Month: November 2024
Spotify drops a bunch of new tools for audiobooks, including a sleep timer
The Spotify audiobook experience has been lacking when compared to rivals like Audible, but it looks like that’s beginning to change. The streaming platform just announced a bevy of updates for audiobook listeners and some are downright useful. Perhaps the biggest one for me is the addition of a sleep…
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Japanese government tells citizens to put their passwords and usernames in their will
Japan is urging people to include usernames and passwords in their wills It could lessen the burden (and financial implications) on loved ones Removing old accounts is also a good thing for the environment Japan’s National Consumer Affairs Center is urging citizens to leave their usernames and passwords in their…
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The majority of QR codes are spam, new survey claims
New research claims most QR code emails are spam QR codes can easily bypass anti-spam filters, Cisco Talos warns ‘Quishing’ attacks are becoming more common The dangers of clicking an unknown or suspicious link should have been drilled into most of us by now, but many don’t realize scanning a…
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WhatsApp will soon transcribe your voice messages
WhatsApp is introducing a new transcription feature that makes it easier (and more convenient) to communicate using voice messaging. The feature is rolling out globally to Android and iOS users “in the coming weeks” according to WhatsApp, and will automatically create a text version of voice clips under the message…
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Creature Commandos star Sean Gunn explains why the first DCU TV show will ‘feel very different’ to Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy movies
Creature Commandos star Sean Gunn has revealed how it differs from The Guardians of the Galaxy films Gunn, who played Kraglin in those Marvel movies, plays two characters in the forthcoming DCU TV show He says Creature Commandos will “feel very different” to the James Gunn-directed MCU flicks One of…
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Yes, Google is a near-monopoly, but selling off Chrome won’t make it better
Google‘s Chrome browser is dominant; not in the way Google’s search engine is, but at 67% market share, according to Stat Counter, it sits comfortably atop competitors like Safari, Edge, and Opera, who are mostly fighting over scraps. For the US Government, which is now calling for the breakup of…
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