Google's 'raters' are pushing for $15 an hour
Part-time employees at RaterLabs — an AI vendor whose only known client is Google — are campaigning to qualify for the $15 hourly minimum wage the tech giant promised to its "extended workforce" back...
View ArticleMeta will limit hiring this year due to slowing revenue growth
Meta is limiting its intake of new employees as part of its efforts to cut costs due to weak revenue forecasts, according to CNBC and Bloomberg. Facebook's parent company is slowing the pace or pausing...
View ArticleIntuit owes customers $141 million after it 'cheated' them out of free tax...
TurboTax maker Intuit will pay $141 million "for deceiving millions of low-income Americans into paying for tax services that should have been free," the NY Attorney General's office wrote in a press...
View ArticleApple's AirTag 4-pack has never been cheaper
If you have several items (or pets) you want to keep track of, this is a great chance to grab multiple Apple AirTags at once. You can pick up a four-pack from Amazon and Best Buy for $84.55, or $14.45...
View ArticleGoogle acquires MicroLED startup Raxium to help boost its AR ambitions
Google has purchased a startup called Raxium specializing in MicroLED displays as part of its Devices & Services group, 9to5Google has reported. Raxium is developing what it calls "ultra-compact,...
View ArticleLenovo's new Slim series laptops feature updated AMD or Intel processors
As part of Lenovo's big spring laptop refresh, the company today unveiled a new generation of Slim clamshell laptops in the US (which confusingly share the 'Slim' branding with older, unrelated...
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The Morning After: We played Steam games on a Chromebook
Gaming has been one of Chrome OS’ weak spots for years. Most Chromebooks have lower-power hardware paired with an OS built on web technology, so playing AAA titles found on Windows has simply not been...
View ArticleSamsung's Galaxy Watch 4 falls to a new all-time low of $174
Samsung's Galaxy Watch 4 is now cheaper than ever at Amazon, where the 40mm Bluetooth-only version is currently on sale for $174. That's a new all-time for the wearable and is $76 less than its retail...
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Chromebooks are finally getting AMD Ryzen 5000 C-series CPUs
AMD has at last made chips with its Zen 3 architecture for higher-end Chromebooks. It created several C-series Ryzen 5000 processors that are designed for Chrome OS. All of the CPUs in this lineup were...
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'Star Trek: Picard' could only exist on a streaming service
The following contains mild spoilers for the finale episode of ‘Star Trek: Picard’ season two.Picard has always been an outlier in the Star Trek franchise. It’s not a show about a particular ship and...
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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ says the quiet part out loud
The following contains spoilers for the premiere episode of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.’Today Strange New Worlds makes its debut on Paramount+, the long-awaited third live action series in the new...
View ArticleApple, Google and Microsoft commit to 'end-to-end' password-free sign-ins
Passwordless sign-ins are already a practical reality, but they're sometimes clunky — and three of the biggest tech companies believe they can reduce the friction. Apple, Google and Microsoft are...
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The best work-from-home and office essentials for graduates
After they’re done celebrating their academic accomplishments, your grad might already have a new job or internship lined up, or they may be very close to a new opportunity. If so, they’ll want a few...
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DuoVox Mate Pro: A fun but imperfect night vision camera
Smartphones and cameras are better than ever for night shooting, but there are still a lot of caveats. You have to hold your phone still to get decent photos as multiple exposures are added together,...
View ArticleStarlink users can now take their terminal on the road
Folks who enjoy camping or weekend trips in an RV now have another way to access the internet when they set up shop for the night — as long as they don't mind lugging around Starlink hardware and...
View ArticleGoogle Assistant can now automatically change passwords
Google said a year ago that Assistant would offer to change compromised passwords, and now the company is delivering on that promise in earnest. Android Policenotes that Assistant warnings are now...
View ArticleVolta's electric urban delivery trucks will come to the US in 2023
You might soon see more electric trucks ferrying cargo around town. Volta has revealed that it's bringing its urban delivery EVs to the US, starting with a test fleet of 100 Class 7 (16.5 US tons) Zero...
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IK Multimedia's latest mobile audio interface is designed for field recording
IK Multimedia has revealed its latest mobile audio interface, a field recorder called iRig Pro Quattro I/O. The device has 24-bit, 96kHz conversion and four microphone and instrument preamps, along...
View Article'Fortnite' is back on iOS for free via Xbox Cloud Gaming
NVIDIA isn't the only one making it easier to play Fortnite on Apple devices. Microsoft has partnered with Epic Games to make Fortniteplayable for free on Xbox Cloud Gaming, no subscription required....
View ArticleSummer Game Fest returns on June 9th and it's coming to IMAX theaters
E3 isn't happening at all this year, but that doesn't mean there won't be a ton of gaming news to look forward to in June. Three days before Xbox and Bethesda's event, the third annual Summer Game Fest...
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