For your average person, there aren’t too many places you can hang out with actress Tiffany Haddish on a Wednesday night. An exclusive app called Clubhouse, though, could be that rare chance. Clubhouse is an audio-chat app that’s captured the attention and money of Silicon Valley and beyond. It’s just the latest way technology has …
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Two weeks ago, OnePlus founder Carl Pei officially launched his new venture — a consumer electronics company called Nothing. It might not sound like much so far, but Nothing is backed by GV (previously Google Ventures), which invested $15 million in the company. This entirely financed the company’s latest funding round, according to a press release issued Tuesday. GV is …
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Some people like to stock up on stuff — you know, like giant containers of mayonnaise, tins of popcorn and a garage freezer full of chicken breast. Prepaying for cellular service is sort of like stocking up, and today I have a deal that’s sort of like pouring cellular into Mason jars in the pantry. Tello is offering a prepaid …
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The US Department of Justice under President Joe Biden has dropped a department lawsuit filed under former President Donald Trump that challenged California’s net neutrality rules. California’s law, considered more strict than federal rules adopted during the Obama administration, could set the baseline for future federal rules. The DOJ formally dismissed the lawsuit Monday. The suit was first filed in …
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The family of a 20-year-old man filed a lawsuit against the investment Robinhood on Monday, saying its popular investment app was responsible for the student’s suicide. Alex Kearns, who was studying at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, killed himself last June after he believed he had racked up roughly $730,000 in trading losses on the app. The distress caused by the …
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Clubhouse users in mainland China reportedly can no longer access the app, outlets like The New York Times and The Guardian reported Monday. The ban reportedly came after Chinese-speaking users started discussing issues like China-Taiwan relations, as well as the Chinese government’s genocide of Uighur Muslims, Bloomberg reported. Now playing: Watch this: Clubhouse explained 11:19 Clubhouse is an audio-based app that …
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Apple should launch its own cryptocurrency exchange, an analyst report suggested Monday. The report by Canadian brokerage firm RBC Capital Markets, spotted earlier by Coindesk, said that since Apple Wallet is used by millions in an increasingly cashless society, Apple could easily generate over $40 billion by making the jump to cryptocurrency. “If Apple went down this path, the USA …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Facebook said Monday it’s taking a tougher stance against misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines as part of an effort to prevent the online lies from causing harm. The social media giant is expanding a list of debunked claims about COVID-19 and vaccines it …
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If you’ve lost track of everyone you’re friends with on Snapchat, the company is launching a feature designed to make it easier to pin down that information and review your connections. Friend Check Up, announced on Safer Internet Day, prompts users to check their friend lists and ensure they want to keep everyone on there. If there’s anyone they don’t …
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Google Photos appears to be working on a pinch-to-zoom style feature for video editing, according to a report from Android Police on Monday. In a post, a Reddit user also described having accidentally discovered the feature. “[W]hile playing back a video, I double tapped my screen accidentally and the video filled the screen,” the user posted. “I could also pinch the …
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