5 Must-Have Group of Tools for Every Business and SEO Specialist in 2023

As the digital landscape evolves, so do the tools and strategies needed to make businesses succeed online. Search Engine Optimization itself, as a business marketing strategy, has had its ‘death’ declared so many times because it felt like it was no longer relevant. Yet, it’s still here, more strongly than before. More so, consider the

Don’t expect the iPhone SE 4 before 2025, analysts say

Analysts believe that the next iPhone SE isn’t going to arrive in 2024, meaning a long wait for potential buyers.

Spotify to introduce new ‘Supremium’ tier plan that will include Hi-Fi audio

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Spotify will debut a new subscription plan later this year. The new subscription tier will be more expensive than the current premium tier. One of the perks of the new plan will be high-fidelity audio. Spotify Premium is the highest subscription tier available on the streaming service. It

Apple Podcasts just got a big upgrade — here’s what’s new

Apple Podcasts has gained new subcategories and improved curation alongside new search features.

Cottonization: Making Hemp and Flax Fibers Into The Better Cotton

These days it’s hard to imagine that fabrics were ever made out of anything other than cotton or synthetic fibers, yet it wasn’t too long ago that hemp and flax-based fabrics — linen — were the rule rather than the exception. Cotton production has for centuries had the major disadvantages of requiring a lot of

How many Starlink satellites are in orbit?

Credit: Andrew Grush / Android Authority You’ve probably heard of Starlink, but what are Starlink satellites used for, and how many satellites are in orbit? Starlink is a satellite internet provider that uses LEO (Low-Earth Orbit) satellites in a massive constellation in order to beam service down to users in remote locations. There are already

Nintendo is holding a 40-minute-long Nintendo Direct tomorrow

Image: Nintendo It seems that Nintendo might’ve been feeling a little left out. Following a busy few weeks of gaming news, which included showcases from Xbox and PlayStation, along with Summer Game Fest, we now have an impending Nintendo Direct. And it’s happening very soon: the event will stream on June 21st at 10AM ET.

Apple just fixed the most annoying part of its Self Service Repair program

Illustration: The Verge Apple will expand its Self Service Repair program to cover recent products, including the iPhone 14 lineup and M2-based MacBooks, starting on June 21st. But perhaps more importantly, the company seems to be responding to feedback by eliminating needless friction from the process. The “System Configuration” validation step that’s required after repairs

WhatsApp is finally bringing you relief from spam callers

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority WhatsApp now offers the ability to automatically silence calls from unknown contacts. The platform has also introduced a Privacy Checkup feature. WhatsApp is the world’s most popular mobile messaging service, and the company has been on a tear lately when it comes to adding new features. Now, the Meta-owned

a16z, Sequoia, and others are increasing investments in defense tech startups; PitchBook says US VCs invested $33B in the sector in 2022, up from $16B in 2019 (Tabby Kinder/Financial Times)

Tabby Kinder / Financial Times: a16z, Sequoia, and others are increasing investments in defense tech startups; PitchBook says US VCs invested $33B in the sector in 2022, up from $16B in 2019  —  War in Ukraine and geopolitical tensions leads to belief that fledgling companies will get a share of US Pentagon budget

Apple expands Self Service Repair to the iPhone 14 range, 13-inch MacBook Air with M2, and 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and Max, starting June 21 (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple expands Self Service Repair to the iPhone 14 range, 13-inch MacBook Air with M2, and 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and Max, starting June 21  —  Apple today announced that its self-service repair program will be expanding to the iPhone 14 lineup, 13-inch MacBook Air with the

The government is helping Big Telecom squeeze out city-run broadband

Illustration by Hugo Herrera for The Verge President Joe Biden’s internet access plan will hand $41.6 billion to internet service providers. In many places, that money will get funneled into private hands. Continue reading…

Google Nest cameras and doorbells are down for many people

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell users are facing an outage, with devices appearing as offline in the Google Home app. Users in Europe appear to be primarily affected. Some users are able to view video recordings received through notifications. Google’s Nest Cam has become fairly popular among

The global cybersecurity market grew 12.5% YoY to $18.6B in Q1 2023, despite tighter budgets; Palo Alto Networks had an 8.7% share, Fortinet 7%, and Cisco 6.1% (Canalys)

Canalys: The global cybersecurity market grew 12.5% YoY to $18.6B in Q1 2023, despite tighter budgets; Palo Alto Networks had an 8.7% share, Fortinet 7%, and Cisco 6.1%  —  The worldwide cybersecurity market grew 12.5% year on year in Q1 2023 to US$18.6 billion, outpacing the rest of the tech sector despite worsening macroeconomic conditions.

Starlink internet speed: Does Starlink offer fast enough service?

This might be our first look at the OnePlus Fold

Credit: SmartPrix/Steve Hemmerstoffer OnePlus Fold renders have leaked online via a trusted tipster. The images show a relatively slim foldable with a number of interesting design choices. Expect an alert slider, a pleather back, and a curious selfie camera position. We’ve known for a while now that OnePlus is readying a foldable phone for a

Apple could be forced to make major changes to all of its portable devices under new EU law

A new EU law could force Apple to ensure devices like the iPhone and iPad have batteries that can be easily removed and replaced by users.

Crypto exchange EDX Markets, backed by Citadel, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab, quietly began executing trades in recent weeks, offering a noncustodial service (Alexander Osipovich/Wall Street Journal)

Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal: Crypto exchange EDX Markets, backed by Citadel, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab, quietly began executing trades in recent weeks, offering a noncustodial service  —  EDX Markets won’t directly handle customers’ digital assets or directly serve individual investors

Vimeo’s new AI script generator will write corporate marketing filler in seconds

Video platform Vimeo is integrating new AI tools for paying users, including an AI script generation feature powered by OpenAI’s tech. The company is promoting the tools as a way for users to “create a fully produced video in minutes,” and stressing the utility for corporate customers — potential use-cases range “from quickly creating highlight

WhatsApp is borrowing one of the iPhone’s best privacy features

WhatsApp can now silence unknown callers for the first time.

In his first appearance in seven months, Masayoshi Son makes a case for SoftBank’s future, saying the company “won’t be deterred by a few short-term losses” (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: In his first appearance in seven months, Masayoshi Son makes a case for SoftBank’s future, saying the company “won’t be deterred by a few short-term losses”  —  SoftBank Group Corp. is in position to win the race to master AI, thanks to its billions of dollars of tech investments …

Philips Hue’s smallest HomeKit bulb gets more colorful alongside big app upgrades

Philips Hue has announced its smallest-ever bulb now supports millions of colors while its app gets some big upgrades.

Documents show OpenAI lobbied for parts of the EU’s AI Act to be watered down, including successfully avoiding its general purpose AI being deemed “high risk” (Billy Perrigo/TIME)

Billy Perrigo / TIME: Documents show OpenAI lobbied for parts of the EU’s AI Act to be watered down, including successfully avoiding its general purpose AI being deemed “high risk”  —  The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, has spent the last month touring world capitals where, at talks to sold-out crowds …

Aerospike’s new Graph database to support both OLAP and OLTP workloads

Aerospike on Tuesday took the covers off its new Graph database that can support both Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) workloads. The new database, dubbed Aerospike Graph, adds a property graph data model to the existing capabilities of its NoSQL database and Apache TinkerPop graph compute engine, the company said. To