There has been increasing talk about a Netflix with ads subscription tier coming soon, another attempt from the company to steady the ship and return to growth. Netflix has now confirmed that the ad tier is coming soon, with Co-CEO Ted Sarandos explaining the decision at the Cannes Lions advertising festival. It has been a…
It’s no secret that Facebook, with Mark Zuckerberg steering the ship, has long been attuned to rival products capable of diminishing its social networking dominance. Put simply, if people are chatting or sharing media content, Facebook desperately wants it to happen under its own umbrella. This all-encompassing strategy became evident when the company purchased Instagram…
Qualcomm, the San Diego-based fabless chipmaker, has expressed an interest in acquiring a stake in Arm, the chip designer behind its Snapdragon (opens in new tab) series of desktop-bothering Arm SoCs. According to a report in the Financial Times (opens in new tab), the UK company would be bought by a consortium to maintain its…
As it’s being ostracized and sanctioned by much of the world for its war against Ukraine, Russia is building up plans to revive its ailing local manufacturing of semiconductors, since it cannot get chips from the usual suppliers. The country’s new chip plan involves a rather massive investment over the next eight years, the goals…
Many Android and iPhone fans were disappointed when Google discontinued its unlimited Google Photos storage in June of 2021. Now, though, it looks like the beloved feature is making a comeback, though it comes with a caveat. Unlimited Google Photos storage is making a comeback The recently-added Google One plan will be available to T-Mobile…
It’s no secret that Mark Zuckerberg hates the hold that mobile operating systems have over its platform, especially Apple’s iPhone. We already know that the CEO of Facebook (now called Meta) wants to deliver a killing blow to the iPhone with the help of augmented reality (AR) glasses. AR glasses wouldn’t need to be paired…
I’m sitting in the passenger seat of a special Mercedes Benz S-Class on a blindingly bright California spring day, casually watching an autonomous delivery robot roll through a crosswalk on its way to deliver someone’s takeout meal in Santa Monica. The test driver next to me chuckles as we’re about to merge onto the highway…
I’m sitting in the passenger seat of a special Mercedes Benz S-Class on a blindingly bright California spring day, casually watching an autonomous delivery robot roll through a crosswalk on its way to deliver someone’s takeout meal in Santa Monica. The test driver next to me chuckles as we’re about to merge onto the highway…
Microsoft may be bringing one of the most asked for additions to Xbox Game Pass this year. Windows Central says that sources have confirmed the tech giant is working on bringing an Xbox Game Pass family plan to the subscription service. The news comes just days after Sony announced its own “Game Pass” rival, a…
When Intel announced its IDM 2.0 strategy in general and its European expansion in particular back in April, it did not reveal many details about the plan. However, now that the details have transpired, they look truly ambitious: up to $100 billion in investments in multiple states and spread out across multiple facilities. The Fab(s). Intel has…