[ad_1] At first, YouTube applied its sensitive events policy and placed the coronavirus outbreak under “atrocious acts that result in the loss of human lives.” That policy is meant to cover short-term events of significant magnitude, like a natural disaster. “It’s becoming clear this issue is now an ongoing and important part of everyday conversation, […]
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California ends opposition to T-Mobile and Sprint merger
[ad_1] The settlement also aims to protect jobs. Current retail employees at T-Mobile and Sprint will have to get offers of “substantially similar” jobs post-merger, with the total employee count after three years being “equal to or greater than” what it was before the merger. California wants T-Mobile to create about 1,000 jobs with a […]
EU plans to introduce sweeping ‘right to repair’ legislation for electronics
[ad_1] If the European Parliament were to pass legislation, it would extend its eco-design law to cover phones, tablets and computers, and likely force tech companies to completely rethink the designs of their products. The legislation would also require those same companies to provide easy to access information related to the repairability and durability of […]
UK to levy additional tax on big tech companies beginning April 1st
[ad_1] The UK first announced the “digital services tax” in 2018, and after a couple rounds of review, it’s ready to be enacted. The new legislation will levy a two-percent tax on the revenue from search engines, social media services and online marketplaces that derive value from UK users. It will only apply when companies […]
YouTube’s latest series has musicians covering their birthday chart-toppers
[ad_1] The Capaldi episode premieres March 24th. You can expect more like it if this initial foray proves successful, Hyams said. A cover song show represents a familiar and frequently successful strategy (see BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge as an example). It gets artists out of their comfort zones and, in many cases, sheds light […]
Sharp sues Vizio over display tech in 70-inch TVs
[ad_1] Sharp filed the lawsuit in a US District Court in California yesterday, but says it tried to settle the issue through negotiations with one of the other companies named, Xianyang CaiHong Optoelectronics Technology Co (CHOT). Sharp holds over 10,000 display patents in China, Japan and the US, and the company says those patents cover […]
Ring’s latest doorbells feature a three-camera array
[ad_1] Ring founder, Jamie Siminoff, explains in a blog post that the company had to engineer a product that was constantly recording video footage without draining the battery. The solution is a three-camera array, two of which capture Pre-Roll footage at a low resolution and low framerate — and in black and white. The main […]
Foldable phones are the future, but their software is stuck in the present
[ad_1] But things are starting to change. And, thanks to new technology like folding and rolling screens, we’re starting to see different shapes emerge. The Galaxy Z Flip and Motorola Razr, for example, fold in half to become an almost-square. With the rise of dual-screen and folding devices, screen sizes could change again, along with […]
Using Lego therapy for autism
[ad_1] Play therapy is not new in the autism field; therapists have incorporated play into treatments and interventions for decades. Lego-based therapy, however, posits that there is something unique about Lego itself, which helps autistic children acquire social skills on a level that’s more resonant than rote. Founded in 1932 by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk […]
Yahoo launches its own unlimited data plan for $40 a month
[ad_1] The service will use Verizon‘s network (Verizon is the parent company of both Yahoo and Engadget, but that has no bearing on this report), and comes with the usual “unlimited” caveats. Times of high congestion will result in a slower connection, and tethering is limited to 5Mbits, with one tethered device permitted at time. […]