Month: June 2024
Metallica is headlining Fortnite’s next concert
It’s sad but true: Metallica is coming to Fortnite. Epic just announced that the group will be featured in the game’s next concert. The news is part of a larger musical collaboration between Fortnite and the heavy metal band. First up, the concert itself. It’s called “Metallica: Fuel Fire Fury,”…
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Lotus Emeya sets new EV record by fast-charging faster than an iPhone
More so than ever, the EV business is a game of numbers: more range, more spacious ‘frunks’, faster acceleration times, bigger battery capacities and ever-increasing levels of ‘recycled’ or planet-friendly materials. Another figure you can add to the growing list is charging times, and a new report from P3, a…
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News on social media is a fractured mess, Pew study indicates
Pew Research and the Knight Foundation just put out a pair of lengthy reports on how Americans are experiencing news and politics on social media. There are a number of noteworthy stats in the research but, for me, it mostly underscores that news distribution is kind of a mess. It’s…
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Spreadsheet Superstars
Jun 12, 2024, 2:00PM UTC t’sIt’sIt’s happy hour in Las Vegas, and the MGM Grand casino is crawling with people. The National Finals Rodeo is in town, the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament is underway, the Raiders play on Sunday, and the U2 residency is going strong at the giant Sphere,…
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How to Use Your Smartphone to Cope With Hearing Loss (2024): Tips for iPhone, Android
From live transcriptions to sound filtering, here’s how you can benefit from features on Android and Apple devices. Source
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VMware signs major new OEM deals, with Dell joining HPE and Lenovo
VMware has re-signed OEM sales agreements with three major hardware vendors – Dell, HPE and Lenovo. The news (via The Register) comes around five months after Dell confirmed that it would be terminating its distribution deal with VMware in the wake of major policy and pricing revisions implemented under its new…
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