Microsoft is ending its Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan. The plan had already spread to eight countries as of February, allowing Xbox Game Pass members to share benefits with up to four other friends or family members. There’s no sign if it will ever return. A Microsoft spokesperson has now confirmed to Eurogamer that the Xbox Game Pass […]
The Fairphone 4 — a user-repairable smartphone built using ethically sourced materials — is finally coming to the US, almost two years after it first debuted back in September 2021. In order to accomplish this, Fairphone is partnering with Murena, a company best known for de-Googling Android phones, to launch the US pilot of the Murena Fairphone 4 […]
A California judge is allowing Microsoft to close its acquisition of Activision Blizzard after five days of grueling testimony. As The Verge reports, Microsoft still faces an ongoing antitrust case by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley has listened to arguments from both the FTC and Microsoft and decided to deny […]
What is Prime Day? Prime Day is a global annual savings event that falls over a two-day period and is exclusive to Amazon Prime members. During this sale, shoppers can expect steep discounts across categories including beauty, tech, home, fashion, kitchen and more. According to NBC’s Today Show, last year, Prime Day was available in multiple countries, reaching Amazon Prime members […]
In less than 48 hours, Meta’s Twitter rival Threads surpassed 70 million sign-ups, upended the social media landscape and rattled Twitter enough that Elon Musk is now threatening legal action against Meta. But as CNN reports, even as users signed up for Threads in droves, with some clearly eager to flee the chaos of Elon Musk’s Twitter, the […]
If you currently try to access Twitter without logging in to your user account, you’ll be unable to see any of the content that was previously available to the wider public. Instead, you’ll meet a Twitter window that asks you to either sign in to the platform or create a new account, effectively blocking you […]
TheThe fate of Microsoft’s bid to buy Activision — one of the first and oldest third-party publishers in console video gaming — now rests in the hands of a single person. The companies and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) spent a week in federal court over the latter’s request that a judge put a stop to […]
Apple’s market cap has reached the $3 trillion bar on Friday, when the individual AAPLE shares showed a price above $192 soon after trading began. Its share price maintained that level and eventually closed the day at $193.97, making it the first company to end a day with a market cap of over $3 trillion. […]
Last week, Meta announced new parental control tools across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. This includes a new parental supervision hub in Messenger, a feature that pre-emptively blocks unwanted DMs on Messenger and Instagram, and nudges to remind teens that they should take a break. As TechCrunch reports, Messenger supervision controls will be available in Meta’s Family […]
Last week, members of Congress questioned how new rules for artificial intelligence can protect against the technology’s risks without reinforcing the early advantages enjoyed by tech giants such as Microsoft and Google. As Bloomberg reports, Representative Frank Lucas, the Oklahoma Republican who chairs the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, opened Thursday’s hearing by recognizing […]