Month: September 2022
Linux 6.0 should be with us very soon
Audio player loading… Linux boss Linus Torvalds has optimistically announced that version 6.0 of the open-source operating system should be with users very soon, despite some minor delays. According to his September 18 update (opens in new tab) on release candidate six (Linux 6.0-rc6), a lot of maintainers had been…
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Amazon Echo Show 8 finally gets Conversation Mode – but it has limits
Audio player loading… What is old is now new again as Amazon is rolling out Alexa’s Conversation Mode to the second generation of Echo Show 8 smart displays. If Conversation Mode sounds familiar to you, that’s because it first appeared on the third generation of Echo Show 10 smart displays…
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Wait, are you guys bringing your phones into the shower?
Vietnam’s EV aspirant is giving big Potemkin village vibes Idle equipment, absent workers, deserted villages, an empty swimming pool. VinFast is Vietnam’s answer to Tesla, with the goal of making 1 million EVs in the next 5-6 years to sell to customers US, Canada and Europe. With these lofty goals,…
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Meta tests easier account switching between Facebook and Instagram
Meta is testing two features that integrate Facebook and Instagram more closely together. On Monday, the company began rolling out a new interface on Android, iOS and on the web for switching between accounts. Provided you’ve added your Facebook and Instagram credentials to the same Accounts Center, you can use…
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How Twitch lost the battle for its soul
The reaction to the news that Twitch intends to change how it splits revenue with partnered streamers has been, on the whole, completely and utterly negative. Streamers at every level of growth, from the big-time partners to the smallest affiliates, were displeased to learn that the 70 / 30 revenue…
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Windows 11 will now warn if you accidentally type out your password
Audio player loading… Microsoft has unveiled a new tool that it says should help keep Windows 11 users protected from losing their valuable passwords. Part of the recently-announced Windows 11 22H2 update, the new Enhanced Phishing Protection feature will now warn users when they write out their passwords in certain applications…
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