Month: January 2022
Grindr reportedly disappears from app stores in China
LGBTQ dating app Grindr has been removed from the Apple App Store in China, and is also unavailable on popular Android app marketplaces, Bloomberg reports. The app reportedly disappeared from the iOS App Store on January 27th, although it’s unclear when it was removed from the country’s popular Android app…
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Joe Rogan defends podcast and apologizes to Spotify for backlash
Joe Rogan has issued a response to the ongoing controversy that has seen artists including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removing their music from Spotify because of not wanting to share a platform with his popular podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. In a nearly ten-minute video uploaded to Instagram, Rogan…
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Kia’s EV6 is the new benchmark for affordable electric cars
We got our first good look at the EV6 last March and, nearly a year later, finally got to sit in it, drive it, and push every button in the cabin last week during a day-long press event in Northern California. It’s the first Kia vehicle to be produced under…
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ACCC wants NBN providers to reveal their true upload speeds
Audio player loading… Australia’s consumer watchdog wants internet providers to openly advertise the typical upload speeds of their broadband plans, as it says upload speeds have “become more important to consumers” in recent years. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says clear-cut information around broadband upload speeds started to…
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Halo TV series gets an explosive official trailer and release date
Audio player loading… The wait is over – Paramount Plus has dropped the first official trailer for its highly anticipated Halo TV series, delivering what appears to be an epic and (mostly) visually faithful adaptation of the beloved video game franchise. The trailer also brings with it a release date:…
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Spotify to add content warnings to podcasts covering Covid-19
Audio streaming giant Spotify has today responded to mounting controversy surrounding Covid vaccine misinformation by stating it will add content advisory warnings to any podcasts on the platform that cover the topic of the pandemic. In a blog post from CEO Daniel Ek, it was also announced that the service…
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