Month: May 2022
Department of Energy boosts domestic battery supply chain with billions in funding
The Department of Energy (DOE) opened up billions of dollars in funding today to build up domestic supply chains for batteries. Batteries will be crucial in the Biden administration’s plans to transition the nation to electric vehicles and clean energy. The DOE says in its announcement that it will give…
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Anchor co-founder Michael Mignano to leave Spotify
Michael Mignano, co-founder of Anchor and Spotify’s podcasting tech chief for the past three years, submitted his resignation last week, the company confirmed Monday. He will depart at the end of June. The shakeup follows two other high-profile departures in Spotify’s podcasting business. Last month, news broke that head of…
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A new Yo! MTV Raps is coming to Paramount Plus
Yo! MTV Raps played an instrumental role in turning rap music into one of the most influential art forms of the 20th century and shaping the trajectory of the music industry in ways that are still being felt today. There’s no way another show could recapture the magic that turned…
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Google’s May Pixel update fixes weak notification vibrations on Pixel 6 phones
For multiple lines of Android phones, the shift to Android 12 has been a rough one, including withdrawn updates and occasional bugs. Still, the number of issues we’ve seen for Google’s flagship Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices alone has been surprising. Today, Google announced the May 2022 update…
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Apple Pay branded ‘anticompetitive’ by the EU
Audio player loading… Apple has allegedly abused its dominant market position to prevent other mobile payment apps from accessing NFC on its devices according to the European Commission. The EU’s executive arm has sent a Statement of Objections to the iPhone maker in which it claims that Apple Pay benefited…
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Apple Music app arrives on Roku but without one key feature
Audio player loading… Apple Music is now available on Roku devices and video player platforms as an app that you can get via Roku’s Channel Store. This update brings over 90 million songs and 30,000 expertly curated playlists with real-time song lyrics straight to Roku owners. The deal will also…
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