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New Firefox for Android launches with souped-up privacy tools and a bottom address bar
2 days ago –
Mozilla is launching its new version of Firefox for Android
today with enhanced privacy tools, addons support, and visual
changes. Privacy updates and under-the-hood changes are inspired by
the Firefox Quantum desktop revamp. And this version of the Android
browser is codenamed “Firefox Daylight....
New Firefox for Android launches with souped-up privacy tools and a bottom address bar
2 days ago –
Mozilla is launching its new version of Firefox for Android
today with enhanced privacy tools, addons support, and visual
changes. Privacy updates and under-the-hood changes are inspired by
the Firefox Quantum desktop revamp. And this version of the Android
browser is codenamed “Firefox Daylight....
Samsung might bring its S-Pen to the Galaxy S21 series
2 days ago –
Samsung‘s S-Pen stylus has been the crown jewel of the company’s
Galaxy Note series. However, that might be changing as the company is
set to offer the stylus with its upcoming Galaxy S21 flagship. A report
from a Korean outlet notes that Samsung is developing the S21 series
under the code name “...
Microsoft once owned a chunk of Apple, here’s what it would have been worth today
2 days ago –
Back in 1997, Apple wasn’t as shiny as we know it today. It was
actually a little bit rotten. It was the year they asked Steve Jobs to
return to save the company, as it was struggling to keep up with the
competition, Microsoft in particular. In just two years, its sales had
fallen from $11 billio...
Microsoft once owned a chunk of Apple, here’s what it would have been worth today
2 days ago –
Back in 1997, Apple wasn’t as shiny as we know it today. It
was actually a little bit rotten. It was the year they asked Steve Jobs
to return to save the company, as it was struggling to keep up with the
competition, Microsoft in particular. In just two years, its sales had
fallen from $11 billio...
Two left feet? Facebook’s new AI dance choreographer can teach you some brand new moves
2 days ago –
Facebook‘s AI boffins have developed a new system that creates
original dance routines for any music that you feed it. The system
doesn’t merely imitate the Moonwalk, the Renegade, or whatever other
moves the kidz are busting on TikTok these days. Instead, it creates
entirely new routines that ar...
How to use Microsoft Word’s new ‘Transcribe’ tool
a day ago –
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice
on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other
stuff. Microsoft today announced a new feature for Word: a transcription
tool that allows you to get spoken words into your document without you
having to type all of...
Judge rules Apple can block Fortnite but not Epic’s Unreal Engine
a day ago –
You know, as much as I love a petty legal pissing contest, I
really didn’t want Epic vs Apple to become my thing every morning. But
here we are, and at the very least someone sensible has finally come in
and given judgement — on part of the case, anyway. Just to recap, this
is part of the delight...
Europe overtakes China as biggest consumer of plug-in electric vehicles
14 hours ago –
China has long been recognized as the world’s biggest consumer
of electric vehicles. It’s also the world’s largest producer of EVs. But
that appears to have changed. According to figures compiled by
Bloomberg, in the first half of 2020 European drivers bought more
plug-in electric vehicles than C...
EU’s anti-piracy campaign led to 12% drop in ads on pirate sites
14 hours ago –
A few years back, the European Commission kicked off a campaign
against ads on pirate sites in an effort to cut into their revenue
streams — and it seems the strategy is working, according to newly
surfaced data. The European Union’s executive arm has noticed a 12% drop
in ads served per visit on...
EU’s anti-piracy campaign led to 12% drop in ads on pirate sites
14 hours ago –
A few years back, the European Commission kicked off a
campaign against ads on pirate sites in an effort to cut into their
revenue streams — and it seems the strategy is working, according to
newly surfaced data. The European Union’s executive arm has noticed a
12% drop in ads served per visit on...
How to use Google’s Arts & Culture app to look at AR museum exhibits
5 hours ago –
Google‘s Arts & Culture app really is a gem for anyone who
loves the arts, science, and just cool AR and VR stuff. The company
recently announced it was adding a few AR extras to its app, including
models of ancient creatures, for everyone to peruse. Fun and educational
— what more could you ...
Call of Duty’s in-game Black Ops: Cold War reveal gets an ‘E’ for effort
6 hours ago –
Call of Duty today revealed the official trailer for Black Ops:
Cold War, the next entry in the venerable series, with an in-game event
in the free-to-play battle royale title Warzone. To the best of this
reporter’s knowledge, this is the first time the franchise has held a
live, in-game event to...
8 hours ago –
Scientists have created microscopic robots that could one day
be injected into human bodies to perform surgery. They’re the first
microscopic robots made of semiconductor components, according to their
creators from Cornell University. This means they can be made to walk
using standard electronic...
The pandemic has probably killed VR arcades for good
a day ago –
A lagging trend of the past few months has been witnessing
startups that COVID-19 seemed poised to kill end up scaling back some of
those deep cuts and taking off again. Not all spaces have been quite so
lucky; in particular, lately we’ve seen a host of location-based
virtual reality startups shu...
