J Allard, a former Microsoft executive and the mind behind the Zune, is leading a new team at Amazon, CNBC reports. Allard is officially the vice president of Amazon’s ZeroOne, which, based on at least one Amazon job listing, is “a special projects team dedicated to inventing breakthrough consumer product categories.” What ZeroOne is actually … Read more
Under new Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Germany could impose a new 10 percent tax on major online platforms such as Google and Facebook. Reuters reported that political factions in the country struck a deal earlier this year to pursue these fees for digital service companies. “These corporations do billions in business in Germany with extremely high … Read more
Apparently, you can purchase Sydney’s bathwater — in soap form, that is. Find out what we know about the Dr. Squatch product. Apparently, you can purchase Sydney’s bathwater — in soap form, that is. Find out what we know about the Dr. Squatch product.
Meta is bidding to build high-tech wearables for the US Army, as reported by Wall Street Journal. The company is teaming up with Palmer Luckey’s defense firm Anduril Industries on the project, which has been dubbed EagleEye. The contract is worth around $100 million, though it hasn’t been awarded yet. It’s part of a larger … Read more
The rock guitarist, best known for “Hang On Sloopy” and “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” died at 77. Find out more about Rick Derringer here. The rock guitarist, best known for “Hang On Sloopy” and “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” died at 77. Find out more about Rick Derringer here.
WhatsApp will soon allow users to post collages, music and new stickers as part of their WhatsApp Status. The status feature within WhatsApp functions similarly to the Stories feature on Facebook and Instagram. Users can share text, photo or video to their status, which will disappear after 24 hours. Since March, users have had the … Read more
Meta has published the first of its quarterly integrity reports since Mark Zuckerberg walked back the company’s hate speech policies and changed its approach to content moderation earlier this year. According to the reports, Facebook saw an uptick in violent content, bullying and harassment despite an overall decrease in the amount of content taken down … Read more
Hailey Bieber has built a beauty empire with Rhode. Find out how much the model and entrepreneur is worth in 2025. Hailey Bieber has built a beauty empire with Rhode. Find out how much the model and entrepreneur is worth in 2025.
Sony is offering PS Plus subscription plans at a deep discount. An annual subscription to the Premium tier is available for just $107, which is a discount of 33 percent. This promotion is running until June 11, giving gamers a bit of time to think things over. For the uninitiated, PS Plus Premium provides full … Read more
The New York Times and Amazon have entered into a multi-year licensing agreement that will allow Amazon access to much of the publication’s editorial content for AI-related uses. In a press release announcing the deal, The New York Times shared that this agreement will bring new features for customers like accessing summaries or excerpts of … Read more