Google'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Meta has withdrawn a request it made to its oversight Board seeking guidance on shaping its content moderation policies amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.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...
View ArticleDuckDuckGo’s Chrome extension will block Google’s new ad targeting
The privacy-focused browser DuckDuckGo has updated its Chrome extension to block two new ad targeting methods that are a part of Google’s Privacy Sandbox. In a blog post, DuckDuckGo informed users that...
View ArticleBird will use Google's AR tech to promote good scooter etiquette
A lone electric scooter sits abandoned on a busy sidewalk. It’s an all too frequent sight in cities around the world and one of the primary reasons local governments have been resistant to partnering...
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Sonos Ray is the company's most affordable soundbar yet at $279
Sonos products have never been cheap; in fact, the company raised prices on most of them last year. But Sonos has also recently released some products that push things into more affordable territory....
View ArticleThe portable Sonos Roam speaker is now available in three new colors
Once in a blue moon, Sonos releases its speakers in some fun colors or finishes, but most of the time, people just have to pick between black and white. But starting today, you can get the portable...
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The new Sonos voice assistant seems faster than the competition
Sonos devices have supported Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant for almost five years now. The Sonos One from 2017 was the first speaker the company made with built-in microphones, and almost every speaker...
View ArticleRedbox's new owner is the company that saved Sony's Crackle
Redbox has tried to keep itself relevant over the years with on-demand streaming video and free live TV, but it's still best-known as the company pushing movie disc rentals at kiosks. It might soon...
View Article'Mini Motorways' suddenly arrives on Nintendo Switch
Nintendo held its latest Indie World stream today and, as is often the case at these events, a few games that were shown off suddenly popped up in the Switch eShop. One of those is Mini Motorways, a...
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Here's everything Google announced at I/O 2022
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, Google’s annual I/O developer conference returned to the historic Shoreline Amphitheatre. In an in-person event that saw the company share details on...
View ArticleIntel engineers, led by a Congressional hopeful, demand a union
Intel, which is both the biggest semiconductor company by revenue and the largest private employer in Oregon, is facing an apparent bid for unionization among its exhausted engineering workforce. In a...
View ArticleOpenSea's new measures hope to crack down on fake NFTs
OpenSea is putting in place a new system to spot NFT fakes and verify accounts, in an effort to cut down on the industry’s growing fraud problem. In a couple of blog posts, the NFT marketplace detailed...
View ArticleMeta is reportedly axing some Reality Labs projects
Facebook’s pivot to the metaverse continues to be messy. Meta’s Reality Labs division, home to its hardware efforts and other metaverse initiatives, will be cutting some of its projects, according to...
View ArticleTexas law that allows users to sue social networks for censorship is now in...
The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals has paused the temporary injunction on controversial law HB 20, which another court blocked from taking effect last year. As Houston Public Media notes, the state...
View ArticleElon Musk faces a federal probe over late disclosure of his initial Twitter...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Elon Musk's belated disclosure of his purchase of more than 5 percent of Twitter's share, The Wall Street Journal reports. The lag...
View ArticlePolyend's Play is an elegantly designed sample-based groovebox
Polyend’s Tracker is a fascinating piece of gear. It’s not for everyone, but it’s hard to argue with the value and power it delivers. This year the company is taking that same basic format, and going...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Discovery and BT are forming a massive sports TV business
Warner Bros. Discovery will soon be operating a massive sports programming platform for the UK and Ireland. The merged WarnerMedia and Discovery company already owns the Eurosport network, and now it's...
View ArticleBethesda delays 'Starfield' to 2023
Two of Bethesda's highest-profile games won't make their long-promised release dates. The Microsoft-owned company has delayed both the sci-fi RPG Starfield and Arkane's vampire shooter Redfall to the...
View ArticleFacebook Pay will soon become Meta Pay
Meta started renaming its products after the company switched its name: The Oculus Quest and Facebook Portal devices, for instance, are now known as the Meta Quest and Meta Portal. It's only natural...
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