The US Department of State has partnered with Google Arts & Culture to make it a little easier for people to virtually explore cultural heritage sites from around the world. In celebration of World Heritage Day, the search giant and the State Department said Monday they added 1,100 Ambassadors Fund projects from over 130 countries …
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Amazon is hiring a law firm to review how the company’s policies affect racial equity in its hourly workforce, the company said in a statement to shareholders Thursday. The audit will be led by former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch and will become public once it’s completed. “The focus of the audit will be to evaluate any disparate racial impacts …
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WhatsApp is adding a new way for users to gather and chat with Communities, which is intended for organizations like schools and neighborhoods to coordinate and share media. Communities are WhatsApp’s answer to Telegram’s massive Groups and Channels, and while it’s unclear how many users can join a Community, they won’t be as much as the “hundreds of thousands of …
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Thinking of starting your own website for business, art or blogging? If you started a new business recently, a website can help show customers your products. Maybe you’re pursuing an artistic career and want a digital portfolio to show your work. Or you just want to get into blogging. No matter what your reason, we’ve compiled a guide of things …
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Elon Musk had a busy Thursday. In the morning, the Tesla CEO announced his offer to buy social media platform Twitter for $43 billion in cash, and in the afternoon he gave an interview at a TED conference to discuss what he wants to do with the site if he acquires it. One change he wants is for Twitter to …
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In response to rising costs, Amazon will increase a fee charged to third-party merchants who use its Fulfillment By Amazon services by 5% to cover fuel and inflation. The surcharge, a first for the e-commerce giant, will go into effect on April 28. According to a notice to sellers, the increased fee will apply to all product types, including “non-apparel, …
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HyperX makes some of the comfiest gaming headsets you’ll ever park over your ears. The company’s latest addition to its most comfy line of PC-compatible models (it’s also PS5 compatible) is the Cloud Alpha Wireless. It’s an excellent model that uses the same dual-chamber audio technology as the original Cloud Alpha, which is now five years old. While much of …
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If you’re having problems watching Netflix while using a virtual private network on your phone or laptop, you may have seen error code M7111-5059 displayed along with this message: “Whoops, something went wrong. Streaming error. You seem to be using an unblocker or proxy. Please turn off any of these services and try again.” VPNs are legal in the US, …
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Millions of people use Slack every day to communicate with co-workers and friends, whether it’s back-and-forth GIF threads or quick one-off messages. The app is filled with extra features to make messaging easy and fun. Scheduling your Slack messages to deliver at a later time is one of its handier features for today’s hybrid workspaces. If you work different hours …
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Unlimited Google Photos storage is back, as long as you’re a T-Mobile customer willing to spend $15 a month for the honor. The opportunity is “coming soon” exclusively to T-Mobile, as reported earlier Tuesday by The Verge. Customers will be able to store unlimited photos and videos in full resolution, as well as getting 2TB of storage for Gmail and Drive. …
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