Month: September 2022
Tesla Megapack battery fire spurs shelter-in-place warning in California
Mob Psycho 100’s lead voice actor is likely getting replaced — and it’s all because of company politics. Kyle McCarley, the voice of Shigeo “Mob” Kageyama in the dubbed version of Mob Psycho 100, probably won’t be returning for the anime’s third season. McCarley posted a video on YouTube, claiming…
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The new Quest update will stabilize your shaky VR recordings
Bluetooth speakerphones are an underrated accessory. Wirecutter has a good roundup of options, which are as good for Zoom calls as advertised, but they’re also just useful in life! I use mine roughly as a desk phone, and also connect it every time we’re doing the “everyone gather around the…
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Adobe is buying Figma for $20 billion – but not everyone thinks that’s a good idea
Audio player loading… Adobe has announced its intentions to buy online collaboration tool Figma for $20 billion. The half-cash/half-stock deal, which has yet to be finalized, is a bold move from the company behind leading creative apps Photoshop and Premiere Pro – and will be Adobe’s largest acquisition yet. But…
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Google Pixel 7 Pro pre-orders will begin on the day it’s launched
Audio player loading… We already knew that Google would take the wraps off its Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro phones at an event on October 6. Now we can be reasonably sure the phones will be available for pre-order that day, as our friends at Android Police (opens in…
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Google search can help you buy train tickets in select countries
Apple’s CarPlay is still frustratingly basic. Stephen Hackett at 512 Pixels has blogged about the frustrations he’s had migrating to a new iPhone and not having his CarPlay preferences carry over, despite every other app on his phone copying over correctly. I’m with him on that, but I’m more annoyed…
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Study suggests YouTube’s dislike button isn’t doing what you want it to do
Audio player loading… A new study from Firefox developer Mozilla suggests that YouTube’s video moderation tools are ineffective as the website will continue to recommend videos you aren’t interested in. The way it’s supposed to work is that users have several tools to teach YouTube’s enigmatic algorithm what they don’t…
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