Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Artists on Apple Music will earn a bonus payout of up to 10 percent in royalties for all songs that are also available in spatial audio. That’s according to an update sent to record label partners and seen by 9to5Mac. Quoted by Music Business Worldwide, it says that
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechRadar: Thanks to new Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) research, which was part-funded by Lamborghini, we could soon see the end of difficult-to-source and often problematic rare metal materials featuring in the batteries of future electric vehicles. The MIT study’s aim was to replace cobalt and nickel, typically
Read MoreMacworld The release of iOS 17.3 may quietly be one of the most important Apple has issued in a long time. Yeah, there are features like AirPlay support for hotel TVs (in a very limited number of hotel rooms, for now), and collaborative playlists for Apple Music (a feature other music services have had for
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Code strings in the latest Threads Android app suggest Threads DMs are coming soon. As one would expect, the direct messaging system could just be Instagram’s, further solidifying the connections between the two platforms. It’s unclear what this could mean for Threads’ promise of ActivityPub integration, which is in
Read MoreLG’s MyView smart monitor | LG Electronics You can now purchase the entire slate of LG’s webOS-powered MyView monitors, which debuted at CES earlier this month, including one with a 31.5-inch 4K IPS panel (model 32SR85U) that starts at $599.99. Sure, gamers can find better value for their money than a monitor that maxes out
Read MoreIf you have ever wondered what goes into repairing and refurbishing an X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanner, then don’t miss [Ahron Wayne]’s comprehensive project page on doing exactly that. He has two small GE Explore Locus SP machines, and it’s a fantastic look into just what goes into these machines. CT scan of papyrus roll
Read MoreImage: MrBeast Exactly how much money can you make by uploading a video to X? The going assumption has been that X — like Twitter before it — is a poor platform for video creators that can’t compete with YouTube and TikTok in terms of monetization and reach. So there’s been a lot riding on
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Securities and Exchange Commission has linked a SIM swapping attack to its account breach on X earlier this month, which led to the creation of a fake post announcing approval of Bitcoin ETFs that caused the cryptocurrency’s price to spike. In an update on Monday, the
Read MoreTo comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Meta is rolling out changes to give users in Europe the ability to unlink their Facebook, Messenger and Instagram accounts. Neowin reports: One key choice users will have is how information is shared between Facebook and Instagram. Instagram and Facebook users will be able to choose whether
Read MorePocket Pair’s Palworld has ridden a wave of internet-fueled fascination to 5 million games sold and thousands of Twitch streams.
Read MoreImage: PocketPair The Pokémon-like has sold over 5 million copies in the three days since its early access launch. Continue reading…
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Last Thursday, HP CEO Enrique Lores addressed the company’s controversial practice of bricking printers when users load them with third-party ink. Speaking to CNBC Television, he said, “We have seen that you can embed viruses in the cartridges. Through the cartridge, [the virus can] go to
Read MoreIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images And another one bites the dust — this time, it’s Google Podcasts, which is being discontinued in favor of YouTube Music. Back in 2018, Google moved its Play Music service over to YouTube, and while some people felt it was an improvement, others weren’t so thrilled.
Read MoreAccording to analyst Min-Chi Kuo, Apple may have sold somewhere between 160,000 to 180,000 Vision Pro headsets during the past weekend. “This already far exceeds Kuo’s earlier production figures of 60,000 to 80,000 units targeting the initial release on February 2, which is no wonder that the Vision Pro was sold out immediately after pre-orders
Read MoreAn electric delivery vehicle plugged into a new charging station at a USPS sorting and delivery center. | Image: Christian Lilakos The US Postal Service debuted its first EV charging stations in Atlanta, Georgia, today, the first of many expected to be deployed at “hundreds” of new sorting and delivery centers this year. It’s a
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge General Motors is getting rid of the “Ultra Cruise” brand and merging the team that was working on it with the team responsible for Super Cruise, as the automaker reconsiders its goals for advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS). Last week, CNBC reported that GM was “ending the Ultra Cruise
Read MoreApple Music hopes to increase its Spatial Audio music offering by paying artists up to 10% more royalties as long as they’ve published songs in the format. Apple Music Dolby Atmos music, which Apple has dubbed Spatial Audio music, launched in 2021 on Apple Music. The feature has proven popular for the service, but Apple
Read MoreMacworld Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but it’s cool if you want to give it a read during
Read MoreLIFE habitat burst test | Sierra Space Sierra Space blew up its inflatable space habitat to test how much pressure it can handle. Dubbed LIFE, for Large Integrated Flexible Environment, it consists of “softgoods,” or woven fabrics that act like a rigid structure once inflated. The test focused on LIFE’s pressure shell, which is supposed
Read MoreAlphabet’s lab for pioneering technology is laying off dozens of employees as it turns to outside investors to help fund its ventures. From a report: The division, known as X, has in recent months ramped up discussions on funding with venture capitalists and other investors, according to people with knowledge of the matter who asked
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google will be bringing Circle to Search to the Pixel 8 series on January 31. You can start using the feature right now if you follow a few steps. Other Pixel phones can also use the feature right now, but it requires more steps. During Galaxy Unpacked, a new
Read MoreMacworld Apple’s list of currently available content for Apple TV+ continues to grow, and so does the list of upcoming projects in the works. Films, limited series, specials, and multi-season series—Apple’s got lots of irons in the fire.d Some of these projects have been officially announced and acknowledged by Apple, while others have been reported
Read MoreJapan has become the fifth country in the world to soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon, using precision technology that allowed it to touch down closer to its target landing site than any mission has before. However the spacecraft might have survived on the lunar surface for just a few hours due to power failure.
Read MoreDisney The Marvels starts streaming on Disney Plus on February 7th, nearly three months after it had the lowest-grossing box-office debut in MCU history. This may give the Nia DaCosta-directed action-adventure film starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani a chance at a new life since it can tap into the built-in audience of
Read MoreDid you ever watch Star Wars and wondered how people understood what R2D2 was saying? Maybe [Luke Skywalker] would enjoy learning to decode QR Codes by hand, too. While it might not be very practical, it would be a good party trick — assuming, like us, you party with nerds. You can start by scanning
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