Meta is going to remove news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada now that the Canadian Senate has passed the Online News Act. announced Thursday. The law, officially Bill C-18forces tech companies like Meta and Google to negotiate with news publishers and pay them for their content. Meta has been an outspoken opponent of the … Read more
DuckDuckGo’s browser is finally available for Windows users. About nine months after launching its browser for Mac, the privacy-focused search engine company is bringing a very similar product to Windows users. It’s available now and the pitch is the same as always: DuckDuckGo is a browser and search engine that doesn’t collect your data or … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg announced the Meta Quest 3 VR headset early this month, which should offer enhanced capabilities for those looking to upgrade their Quest 2. But that higher-performance Quest 3 won’t be here until September, so in the meantime, Meta promised that a future update will improve the performance of the Quest 2 (and Quest … Read more
Looks like access keys are now supported for Apple IDsbut only if you have the first beta for iOS 17 (or iPadOS 17 or macOS Sonoma). Beta users of Apple’s operating systems will then have the option to sign in anywhere that supports logging in with your Apple ID – not just Apple. com And … Read more
Nothing’s next phone will have high-end power. While the Nothing Phone 1 is “a good midrange phone under a lot of hype”, the US sequel is ready for more. Today, the company confirmed that unlike its predecessor’s midrange Snapdragon 778 chipset, the Phone (2) packs a high-end Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 series – though it wasn’t … Read more
After Baylor professor of microbiology and public health advocate Peter Hotez, MD Ph.D. tweeted a Motherboard article about Joe Rogan’s lack of moderation by Spotify after a podcast episode with guest Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Rogan challenged him to debate Robert F Kennedy, Jr proposing a $100,000 donation to a charity of Hotez’s choosing if … Read more
On Thursday, Motherboard reported that Amazon delivery drivers in Palmdale, California have gone on strike, a first for the company. The drivers, who united with the Teamsters in April and were recognized by Amazon “Delivery Service Partner” (DSP) Battle-Tested Strategies in May, demanding better pay and improved safety conditions. The 84 striking workers walked out … Read more
Netflix has been very quiet about the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. And while the new teaser trailer released during the Tudum event doesn’t show much at all, it does confirm that the series will start streaming in 2024. Anyway, at least we have our first pictures today: Janice AllenJanice has been with … Read more
It’s been a long time coming, but Netflix is finally ready to show off its upcoming adaptation of A piece – we got the very first trailer at the streamer’s Tudum event today. The clip shows about 90 seconds of the live-action pirate series, featuring the main cast – which includes Iñaki Godoy in the … Read more
Police officers can’t attach guns to drones in Illinois as of today — and they can’t use drones for facial recognition unless they’re trying to counter a terrorist attack, prevent “imminent harm to life” or make sure a suspect doesn’t don’t get away. But they can do something they couldn’t before in Illinois: fly over … Read more