Month: May 2021
If You Have More Than 600 Followers, You Can Now Host A Twitter Space
Twitter is opening up Spaces, its Clubhouse competitor, which lets you start or listen to live conversations. Starting today, you’ll be able to host a Space as long as you have 600 or more followers “Based on what we’ve learned so far, these accounts are likely to have a good…
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It’s once again time to update your iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch as soon as possible
I know there’s a ton of other Apple news happening today, but if you’re reading it on a Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch (okay, that last one may be a stretch), you should probably pause and update that device — today’s update fixes a security issue that Apple says…
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Ford, BMW lead Solid Power’s $130M Series B round
A Solid Power manufacturing engineer holds two 20 ampere hour (Ah) all solid state battery cells for the BMW Group and Ford Motor Company. The 20 ampere hour (Ah) all solid state battery cells were produced on Solid Power’s Colorado-based pilot production line. Source: Solid Power. Solid state battery systems…
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Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are separating, but their charitable foundation will continue
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates have announced that they’ll be ending their marriage after 27 years together, explaining in a joint statement that they “no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives.” Bill Gates is best known as the founder of…
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Bitcoin is no longer the cryptocurrency king Cryptocurrencies
The world’s first cryptocurrency has some competition on its hands as Ethereum has finally reached the $3,000 milestone as its token Ether has quadrupled in price since the beginning of this year. While Bitcoin has been the world’s go-to cryptocurrency for some time now, Ethereum’s recent rise suggests that there…
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Sony announces investment and partnership with Discord to bring the chat app to PlayStation
Sony and Discord have announced a partnership that will integrate the latter’s popular gaming-focused chat app with PlayStation’s own built-in social tools. It’s a big move and a fairly surprising one given how recently acquisition talks were in the air — Sony appears to have offered a better deal than…
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