Image: Sony Sony’s rounding out its A-series of soundbars with today’s introduction of the $699 HT-A3000. It’s a 3.1-channel bar with virtualized Dolby Atmos or DTS:X surround sound, and it joins the steeply priced HT-A7000 (7.1.2 channels) and mid-level HT-A5000 (5.1.2). At the very top of the lineup is the wireless, four-speaker HT-A9 system, which…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Users in your Circle will see a notice highlighted in green beneath your tweet. | Image: Twitter Twitter Circle, a feature that lets you limit your tweets to a smaller audience, is now available to everyone. The platform first started testing the feature among “select people” in May ahead of a wider rollout. Twitter Circle…
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Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images Hello! I am back in NYC after a whirlwind couple of days in Dallas last week. It was really great to meet so many people from the industry in person. My biggest takeaway from Podcast Movement week is how much the podcast format has evolved (for…
The Summoner’s Cup is arguably the most iconic trophy in all of esports — and now it has a totally new look. The trophy is the prize for the annual world champion in League of Legends, and developer Riot Games teamed up with jewelry brand Tiffany & Co. to refresh its look. The trophy is…
Privacy advocates are unsurprisingly unamused by Amazon’s surveillance state entertainment show. Deposit Photos Earlier this month, PopSci relayed some dystopian news regarding the announcement of Ring Nation, an impending America’s Funniest Home Videos-styled streaming TV series comprised of footage culled entirely from Amazon’s Ring security system camera clips submitted by owners. Hosted by comedian Wanda…
An Indo-Pacific bottlenose female dolphin and calf in at Shark Bay in Western Australia. Deposit Photos Dolphins have been capturing our imaginations for decades due to their acrobatics, jovial and charismatic looking faces, and intelligence. Now, researchers are gaining even more knowledge on their complex social networks. A paper published yesterday in The Proceedings of…
Ali Mitchell Contributor Share on Twitter Ali Mitchell is a partner and co-head of EQT Ventures. He helps startups figure out product-market fit and establish the right time to scale. Laura Yao Contributor Share on Twitter Laura Yao is a partner at EQT Ventures. She focuses on investing in Silicon Valley-based tech startups. In times…
In otherwise normal times, hospitals generate more than 5 million tons of waste each year, according to Greenhealth. Personal protective equipment (PPE) was in short supply over the past two years, and it was widely reported that some had to reuse what is typically a single-use item, like surgical gowns. MEDU, a Mexico-based startup, wants…
Just over two years after its launch, Facebook is shutting down the Facebook Gaming app on October 28, 2022. Now, when you open the app, you’ll see a banner stating that the app will no longer be available on iOS and Android after that date. The app also won’t be available on the Google Play…