Erin Carson

Netflix manipulated search results amid controversy over Cuties movie, report says

Netflix reportedly used its algorithm to hide a French movie from some search results in 2020. Amid backlash over the marketing of a movie called Cuties, the streaming giant suppressed the film on its platform, The Verge reported on Wednesday, citing internal Netflix documents.  Cuties is a French film that was intended to critique the sexualization …

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What is MagSafe? MacBook Pro gets Apple’s magnetic charger (again)

Apple is bringing MagSafe charging back to its line of MacBooks, the company said during its fall hardware event. Apple announced two new laptops, a MacBook Pro 16-inch and a 14-inch model, featuring its new M1 chips. (The company also released the AirPods 3 and new HomePod Mini colors.) One of the new MacBook Pro features, called MagSafe, already exists on …

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DoorDash creates $1 million disaster relief fund for restaurants

DoorDash is setting up a $1 million relief fund for restaurants affected by natural disasters, the company said Wednesday in a blog post. The $1 million will be dispersed in grants of $10,000 to 100 restaurants across the US that apply based on hardship due to state or federally declared natural disasters and meet other eligibility requirements such as having three …

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Future AirPods could check your posture and temperature, report says

Apple could be looking into ways to bring health features to its AirPods, according to a report Wednesday from The Wall Street Journal. Citing people familiar with the plans, the Journal said Apple could be studying ways to enhance hearing, take body temperature and monitor posture.   Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.  Bringing these types of …

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Apple rolls out Find My support for AirPods Pro, AirPods Max

Your missing left AirPod might not be doomed after all. Apple is adding more ways to find your AirPods Pro and Max using the Find My app, the company said in a blog post Tuesday. If you have AirPods Pro or AirPods Pro Max, you’ll be able to use features like notify when left behind, notify when found and mark …

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Facebook again warns that Apple privacy changes are hurting business

Facebook says that Apple’s changes to how apps track users on iOS is harming its business.  Graham Mudd, Facebook’s vice president of product marketing, said Wednesday in a blog post that underreported metrics resulting from Apple’s privacy changes have made it more difficult for businesses to measure ad campaigns on Facebook’s platform.  “Our estimate is that in aggregate we are …

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Xiaomi unveils 11T Pro with superfast charging, 108MP camera

Xiaomi unveiled new phones at an event Wednesday, alongside a new fitness band and tablet. The company showed off its new Xiaomi 11T, Xiaomi 11T Pro and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE phones. Xiaomi touted a new feature called Cinemagic on the Xiaomi 11T and Xiaomi 11T Pro, which it describes as offering a slew of innovative filmmaking features. The Pro model …

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ProRes slated for iPhones later in the year

Apple is bringing its pro video feature ProRes to the iPhone 13 later in the year, the company said Tuesday at Apple’s September event.  The feature essentially optimizes videos. It’s handy for those who color grade or use editing software like Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere Pro. ProRes will let you record up to 4K at 30 frames …

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Apple Watch 7 will feature a full keyboard

The latest generation of the Apple Watch will feature a full keyboard, the company said Tuesday, offering a new way to input text on the device.  Apple Watch 7 owners will have the option of tapping on the letters or sliding from letter to letter to type, and machine learning will predict the word. The company announced the news at …

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Google Pixel 6 shown off in new teaser ahead of fall launch

Google is showing off a video preview of its upcoming phone, the Pixel 6. In a teaser posted Thursday, Google asks the question, “What if a smartphones weren’t just smart?” Images of the phone show a two-toned back with a band near the top around the camera, a design unveiled in August. The phone is expected to come with a …

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