Month: March 2023
Is buzzy startup Humane’s big idea a wearable camera?
Humane, a secretive startup led by two former Apple executives and staffed by several ex-Apple employees, has secured a further $100 million in investment as part of a new funding round, the company has announced. The Series C round includes investments from Microsoft, OpenAI founder Sam Altman, Volvo and LG,…
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Google One users are getting a top VPN for no extra cost
Audio player loading… Google One’s cheapest pricing plan is getting a lot better at protecting its users’ privacy after the company announced it now offers a VPN (opens in new tab) service as well as dark web monitoring for stolen data – all for just $1.99 a month. In a…
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Netflix improves its TV subtitles amid growing demand
Netflix TV users can now customize the appearance of subtitles and closed captions on the streaming platform, allowing subscribers to adjust the size and style of the text. Announced on Wednesday, the new feature can toggle subtitle text size between small, medium, and large, and alter the overall appearance of…
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Microsoft Bing hits 100 million active users in bid to grab share from Google
Microsoft’s Bing search engine has passed the 100 million daily active users milestone just weeks after the software maker launched its AI-powered Bing Chat feature. Bing has been steadily growing in recent years, but it appears the new Bing Chat feature is helping Microsoft grow usage with people that have…
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Your Microsoft Teams calls are about to sound better than ever before
Audio player loading… Taking part in a Microsoft Teams call could soon be a much more pleasant experience, at least sonically, with the news of a significant audio boost coming to the video conferencing service. Microsoft has revealed it is working on adding spatial audio to Microsoft Teams, giving a…
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Don’t have a degree? Don’t let that stop you getting a job in tech
Audio player loading… New research claims a university or college degree is no longer a must-have for working in the tech industry, boosting hopes that more candidates will be able to succeed. The study by AWS recruitment company Jefferson Frank explains that traditional, formal education such as a degree is…
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