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX acquires portfolio tracker Blockfolio
a day ago –
FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange that offers derivatives, options
and other sophisticated products, is acquiring a popular portfolio
tracking app, Blockfolio. FTX is spending $150 million for the
acquisition. But take that price with a grain of salt, as it’s a
combination of cash, cryptocurrency an...
Everyone filed to go public Monday
a day ago –
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture
capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers
behind the headlines. We’re back out of sequence, because literally
every company you can name (well, almost) dropped an S-1 yesterday so we
had to sit down and parse them...
Facebook updates Messenger Rooms as Zoom sits at top of the App Store
13 hours ago –
Messenger Rooms, Facebook’s social Zoom competitor, is today
rolling out new features aimed at making Rooms easier to both create and
discover, as well as those for further personalizing your Rooms
experience. The changes follow Messenger’s recent slight dip from the
top of the U.S. App Store cha...
Stride.VC loses partner Pia d’Iribarne
13 hours ago –
Stride.VC, the London early-stage VC firm founded by Fred Destin
and podcaster Harry Stebbings, is losing Paris-based partner Pia
d’Iribarne, TechCrunch has learned. According to a regulatory filing,
d’Iribarne’s partnership officially ended today, a little more than a
year and a half after her a...
Cisco acquiring BabbleLabs to filter out the lawn mower screeching during your video conference
13 hours ago –
We’ve all been in a video conference, especially this year, when
the neighbor started mowing the lawn or kids were playing outside your
window — and it can get pretty loud. Cisco, which owns the WebEx video
conferencing service, wants to do something about that, and late
yesterday it announced it...
Many Canon cameras can now automatically back up pictures to Google Photos
11 hours ago –
Canon and Google today announced a new software integration that
enables automatic Google Photos backup of pictures taken with select
Canon cameras — a full list is available here, but it’s most of their
recent interchangeable lens cameras dating back basically to when they
started getting Wi-Fi ...
LaunchNotes raises a $1.8M seed round to help companies communicate their software updates
11 hours ago –
LaunchNotes, a startup founded by the team behind Statuspage
(which Atlassian later acquired) and the former head of marketing for
Jira, today announced that it has raised a $1.8 million seed round
co-led by Cowboy Ventures and Bull City Ventures. In addition, Tim Chen
(general partner, Essence V...
Google is pushing to get the Nest Hub in more hotel rooms
11 hours ago –
Given the number of rooms I’ve stayed in over the past couple of
years that still sported a 30-pin iPod alarm clock, I think it’s a safe
bet that refreshing a new technology isn’t high up on the list of
priorities for most hotels. For those looking to offer a little tech
hospitality beyond the […]
The Positive Grid Spark is a versatile smart amp perfect for guitarists stuck at home
8 hours ago –
Powered amps for electric guitars have gotten some neat tricks
powered by modern mobile tech over the years, but the new Positive Grid
Spark ($299) might be the one that packs the most intelligence and
versatility into a single package. From a companion app, to voice
commands, to tunable modeling...
Twitter experiments with adding a ‘Quotes’ count to tweets
9 hours ago –
Twitter wants to make it easier to see the conversations taking
place around a tweet. This May, the company rolled out a change to its
user interface that allowed users who clicked on the “Retweets” metric
beneath a tweet to view both those Retweets with comments and those
without all on one scre...
The H-1B visa ban is creating nearshore business partnership opportunities
9 hours ago –
Nearshoring is mutually beneficial because developers don't have
to give up their culture for a great employment opportunity and
businesses can reap the benefits of diversification.
GM teases two new versions of all-electric Chevy Bolt
15 hours ago –
Photo by Andrew Liptak / The Verge the automaker’s mass-market electric car that has been on
sale since 2017. A refreshed Bolt and a larger Bolt Electric Utility
Vehicle were first announced at the automaker’s “...
Everything we know about Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, launching November 13th
9 hours ago –
Image: Activision
Activision’s next Call of Duty installment, confirmed last week to be a
revival of developer Treyarch’s fan-favorite Black Ops series, will
have its work cut out for it. The title is following last year’s Modern
Warfare, the most successful COD game in the franchise’s history...
10 hours ago –
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
If you use an iPhone and are looking for a reliable set of wireless
earbuds that connect quickly, Apple’s second-generation AirPods are back
down to their lowest price at Amazon. Normally $159, they cost $129
right now. This model includes a wired ch...
FDA authorizes Abbott’s fast $5 COVID-19 test
2 hours ago –
The test returns results in 15 minutes. | Abbott Laboratories
A COVID-19 test that takes 15 minutes and can be run without lab
equipment was just granted emergency use authorization by the Food and
Drug Administration. It will cost $5, and runs on a simple card that
uses the same technology a...
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