Remember the GameStop stock trading frenzy from earlier this year? One of the key players in that saga was the stock trading app Robinhood, and that notoriety earned Robinhood’s CEO a moment on the hot seat in a congressional hearing. At issue was how the app works — and specifically, whether its business model has …
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Bluetooth tracking devices that help you find your keys, phone and other items have been around for years — but now that Apple has entered the playing field, the competition for which tracker tag to choose is heating up. Apple’s AirTags, unveiled at the tech giant’s spring virtual product event, are a competitor to Tile tracker tags along with Samsung’s SmartTag (which …
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Apple’s AirTags are here or will be soon — preorders start today — and by all accounts they’re a great way to help you find lost stuff: keys, backpacks, purses and so on. The idea isn’t new. Tile trackers have been around for years, offering very similar functionality. But Apple’s take on the product looks promising. Well, mostly. There are three …
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IBM Research has developed new chipmaking technology it says will advance processors to the next level of circuitry miniaturization, performance improvement and power efficiency. But to make this real, it’ll have to find manufacturing partners to bring the tech to market. The new manufacturing technology, featuring components called nanosheets, increases chip performance 45% or reduces power consumption by 75% compared …
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Square, the mobile-payments company owned by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has added Jay-Z to its board of directors. In an SEC filing Friday, Square said it has expanded its board from 11 to 12 directors to add Shawn Carter, also known as Jay-Z, as reported earlier by MarketWatch. Square also reached a marketing and sublease deal with Jay-Z’s company Roc …
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Trying to practice inbox zero for your email? Bring that clean mindset to your Facebook Messenger, too. Easily get rid of message bloat with an archive feature that removes messages from your main Chat inbox, while saving them to access later. Use of Facebook Messenger skyrocketed during the pandemic, as more people turned to the internet to stay connected. While …
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Twitter on Thursday unveiled a new way to send and receive payments on the social media platform. Tip Jar lets account holders add an icon to their profile page listing payment services through which people can send money. Anyone using Twitter in English can now send tips to accounts on iOS and Android, while a limited group of people around the world using Twitter …
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An Apple AirPods Pro sale is no longer big news — in recent months, the prized earbuds have routinely dropped as low as $200 from their $249 list price. Today, however, you can do a little better still: While supplies last, Woot once again has the Apple AirPods Pro for $190. Although we saw these at $180 a couple months …
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Tiny gadgets that help you track down lost items are all the rage this year. In addition to Samsung announcing SmartTag and SmartTag Plus trackers in January. Apple recently announced and released its own Tile-like device, the AirTag. Both devices are similar in that they rely on Bluetooth to help you keep tabs on your keys, a backpack, luggage or even …
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Enlarge Image Another day, another Android leak. Screenshot by CNET Google has accidentally revealed its upcoming ear buds on Twitter. The Android account tweeted out a picture revealing the new Pixel Buds on Tuesday afternoon, before quickly deleting the tweet. “Quality sound and quick Bluetooth pairing,” the tweet read. “The new Pixel Buds A-Series have arrived. Enjoy one-tap Bluetooth pairing …
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