Apple’s latest pair of wireless earbuds offer improved sound and more features without sacrificing the great ease of use for which AirPods are known. Happy Saturday, dear readers! In case you weren’t already aware, Mother’s Day is next weekend, which means you have about a week or so to pick up a gift if you
Read MoreFinally, a robot vacuum has something I never knew I wanted: an air freshener!
Read MoreKylie Robison / Fortune: Bluesky says it can’t “accommodate heads of state” as it seeks to control growth during its beta; Bluesky currently has ~60K users and a waitlist of 1.2M people — Bluesky, the buzzy social media platform that’s emerging as a Twitter competitor, said on Friday that it will not allow …
Read MoreiOS 16 is filled with fantastic new features. Here’s everything you need to know about the latest software for your iPhone.
Read MoreIf there’s one good thing to be said about the chip shortage of 2020-2023 (and counting!) it’s that a number of us were forced out of our ruts, and pushed to explore parts that we never would have otherwise. Or maybe it’s just me. Back in the old times, I used to be a die-hard
Read MoreOpinion post by Ryan Haines The Google Pixel 7 Pro was my favorite phone of 2022. Any time I wasn’t working on another review, my personal SIM went right back to Google’s premium flagship. It was my go-to camera thanks to the Tensor G2’s processing smarts, and everyday features like Now Playing became indispensable —
Read MoreUmar Shakir / The Verge: Discord says it will let “high-visibility users” secure usernames to minimize the risk of impersonation, as some users criticize its plans to change usernames — A race to reserve usernames is kicking off on Discord. — Starting in the next couple of weeks …
Read MoreVisual Studio Code 1.78, also known as the April 2023 release of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code source code editor, introduces built-in profile templates for Python and Java as well as new color themes. Released May 3, Visual Studio Code 1.78 can be downloaded from visualstudio.com for Windows, Linux, and Mac. Profile templates in VS Code
Read MoreWelcome to The Weekly Authority, the Android Authority newsletter that breaks down the top Android and tech news from the week. The 243rd edition here with a first official look at the Pixel Fold, a hands-on Pixel 7a video, Galaxy Z Flip 5 renders, and Google’s “Godfather of AI” makes a sharp exit… This weekend
Read MoreFisheries managers are recognizing the ecological importance of the maligned marine suckers and are stepping up efforts to help their populations recover.
Read MoreHR executives have gone through a fair share of tough times to be around in the corporate arena. They have found ways to adopt hybrid work and redefine the future of a human-centric approach. thereby achieving technology-enabled workplaces. The ever-changing corporate landscape stimulates innovation. Yet, today’s leaders have signed up for altering HR practices, policies,
Read MorePlus: Apple and Google plan to stop AirTag stalking, Meta violated the FTC’s privacy order, and how to tell if your car is tracking you.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A race to reserve usernames is kicking off on Discord. Starting in the next couple of weeks, millions of Discord users will be forced to say goodbye to their old four-digit-appended names. Discord is requiring everyone to take up a new common platform-wide handle. For Discord, it’s a
Read MoreWill Oremus / Washington Post: AI text generators are quietly authoring more of the internet; more AI-generated books and personalized articles mean fewer clients buying human-written content — From recipes to product reviews to how-to books, artificial intelligence text generators are quietly authoring more and more of the internet.
Read MorePlus: Apple and Google plan to stop AirTag stalking, Meta violated the FTC’s privacy order, and how to tell if your car is tracking you.
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth II was a blank canvas onto which scores of memes were projected. Charles III is nothing of the sort.
Read MoreWhen was the last time you cleaned your floors? If you’re checking out these deals, it’s probably been too long.
Read MoreYou didn’t start your company to lose money. However, you don’t want just to break even, either. Ideally, you want the healthiest possible profit margin. And that one way to do that is by growing your revenue streams. As a refresher, revenue is the cash coming into the business. Typically indicated at the top of
Read MoreIf you’re willing to spend $200 USD on nothing more than 100 grams of plastic, there are a few trendy sunglasses brands that are ready to take your money before you have time to think twice. Sure, you can get a pair of sunglasses for an order of magnitude less money that do the exact
Read MoreCristina Criddle / Financial Times: A journalist recounts discovering that ByteDance surveilled her in 2022 after reporting on TikTok’s staff troubles in London and wonders why she was targeted — The FT’s Cristina Criddle on discovering she’d been surveilled by the controversial social media company
Read MoreDevelopers like Koei Techmo and Tango Gameworks are working to make accessible design a global standard.
Read MoreQuick references are handy, but sometimes it’s nice to have a process demonstrated from beginning to end. In that spirit, [Darren Stone] created a video demonstrating how to model a twisted part in FreeCAD, showing the entire workflow of creating the part as a blend of surfaces and curves that get turned into a solid.
Read MoreCristina Criddle / Financial Times: A journalist recounts discovering that ByteDance surveilled her in 2022 after reporting on TikTok’s staff troubles in London and wonders why she was targeted — The FT’s Cristina Criddle on discovering she’d been surveilled by the controversial social media company
Read MoreImage: Bluesky Bluesky, the chaotic, invite-only “errors and asses” platform, told its users today there’s a new rule: no heads of state. I’m guessing the posters are too feral to be trusted. In some sense, this is understandable. The thing is still in beta. The team is tiny, and actively juggling moderation while trying to
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Slash, a Gen Z-focused neobank, raised $19M in seed and Series A funding from investors including NEA, Menlo Ventures, Connect Ventures, and Y Combinator — Around two years ago, Victor Cardenas and Kevin Bai — college dropouts from Stanford University and the University of Waterloo …
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