Wall Street Journal: Sources: A.J. Brown, Twitter’s head of brand safety and ad quality, is leaving, the second top safety executive to leave the company this week — A.J. Brown’s departure comes after Ella Irwin, company’s head of trust and safety, left Thursday — Twitter lost its head of brand safety and ad quality …
Read MoreThere are many in the hacker community who would love to experiment with augmented reality (AR), but the hardware landscape isn’t exactly overflowing with options that align with our goals and priorities. Commercial offerings, from Google’s Glass to the Microsoft HoloLens and Magic Leap 2 are largely targeting medical and aerospace customers, and have price
Read MoreTop results in search are rolling out to Gmail’s mobile apps starting today. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge When it comes to Gmail, I’m a native app loyalist. Try as I might to explore third-party clients for Android or iPhone — and yes, even my Mac — I always come back around
Read MoreIn terms of high-end hardware that’s almost never on sale, Sonos even gives Apple a run for its money. Sonos audio devices are among the best you can buy, but they’re not cheap. We were excited to see that many of the top Sonos products are on offer today, with savings of as much as
Read MoreYuvraj Malik / Reuters: Microsoft says it expects to take a charge of about $425M in Q2 for a potential fine from Irish DPC over alleged LinkedIn targeted ads privacy violations — Software major Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Thursday it expected to take a charge of about $425 million in the current quarter …
Read MoreAnisah Shukry / Bloomberg: Malaysia plans to allow carriers to decide whether to work with Huawei and other Chinese firms in its second 5G network, but will consider EU and US concerns — Malaysia will remain a free market and allow mobile-phone carriers to decide whether to work with Chinese equipment makers including …
Read MoreSearch engine optimization (SEO) is the art and science of making your website or web page stand out in the organic search results of a search engine. It helps you attract more visitors and potential customers who are looking for what you offer. SEO is vital for online businesses because it helps them attract more
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Just when the metaverse had mostly faded from the headlines, a heavily rumored new product launch appears poised to bring it roaring back. Today let’s talk about what’s happened in the world of virtual and mixed reality since last we left it and whether Apple can find mainstream uses for headsets that
Read MoreIvan Mehta / TechCrunch: Artifact, the news app founded by Instagram’s co-founders, will use a GPT-4 model to rewrite the headlines of articles marked as clickbait by the Artifact team — Last month, the Artifact news app introduced an option for users to flag an article as clickbait.
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Multiple users are reporting that the backplate of their Pixel Watch has come off. Google has not officially acknowledged the problem, but customer support has issued replacements in most cases. When it comes to good Wear OS smartwatches, there are fewer options than one might hope to see. The
Read MoreVlad Savov / Bloomberg: At Computex, Lenovo, Samsung, Acer, and more bet on OLED displays to revive PC sales, despite higher component costs; Samsung has 99%+ of the OLED laptop market — PC makers from Lenovo Group Ltd. to Samsung Electronics Co. are pinning their hopes for reviving laptop sales on upgraded displays.
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources say Amazon is in talks with Verizon, T-Mobile, Dish Network, and AT&T to offer low-cost or possibly free mobile phone service to US Prime subscribers — Amazon.com Inc. has been talking with wireless carriers about offering low-cost or possibly free nationwide mobile phone service …
Read MoreIs MINIX dead? OSnews is sounding its death-knell, citing evidence from the operating system’s git log that its last updates happened as long ago as 2018. Given that the last news story on the MINIX website is from 2016 and the last release version, 3.3, came out in 2014, it appears they they may have
Read MoreIf you want to improve profits and create a more well-rounded company, you’ll need one secret weapon in your arsenal. Productivity. If your team lacks productivity, your company could be at risk of missing deadlines, losing sales, or (even worse) being forced to take on a lower volume of work. Without a productive workforce, operating
Read MoreFetch is currently available in Milton Keynes and plans to eventually expand to nearby locations like Luton and Northampton. | Image: BBC / Imperium Drive A new car rental service has launched in the UK that aims to deliver vehicles directly to customers without a driver inside. Instead of relying on autonomous driving technology, Fetch
Read MoreAisha Counts / Bloomberg: Current and ex-employees: Meta staff generally aren’t using the Quest 3, especially for meetings, and even those in the VR unit don’t use it regularly for work — Meta employees don’t seem interested in working in the metaverse. But first… Three things you need to know today:
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Foldable phones have been around since 2019, but it feels like the segment is finally hitting its stride in 2023. We’ve seen HONOR, TECNO, and OPPO all joining Samsung, Motorola, and HUAWEI in offering foldables outside China. Foldable phones still account for a tiny minority of overall smartphones shipped
Read MoreDan Taylor / Tech.eu: Report: Valencia-based Jeff, which provides a frontend app and other tools to manage businesses, filed for bankruptcy after failing to close a €90M Series C — After numerous lawsuits in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, and Spain, losses close to €65 million, and a €90 million funding round …
Read MoreMicah Lee / The Intercept: AT Protocol’s account portability tool gives the users of Bluesky, a public benefit LLC independent from Twitter, a way out should a billionaire take over — Here are some answers about the new social media network Bluesky that you don’t need an invite to see. … The vibes are great.
Read MoreUnions representing actors and writers are negotiating with major studios to stop AI from running riot in the industry. Their concerns are very real.
Read MoreDoughnut-makers are reinventing the sugary treat in response to the UK’s new food display rules. But will healthier confections satisfy your cravings?
Read MoreAlexandre Tanzi / Bloomberg: Challenger report: US tech companies have announced 136,831 layoffs in 2023 so far, more than in any full year since 2001, when job cuts reached 168,395 — US companies have announced more job cuts this year than during all of 2022, according to executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority New APIs are available in Android 14 that allows apps to display your phone’s battery health. You need to grant permission through ADB for the apps to display more information. The feature may be made more accessible in a future Android release. One neat feature of iOS is the
Read MoreIn case you missed it, last week 8BitDo announced a new DIY kit that lets you turn an original Nintendo 64 controller into a wireless gamepad for the Nintendo Switch. It could be an ideal project if you want a more authentic way to play classic Nintendo 64 games on your modern console, or maybe
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