From Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to Tinder and Bumble, blue checkmarks have become a staple of social platforms. But they’ve long been missing from one particular service — SoundCloud. Well, that’s changing. In an announcement on its website, the music service revealed it’ll start displaying blue checkmarks next to the profiles of verified creators. “We’re
Read MoreReport finds business owners are embracing digital payments during the pandemic in a bid to improve efficiency. Businesses 'battling to get paid' during COVID-19 Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreOm Malik / On my Om: M1 completes Steve Jobs’ vision of Apple making “the whole widget” for all the devices in the company’s product line — Even as Apple’s final event of 2020 gradually becomes a speck in the rearview mirror, I can’t help continually thinking about the new M1 chip that debuted there.
Read MoreGoogle’s preset “chimeras” show off the potential of AI-assisted drawing. | Image: Google To quote Google CEO Sundar Pichai: AI is “more profound than fire or electricity.” To back up this claim with incontrovertible evidence: here’s an AI tool made by Google researchers that turns doodles into weird monsters. What could be more profound? It’s
Read MoreSony’s PS5 marketing stunt. | Sony UK Sony has taken over Oxford Circus Tube station in London to mark the launch of the PS5 in the UK. The marketing stunt will last for 48 hours at Oxford Circus, and sees the Tube station rebranded with PlayStation shapes throughout. The walls of the tube station have
Read MoreGoDaddy Corporate Domains promises to deliver a step up for businesses and larger organisations. GoDaddy launches corporate domain name service Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe bug with dark mode isn’t serious, but it is rather annoying – but fortunately not for much longer. Windows 10 dark mode gets fixed – as well as the install bug Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreCapitec plans to take touch out of the equation with its new banking card Capitec launches virtual banking card in South Africa Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreBen Thompson / Stratechery: Startups creating new markets play on “hard mode”, unlike Facebook, which played on “easy”, as its core product was digitizing preexisting offline relationships — One way to understand how the Internet is different is to not only examine what business models work … Startups creating new markets play on "hard mode",
Read More[Jan Mrázek] is no stranger at all to home-grown improvements with his Elegoo Mars SLA 3D printer, and there is a lot going on in his experimental multi-LED upgrade which even involved casting his own lens array. In the end it did speed up his prints by a factor of three to four, though he
Read MoreIt seems YouTube wants a slice of Spotify‘s metaphorical pie: the company has announced it’s introducing audio-only ads on its platform. In a blog post, product manager Melissa Hsieh Nikolic said the feature, which is still in beta, was “designed to connect your brand with audiences in engaged and ambient listening on YouTube.” “Audio ads are
Read MoreWe’ve all been there: there are too many tabs open on our Chrome and we can’t really find the one we’re looking for. Luckily, Google is updating its browser with a handy tab search feature that ought to solve that. Chrome 87 will bring a new button next to the new tab sign that’ll help you find
Read MoreOver the years there have been two missing components everyone on Twitter moans about: the notorious edit option and the dislike button. Well, it turns out we might be getting one of those in the future. Responding to a tweet from security expert Jackie Singh, Twitter product lead Kayvon Beykpour revealed the company is “exploring”
Read MoreLess than 63 grams. No holes necessary. Hands-on: Logitech G Pro X Superlight wireless gaming mouse sheds weight, not speed for 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNot to be outdone by manufacturers gunning to make the lightest gaming mouse out there (like the recent 66-gram SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless), Logitech’s new G Pro X Superlight weighs less than 63 grams without the need for holes. Most other manufacturers are punching honeycomb-shaped hole patterns out of their mice to achieve lighter weights,
Read MoreInternational Master Irina Berezina hopes the Netflix show inspires a whole new generation of female chess players. The Queen's Gambit could be a game changer for women's chess – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSteve Ranger / ZDNet: Interviews with bug bounty hackers on a growing industry that has become lucrative for some researchers earning $1M+ and is changing the nature of cybersecurity — These hackers are finding security bugs – and getting paid for it. That’s changing the dynamics of cybersecurity. Interviews with bug bounty hackers on a
Read MorePhoto by Dieter Bohn / The Verge Apple has updated its store listing for the still-unreleased MagSafe Duo charger with some more information on how the accessory will perform with various power adapters. As noted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the Duo charges at up to 11W with a 20W USB-C adapter, maxing out at 14W
Read MoreAs the pandemic wears on, it’s clear that it’s changing business and consumption models in both predictable and unpredictable ways. On one hand, personal safety and security are still top-of-mind for consumers, driving changes in everything from online shopping to brick-and-mortar store layouts and delivery models. On the other hand, despite a deep recession and
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: ActivTrak, which provides cloud based productivity monitoring software, raises $50M Series B from Sapphire Ventures — ActivTrak, an Austin, Texas-based cloud productivity monitoring software provider, today raised $50 million in a series B round from Sapphire Ventures. ActivTrak, which provides cloud based productivity monitoring software, raises M Series B from Sapphire
Read MoreIf there is one thing we’ve learned during several years of running the Hackaday SMD soldering challenge it is this: Most people need magnification to do good soldering at a tiny scale. The problem is, like most tools, you can buy something as cheap as a $5 binocular headset or you can spend $1,000 or
Read MoreRomain Dillet / TechCrunch: French social app Yubo, with 40M+ users, announces a $47.5M Series C led by existing and new investors including Iris Capital and Gaia Capital Partners — French startup Yubo is the biggest social media app you’ve never heard of — unless you’re a teen. With a focus on young people under
Read MoreAs the holiday season is getting close, many folks might be planning to travel someplace. However, because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s important to take precautions and know the situation of the area you’re visiting. To help you with that, Google Maps is rolling out new information related to COVID-19 in a particular area. The
Read MoreA few months ago, we wrote about an update to Google Chrome‘s beta channel that added tab throttling in order to minimize the performance impact from dormant tabs. That feature is now rolling out widely, and it could be one of the biggest performance improvements to Chrome in a long time. In Google’s own words:
Read MoreThe Jeep Wrangler gets a huge power boost by way of a 6.4-liter V8. 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392: Dirt-slinging with a V8 – Roadshow Source: CNet
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