Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked a lot about virtual reality when he appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience Thursday. He also confirmed that his company’s new virtual reality headset, called Project Cambria, will be launching soon. Zuckerberg said the headset will come out in October and that more will be revealed at the company’s Connect event. Meta …

Apple will include its new M2 processor in upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch models of the MacBook Pro, which will hit production in the coming weeks, Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple analyst known for his reliable predictions, said Monday. Apple revealed the M2 chip at WWDC in June, saying the new chip would be an upgrade from the M1, which marked a new era …

Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup brought a new take to the MagSafe feature. Apple’s fast-charging magnetic feature that serves as a power throughput to facilitate Qi wireless charging on iPhones is called MagSafe. It’s similar to how the magnetic charger works on the Apple Watch: Apple’s MagSafe charger has a magnetic snap that falls in line with the right alignment for optimal charging.  Of course, …

The NFL will launch its own stream service for phones and tablets in July, according to a report from the Sports Business Journal Wednesday citing an unnamed source. NFL Plus is the reported name of the new service, and it will carry games available on the subscriber’s local TV stations but not the out-of-market games that are available on DirecTV’s …

Netflix is facing another round of layoffs. On Tuesday, the streaming giant said it let go of about 150 employees, most based in the US. This is the second set of layoffs for Netflix following its earnings report in April that showed it lost 200,000 subscribers, its first subscriber drop in a decade.  “Our slowing revenue growth means we are also …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Airbnb is making a change to its refund policy starting May 31 to no longer cover COVID-related circumstances, the company said in a blog post Friday.   At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, Airbnb updated its Extenuating Circumstances Policy to …

After a major win last week for unionization at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, the Amazon Labor Union received moral support from US President Joe Biden on Wednesday.  Biden spoke at the North America’s Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference and gave a nod to the union victory at Amazon.  “And by the way, by the way, Amazon, here we …

Joe Rogan and his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, are at the center of growing concerns over COVID-19 misinformation and the host’s use of racial slurs in dozens of episodes. This has put pressure on Spotify, the music streaming service that signed the comedian to an exclusivity deal in 2020. In January, rock legend Neil Young pulled his music from Spotify …

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek confirmed Sunday that Joe Rogan chose to remove multiple episodes of his popular podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, from the streaming service after Spotify leadership’s discussed his use of “racially insensitive language,” according to a memo sent to employees.  Last week, more than 70 episodes of the podcast disappeared from Spotify after videos of Rogan using …

Signal, the encrypted-messaging app, is on the lookout for a new CEO after Moxie Marlinspike said Monday he’s stepping down. After leading the company for almost a decade, Marlinspike says now is a good time to find a replacement.  “I now feel very comfortable replacing myself as CEO based on the team we have, and also believe that it is …