Common fixes for problems with your mouse, keyboard, and other gear

If your keyboard, mouse, or headphones are not working, know you’ve got options. Jan Loyde Cabrera / Unsplash No matter how well you look after your computer, something is going to eventually go wrong. And the issue won’t always be the machine itself, but maybe something you’ve plugged into it. Peripherals (mice, keyboards, gamepads, webcams,…

Matter’s Internet of Things standard, certification ready for developers

The consortium behind the Matter standard for the Internet of Things have officially approved the long-award standard. The open-source connectivity standard was built around a shared belief that smart home devices should seamlessly integrate with other systems and be secure and reliable. Smart home device makers understand that people will integrate lots of products from…

Zipline’s drones to deliver medicine in Salt Lake City area

Zipline, a drone delivery and logistics company that got its start delivering medical supplies in Africa, has started dropping prescriptions and over-the-counter medications to homes in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. In a partnership with Intermountain Healthcare, a healthcare company that services the Intermountain Region of the United States, Zipline will deploy an initial…

Disney+ and Star+ relaunch as native apps on PlayStation 5 for users to stream in 4K

Disney+ today relaunched as a native app on PlayStation 5 (PS5) consoles, which now supports PS5 capabilities like 4K HDR (High-Dynamic Range) streaming. The company also relaunched Star+, Disney+’s streaming service for Latin American subscribers. PS5 users experienced various issues with the old Disney+ app, which was designed for PS4 compatibility. Subscribers reported crashes, log-in…

Highnote launches a collaboration platform for musicians and podcasters offering voice notes, polls and more

Highnote launched to the public today, allowing musicians, podcasters, and other creators to collaborate on audio files by recording voice notes directly over a track, making timestamped reactions, and creating polls to get opinions. Highnote also announced its pre-seed funding round of $1.7 million. The new platform aims to be a space for musicians, podcasters…

The Startup Battlefield 200: Education, security and space edition

The collective creativity, ingenuity and technical prowess of the Startup Battlefield 200 presented by Capital Connect by JP Morgan is nothing short of amazing. Out of thousands of applications, only 200 early-stage startups made the final cut, and you’ll find all of them — and only them — exhibiting on the TechCrunch Disrupt show floor…

The trailer for Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Shotgun Wedding’ takes a turn you have to see to believe

The trailer for Shotgun Wedding begins like any other rom-com trailer. Engaged couple Darcy and Tom (Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel) invite their families to their destination wedding. Familial hijinks ensue — uh oh, the groom’s mother Carol (Jennifer Coolidge) interrupts Darcy and Tom while they’re getting intimate! Oh no, Darcy’s hot ex (Lenny Kravitz)…