Facebook has announced that it has stopped news content from being posted and shared on its website in Australia. The company has said that this decision is due to the proposed law in Australia which would make companies like Facebook and Google pay for news posted on their platforms. This law, … [Read more...] about Facebook stops news content being shared in Australia
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Samsung develops new High Bandwidth Memory with AI Processing Power
Samsung has announced that it has developed some new High Bandwidth Memory with AI Processing Power. The new HBM or High Bandwidth Memory comes with Ai capabilities built in, it is designed for large scale data centers and high performance computers. Kwangil Park, senior vice president of Memory … [Read more...] about Samsung develops new High Bandwidth Memory with AI Processing Power
Apple, Spotify and others pay $424 million in streaming licensing fees
The Mechanical Licensing Collective has announced that a number of streaming providers including, Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon, Pandora and others. A total of 20 DSPs separately transferred accrued historical unmatched royalties to The MLC as required in order for them to seek the MMA’s … [Read more...] about Apple, Spotify and others pay $424 million in streaming licensing fees
Parallels 16 for Apple M1 systems enters Technical Preview 2
Mac M1 system owners patiently waiting for the ability to run Windows on their Mac machines, may be interested to know that Parallels has today released a new Technical Preview 2 version the testing. Enables you to run the latest Microsoft Windows operating system on your Mac for testing across … [Read more...] about Parallels 16 for Apple M1 systems enters Technical Preview 2
LastPass password manager limits free accounts to mobiles or computers
It seems that the owners of Lastpass, LogMeIn, who purchased the password manager application back in 2015 are looking to phase out free accounts as they did with their LogMeIn service. Changes to the Lastpass free accounts now require users to select to have access to their passwords on either … [Read more...] about LastPass password manager limits free accounts to mobiles or computers
CORSAIR acquires Visuals by Impulse
Corsair this week announced it has acquired Visuals by Impulse to join its Elgato team, creators of capture cards, green screens, key lights and Stream Decks. VBI has become a separate brand under Elgato, itself a separate brand within Corsair. Meaning that Elgato fans will be able to integrate VBI … [Read more...] about CORSAIR acquires Visuals by Impulse
NASA Perseverance Mars rover will land on Thursday
If like me you are eagerly awaiting the imminent landing of the new NASA Perseverance Mars Rover, taking place this Thursday after a seven-month journey from Earth to Mars, you are sure to enjoy a quick overview video created by YouTuber Mark Rober. The main task of the Mars rover is to seek signs … [Read more...] about NASA Perseverance Mars rover will land on Thursday
Carl Pei’s Nothing company has bought Andy Rubin’s Essential brand
Carl Pei, the co-founder of OnePlus, recently announced he was launching a new company called Nothing. He also revealed that his first product would be wireless headphones. Now, it has been revealed that Nothing has purchased Andy Rubin's Essential. Andy Rubin shut down his Essential smartphone … [Read more...] about Carl Pei’s Nothing company has bought Andy Rubin’s Essential brand
Arduino CLI 0.16.0 now available
This week the official Arduino team has released the latest version of their Arduino CLI as version 0.16.0. The Arduino CLI is an all-in-one solution that provides builder, Boards/Library Manager, uploader, discovery, and many other tools needed to use any Arduino-compatible board and platforms. You … [Read more...] about Arduino CLI 0.16.0 now available
Qualcomm objects to NVIDIA’s ARM acquisition
It has been reported this week that chip maker Qualcomm has objected to the proposed NVIDIA acquisition of ARM for an estimated $40 billion. Qualcomm is concerned that NVIDIA will not let ARM license its processor designs to other companies. ARM currently allows more than 500 companies, including … [Read more...] about Qualcomm objects to NVIDIA’s ARM acquisition
Epics MetaHuman Creator lets you easily build photorealistic people
Epic Games has released a new MetaHuman Creator enabling, designers, artists and anyone else to bring photorealistic "real-time digital humans to life" in a much more scalable, simpler and faster way. Check out the demonstration videos below to learn more about the MetaHuman Creator that sets a new … [Read more...] about Epics MetaHuman Creator lets you easily build photorealistic people
BitPay now supports Apple Pay
BitPay the Bitcoin payment card has this week announced its support for Apple Pay, adding to its supported currencies which now includes Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ether, as well as four dollar-pegged stablecoins, USDC, GUSD, PAX, and BUSD. To add a card to Apple Wallet, cardholders need to have the … [Read more...] about BitPay now supports Apple Pay
