Apple has reportedly held discussions with media agency and network executives about the prospect of selling ad time on its Apple TV+ streaming service, leading to speculation that an ad-supported tier could eventually be in the offing, possibly as soon as next year. According to DigiDay, Apple’s advertising chief Todd Teresi has led meetings with…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Are you getting a “One of your payments accounts was canceled” email from Google AdSense? Here’s the alternate title, “A payments account was canceled”. The email says, “Your payments account “AdSense pub-x” for Google AdSense was recently canceled”. “If your balance is greater than US$10.00, you’ll receive your final payment from the canceled payments account…
Eero is ditching its cheapest subscription plan. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Earlier this month, Eero announced it would be transitioning its paid subscription plans to one flat rate of $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year. Formerly called Eero Secure Plus, Eero Plus is now the only option for users of the mesh…
Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Epic’s grand plans for competitive Fortnite never really took off following the first World Cup in 2019. But the scene could be getting a boost very soon with the first major in-person tournament in several years. The FNCS Invitational 2022 will be taking place in November at the Raleigh Convention…
General view of the Etro fashion show during Metaverse Fashion Week on March 25th, 2022, hosted by Decentraland. | Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images This year, I’ve received about 70 pitches about “metaverse” activities for big brand names like Samsung and UPS in Decentraland, which, as CoinDesk reports, is nearly double the 38 user number…
Enlarge / A technician removes a battery cell from a testing vault at the “Volkswagen Group Center of Excellence” battery cell research center in Salzgitter, Germany, on May 18, 2022. (credit: John MacDougall/Getty) How much does an electric vehicle’s battery performance change in hot weather? How about cold? If someone drives aggressively in an EV,…
The boots performed even better than researchers expected. YouTube An impressive set of robotic exoskeleton boots developed by Stanford University researchers are providing a boost to users’ strides in the real world thanks to years’ worth of of machine learning laboratory tests. The “exoskeleton assistance” device, first revealed on October 12 in a paper published…
Quick, easy, and reliable microwaves to nuke meals. Naomi Hébert via Unsplash We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Some may say dogs are man’s best friend, but we firmly believe that title belongs to the microwave. An ingenious little invention, this kitchen appliance can make…
Advanced, an IT service provider for the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS), has confirmed that attackers stole data from its systems during an August ransomware attack, but refuses to say if patient data was compromised. Advanced first confirmed the ransomware incident on August 4 following widespread disruption to NHS services across the U.K. The attack…
While Meta is trying to convince consumers to strap on its VR headsets to enter the metaverse, Google continues to experiment with a different sort of false reality: its holographic video chat project known as Project Starline. Announced last year, Project Starline is a video-calling booth that uses 3D imagery, high-resolution cameras, custom depth sensor…