I tend to try to avoid the comments section on YouTube as much as possible, but it turns out the company is testing a way to make them even more prominent. As spotted by Android Police, the video platform is testing a way to allow users to post comments linked to a specific time. It sounds a lot like SoundCloudâs comments, based on the information on this support page: Weâre... Read more âș
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Oh hey, Facebook is taking a page out of Clubhouseâs book. Again. Times two. Instagram has added the ability to run audio-only broadcasts on Instagram Live. It doesnât quite turn Instagram into Clubhouse, but itâs hard not to look at the update through the lens of the meteoric rise of audio-centric platforms like Clubhouse and Twitterâs Spaces. Whoâd have thought that glorified conference calls would be the next big thing?... Read more âș
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Windows 10 is getting a big sound quality boost for a whole bunch of Bluetooth headphones out there â including Appleâs AirPods. The company today announced support for the AAC Bluetooth codec is coming to Windows 10, starting with Windows Insiders. While Windows 10 already supports another high-quality codec, AptX, many audio devices donât. Notably, Apple headphones â including Beats â use AAC exclusively as their high-quality option. Iâve tested... Read more âș
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âConsumers looking for an on-demand service wonât find it with Game Pass.â Thatâs how I ended this 2017 article titled âXbox Game Pass isnât the Netflix of Anything.â Iâm happy to say that now, in 2021, it finally is. Thatâs right. Itâs three years later and Xbox Game Pass is the Netflix of Gaming. And itâs all thanks to Microsoftâs excellent âXbox Cloud Gamingâ service, which recently entered beta. Iâve... Read more âș
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Downloadable content has somehow managed to become a polarizing issue in the gaming community. Debates rage about when itâs appropriate for a developer to create DLC, how much gamers should be charged, and exactly how many add-ons a company can put out before it becomes too much. Hereâs the thing: thereâs no such thing as too much DLC. Stop being ridiculous. Hereâs whatâs wrong with DLC: Developers might choose to... Read more âș
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A terrifying robot dog thatâs been prowling New Yorkâs streets over the past few months is being sent back to the pound. The NYPD had been leasing the quadruped from Boston Dynamics since last year, but canceled the contract last week after a public backlash. âThis is a casualty of politics, bad information, and cheap sound bytes,â John Miller, the departmentâs deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism, told The New... Read more âș
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For the first few months of 2021, the Martian atmosphere was buzzing with new visitors from Earth. First, it was the UAE Space Agencyâs Hope probe, followed by the Chinese Tianwen-1 entering orbit. More recently, Nasa landed the biggest-ever rover on Mars, as well as its companion, an ingenious helicopter. Both have been setting new milestones since. The next visitor to the planet will be Tianwen-1 missionâs lander, which will... Read more âș
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Boris is the wise olâ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech â from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! A friend of mine is filled with ideas, and every time I meet him, heâs always got a crazy new pitch. I love those conversations because his... Read more âș
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TLDR: The Ocushield Anti-Blue Light Glasses protect your eyes from the harmful effects of blue light-emitting devices that can lead to headaches, eye strain, fatigue, and unrestful sleep. Studies â and the resulting news reports that cover them â are filled with findings that often grab your attention. Then there are those study results that should scare the living bejeezus out of you. Like that your smartphone is covered in... Read more âș
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Netflix has much garbage on it that I often spend more time searching for shows than actually watching them. Nowadays, I frequently give up hunting and do something more productive instead, like reading or collecting lint from my belly button. But doomscrolling through Netflixâs catalog is no longer the only way to find those rare nuggets of gold. After years of testing, the streaming behemoth has finally launched a shuffle... Read more âș
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This weekâs release of iOS 14.5 was a big one. Not only are there interesting new features like mask unlock and a redesigned podcast app, but Apple also went all Wild West on app tracking. And the tech world took notice. Facebook head honcho Mark Zuckerberg has been particularly and repeatedly critical of Apple strapping on a pair of six shooters and heading to Advert Town to protect your privacy.... Read more âș
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I spent the last week playing Housemarqueâs upcoming PS5 exclusive Returnal and I absolutely love it, but donât consider this a review. âOk, so what even is Returnal?â If you had asked me this question a month ago I wouldâve shrugged and mumbled something about a generically titled PS5 game that I had little interest in. Then my review code came in and Iâve been obsessed ever since. Itâs almost... Read more âș
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Electric vehicles are becoming more and more popular, but still, range anxiety and charging time are obstacles to their widespread acceptance. Imagine, though, charging your car by simply changing lanes and driving over to special charging strips embedded in the road. Thatâs exactly the vision of Khurram Afridi, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell University. Along with his team, theyâre developing a groundbreaking approach to charge EVs... Read more âș
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For most people, getting to the stars is nothing more than a dream. On April 28, 2001, Dennis Tito achieved that lifelong goal â but he wasnât a typical astronaut. Tito, a wealthy businessman, paid US$20 million for a seat on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to be the first tourist to visit the International Space Station. Only seven people have followed suit in the 20 years since, but that number... Read more âș
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You decide to call a store that sells some hiking boots youâre thinking of buying. As you dial in, the computer of an artificial intelligence company hired by the store is activated. It retrieves its analysis of the speaking style you used when you phoned other companies the software firm services. The computer has concluded you are âfriendly and talkative.â Using predictive routing, it connects you to a customer service... Read more âș
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Like Uber, ride-hailing platform Lyft has sold its self-driving division. Itâs a massive u-turn for the company considering that just last year, it said it was planning to launch its first robotaxi fleet in 2023. Letâs take a closer look at whatâs happened. The deal On Tuesday this week, Lyft announced an acquisition agreement with Toyotaâs Woven Planet Holdings (WPH). The deal sees WPH buy Lyftâs self-driving division, called Level... Read more âș
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Google Assistant is great for knowing weather forecasts, checking scores of my favorite sports teams, or asking it to show nearby restaurants. But one of my huge complaints with it is that when I try to call a contact, it would often fail to recognize their name. I live in India, and because of the diverse nature of the country names, people in my contacts and their pronunciations vary a... Read more âș
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We have to get rid of our past ideas of what a ânormalâ business office looks like. As lockdowns ease in the future, there will be industries that want to bring everyone back into an office location even as other companies remain in a fully-remote system. But there is another option that is poised to become the standard for business operations in the 21st century: the hybrid workplace. In this... Read more âș
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Last night, when most of India was sleeping, Facebook temporarily blocked posts that included the #ResignModi hashtagâ criticizing the Prime Ministerâs handling of the raging Coronavirus pandemic â and restored them hours later. The company said that the blocking was an oversight, and New Delhi didnât order the social networking giant to restrict it: We temporarily blocked this hashtag by mistake, not because the Indian government asked us to, and... Read more âș
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An Amazon lawsuit alleging former President Donald Trump interfered in the selection process for the Department of Defenseâs JEDI project can go forward, a federal judge ruled today. The ruling stems from a 2019 lawsuit where Amazon insisted Trump purposefully snubbed the company in favor of Microsoft for the JEDI account â a $10B program to build AI solutions for the Pentagon. The reasoning for this, according to Amazon, has... Read more âș
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