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Best Energy Efficient Gadgets to Save Electricity

We now have to consider more carefully how we use household appliances, charge our electric cars, and heat and cool our homes due to the rising cost of living. While investing in brand-new smart home equipment may not be the best course of action for everyone right now, there are a number of household items […]

Pinterest Follows All Social Media Platforms’ Footsteps, Copies TikTok

Through agreements with record labels, Pinterest is expanding the music selection for its TikTok-like video function. Today, the business unveiled agreements that will let Pinterest users include well-known music in their video posts, or Idea Pins. According to a Pinterest blog post, the partnering record labels are Warner Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Merlin, and […]

Analysis: Why Spotify's 'Car Thing' Was Destined for the Hardware Graveyard

Spotify Technology SA’s Car Thing player is now a thing of the past. The world’s leading audio streaming service on Wednesday announced it would discontinue the device just five months after it became available to all users in the United States. In doing so, Spotify became the latest software technology company to stumble in an […]

Top 5 Best Budget Wireless Earbuds to Buy in 2022

The best earbuds nowadays are wireless ones. They are portable and practical, and there is never a concern that the wires will get tangled up and rip out. But the cost of these items can add up, and occasionally you don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on something that you might lose at the […]

Mark Zuckerberg Teases Wearable Tech with Neural Interface in Facebook Post

Meta Platforms Inc’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, on Wednesday teased a new smart glasses project with EssilorLuxottica, posting a photo of the eyewear company’s chairman sporting a prototype of a neural interface wristband – designed for directing other devices. “Here Leonardo is using a prototype of our neural interface EMG [electromyography] wristband that will eventually […]

Spotify's Joe Rogan Saga Spotlights Podcast Moderation Challenges

At an ad industry conference in New York this month, one of the key architects of Spotify’s podcasting strategy outlined what she saw as the biggest challenge facing platforms: how to moderate content. Chief Content and Advertising Business Officer Dawn Ostroff, the television veteran who had helped bring U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan and other top […]

European activists fight for right to repair electronics

At a table scattered with tools and wires, volunteer repairers sit across from the owners of an assortment of inoperable electronics. The volunteers at a free “repair cafe” in Copenhagen disassemble and diagnose gadgets while the customers watch, each doing their part for the environment – one broken blender, radio or laptop at a time. […]

OnlyFans website to ban 'sexually explicit' content

OnlyFans, a site where fans pay creators for their photos and videos, is planning to ban “sexually explicit” content. The ban will start Oct. 1 and is the result of requests from banking partners and companies that handle financial transactions, a spokesperson said. Still, nudity is OK if it’s “consistent” with the company’s policy. It’s […]

Kids and cars: Today's teens in no rush to start driving

Michael Andretti has a 21-year-old son with zero interest in obtaining a driver’s license. Rideshare apps get him where he wants to go. In New Jersey, the 16-year-old daughter of a local short track racer took a five-minute driving lesson on a golf cart through their yard before turning over the keys. “That’s it, I’m […]

Spotify’s Sound Up looks to amplify female voices in India

Sweden-based music streaming company Spotify are launching a global female empowerment program meant to equip women of the world with proper training within the podcasting realm.   The program, called “Sound Up!”, aims to identify under-represented communities and enables participants to enhance their podcasting skills through training, mentoring workshops, and full-program support provided by the audio streaming […]