On Friday, Twitter’s owner announced that Linda Yaccarino will be the new CEO of the platform. Rumors about Yaccarino becoming Twitter’s new CEO had already started circulating after Twitter revealed the day before that they had found a new female CEO for their social media service. Yaccarino has been working as the advertising chief for […]
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A trailer for Season 7 of Outlander
The historical drama series Outlander released a trailer for its seventh season this week. This season will consist of 16 episodes and will be divided into two parts. The first part premieres on June 17th, but it is currently unclear when the second part will begin. The season will follow the story from the book […]
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Press images of Motorola Razr 40 Ultra leak
Motorola’s upcoming foldable device, the Razr 40 Ultra, is just around the corner, and now we have our first real look at the phone thanks to the leaker Evan Blass (Evleaks), who posted the press images on his private Twitter account. In the images, we see the device in black, silver/blue, and magenta colors. Just […]
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Google’s Bard won’t be available in the EU
Despite Google’s announcement during I/O that its AI chatbot Bard would be available in over 180 countries, it seems that the EU will not have access to Bard. On a support page, Google lists the countries where Bard is available, and according to that, the entire EU seems to be excluded from the service. The […]
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Android 14 beta becomes available for more phones
In conjunction with Google I/O, Google released the second beta of Android 14, which is now available for nine non-Google devices, including the Nothing Phone (1), OnePlus 11, vivo X90 Pro, iQOO 11, Realme GT 2 Pro, Xiaomi 13 Pro, Xiaomi 13, Xiaomi 12T, and Oppo Find N2 Flip. If you have any of these […]
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Soon you can watch YouTube in your Android Automotive car.
Cars with Android software (not Android Auto) will now receive apps such as YouTube, Waze, and video conferencing apps like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex. The feature of being able to watch YouTube videos while parked will be available “in the coming weeks” for Volvo and Polestar cars. More car brands will receive the app […]
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It seems like Karl Urban will play Johnny Cage
The latest Mortal Kombat movie was, as we know, a bit of a reboot for the film version of the game series. The first movie had many familiar faces from the games, but one character was conspicuous by his absence, namely Johnny Cage. He was supposed to appear in the second movie, but who would […]
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Now you can open and close the garage door in Google Home
Google continues to improve its Home app with support for various smart devices and the latest addition is support for opening and closing garage doors with a new control feature. It has previously been possible to see the status of a garage door in the app, but users had to use Google Assistant to actually […]
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Google unveils Pixel Fold
After images of the Google Pixel Fold leaked several times, Google itself revealed yesterday its upcoming foldable phone. Google did not disclose any specifications of the phone, as these will be presented in more detail during the Pixel Fold’s official presentation at next week’s Google I/O conference. Previous leaks have suggested that the Pixel Fold […]
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Snapchat is testing sponsored links in My AI
Snapchat first launched its chatbot “My AI” as recently as February and has since rolled out the new AI feature, powered by ChatGPT, to all users. Now, the platform is taking another step towards a mature product as it starts experimenting with sponsored links in “My AI”. For example, My AI can suggest a local […]
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Samsung prohibits employees from using ChatGPT
Samsung is joining several organizations that prohibit their employees from using generative AI like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The new policy is being implemented due to concerns that employees may upload sensitive code and that it will then be stored on external servers, making it difficult for Samsung to find and delete the content. The company reportedly […]
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It will be easier to start using Mastodon
Mastodon, the decentralized social media service that many see as a competitor to Twitter, has made it a little easier for new users to find their place on the platform. One thing that can make using Mastodon a bit complicated is that discussions on the service take place through several different servers (instances). This means, […]
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New trailer for Prehistoric Planet
Today, Apple released a new trailer for its prehistoric series Prehistoric Planet, whose second season will debut on Apple TV+ later this month. In the series, we follow CGI-generated dinosaurs and learn a little about them with the help of David Attenborough. In the new season, viewers will get to meet isisaurus, pectinodon, quetzalcoatlus, and […]
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Teaser for Season 3 of Warrior
As we previously reported, Cinemax will be airing a third season of the action series Warrior this year. The season has now received its first teaser. Warrior airs on HBO Max and follows Ah Sahm as he arrives in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 1800s to search for his sister. The series is created […]
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Google Meet gets support for 1080p
Now you can choose to have your Google Meet meetings in 1080p. The new higher resolution is available on the web when using a computer with a 1080p camera and has sufficient processing power in meetings with two participants. The resolution is turned off by default, but can be turned on or off via the […]
