Music publishers, songwriters and musicians have struck a deal with streaming services for US mechanical streaming rates for 2023-2027, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has announced. The NMPA, Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and Digital Media Association (DiMA) agreed on a 15.35 percent rate, avoiding a potentially contentious battle. That’s up only mildly from…
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The United Kingdom’s antitrust regulator is concerned that Microsoft’s blockbuster purchase of Activision Blizzard could create a monopoly in the nascent cloud gaming space. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which began investigating the deal back in July, says that it’s not yet reassured by the promises Microsoft has made to get the deal done….
Just a few years ago, the case for smartwatches wasn’t clear. Today, the wearable world is filled with various high-quality options, and a few key players have muscled their way to the front of the pack. Chances are, if you’re reading this guide, you’ve probably already decided that it’s time to upgrade from a standard…
If there was ever a fundamental divide between Twitter’s leadership and its users, it was only ever going to be about an edit button. Twitter has, for most of its life, been against the ability for users to amend tweets after they were published, preferring that users delete and re-write. Naturally, users were never much…
If you want your home to be clean and have that futuristic feel, a robot vacuum should top your shopping list. Lucky for you, there’s no better time to act than now. Roborock, the leading store specialized in robot vacuums, is celebrating its 8th anniversary with some amazing deals. If you act fast, you can…
Toshiba has unveiled its first-ever Quantum Dot television at IFA 2022 in Berlin, in the form of the Q5AD TV. It’ll be available in 43, 50, 55 and 65-inch versions and could mark a bit of a step up in picture quality at a very reasonable price. Best 4K TV: Premium Ultra HD smart TVs…
Toshiba has selected IFA 2022 to debut its latest range of TVs. Here’s everything the company announced during the event. If you’ve been looking to upgrade to a new Toshiba TV, this year could be the perfect time to do so. The brand has announced a number of firsts for this year, including its first…
When Apple first introduced a larger iPhone it named it “Plus”, then in 2018 it switched over to “Max”. This is why everyone so far has been assuming that the new class of iPhone – a large model that isn’t a Pro – will be called “iPhone 14 Max”. However, that may not be true….
In a study by Botco AI, 100% of respondents said they expanded virtual behavioral support, including conversational AI, during the pandemic.Read MoreRead More
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A new gene therapy based on antibody cells is about to be tested in humans During the covid-19 pandemic, antibodies played a front-and-center role. We used home tests to look for them, and…