Month: February 2023
Wednesday’s top tech news: happy Samsung Unpacked day to all who observe
“The problem in trucking is that drivers are incentivized to work themselves well beyond healthy limits—sometimes to death.” This heart-breaking story on the digital surveillance of long-haul truckers is worth your time — because trucking is a place where worker surveillance is being tested. And not just worker surveillance! Artificial…
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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is making this the ‘year of efficiency’
During Meta’s fourth-quarter earnings call with investors today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained why he wants to make this the “year of efficiency.” “I just think we’ve entered somewhat of a phase change for the company,” he said, noting that headcount steadily climbed for nearly two decades, making it “very hard…
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Facebook now has 2 billion users
Almost 20 years in, Facebook is still growing. The social network now has 2 billion daily active users, Meta reported alongside its fourth-quarter earnings. The report marks the first time Facebook, which added 16 million users last quarter, has reached 2 billion daily users. While Facebook isn’t the first Meta-owned…
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Where are the satellites, Samsung?
When Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon Satellite tech that will let Android phone makers compete with Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite, I was almost certain we’d see the feature on Samsung’s then-upcoming S23 phones. I mean, why wouldn’t we? Qualcomm said the feature would be available this year for phones using…
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EA reportedly cancels new Titanfall single-player game
EA has canceled an unannounced single-player game set in the same universe as Titanfall and Apex Legends, according to Bloomberg. The news comes on the heels of EA’s most recent earnings report on Tuesday, where it announced that it would be shutting down Apex Legends Mobile, halting development on a…
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Netflix’s anti-password sharing will force you to sign in once a month – or get blocked
Audio player loading… New details of Netflix’s anti-password sharing measures have appeared online, revealing how the platform plans to crack down on users. The newly found information was discovered on Netflix’s US Help Center and confirmed by The Streamable (opens in new tab) on January 31; however, that page has…
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