Spotify's podcast tech chief is leaving the company
Anchor co-founder Michael Mignano is leaving Spotify, where he has led the podcast tech team over the last few years. The company told The Verge that Mignano has submitted his resignation and will move...
View ArticleSoundCloud buys an AI music company to help discover hidden gems
SoundCloud wants to make it easier to find must-listen tunes buried deep in its catalog. TechCrunchnotes the company has bought Musiio, an AI music curation company. The firm's technology uses AI to...
View ArticleInstagram is testing even more recommendations in the main feed
Instagram will test some additional changes for the main feed, including more recommendations. Extra content from accounts you don't follow will bubble up in the default algorithmic feed "based on what...
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Google Docs adds new table tools for easier project management
Last year, Google announced smart canvas, a suite of tools the company promised would make it easier for people to collaborate across its productivity apps. Since then, it has consistently introduced...
View ArticleRazer's Blade 15 will be the first laptop with a 240Hz OLED screen
You normally have to choose between fast refresh rates or OLED's vivid imagery when buying a laptop, but Razer claims it can offer both at once. The company plans to update the Blade 15 with an option...
View ArticleUbisoft Montreal takes over work on ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake’
Work on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake evidently hasn't gone as smoothly as Ubisoft hoped. The company has now put its Montreal studio in charge of the project. Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft...
View ArticleParamount+ has nearly 40 million subscribers
A lot of people are paying for Paramount+ to watch Halo and Star Trek: Picard, even if neither series has been particularly outstanding. On Tuesday, Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS) announced that...
View ArticleApple reportedly hired a longtime Ford executive for its car project
Apple has hired a longtime Ford engineer and executive to work on its long-gestating car project, according to Bloomberg. Desi Ujkashevic had been with the automaker since 1991. Before leaving the...
View ArticleTwitter 'Circle' test limits tweets to close friends
You might not have to tweet to all your followers (or the public) in the future. Twitter is testing a "Circle" feature that lets you limit tweets to a group of as many as 150 people. It's a...
View ArticleApple Store workers in Atlanta will hold union vote in June
Workers at the first US Apple Store to file for a union election will decide whether to unionize next month. According to an agreement obtained by The Verge, employees at Apple's Cumberland Mall retail...
View ArticleBlizzard gives sneak peek of new mobile game ‘Warcraft Arclight Rumble’
Warcraft fans can look forward to a new mobile game in 2022. Blizzard today released the trailer for Warcraft Arclight Rumble, a free-to-play, single-player strategy game that is due later this year....
View ArticleRivian will receive up to $1.5 billion in state incentives to build Georgia...
Georgia will provide Rivian with up to $1.5 billion in local incentives and tax credits in support of the automaker’s plan to build a new manufacturing plant outside of Atlanta. When Rivian announced...
View ArticleApple store near Baltimore becomes third to start union bid
Employees at an Apple store in Towson, Maryland sent a letter to CEO Tim Cook today informing him of their bid to unionize, reportedThe Washington Post. The group, which has deemed itself the Coalition...
View ArticleYouTube Go will no longer be available starting this August
YouTube Go is going away for good in August. The YouTube Team has announced that it's retiring the lightweight alternative to its main app, mainly because it has become unnecessary over the years....
View ArticleAMD teases new 'Dragon Range' CPUs for high-end gaming laptops
With the release of its Q1 2022 financial results, AMD also revealed plans for its upcoming Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 series laptop CPUs, as seen in a slide tweeted by former Anandtech editor Dr. Ian Cutress....
View ArticleSamsung's new phone storage standard is twice as fast
Samsung has introduced the latest iteration of its Universal Flash Storage product, which it says is much, much faster than its predecessor. The UFS specification was already developed to enable SSD...
View ArticleStar Wars Instant Pots are up to 25 percent off for May the 4th
Today's the day — May the 4th, or Star Wars Day, always brings good discounts on Star Wars merch and accessories each year. Amazon has a bunch of one-day-only deals celebrating the franchise, key among...
View ArticlePolestar raises the price of its single-motor Polestar 2 by $2,500
In late March, Polestar announced that the single-motor Long Range variant of its Polestar 2 EV coupe would be arriving imminently upon US shores and be available starting at $45,900 — $33,400 after...
View ArticleMeta offers new professional certificates through Coursera
Last year, in an effort to fill outstanding positions, Meta stopped requiring job seekers to hold a four-year university or college degree to apply for some roles. At the time, the company said it...
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The best gifts to upgrade your grad’s tech setup
Every spring, a new class of graduates is unleashed on the world, many of them carrying gadgets that have been put through the ringer over the years. Graduation is traditionally a big time for...
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