David Pierce / The Verge: Spotify redesigns the core homescreen of its app with a TikTok-like vertical scroll of albums, video podcasts, and more — Spotify is redesigning the core homescreen of its app, trying to make it easier for users to find new stuff to listen to — and watch.
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Google adds its VPN service to all Google One plans in 22 countries, starting at $1.99 per month, and dark web monitoring for stolen personal info to Google One — After adding Magic Eraser last month, Google One is significantly expanding the availability of its VPN and introducing dark web monitoring
Read MoreJeremy Roebuck / The Philadelphia Inquirer: YouTuber Bill Omar Carrasquillo was sentenced to 5.5 years and ordered to forfeit $30M for selling pirated streaming TV to subscribers for over $15 per month — A local YouTube star who built a sizable following with slickly produced videos flaunting his fleet of luxury and sports cars …
Read MoreKristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images I sadly cannot attend Podcast Evolutions this year. If you are in attendance and have some hot goss, feel free to send my way! Also some warm, dry weather — that would be nice. Today, SiriusXM lays off hundreds of staffers, Twitter Spaces loses another feature, and podcast
Read MoreRadio amateurs often have a love-hate relationship with home-made inductors, sharing all kinds of tips and tricks as to how the most stable nanohenry inductor can be wound. But there’s another group in the world of electronics with an interest in high-quality inductors, namely the audio enthusiasts. They need good quality inductors with a values
Read MoreTesla has shot to the top of the auto industry on the strength of its battery technology, but it still gets some basic “car things” wrong. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened yet another investigation into the company following two reports of steering wheels coming off while being driven. The NHTSA says
Read MoreTom McKay / Rolling Stone: At CPAC 2023, Google, Meta, Twitter, and other tech giants remained central villains, including a Section 230 repeal panel; Truth Social and GETTR were absent — CPAC showed how the MAGA movement still can’t decide whether its problem is too much Silicon Valley or not enough faves
Read MoreNew York Times: As tech giants cut back, staff working on big bets and moonshots, like Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s X, were heavily impacted; Meta’s Reality Labs is an exception — Big tech companies have long been willing to fund efforts with no obvious payoff. But those groups have been hit hard in recent layoffs.
Read MoreIn the current, non-stop world, productivity is all the buzz. Everyone has tasks and endless to-do lists. It is challenging to keep everything in line. Luckily, today, technology makes it easy for us to be productive and efficient with our time. From to-do managers to note-taking apps to project management systems, there is plenty of
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use
Read MoreDina Bass / Bloomberg: A look at the AI Education Project, a nonprofit backed by Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, and others that offers resources to boost AI literacy in low-income schools — With students taking advantage of ChatGPT for homework and term papers, there’s a lot of handwringing about whether artificial-intelligence tools …
Read MoreApple’s march towards world domination continues apace with the results from an annual survey of smartphone sales. Market analysis firm Counterpoint Research has compiled its list of the top 10 best-selling phones of 2022. The list is almost all iPhones, marking the first time Apple has taken 8 of the top 10 listings. Samsung took
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: An interview with Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom on his social news app Artifact, curating sources, editorial judgment, avoiding filter bubbles, and more — Late last month, Artifact, a personalized news reader built by Instagram’s co-founders, opened to the public.
Read MoreThree apps are making waves in how safe places can be used within apps on iOS.
Read MoreUse ChatGPT on iPhone instead of Siri with this quick and easy shortcut.
Read MoreCaroline O’Donovan / Washington Post: Across the US, towns and cities are feeling the impact of Amazon’s belt-tightening, often having welcomed the company with incentives, as pandemic growth fades — As the e-commerce giant presses pause on construction of HQ2 in Virginia, other towns and cities are feeling the impact of the tech behemoth’s pullback
Read MoreSomeone got ChatGPT to make and code a puzzle game all by itself.
Read MoreiPhone 15 may lack some of the more exciting features found in last year’s more advanced models.
Read MoreIf you’re looking for a good excuse to finally buy a drone, you probably can’t do better than claiming it can save your life. Granted, you may never find yourself in the position of being stuck in a raging snowstorm in the middle of the Oregon wilderness, but if you do, this is a good
Read MoreImage: NASA (Credit: NASA)For untold eons, a comet has been drifting through space, paying a visit to Earth every 80,000 years or so. This time, astronomers were on the lookout and gave it a name: C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS). It’s a clunky moniker, but you ought to remember it. Next year, this object could become one
Read MorePolitico: TikTok announces Project Clover, outlining its plan to charm European regulators, including keeping user data on servers in Europe and allowing an audit — BRUSSELS — TikTok has launched its European counteroffensive to assuage politicians’ fears over Chinese surveillance.
Read MoreYou could be in with a chance to stay at Ted Lasso’s favorite pub with AirBnB – and a little help from Mae.
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: after postponing construction at the end of 2022, Intel seeks an extra €4B-€5B from Germany to build its chip plant, taking the expected cost to ~€30B — Intel Corp. is seeking an additional 4 billion to 5 billion euros in subsidies from the German government …
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Ukraine Samsung has launched the Galaxy M14 5G in Ukraine. The budget phone ships with a large, 6,000mAh battery. This new handset also comes with a 3.5mm port and microSD support. Samsung’s Galaxy A series gets all the attention in the budget tier, but the firm also offers the M series in some
Read MoreGood morning! I’m still tuckered out from MWC, but it was good to see colleagues and industry peers. We’ve got plenty to cover in today’s Daily Authority though, so let’s get on with it! Google I/O 2023 is confirmed
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