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The Verge has learned that Spotify is testing out the addition of a “Create podcast” button within their podcast library interface.  Spotify is testing “Create podcast” button to funnel their app users to Anchor, a podcast creation platform that Spotify recently acquired It’s interesting there is a Brazil version of the Anchor promo page pic.twitter.com/0dJz7GoOYK — […]

Samsung has lifted the curtain on its new lineup of Galaxy Note devices. And it includes not one, not two, but three premium models. During its Unpacked event in NYC on Tuesday, the tech giant announced the Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Note 10+, and Galaxy Note 10+ 5G. The former will mark Samsung’s most compact Note to […]

The man who built the retweet function into Twitter made it clear that he regrets it in a new interview with BuzzFeed News.  Chris Wetherell frequently referred to the retweet (and its ability to spread misinformation and promote bullying) as a weapon in the hands of someone unable to comprehend the damage it could cause. […]

A maddening data breach that affected 147 million people has now resulted in a record-setting settlement. Credit reporting agency Equifax will be forking up to $700 million as part of a self-described “resolution” to the class-action litigation that has spawned from the 2017 breach. Per a report from CNN, the proposed settlement could very well go down […]

FaceApp returned to the public consciousness today after it unveiled a retooled version of its old age filter. Celebrities across the internet were sharing what they would look like in their golden years. Everyone from the Jonas Brothers and Terry Crews on to Dwyane Wade and Drake took to the app to try on a […]

Twitter’s direct-messaging is down, and if you haven’t noticed you’re apparently not alone. According to the site Down Detector, which reports on real-time outages, users began reporting issues on Wednesday about Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook not functioning properly. Twitter’s direct-messaging was widely affected, according to the complaints, prompting people to turn to traditional tweets to make […]

Sir Jonathan Paul “Jony” Ive announced Thursday that he will be stepping down as Apple’s chief design officer later this year to form an independent design company with designer Marc Newson. Ive has been an instrumental part of everything related to Apple, from the company’s “spaceship” Apple Park campus to the products we use in […]

Even Axon, i.e. the company formerly known as TASER, is questioning the ethics behind the implementation of facial recognition technology in the policing industry. In a statement Thursday detailing the findings of a report from the Axon AI and Policing Technology Ethics Board, formed in April 2018, CEO Rick Smith pointed to a need for additional research […]

Though the Galaxy Fold has yet to receive an official release date, Samsung has reportedly started working on its follow-up. According to Korean outlet ET News, the tech giant is preparing to release a more compact foldable device that is reminiscent of the old-school clamshell flip phone. The purportedly dubbed Galaxy Fold 2 will have a 6.7-inch screen just […]

Jeezy has announced a partnership with Freddie Figgers, the founder of Figgers Communication. The pair “aim to democratize and bring quality technology to market with wireless products that rival current competitor standards, but at a much more attainable price point,” a press release states. A cell phone, the F3, and earpods, the F-Buds, are the first products to be released under the […]