Indian-American economic advisor Daleep Singh is leading the efforts of the Joe Biden administration to impose punitive sanctions on Russia over its actions against Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees to recognise Ukraine’s regions of “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics” as “independent”, escalating the tension in the region and increasing fears of Moscow’s invasion …

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In its latest attempt to limit the proliferation of misleading product reviews, Amazon has filed lawsuits against two companies, the retail giant announced Tuesday. The so-called “fake review brokers” allegedly tried to mislead consumers by posting false reviews on online stores like Amazon, eBay, Walmart and Etsy in exchange for money or free products. The e-commerce giant’s legal actions come after …

Two decades ago when most phones just made calls, the first 3G networks ushered in the era of wireless data. They made it possible to use apps on our phones, integrate GPS systems with our cars and do lots of other tasks on the go. But as carriers transitioned to 4G LTE networks and now to 5G, they’re shutting down …

Immersive audio standard Dolby Atmos had a fairly inauspicious start when it came to soundbars, with speakers such as the Yamaha YSP-5600 being both crazy expensive ($1.5K or more) and “extraordinarily huge.” But in the following years, with the help of companies like Vizio, the size of the products and the wallets needed to fund them became more manageable. Now, with the Polk …

Several months after Meta’s Horizon Worlds social VR app entered public beta, Meta is starting to exhibit metaverse art experiences made with its own metaverse tools. A project created by VR sculptor Gabe Gault is the first of what Meta describes as a series of cultural and art experiences that will be launching inside Horizon Worlds. Gault’s work, called “I Am …

Facebook’s competition with short-form video app TikTok continues to heat up. On Tuesday, the social network said it’s releasing Reels to more than 150 countries and adding new features that allow creators to earn money through short-form video. The expansion of Reels could help Facebook attract more daily users to the main social network as it competes with apps such …

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 …

If you work in a remote or hybrid job, your day-to-day agenda is probably loaded up with calls on Zoom or a similar video-conferencing app. Though working from home has its perks, back-to-back meetings often lead to sitting frozen and glazed over for hours on end. (Zoom fatigue is real!) I spent a good chunk of college online due to the pandemic …

Samsung’s new Galaxy S22 arrived earlier this month at the company’s February Unpacked event. You may be wondering how it’s different from the Galaxy S21 that impressed us with solid all-around performance when it was released last year. Like 2021’s Galaxy S series, the Galaxy S22 series features three phones — the Galaxy S22, the S22 Plus and S22 Ultra …