Whether you’re chatting face to face or on the phone, your voice can say a lot about you, and apparently that includes your mental health. A CDC study looked at the mental health of 800,000 Americans, starting in the summer of 2020 through earlier this year. The study found nearly 2 in 5 adults (about […]
On October 18th, Apple held its second fall “Unleashed” event, which focused on the MacBook Pro and the AirPods. In just about an hour, the tech giant went through the updates and upgrades, which also included new colors for the HomePod Mini and the introduction of the Apple Music “Voice” service. The brief wrap up […]
When NASA’s Lucy space probe launched successfully from Cape Canaveral in Florida early on Saturday, October 16th, it was the beginning of a 12-year mission to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. The uncrewed spacecraft lifted off at 5:34AM ET aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Lucy sent its first signal to Earth from its […]
People with high blood pressure who used a smartphone app and at-home monitor were able to drive down their blood pressure, a new study showed. The program, called Hello Heart, lets people track their blood pressure, weight, and physical activity and offers tips on how to manage blood pressure. Around half of adults in the […]
On October 15th Nintendo had a huge Direct presentation focused on new content coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, including the game’s major 2.0 update and a significant paid DLC expansion. Both will be available on November 5th. Let’s start first with the free update, which brings back a lot of familiar faces for longtime […]
The Verge reports that games that use blockchain technology or let users exchange NFTs or cryptocurrencies won’t be allowed on Steam, according to a rule added to Valve’s “What you shouldn’t publish on Steam” list. The change was pointed out by SpacePirate, a developer working on an NFT-based game, who said that the change was […]
DC Comics and Warner Bros. held their second annual Fandome on Saturday, revealing new trailers for movies and shows coming up, including The Batman, The Flash, and Black Adam. They also gave fans a peek at the story trailer for the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League game. Here’s a look at some of the […]
The Verge reports that TikTok has launched an app for LG’s 2020 and 2021 smart TVs, the TV manufacturer has announced. The app arrived on these recent webOS 5.0 and webOS 6.0 models with a firmware update that started rolling out on October 7th, but will also be coming to older 2019 TVs “in the […]
Google will no longer allow advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators to monetize content that denies the existence of climate change. The company detailed the changes in a support document on October 7th. “Today, we’re announcing a new monetization policy for Google advertisers, publishers and YouTube creators that will prohibit ads for, and monetization of, content […]
Google SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer called on Apple to support RCS, the next-generation texting standard that’s supposed to supplant SMS. In a tweet, Lockheimer offered an “open invitation to the folks who can make this right” and said, “we are here to help.” Translation: the “folks” are Apple and “we are here to help” is Google’s […]