Amazon Prime Video won't offer Dolby Vision and Atmos on its ad-supported plan
On January 29, Amazon started inserting ads into the viewing experience of Prime Video subscribers. The company announced the change last year, telling customers that it will start showing "limited...
View ArticleLyft expands program that matches women and nonbinary riders to drivers
Lyft is expanding its Women+ Connect program to a bunch of new cities. This initiative originally launched in a limited number of locations back in September, but now it's getting a much larger...
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The Morning After: How did Tesla win the EV charging wars?
Electric vehicles from Stellantis brands, including Dodge and Chrysler, will start using the NACS connector in select models next year. The automaker will also offer an adaptor for existing vehicles,...
View ArticleNothing's Phone 2a will debut on March 5
Nothing announced that it will reveal its latest Phone 2a on March 5th, but there's a not-great surprise for American fans of the product. Rather than being released officially like the Phone 2, the...
View ArticleThe best smart light bulbs for 2024
The right lighting can go a long way to setting the right mood for your next date-night dinner, holiday party or movie night. Smart LED light bulbs make it easy to customize the lighting in your home...
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How to use Apple Pay on your iPhone for contactless payments
Apple Pay can make it more convenient to buy things while protecting your credit card info. Launched in 2014, the payment service supports tap-to-pay in physical retail stores, online apps and...
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GLAAD's first annual gaming report is here to tell us how gay games are
“The game industry is out of step with contemporary media in terms of LGBTQ representation, and it is failing its LGBTQ customers.” This sentiment has felt true for years, and now the statistics in...
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The Flipper Zero digital multi-tool can now play games, complete with...
The Flipper Zero digital multi-tool already has tons of uses, from hacking to controlling home systems. Now it can even play games, thanks to a partnership with Raspberry Pi. This comes in the form of...
View ArticleOne of our favorite Samsung microSD cards is on sale for $25
If you're looking to boost the storage space of a Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, Raspberry Pi or any other device that accepts a microSD card, here's a deal worth noting: The 512GB version of Samsung's...
View ArticleApple won’t have to make iMessage work with other messaging services, EU says
Apple’s blue bubbles are safe from interlopers for now. Following an investigation, European Union officials have determined that iMessage — along with Microsoft's Bing, Edge and Microsoft Advertising...
View ArticleNVIDIA’s new AI chatbot runs locally on your PC
NVIDIA just released a free demo version of a chatbot that runs locally on your PC. This is pretty neat, as it gives the chatbot access to your files and documents. You can feed Chat with RTX a...
View ArticleUnited Airlines grounds Airbus A321neo fleet over antiquated no smoking sign law
United Airlines briefly grounded its fleet of brand-new Airbus A321neo planes, according to a report by Gizmodo. This had nothing to do with safety, as was the case with that recent Boeing controversy....
View ArticleGame preservationists recreate F-Zero games beamed over satellite in the...
Some imaginative and resourceful game preservationists have reverse-engineered a long-lost F-Zero game from the mid-'90s. Eurogamer reports that faithful recreations of two BS F-Zero Grand Prix games,...
View ArticleHIPAA protects health data privacy, but not in the ways most people think
The “P” in HIPAA doesn’t stand for privacy. It’s one of the first things a lot of experts will say when asked to clear up any misconceptions about the health data law. Instead, it stands for...
View ArticleYou can now buy a Playdate console without an obscene waiting period
The Playdate console has been tough to get a hold of since being released back in 2022, as pre-orders have vastly outnumbered current orders. This has led to lengthy waiting periods when placing an...
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Paramount Global lays off a reported 800 employees
Paramount Global said Tuesday it’s laying off some of its “very valued colleagues,” including on its Paramount+ team. Variety reported Tuesday the cuts will affect about 800 employees, an estimated...
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ChatGPT is getting a digital memory to recall your past conversations
One of the big drawbacks of talking to an AI chatbot is that everything resets once the conversation is done. It won’t remember who you are or what you previously queried. This is by design, for...
View ArticleMozilla is laying off around 60 workers
Mozilla is the latest in a long line of tech companies to lay off employees this year. The not-for-profit company is firing around 60 people, which equates to roughly five percent of its workforce....
View ArticleSarah Silverman’s copyright infringement suit against OpenAI will advance in...
Sarah Silverman’s lawsuit against OpenAI will advance with some of her legal team’s claims dismissed. The comedian sued OpenAI and Meta in July 2023, claiming they trained their AI models on her books...
View ArticleWaymo issued a recall after two robotaxis crashed into the same pickup truck
Last year, two Waymo robotaxis in Phoenix "made contact" with the same pickup truck that was in the midst of being towed, which prompted the Alphabet subsidiary to issue a recall on its vehicles'...
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