Month: May 2020
BBC Together is like Netflix Party but for BBC shows
BBC is launching a new experimental tool, BBC Together, that will let you watch or listen to BBC programming with others over the internet, with everyone seeing the same thing on-screen at the same time. It sounds a lot like Netflix Party but for BBC content. BBC Together works with…
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36M Americans have filed for unemployment, but (some) tech firms are still hiring
Last week, U.S. unemployment claims hit 36 million over a two-month period. The results of pandemic-led closures have been devastating to innumerable industries, as the timeline to reopen remains uncertain in many areas. Indeed noted in a recent report that hirings have slowed significantly versus this time last year. No…
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TikTok’s new CEO is Disney’s former streaming leader
TikTok may have a solution to keeping its momentum going: hire a leader with a knack for streaming video. Parent company ByteDance has hired Kevin Mayer, Disney’s chairman for streaming services like Disney+ and Hulu, as TikTok’s CEO. He’ll also serv… Source
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An unhackable, quantum resistant email technology is on its way
The secure email provider Tutanota has revealed that it is working together with the L3S Research Institute of Leibniz University of Hanover on a new research project called PQmail which aims to to implement quantum computer resistant cryptography in a freely available email application. The reason for this is that…
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HTC is making earbuds that look like a black version of Apple’s AirPods
HTC appears to be close to releasing new wireless earbuds called the U Ear, and they look very similar to Apple’s AirPods. Photos of the earbuds leaked through regulatory agency filings in the US and Taiwan, which were spotted by Android Police. The U Ear have a very similar design…
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Mark Zuckerberg ‘worried’ about China’s influence on internet regulation
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Monday he is “worried” that other countries may be trying to imitate China’s approach to regulating the internet. “Just to be blunt about it, I think there is a model coming out of countries like China that tend to have very different values than Western…
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