If you’ve been wondering if car prices seemed to be climbing higher and higher lately, you’re not imagining it. The Verge reports that the cause is a massive global supply problem, in the form of a semiconductor shortage. And the price of used cars is going up, too. About 13 percent of people who bought […]
Twitter has started rolling out a new Tip Jar feature on its Android and iOS apps, which, if the rumors are true, will allow users to send money directly to their favorite accounts. To use the tip jar, simply tap on the freshly added dollar bill icon next to someone’s username when viewing their profile on one […]
Google is expanding its Android-based earthquake detection and alert system, filling in gaps in places where there are few seismometers and no early warning systems. Starting today, the program that launched in California last year will also be available in Greece and New Zealand. This also marks a new step for Google, because it’s the first […]
Google Assistant is getting a better way to correct its name pronunciation, as well as improved contextual awareness when it comes to setting and changing timers with your voice. In the blog post announcing the changes, Google says they should be rolling out in the next few days. If Assistant has been pronouncing your name wrong, […]
On Friday, The Verge reported that a lot of Basecamp employees, including some upper execs are bailing out on the project management software company after a controversial blog post in which CEO Jason Fried outlined Basecamp’s new philosophy that prohibited, among other things, “societal and political discussions” on internal forums. Not long after Fried’s Monday blog post […]
As first reported by Axios, trade groups representing some of the largest telecom companies, including AT&T and Verizon, are suing New York over a new state law forcing them to provide cheaper broadband plans for low-income families in the state. Earlier this month, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that would require internet service […]
The pandemic is taking a heavy toll around around the world as we’ve seen in India in the last several days. One power couple is helping out in a significant way. Jen Rubio, the CEO of Away, and her husband, Stewart Butterfield, the founder of Slack, are helping make COVID-19 vaccines accessible to everyone. Amid […]
As the high-profile disputes about what content you can play on your iPhone rage on between Apple, Epic Games, Google, and Microsoft, a company called Backbone is focusing instead on making sure you get the most out of the games that are currently available. Like Razer did with its Kishi controller for iOS, and as […]
Twitter is adding a new prompt to users’ timelines to help promote the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination effort, providing users around the world with the “latest vaccine info” in their particular country. The new notice appears as a massive unmissable box at the top of users’ Twitter feeds on the iOS and Android apps, prompting users […]
Fitbit may be ready to launch a new fitness tracker soon, if images published by WinFuture are to be believed. The new tracker is apparently named Luxe and features a more fashion-centric design than Fitbit’s existing Inspire 2. It’s not clear when the Luxe will be released or how much it will cost, but I would not be surprised […]