the all-important pricing.
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You told us: Telephoto cameras narrowly trump ultra-wide shooters on phones
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