Month: January 2023
Parler’s parent company has laid off a majority of its staff
Parlement Technologies, the parent company of “censorship-free” social media platform Parler, has laid off a majority of its staff and most of its chief executives over the last few weeks. The sudden purge of staff has thrown the future of Parler, one of the first conservative alternatives to mainstream platforms,…
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Winter sports are triggering false iPhone Crash Detection alerts
Despite Apple’s best efforts to ensure that its new Crash Detection feature is only triggered when there’s real trouble, winter recreation is proving to be a perfect storm for false alarms. Minnesota Public Radio (as spotted by 9to5Mac) reports that false alarms from the new feature are a growing problem…
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Samsung confirms February 1st Unpacked, its first in-person event in three years
Mark your calendar: Samsung is hosting its next Galaxy Unpacked on February 1st. The company is officially confirming a date that it kinda accidentally confirmed a few days ago. The event will take place at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, and although Samsung isn’t saying exactly what will be…
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The FAA hopes airplanes and 5G can get along by early next year
The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a solution to the long-running dust-up between the airline and cellular industries over 5G rollouts: stricter requirements for radio altimeters in airplanes, which would potentially go into effect early next year (via Bloomberg). The piece of safety equipment, which ties into several systems for…
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Maker of the Stem Player drops Ye, builds a portable projector
Kano Computing is back with another oddball puck device with a creative but somewhat hazy premise. The Stem Projector is a spin-off of the Stem Player, the audio remixing gadget launched in 2021 in collaboration with the artist formerly known as Kanye West. With its new product, the company ditches…
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Amazon will now let shoppers buy with Prime on third-party sites
Audio player loading… In the face of an economic slowdown and customers making fewer purchases online to save some cash, Amazon has announced that its Buy with Prime (opens in new tab) is expanding to US-based ecommerce platforms by 31 January 2023. The move will see the retail giant gain…
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