Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: The UK CMA opens a consultation after Google proposes letting developers use alternate payment methods for IAP and reducing its cut to settle an antitrust probe — Google has proposed letting developers offering apps through its UK Play mobile app store to have the option …
Read MoreApple might be about to announce the Reality Pro headset during WWDC in June, but it won’t go on sale for “months” according to a new report.
Read MoreNetflix says that it’s going to roll out paid account sharing very soon indeed and the United States is included.
Read MoreSpotify is having some problems right now, so at least isn’t just you.
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Amazon has brought a Dialogue Boost feature to Prime Video. This analyzes content audio to increase the volume of speech in a scene. It’s only available for select Amazon content right now, but it will come to more titles. Do you find yourself enabling subtitles on TV shows and
Read MoreGenerative AI is a tool, which means it can be used by cybercriminals, too. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Read MoreIn a lot of ways, it seems like we’re in the “plateau of productivity” part of the hype cycle when it comes to drones. UAVs have pretty much been reduced to practice and have become mostly an off-the-shelf purchase these days, with a dwindling number of experimenters pushing the envelope with custom builds, like building
Read MoreDamon Lindelof’s new Peacock series is about a tech-averse nun on a quest for the Holy Grail. And that’s the least zany thing about it.
Read MoreWIRED’s spiritual advice columnist responds to a preteen who’s worried about already having wasted too much of their life.
Read MoreNatural gas is a commonly used energy source around the world. Thousands of people are employed in its supply chain, helping with drilling and extracting natural gas, treating it, and transporting it to commercial and industrial consumers. In this article, we’ll discuss what natural gas is, explore its supply chain in greater detail, and cover
Read MoreWe sat down with the CEO of Affirm to talk about the “buy now, pay later” model and just what makes him an “unabashed techno-utopian.”
Read MoreTesla’s V4 Supercharger now supports non-Tesla EV charging, like this all-electric VW ID Buzz. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Tesla has only one V4 Supercharger in the world — it opened in March to Tesla drivers and was recently made available to all EVs. The V4 Supercharger is located in Harderwijk, the
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Netflix is upping the video quality for streamers who subscribe to the “Basic with Ads” plan. The cheapest tier is also getting an upgrade for the number of simultaneously streaming screens. While Netflix has announced upsetting news about paid account sharing for US subscribers in its latest earnings report,
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Skin-temperature-based cycle tracking is now rolling out for the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro. The feature will be available within the Samsung Health app in the US, UK, Korea, and other European markets. The tech makes use of the infrared temperature sensor within the watch to provide
Read MoreTechCrunch: CB Insights: global fintech funding totaled $15B in Q1, up 55% QoQ, with Egypt-based MNT-Halan becoming the only unicorn, a first since the end of 2016 — Global fintech funding totaled $15 billion in the first quarter of this year, growing 55% from the fourth quarter, according to CB Insights’ latest State of Fintech
Read MoreMacBook Air, 13-inch, 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models compared, plus advice on which configuration offers best bang for buck!
Read MoreYang Jie / Wall Street Journal: Sources: TSMC is pushing back on some “unacceptable” conditions imposed by the US on chip-factory subsidies, as it seeks up to $15B in government support — With construction under way in Arizona, Taiwanese semiconductor maker calls some aid terms unacceptable
Read MoreThe entire Model Y range has also been discounted by $3,000. | Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla has cut the price of its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the US for the second time this month, reducing the starting price of Tesla’s most affordable EV below $40,000 (before incentives). The adjusted
Read MoreToby Sterling / Reuters: ASML reports Q1 revenue up 91% YoY to €6.74B and net profit up nearly 3x YoY to €1.96B, beating estimates of €6.31B and €1.62B, respectively — ASML Holding NV (ASML.AS) beat first-quarter earnings forecasts on Wednesday on continued strong demand for its chip making equipment …
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Netflix upgrades its ad-supported plan’s video quality from 720p to 1080p and lets subscribers watch two streams at once, starting with Canada and Spain — Netflix is making its $6.99 per month ad-supported plan a much better value. … Subscribers in Canada and Spain …
Read MoreCredit: ASUS ASUS ROG Ally specs have apparently leaked online via a slide. The handheld PC will seemingly ship with a custom Ryzen Z1 series chip and a 120Hz screen. ASUS revealed the ROG Ally on April 1, and it turned out that this definitely wasn’t an April Fool’s Joke. The company recently teased an
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: The EU establishes the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency in Seville, Spain, to support oversight of large platforms under the Digital Services Act — Seville, Spain-based algorithmic transparency center to support enforcement of EU’s Digital Services Act
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Netflix will roll out paid password sharing in the US by June end. Members can choose to pay to sub-accounts or boot out people sharing their accounts. Those switching to individual accounts from shred accounts will be able to transfer their profile information. The inevitable is happening. Netflix has
Read MoreThe 20th century saw everything from telephones to computers become mainstream. Many of these devices were beautifully designed in the mid-century period, something that’s hard to say about a lot of today’s cheaper technology. [John Graham-Cumming] has shown us one exquisite example, with his teardown of a simple Czech telephone. One suspects the engineer was
Read MoreRachel Metz / Bloomberg: Some people are using AI chatbots as a supplement to, or in lieu of, traditional mental health services, despite privacy issues and warnings from experts — Milo Van Slyck missed an appointment with his therapist in early April, so he decided to try something new: telling ChatGPT about his problems.
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