Meet Revyze, a French startup that is developing a mobile app for iOS and Android at the intersection of education and social. In many ways, Revyze looks just like TikTok. But it is focused specifically on educational content for teenagers. “We talked with kids attending 30 or 35 different high schools,” co-founder Florent Sciberras told…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Those who were worried that YouTube would completely limit access to 4K content to Premium subscribers can breath easily. For now. YouTube has revealed on Twitter that it has “fully turned off” the experiment that requires Premium subscription to be able to play videos in 4K resolution. Earlier this month, users started reporting on social…
Netflix released its new mystery series The Watcher last week, injecting a bit more variety into the true crime genre by focusing on a real incident of stalking. Based on a 2018 article published on The Cut, The Watcher follows the Brannock family — couple Nora (Naomi Watts) and Dean (Bobby Cannavale) and their adolescent…
The device appears to extend and retract with the push of a button. | Image: Motorola At parent company Lenovo’s Tech World 2022 event, Motorola is showing off a rollable mobile phone in a quick video demo. With the press of a button, the screen extends and retracts, with a moving wallpaper to match. The…
Earlier this month, YouTube ran an experiment where it asked some free users to upgrade to a premium account to watch videos in 4K resolution. The company has now ended this test — probably because of uproar from users. In a tweet, YouTube confirmed the end of the experiment and said, “viewers should now be…
Tuesday’s a bit of a nothing day, isn’t it? None of the freshness of Monday or the weekend-adjacent anticipation of Thursday. Luckily, there’s a new Wordle to break up the tedium a bit. And if you’re struggling with today’s puzzle, we’ve got some clues and the solution, as we do every day. If you just…
Soldiers conduct military exercise in Moscow, Russia, on September 1, 2022. Russian Defense Ministry / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A mayor in Russia is offering the families of conscripts a bag of vegetables each. On Russian TV, Evgeny Grigoriev said the package was a “one-off” distribution. The packages contains “cabbage, potato, carrot, beetroot, and…
Apple next year is planning to enter a new product category, launching its first mixed reality headset. Rumors indicate that the upcoming headset will support both AR and VR technology, and that it will have features that will outshine competing products. Render created by Ian Zelbo based on rumored information With the iPhone, iPad, and…
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner listens the verdict standing in a cage in a courtroom in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP A close aide to Vladimir Putin said that Brittney Griner’s release is not Russia’s “main issue.” The aide also said that…
If not detected fast enough, sepsis can be a ‘death sentence.’. DepositPhotos This article was originally featured in Undark. Ten years ago, 12-year-old Rory Staunton dove for a ball in gym class and scraped his arm. He woke up the next day with a 104 F fever, so his parents took him to the pediatrician and…