Online subscriptions are usually pretty easy to sign up for. But you may have noticed they’re not always so easy to cancel. And the Byzantine unsubscribe processes I’ve had to go through to get out of services I no longer want are often not just poor customer service or an unwieldy user experience. It’s by …

You can now show up to your Zoom meetings as an avatar of an animated animal. Zoom introduced its new Avatars feature in a blog post Tuesday, saying the feature is a way to inject fun and lighten the mood in your meetings and webinars.  The animal avatars automatically mirror your head movements and facial expressions, much like Apple’s Memoji. …

If you’ve ever used a Mac, you’ve probably realized how Apple puts a lot of emphasis on making its computers easy to use, intuitive and secure. Many of your Mac’s default settings are there to help make using the device as straightforward and convenient as possible, but you also have a lot of options to tweak settings and tailor your …

Chipmaker Arm, owned by Japanese tech giant SoftBank, is making plans for layoffs after SoftBank’s $40 billion deal to sell Arm to Nvidia collapsed in February. The company is preparing to cut 12% to 15% of its staff in the US and UK, Bloomberg reported on Monday.  The layoffs were announced to staff via a memo from Arm CEO Rene Haas and could potentially …

Samsung is bringing its latest Galaxy technology to a wider range of devices, the company said in a press release Tuesday. The One UI 4.1 update, which was originally introduced with Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series, is now being rolled out to other Galaxy phones and tablets, starting with the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3. The One UI 4.1 …

Anyone who’s ever dreamed of hosting their own radio show now has the opportunity to do so with Amazon’s Amp, but access to the app isn’t yet widespread. Amazon on Tuesday launched a limited-access beta version of Amp that’s available to iOS users in the US who have an access code. Amp is free to use and gives people the …

People can now book dinner reservations, buy tickets to events and get offers on rides using the new in-app Uber Explore feature, the ride-hailing giant said Tuesday.  The feature will make suggestions based on your use of the Uber and Uber Eats apps, with categories including food and drink, art and culture, music and shows and nightlife.   When you …

More than 1,600 hours of Funimation content, including 50-plus newly added titles and simulcast content, are now available to Crunchyroll subscribers, the popular anime streaming service said Tuesday. The move follows Sony Pictures Entertainment’s acquisition of Crunchyroll last year, and provides anime fans the ability to access content from the previously separate services with a single Crunchyroll subscription. The expanded …

Slack was down for many people on Tuesday, as a service disruption dragged on for hours. Problems with the app started around 5:50 a.m. PT, according to outage monitoring site Down Detector.  “We’re investigating the issue where Slack is not loading for some users. We’re looking into the cause and will provide more information as soon as it’s available,” Slack …

Grubhub is expanding its Grubhub Goods convenience item delivery service nationwide, the food delivery company announced in a press release on Tuesday. The expansion is in collaboration with 7-Eleven and comes after a pilot of the concept in New York. With more than 3,000 Grubhub Goods locations throughout the US, Grubhub customers across the country now have on-demand access to …