Spotify subscriptions can now be bundled with Soundtrap's audio creation tool
If you’re a podcaster or a musician, it’s likely you’ve heard of Soundtrap, an online tool that lets you record, edit and collaborate on the fly. Spotify—which acquired Soundtrap back in 2017— is now...
View ArticleRussian TikTok creators have reportedly been paid to share propaganda
The White House isn't the only one trying to steer discussion of Ukraine on TikTok. Vice News has discovered that Russian TikTok influencers are reportedly being paid to share videos promoting the...
View ArticleMeta employees say goodbye to perks like on-site laundry
Meta employees scheduled to return to the office on March 28th will have to find another place to take their dirty laundry. Facebook’s parent company is cutting its free laundry and dry-cleaning...
View ArticleUber adds fuel surcharge due to spike in gas prices
Unusually high gas prices throughout the US and Canada has led to Uber tacking on a fuel surcharge to rides and deliveries, according to a blog post on the company’s website. This likely won’t surprise...
View ArticleProminent editor of Russian Wikipedia pages detained in Belarus
Authorities in Belarus have arrested and detained Mark Bernstein, one of the top editors of Russian Wikipedia, according to local publication Zerkalo. Bernstein was reportedly accused of violating the...
View ArticleApple reportedly isn't planning to release a new 27-inch iMac
Apple discontinued the 27-inch iMac when it launched the Mac Studio and 5K Studio Display, but reports that came out earlier this year suggested that a replacement was in the works. According to...
View ArticleRecommended Reading: The first TikTok war
The myth of the ‘First TikTok War’Kaitlyn Tiffany, The AtlanticThe Russian invasion of Ukraine is playing out over social media, with varying degrees of facts depending on who is delivering the...
View ArticleHitting the Books: How Ronald Reagan torpedoed sensible drug patenting
Americans pay two and a half times more for their prescription drugs than residents of any other nation on Earth. Though generic versions of popular compounds accounted for 84 percent of America's...
View ArticleUbisoft says no user information was exposed in recent 'cyber security incident'
South American hacking group Lapsus$ is claiming responsibility for another high-profile hack. On Thursday, Ubisoft said it underwent a “cyber security incident” last week that saw some of its games,...
View ArticleApple stops selling LG's $1,299 UltraFine 5K Display
Days after discontinuing the 27-inch iMac, Apple has also stopped selling one of LG’s UltraFine displays. As spotted by MacRumors, if you visit the company’s website, it no longer lists the 27-inch 5K...
View ArticleFirst trailer for Apple's 'They Call Me Magic' celebrates a basketball icon
Apple has shared the first trailer for They Call Me Magic, its upcoming four-part documentary on former LA Lakers superstar Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Set to debut on April 22nd, the TV+ exclusive looks...
View ArticleSony's Crunchyroll anime streaming service suspends operations in Russia
Another company is temporarily cutting the Russian market off from its services following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. On Friday, Sony’s Entertainment unit blocked Russian users from accessing...
View ArticleTinder users help Ukrainian refugees find shelter and support
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more than 2.5 million people have fled the country, making it Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II. In trying to find shelter in neighboring...
View Article'WeCrashed' on AppleTV+ promises the world, but delivers very little
Students of history learn the importance of primary sources; eyewitness accounts of what people saw and did when all of this history was going on. You also learn that there’s a great need for evidence...
View Article‘Star Trek: Picard’ features a time-traveling Samsung Galaxy Z Fold
For decades, Star Trek has defined the future of consumer technology. We have smartphones and voice assistants because in-universe devices like the Tricorder inspired engineers at Apple, Google and...
View ArticleHoloride's in-car VR tech arrives in Audi vehicles this summer
Virtual reality is coming to Audi vehicles. On Saturday, the automaker announced it would support Holoride’s in-car VR technology starting this summer. In June, select Audi models with the company’s...
View ArticleThis website allows Westerners to talk to Russians about the war in Ukraine
With the Kremlin restricting access to online platforms like Twitter and Instagram in recent days, people in Russia are quickly losing access to information about the war in Ukraine that doesn’t come...
View ArticleFord will sell some Explorer SUVs without rear climate controls due to chip...
With no end in sight to the global semiconductor shortage, Ford will temporarily offer some Explorer SUVs without the electronics necessary to access the car’s heating and air conditioning controls...
View ArticleA surprise PC update makes ‘Chrono Trigger’ playable on ultrawide screen...
For nearly 30 years, Square Enix’s Chrono Trigger has stood tall as one of the defining releases of the SNES era and JRPG genre. In a medium that has dramatically evolved over the past three decades,...
View ArticleSamsung's next Galaxy A Event takes place on March 17th
Samsung has started sending out invitations to the Galaxy A Event, where it will unveil its latest mid-range smartphones under the product line. The tech giant introduced the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72...
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