Tim Cook on Monday hinted at Apple’s vision for augmented reality tech, telling Sway’s Kara Swisher that charts and other visual elements could enhance conversation. He wouldn’t confirm reports that the company is working on a mixed reality headset, nor would he reveal plans for its June Worldwide Developers Conference, but he agreed with Swisher’s …
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has changed his mind about selling a song about NFTs — short for “nonfungible tokens,” basically digital certificates of authenticity — as an NFT. “Actually, doesn’t feel quite right selling this. Will pass,” he tweeted Tuesday afternoon. Selling the song would have given the buyer the digital rights to ownership of the song. On Monday, he had tweeted …
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Gab returned online after the social media network popular with right-wing users took itself down to fix a bitcoin scam. In a Friday blog post, CEO Andrew Torba said Gab took itself offline after several accounts “were posting bitcoin wallet spam and related content.” Fewer than 20 accounts were affected and no bitcoin was transferred, Torba said. “We have identified …
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Facebook is reportedly throwing its hat in the ring to compete with Clubhouse, the buzzy social app based on audio chats. The social media giant’s employees have been ordered to develop a product, known internally as Fireside, that’s similar to Clubhouse, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. An invite-only social media app, Clubhouse has been attracting …
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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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Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg made a surprise appearance on the invite-only, audio-based social app Clubhouse on Thursday night. The news comes less than a week after Tesla’s Elon Musk did the same. Zuckerberg talked about Facebook’s Reality Labs group, noting how virtual reality and augmented reality technology can widen the scope for remote work, according to Business Insider, which reported on …
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Venmo will expand its functionality in the coming months, according to an earnings call with the app’s parent company, PayPal. Not only will users be able to send a few bucks to a friend quickly, but they’ll also have the option to buy some cryptocurrency, save money and even keep up to date on shopping deals with integrated tools from …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. This will be a CES like no other, as we experience it remotely from across the globe on our own screens. CES is still going to do what CES does best — show off the latest innovations and ideas in tech, …
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Longtime Apple iPhone supplier Lens Technology, a maker of glass screens and coverings, has been accused of using forced Uighur labor in its factories, according to a report by The Washington Post, which cited documents from the human rights group Tech Transparency Project. The report noted that Lens Technology is a supplier to Tesla and Amazon, too. Many companies’ supply chains wind through …
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Does your phone last all day on a single charge? How about a year from now? Battery anxiety is real, and if you’re contemplating a new phone like the Motorola Razr, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 or the upcoming iPhone 12, its battery life is an increasingly important factor in deciding if that device is worth the money. As we expect …
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