YouTube TV adds Spanish-only plans
YouTube TV is adding two new Spanish-language plans, Google announced today. The first of those, the aptly named Spanish Plan, will offer customers access to more than 28 Spanish-language channels,...
View ArticleICE 'now operates as a domestic surveillance agency,' think tank says
Although it's supposed to be restricted by surveillance rules at local, state and federal levels, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has built up a mass surveillance system that includes details...
View ArticleSLAC's newest laser works best when it's colder than outer space
After nearly a decade in development, the second iteration of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the DoE's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) is nearly ready to start throwing photons...
View ArticleHarley-Davidson’s LiveWire Del Mar is its most affordable electric motorcycle...
After months of teasing, Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire brand has unveiled its second all-electric motorcycle, the new middleweight Del Mar. Built on the brand’s new Arrow platform, it features a 60 kW...
View ArticleYouTube will allow users to gift paid subscriptions to each other
Starting tomorrow, YouTube will give both fans and creators the ability to gift paid channel subscriptions. A number of influential streamers tweeted the announcement today, many of whom were ecstatic...
View ArticleCarvana laid off 2,500 employees and chose to do so over Zoom
On Tuesday, online used car retailer Carvana took to Zoom to lay off 12 percent of its workforce, reports Protocol. According to Twitter reports, the startup incited “mass hysteria” among workers when...
View ArticleNew York AG's lawsuit again Amazon dismissed by appeals court
Amazon has one less legal challenge to worry about. An appeals court today dismissed a lawsuit by New York State Attorney General Letitia James against the company for its coronavirus safety protocols...
View ArticleFacebook faces lawsuit in Kenya over poor working conditions for moderators
Meta, Facebook's parent company, is facing another lawsuit filed by one of is former content moderators. According to The Washington Post, this one is filed by Daniel Motaung, who's accusing the...
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Sony's Xperia 1 IV smartphone features 'the world's first true optical zoom...
Sony has heavily leveraged its camera expertise to create its upcoming flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 IV, it announced. It offers a slew of innovative, image-oriented features including what it...
View ArticleAnker's Eufy robot vacuums are up to 41 percent off at Amazon
Anker's Eufy brand offers some very affordable robot vacuums that just got even cheaper thanks to a sale on at Amazon. The most interesting model is the Eufy BoostIQ RoboVac 11S Max that's available...
View ArticleGoogle's new tool will let EU publishers get paid for longer news snippets in...
Google has inked agreements with over 300 news publications in Germany, Hungary, France, Austria, the Netherlands and Ireland that would allow it to publish snippets of their stories on Search. The...
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The Morning After: The official end of the iPod
It's the end of an era. Apple introduced the first iPod back in October 2001, when the company was highly dependent on its Mac computer sales and still on shaky financial ground. While the Mac...
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AT&T will use phone location data to route 911 calls to the right responders
AT&T is launching location-based routing of wireless 911 calls to the appropriate call centers across the US, it announced. The company says it'll be the first US carrier to "quickly and more...
View ArticleHuman rights organizations ask Zoom to scrap its emotion tracking AI in open...
Digital rights non-profit Fight for the Future and 27 human rights organizations have written an open letter to Zoom, asking the company not to continue exploring the use of AI that can analyze...
View ArticleThe Pixel Tablet is coming in 2023
Google's last tablet was the ill-fated Pixel slate, a device that was widely criticized — so much so that in 2019, Google said it wouldn't make tablets anymore. In classic fashion, though, the company...
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How to pre-order the Google Pixel 6a smartphone
Google's annual I/O keynote was chock full of hardware and software announcements, key among them being the introduction of the Pixel 6a smartphone. The latest midrange handset brings many of the Pixel...
View ArticleGoogle teases its next generation of AR glasses
A decade after Google Glass made its debut at I/O 2012, Google is working on a new set of augmented reality glasses. The company teased the device at I/O 2022, sharing a short clip that showed off some...
View ArticleGoogle's Matter smart home standard is launching this fall
Google plans to finally launch its new smart home industry standard called Matter this fall. Devices will all connect quickly and easily using Fast Pair and the platform will support a variety of voice...
View ArticleMeta withdraws Oversight Board request for help with Ukraine policies
Meta has withdrawn a request it made to its oversight Board seeking guidance on shaping its content moderation policies amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The company had originally asked the Oversight...
View ArticlePixel 6a vs. the competition: The mid-range gets better with Tensor power
While flagship phones continue to be expensive, many phone manufacturers now offer mid-range options that are far more affordable. Today, Google announced the Pixel 6a, the latest of its "a" line of...
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