Monthly Archives: September 2022

Framework partners with Google for a user-repairable $999 Chromebook

Repairable electronics firm Framework just announced a new take on the company’s signature laptop. Produced in association with Google, the company is releasing the Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition. As the name suggests, it’s an iteration of the Framework Laptop specifically designed for ChromeOS. Image Credits: Framework The system is up for preorder in the U.S….

Chief’s Childers and Kaplan speak at Disrupt about how community built their unicorn

Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan probably consider the saying “It takes a village” to be more than just a mere adage. In 2019, the two women co-founded Chief, a private membership network designed to connect and support women executives. Chief clearly touched a nerve and filled a need. In March — three years post-launch —…

Disney’s ‘Strange World’ trailer pitches a fractured family into a fantastical adventure

A colourful alien world, an urgent mission from the president, and the son of a famous explorer are the ingredients that make up Strange World, Disney‘s upcoming CGI adventure from co-directors Don Hall and Qui Nguyen. In the trailer above, we’re introduced to Searcher Clade (Jake Gyllenhaal), a humble farmer whose father Jaeger Clade (Dennis…

TikTok bans politicians and political parties from monetizing on the platform

TikTok is taking its quest to remain “first and foremost an entertainment platform” seriously. Starting today (Sept. 21) political accounts are banned from monetizing on the platform. Politicians and political parties no longer have access to monetization features on TikTok, like gifting, tipping, e-commerce, the Creator Marketplace, and TikTok Creator Fund. Additionally, political accounts can’t…

Here’s why we shouldn’t get carried away with Nvidia’s DLSS 3 frame rate booster

Nvidia’s big RTX 4000 graphics card reveal on September 20 also incorporated a fresh take on its frame rate boosting technology, with boasts that it can speed up things massively – although further examination of the details Team Green spilled on DLSS 3 produces some noteworthy caveats. If you recall, Nvidia claimed that DLSS 3…