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Aug 29, 2022 • 4min
T-Mobile phones will connect to Starlink for free starting next year
T-Mobile and SpaceX have announced that Starlink satellites launched next year will be able to connect directly to the carrier’s phones over existing cellular bands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 26, 2022 • 4min
Zuckerberg says Meta’s next VR headset will launch in October and will focus on ‘social presence’
Meta is launching its next VR headset this October at the company’s Connect conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 26, 2022 • 6min
$10B crypto developer platform Alchemy buys coding bootcamp in first-ever acquisition
Web3 developer infrastructure startup Alchemy, which last raised a $200 million Series C1 last February, has just made its first acquisition ever — and it’s in the education space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 25, 2022 • 4min
Instagram is now allowing users to share posts, Reels, and locations through QR codes
Instagram is now allowing users to share anyone’s posts or Reels through a QR code. What’s more, users can also share a QR code location through its searchable Map experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 24, 2022 • 3min
Strange Facebook bug is spamming everyone’s feed with celebrity page posts
Facebook said Wednesday that it’s aware that some users are seeing bizarre posts on their feeds and assured it’s working to resolve the issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 24, 2022 • 4min
Dutchie launches new cannabis Point of Sale platform with its own dual-screen register
Dutchie today is announcing a new cannabis point of sale platform, including a dual-screen terminal for dispensaries. Called Dutchie POS, this comes just weeks after the company announced a new payment platform, Dutchie Pay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 23, 2022 • 4min
Ex-Apple engineer admits stealing automotive trade secrets
A case concerning Apple’s driving trade secrets which started in 2018 has come to a close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 23, 2022 • 4min
Human drivers in UK won’t be liable for accidents when vehicle is self-driving
Manufacturers operating self-driving vehicles in the UK will be liable for a vehicle’s actions when in autonomous mode, according to the country’s new roadmap to achieve a widespread rollout of self-driving vehicles by 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 22, 2022 • 5min
Zencastr adds editing and distro in bid to become a full-service podcast offering
Zencastr has been my go-to podcast recording platform for a while now, owing to an innovative system that records each participant’s channel locally, before uploading it to the server. It’s a nice, quick way to ensure your guests have better sound quality than non-purpose-built platforms like Zoom, without forcing them to record locally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 22, 2022 • 4min
Otter.ai challenger Airgram raises $10M to transcribe and time your video calls
There’re plenty of tools out there competing to help people make their video calls breezier. Some, like voice transcription service Otter.ai, have been getting a boost from the COVID-19 pandemic and pulling in handsome investments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
