Following a delay last month, Apple will start accepting paid podcast subscriptions next week. In an email obtained by The Verge, the company reportedly tells producers and publishers it will launch the feature globally on June 15th. Apple first announced it would allow podcasters to offer paid subscriptions for their content during its “Spring Forward”… Continue reading Apple will reportedly open paid Podcasts subscriptions on June 15th
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Google quietly ends support for its augmented reality Measure app
Google has killed a large number of applications and features in the past, which isn’t surprising for such a massive corporation. The latest casualty? Its augmented reality Measure app, which it has quietly retired, as noticed by Android Police. Measure started as an app for the tech giant’s defunct Tango AR platform until Google expanded… Continue reading Google quietly ends support for its augmented reality Measure app
Kevin Hart’s Quibi show is getting a second season with Roku
Quibi, the short lived, short-form mobile streaming service famously didn’t produce a lot of great content before flaming out last year. However, some of the shows achieved a second life after Quibi sold its catalog to Roku for $100 million, including Kevin Hart’s Die Hart. Now, Roku has announced that it has ordered a second… Continue reading Kevin Hart’s Quibi show is getting a second season with Roku
Senate passes competitiveness bill with $52 billion for chip manufacturing
On Tuesday afternoon the Senate passed S.1260, an amended version of Chuck Schumer’s Endless Frontier Act that authorizes billions in funding to strengthen US tech and research. Dubbed the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, it’s also intended to build up US manufacturing and tech to compete with options from China, and passed by a 68… Continue reading Senate passes competitiveness bill with $52 billion for chip manufacturing
Lordstown Motors warns it doesn’t have enough cash to produce electric trucks
Lordstown Motors has been among the startups (Rivian, Canoo) promising electric pickups that can compete with the current titans of the truck world, but an update today shows the company’s future is in doubt. The New York Times reports on a filing with the SEC that shows the company’s ability to move forward as a… Continue reading Lordstown Motors warns it doesn’t have enough cash to produce electric trucks
Netflix’s live-action ‘Cowboy Bebop’ series starts streaming this fall
Cowboy Bebop fans won’t have to watch much longer to revisit the world of Spike, Faye, Jet and Edward. Netflix will release its live-action adaptation of the legendary Sunrise anime this fall, the company announced during day two of its Geeked Week programming. What’s more, original series composer Yoko Kanno is writing the adaptation’s soundtrack.… Continue reading Netflix’s live-action ‘Cowboy Bebop’ series starts streaming this fall
Peacock comes to Samsung smart TVs
Starting today, Peacock is available on Samsung smart TVs. This is its first significant expansion for the streaming service since it made its way to Roku devices last September following protracted negotiations between Roku and NBCUniversal. With today’s announcement, you can download Peacock on just about every piece of streaming hardware out there, including Xbox… Continue reading Peacock comes to Samsung smart TVs
Razer’s Audio app leaks images of these Opus X headphones
When Razer released its Opus headphones last year, they were a pleasant surprise. Not only did they sound good, but they also came with features like ANC at a reasonable $200 price tag. So it should come as no surprise that it looks like Razer plans to follow up with something similar. Looking through the… Continue reading Razer’s Audio app leaks images of these Opus X headphones
A new plant-based tuna is coming to restaurants in 2022
The next time you visit a sushi restaurant, the delicious spicy tuna rolls that come with your sushi platter may not come from a fish at all. Finless Foods, a company specializing in cell-cultured seafood, plans to release a plant-based tuna in 2022. Using nine whole ingredients, Finless says it designed its tuna to imitate… Continue reading A new plant-based tuna is coming to restaurants in 2022
What’s on TV: ‘Loki,’ ‘Ratchet & Clank’ and ‘FFVII: Advent Children’
This week the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes back into view as the premiere of Loki arrives on Disney+ streaming, but remember — now Disney+ MCU shows will premiere on Wednesday, not Friday. For movie fans, there’s In The Heights on HBO Max, and on 4K Blu-ray you can snag the entire Indiana Jones series ($87)… Continue reading What’s on TV: ‘Loki,’ ‘Ratchet & Clank’ and ‘FFVII: Advent Children’