Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Well, this might not come as a surprise, but Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown already appears to be working in the US. According to the data analytics company Antenna (via The Wall Street Journal), Netflix saw a huge spike in subscribers in the four days after it notified users about its
Read MoreNatasha Singer / New York Times: The Khan Lab School trials Khanmigo, an AI chatbot developed by Khan Academy to simulate one-on-one tutoring, one of the first such experiments in the US — Proponents see the tools as a way to automatically customize academic support. They could also make children test subjects for A.I. experiments.
Read MoreBloomberg: The Dutch government asks TikTok to allow researchers access to the functioning of the platform, with plans to analyze how the algorithm functions — The Dutch government asked ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok to allow researchers access to the functioning of the social media platform in a bid to protect users online.
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority After OnePlus and OPPO stopped selling their smartphones and other products in Germany, vivo has also stopped sales in the German market. vivo’s German website does not list any products for sale. The company continues to offer customer service for products already sold. This online store closure is likely
Read MoreReuters: Disney’s Hotstar plans to offer free streaming of cricket tournaments in India on mobile devices, following JioCinema’s recent success with a similar strategy — Walt Disney Co’s (DIS.N) Hotstar will offer free streaming of cricket tournaments in India on mobile devices …
Read MoreThe economic landscape is changing at an accelerating speed. More than ever, a growing number of businesses are having a hard time navigating marketwide complexity, driven by macroeconomic volatility and unprecedented levels of uncertainty. Navigating these business challenges through traditional methods of increasing productivity and better cost management has proven to be less successful. Dynamic problems and
Read MoreIllustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify is testing a new feature that could make it easier to keep listening when you’re away from an internet connection. Called “Your Offline Mix” the playlist would automatically save “a mix of your recently played songs for when the vibe is high, but your connection is low,” according
Read MoreNVIDIA hasn’t launched a new Shield TV since 2019’s reboot and Shield TV Tube. Nevertheless, these gadgets remain firm favorites for those who want a feature-packed, well-supported Android TV experience. We recently wrote about our wish for a new Shield TV model, but we also added a poll asking whether you wanted a new model
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: Spotify is testing a new feature called Your Offline Mix, which will automatically save a mix of users’ recently played songs for offline listening — / The playlist is described in the app as ‘a mix of recently played songs for when the vibe is high but your connection is
Read MoreThe upcoming iOS 17 update is going to add support for SharePlay to CarPlay for more collaborative road trip playlists.
Read MoreHilary Allen / Financial Times: After the SEC’s recent actions and failures of FTX, Celsius, and Luna, Republican lawmakers proposing a crypto market bill is a jarring gift to the industry — Republican proposal for new legislation would legitimise the digital asset industry and undermine investor protection
Read MoreBrian Krebs / Krebs on Security: Barracuda asked its Email Security Gateway customers on June 6 to replace infected appliances immediately, after patching a zero-day vulnerability on May 20 — It’s not often that a zero-day vulnerability causes a network security vendor to urge customers to physically remove and decommission …
Read MoreThe Google Pixel 7a is fairly sturdy for a mid-range device, but the one clear weak point is the screen. The Gorilla Glass 3 material choice is a decade old at this point, so if you want to keep your phone in tip-top condition you’ll want to install a screen protector. To help, we’ve picked
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority ASUS has confirmed several Zenfone 10 specs ahead of the launch. The company most notably confirmed a 5.9-inch screen size, in line with the Zenfone 9. This also contradicts a previous report of a 6.3-inch display. ASUS is gearing up to launch the Zenfone 10, recently confirming a June
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The third-party Reddit app Apollo will shut down on June 30. The developer of Apollo is the person who started the furor over Reddit’s upcoming API changes that threaten all third-party Reddit apps. Other popular apps RIF and Sync for Reddit are shutting down too. Update, June 9, 2023
Read MoreThe Google Pixel 7a might be the most durable phone the budget Pixel A-series has ever seen, but that doesn’t mean you should put its fate solely in the hands of your… well, hands. To keep your new phone safe (or extra stylish), you’ll want to pick up a Pixel 7a case. To help you
Read MoreCredit: Adam Birney / Android Authority The latest Android 14 beta includes improvements in how the OS handles a stylus. Pressing a stylus’s tail button will open the default note-taking app. New settings to ignore stylus button presses and a shortcut to change the default note-taking app have also been added. Android 14‘s third beta
Read MoreA few years ago, there was a rush of products on the market to detect motion. The idea being you could interact with your computer like they do on science fiction movies, with giant expressive hand motions in the air. Most of these were aimed at desktop computer users but one company, YouSpace, wanted to
Read MoreImage: Epic Games Things are getting pretty wild on the Fortnite island. Epic just launched the latest season of the battle royale game, bringing it up to Chapter 4: Season 3, and it’s called, appropriately, “Wilds.” Epic has been teasing it over the last week — including with a trailer at yesterday’s Summer Game Fest.
Read MoreThe Markup: A database on Microsoft’s Xandr containing 650K+ “audience segments” shows how data brokers classify consumers by surveilling their online and offline activity — A spreadsheet on ad platform Xandr’s website revealed a massive collection of “audience segments” …
Read MoreCredit: Curtis Joe / Android Authority Leaked screenshots of Instagram’s Twitter rival have surfaced online. The screens give us a good idea of what to expect when the service eventually launches. A Meta executive reportedly claimed that the platform will be “sanely run.” We’ve known for a while now that Instagram was working on a
Read MoreThe new Cowboy app with Google Maps navigation integrated. | Image: Cowboy E-bike maker Cowboy has swapped the navigation tool used in its app for Google Maps, which should improve the riding experience for many. The mapping software included in many e-bike companion apps is often lacking, and Cowboy’s app was no exception. “Improved map
Read MoreUpdate, June 9, 2023 (2:20 AM ET): We have updated our ASUS Zenfone 10 rumor hub to include some confirmed specs, including the chipset and screen size. Original article: ASUS last launched a flagship phone — the Zenfone 9 — in July 2022. The company is now preparing to launch the Zenfone 10. The new
Read MoreRahat Sandhu / Reuters: Binance.US suspends USD deposits and notifies customers that their banking partners are preparing to pause fiat withdrawal channels as early as June 13 — Binance.US on Thursday said the company is suspending USD deposits while notifying customers that their banking partners are preparing to pause fiat …
Read MoreThe “save” icon for plenty of modern computer programs, including Microsoft Office, still looks like a floppy disk, despite the fact that these have been effectively obsolete for well over a decade. As fewer and fewer people recognize what this icon represents, a challenge is growing for retrocomputing enthusiasts that rely on floppy disk technology
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