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Earlier this week, Carl Pei's new tech startup, Nothing, launched its first product, the ear(1) wireless active noise cancelling earbuds for a very competitively priced US$99 / GB£99. Long time GNC readers will likely recognise Carl Pei's name as one of the two founders of OnePlus, leaving the smartphone brand last year to start this new project with the financial
16 sites to learn code and give yourself another opportunity to learn a new skill that may come in handy at your day job and or start a new career. You do not have to have a college degree anymore to be a world-class coder it helps but you can get started with only a computer and free training and
It appears that Amazon may have access to millions of homes, apartment buildings, and businesses by giving property owners as little as $100 in gift cards and free gear to allow Amazon drivers direct access to the common areas of your apartment and businesses. Of course, millions have also been given access through smart devices that control access to your
The Senate is introducing what it is touting as the Health Mis-Information Exemption on Section 230 that will hold companies responsible for only putting out or allowing what the government deems to be the truth according to government health officials and failure to do so will result in prosecution and liability. Is this insanity at its finest? Become an Insider
OnePlus' Nord smartphone has been tremendously successful in Europe and today the company announced its successor, the Nord 2. As is OnePlus' style, the phone's been comprehensively teased for several weeks with the tagline, "Pretty much everything you could ask for" and resurrecting the "flagship killer" moniker from the early days of the brand. Bold claims. Let's see if they're
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously voted to ramp up law enforcement against repair restrictions that prevent small businesses, workers, consumers, and even government entities from fixing their own products. This decision essentially puts the “right to repair” in place. The Commission voted 5-0 to approve the policy statement during an open Commission meeting that was live streamed to its
Twitter announced they are testing something called downvotes. The name of this potential feature is exactly the same as what Reddit uses to enable users to express dislike on a Reddit post. Twitter downvotes work differently than the ones on Reddit. Twitter Support tweeted: “Some of you on iOS may see different options to up or down vote on replies.
Tumblr is now one of the social media companies that wants to let creators make money from their content. It announced Post+, which is a subscription service that is currently in beta. Tumblr’s Post+ is our new tool that allows creators to make some of their posts exclusive to paid supporters and allows people to support their favorite creators. It’s
Clubhouse posted a blog called “Opening Day” on its website to inform everyone that the app is now out of beta and open to everyone. They also made a new Clubhouse logo. Twelve never-boring months later, we’re thrilled to share that Clubhouse is now out of beta, open to everyone, and ready to begin its next chapter. This means we
Twitter announced that they are currently testing a new version of TweetDeck with a limited number of people. The testing is invitation-only, and those who choose to participate are agreeing to provide feedback. For now, Twitter is limiting the preview version of TweetDeck to selected people in US, Canada, and Australia. As someone who uses TweetDeck on desktop, and who
President Biden has reversed course and said that Facebook is not killing people as he earlier suggested over the weekend. Meanwhile, the surgeon general has double-downed on his finger pointing at social media and wants them to censor what they say is misinformation. Become an Insider today to get access to this very private, very personal show that will give
The art museums and galleries are opening up again in Italy. That’s great for the museums and galleries, who may have lost revenue during the pandemic. However, as CityLab reported, at least one Italian art museum has installed technology that will gather data from the people who come in to view the art. It bothers me when the physical world
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