Disney Plus cheaper, ad-supported tier is being designed to safeguard the service’s family-friendly image. The company said Tuesday that the service won’t run any advertising related to politics or alcohol and will keep ads out of sight of preschoolers when it launches in the US late this year. At the tier’s launch, profiles sets up for …
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Mullvad is a Swedish-based, independently owned, open-source VPN provider that puts security and privacy above all else. Every other VPN provider says it does as well, but Mullvad goes to great lengths to convey that it genuinely does put security and privacy first. Mullvad $5 at Mullvad Get Price Alerts You’re receiving price alerts for Mullvad Like Average speed loss …
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Music-streaming app Spotify is testing a new feature that would allow artists to promote their NFTs on their artist profile page, Spotify said Monday. Only select Android users in the US will have access to the new feature while it’s being tested. “Spotify is running a test in which it will help a small group of artists promote their existing …
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After releasing iOS 15.5 to developers last Thursday, Apple launched the new update more widely on Monday. Most of the changes coming with 15.5 are minor, mainly tweaks to apps and updates that seem to lay the foundation for larger changes in the future. Now playing: Watch this: Apple Killed the Last iPod 6:43 The update includes two main enhancements: …
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Netflix may add livestreaming to its repertoire. The streaming giant is exploring an option for unscripted shows and stand-up comedy specials, according to Deadline. Deadline reported Friday that Netflix could use livestream support to air live reunion specials for shows like Selling Sunset and allow for live voting in competition-based shows. Netflix may also use livestreaming for comedy specials. The company …
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Have you ever had that creepy experience where a brief moment of online shoe shopping turns into weeks of being followed around by ads for the same pair of shoes on every site you visit? If so, your iPhone has a feature to help boost your online privacy and give you the option to disable ad tracking within the apps …
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What’s happening Google’s natural language AI is smart enough to define jokes. Why it matters The ability to understand the nuances of human language will lead to better and more natural interactions with machines. What’s next Google wants to educate people about the benefits of these kinds of AI smarts through upcoming devices like its Pixel 7. Amid a flurry …
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If you’ve ever used the workplace messaging app Slack, you’ve heard the sound: “ssssscrape, knock-knock-knock.” Slack actually provides 11 other notification sound options, which most people probably don’t know about. The catalog of sounds ranges from a playful “boing” to a whimsical “ta-da” to a snappy “yoink.” And the options aren’t limited to onomatopoeias. At the bottom of the menu, …
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Meta has turned off augmented reality filters for Facebook and Instagram in Texas and Illinois due to facial recognition and privacy laws in those states. Although Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said its AR technology is “not facial recognition,” it’s temporarily shutting down its AR filters and avatars in both states to prevent “meritless and distracting …
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At the Google I/O 2022 keynote, CEO Sundar Pichai debuted a new feature coming to Google Maps that gives users a drone-level aerial view of cities, offering a helpful middle ground between satellite and street views. Immersive View, as the new mode is called, uses “billions of photos” to model buildings and trees in 3D using machine learning. The new …
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