Author: Zach_Wilson
Spotify is finally ready to save you when you forget to download a playlist
Spotify is currently working on a new playlist that will automatically download recently played songs to your device for when the internet connection is spotty. This information comes from the platform’s own CEO, Daniel Ek, who posted a screenshot of the upcoming feature called Offline Mix to his Twitter account.…
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Reddit won’t budge on the API changes that are shutting down apps like Apollo
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman hosted a promised AMA on Friday over the platform’s controversial API changes, but based on the tone of his initial message and some replies, it doesn’t seem like Reddit will be budging on potentially expensive API updates that have caused multiple developers to announce they will…
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Google Chrome’s password manager adds biometric unlocking on desktop
Google Chrome’s password manager will soon support biometric authentication on PCs and Macs. The feature, which was previously only available on mobile, uses facial recognition or your fingerprint to verify your identity before Chrome automatically fills your passwords. This is ideal if you share a computer with someone else and…
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Google’s Android app will soon let you drag and drop your search results
Google has been getting into the generative AI trend by incorporating it into its own search results as part of Search Labs with Search Generative Experience (SGE) recently going public. And now Google seems to be experimenting with a drag-and-drop feature for Google’s search app for Android. According to a…
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Wildfire smoke is getting worse for everyone, especially disadvantaged groups
Americans are breathing in a lot more wildfire smoke today than they did 10 years ago, new research confirms. And places with more people of color, immigrant communities, and areas where there’s lower educational attainment and more crowded housing have it the worst. More than 87 percent of the US…
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The next Sonos Move has shown up at the FCC ahead of its summer release
Back in March, I told you that Sonos is working on a second-generation Move speaker due for release this year. And now, as spotted by Janko Roettgers, the upcoming portable speaker has made its way through the FCC. The filing matches up with my earlier report and identifies the next…
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