From The Verge: Snapchat is tweaking how people earn money on the platform by introducing a new, unified monetization program. The new program will cover content posted to Stories as well as Spotlight, the platform’s TikTok-like discovery feed filled with recommended video content. Under the program...
It was the summer of 2020, when COVID restrictions were in full force and many people do not want to leave the house, I was selling a pair of headphones on Facebook Marketplace. Someone reached out and offered to pay me not only the asking price, but also offered an extra $50 on top to get it delivered to his house not far from me. Since I had nothing to do and gas was cheap at the time, I accepted the generous offer, and the buyer quickly paid...
I recently came across a video that looked like it was straight out of science fiction. A towering, metallic monolith had been erected on a flat plain near the water. It stood over 120 meters tall, with its silvery surface partially covered by small pieces of black hexagonal armor. With a roar, giant flames erupted from underneath the structure as it began its ascent toward the heavens. This was the fifth flight test of the SpaceX Starship...
From Turtle Beach Press Release: Turtle Beach Corporation (Nasdaq: HEAR), today announced the launch of its ultimate controller for competitive and casual fighting game fans – the new Turtle Beach® Victrix™ Pro KO™ Leverless Fight Stick. Officially licensed by Sony Interactive Entertainment and...
From The Verge: If you were thinking of booking an Airbnb to host a rowdy New Year’s Eve shindig, the company is already one step ahead of you. Airbnb says it’s rolling out anti-party technology worldwide to help prevent “unauthorized and disruptive” get togethers over the holiday.
Airbnb describes...
From PC Mag: If you still use Skype, the service is phasing out one of its most useful features: Pay-as-you-go phone calls.
Last week, users began noticing the discontinuation of Skype Credits, which let consumers pay to call standard telephones, making it a convenient way to reach people still on...
From PC World: Pour one out. Windows Report reports that Mozilla has removed the tracking blocker in its Firefox browser. Starting with version 135 of Firefox, the “Do Not Track” setting will no longer be present in the browser.
Mozilla writes on its support page that the setting has been removed...
From PC Mag: LG is setting the stage to exit the Blu-ray player market.
As FlatpanelsHD reports, LG has discontinued Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray players, including the UBK80 and UBK90. Its website also no longer features a dedicated Blu-ray players page. Instead, it redirects users to its catalog of 4K...
From PC World: Over the past couple months, Microsoft blocked delivery of the Windows 11 24H2 update to all kinds of PCs that were incompatible or susceptible to crashes for one reason or another.
In late November, we reported that various USB scanners and other devices with scanning functionality...
From CNET: YouTube TV is getting more expensive once again. On Thursday, Google's streaming service began notifying existing customers that, starting in January, the monthly price for its base plan will jump from $73 to $83.
"To keep up with the rising cost of content and the investments we make...
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