From The Verge: Spotify’s continued investment in podcasts appears to be paying off, after the company reported that podcast listening has increased by 200 percent year-on-year in its fourth quarter earnings today. The company says it now has over 700,000 podcasts on its platform, and that over 16...

From PC Mag: Three years ago Google launched a new look for YouTube, but allowed users to opt-out and continue using the classic interface on desktop. However, from March, that option disappears and everyone will be forced to use the "new experience."

Yesterday, a new Google support page appeared...

From CNET: Google and YouTube have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Clearview AI, the facial recognition company that has been scraping billions of photos off the internet and using it to help more than 600 police departments identify people within seconds.

That follows a similar action by...

From The Verge: Xiaomi spin-off brand Poco has launched its second phone, the Poco X2. It’s another attempt from the company to produce a high-performance, low-cost phone for the extremely competitive Indian market.

Back in the summer of 2018, Xiaomi launched a new brand called Poco with the aim of...

From PC Mag: The European Union is looking into the extent of Google's location tracking again, as concerns have been raised over what is being tracked beyond location.

As reported by Bloomberg, the Irish Data Protection Commission said that "the issues raised within the concerns relate to the...

From CNET: Facebook on Tuesday outlined how it has enhanced parental controls on Messenger Kids, its messaging app for children under 13. It comes months after the social network acknowledged a flaw that let thousands of users join group chats that their parents hadn't approved.

The new features...

From The Verge: Apple has started offering a new repair service where one of its authorized service providers will come to your home or office to repair your device. The service, which was first spotted by MacRumors, can be accessed through Apple’s support site, where under certain circumstances you...

From PC Mag: Back in April last year, Microsoft unveiled its bigger, better Surface Hub 2S. Since then, we've been waiting for the promised upgrade cartridge to appear, but the cartridge has been canceled.

The Surface Hub 2S is Microsoft's answer to a collaborative touch-screen device for...

From CNET: Google Photos is looking to expand its print offering for people who want physical copies of their memories. The company is running a trial for an $8-a-month subscription program that'll send you 10 prints that will be "automatically selected from your last 30 days of photos," 9to5Google...