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Next month’s PlayStation Plus games
May is just around the corner, and that also means that some new games will soon be available on Playstation Plus. The games that PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers will have access to from May 2nd are GRID Legends, Chivalry 2, and Descenders. Grid Ledgends for PS4 and PS5 is a thrilling race game including a […]
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Apple releases trailer for Lessons in Chemistry
Here’s a trailer for the upcoming TV series Lessons in Chemistry, in which Brie Larson plays a scientist who gets fired when she becomes pregnant. The series takes place in the 1950s, and when Elizabeth Zott (Larson) can no longer work in science, she gets a job as a host of a cooking show. There, […]
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Hyundai to build a lunar vehicle
Hyundai Motor Group, together with six South Korean research institutes, will develop a vehicle intended for moon exploration. It’s a 70 kg solar-powered rover that Hyundai will build using technology from Hyundai and Hyundai-owned KIA. This includes equipping the vehicle with cameras, lidar, motors, solar panels, and batteries that Hyundai and KIA have developed for […]
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Lego releases more Sonic stuff
In 2021, Lego released a Sonic the Hedgehog building set which seems to have been appreciated by fans of Sega’s classic mascot. Now, Lego is releasing four more building sets where Sonic and his friends take center stage. The largest of the building sets is shown in the picture above and is called “Sonic’s Green […]
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Check out when Starship goes to space
Today, SpaceX will make another attempt to send its giant Starship rocket into orbit around the Earth. SpaceX had originally planned to carry out Starship’s space test on Monday but canceled it because there was a little trouble with one of the spacecraft’s valves. If everything goes as planned today, the 70-meter-tall Super Heavy star […]
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Release date for Company of Heroes 3 on console
A month ago, the RTS game Company of Heroes 3 was released for computers, but Relic had promised that it would also be released for consoles. Now we have a release date, and it is May 30th. It will be released on both Xbox Series S/X and Playstation 5. As we previously reported, the interface […]
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Trailer for The Last Voyage of the Demeter
The Last Voyage of the Demeter is an upcoming vampire movie that takes its plot from one of the chapters in Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula, which was released in 1897. In the movie, viewers will follow what happened to the crew of the ship Demeter as they transport a number of crates with unknown […]
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Chrome gets better performance
Google announced in a blog post that they have managed to make their web browser Chrome 10 percent faster over the last three months in Apple’s benchmark Speedometer 2.1. At the same time, they have also improved the performance of Chrome on Android in the same test by a whopping 30 percent. The improvement for […]
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Microsoft is testing Windows for handheld devices
In a new leak on Twitter from h0x0d, we can see how some Microsoft employees are experimenting with a Windows interface specifically designed for handheld devices like the Steam Deck. The concept, which can be seen in the pictures in the article and in the tweet, was created during a hackathon project within Microsoft from […]
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Starship is ready to go to space
SpaceX founder Elon Musk stated over the weekend that the company’s new spacecraft, Starship, and its super-heavy rocket, Super Heavy, are now ready for their first unmanned space mission. However, before that can happen, SpaceX needs permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the US aviation authority, to launch the 120-meter-high vehicle from the ground. […]
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Trailer: Peter Pan & Wendy
Disney has released a new trailer for their upcoming movie Peter Pan & Wendy, which is based on J.M. Barrie’s 1911 novel. In the film, viewers will follow Peter, Wendy, and the rest of the Lost Boys on their adventures in Neverland. The movie will premiere on Disney+ on April 28th.
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New trailer for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
It’s time for Disney to release a new trailer for the Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and you can watch it right away in the clip below. The film will be released in theaters on June 30th.
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Now it is possible to play games during video calls on Messenger
Facebook is now rolling out a new feature that allows you to play built-in games with friends during video calls, directly within the Messenger app. Initially, there are 14 different games to choose from, including Words With Friends, Mini Golf FRVR, Card Wars, and Exploding Kittens. Facebook says that more games are on the way. […]
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Motorola presents Edge 40 Pro
Now, Motorola has unveiled its new flagship model Edge 40 Pro, with features such as 125 W charging and a 165 Hz screen. Inside, we find Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 paired with LPDDR5X RAM at 12 GB and UFS 4.0 storage at 256 GB. The 6.67-inch screen is of the pOLED type and […]
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Zoom gets higher IQ With new AI features
Zoom is the latest service to receive new features based on artificial intelligence. Zoom IQ, as it’s called, will be able to summarize chat threads, organize ideas, and generate content for chats, emails, and meeting agendas. Here are the new features coming to Zoom: It is currently unclear when the features will be rolled out […]