Following trials last year in Germany, European telcos are moving forward with a plan to establish a joint venture to provide opt-in “personalized” ad targeting of regional mobile network consumers. However, it is yet unclear whether European Union officials will approve of their proposal. Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, France’s Orange, Spain’s …
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YouTube introduces new Partner Program rules as revenue sharing for Shorts starts on February 1st
On February 1, YouTube will start paying producers of Shorts a portion of the advertising income, the company announced on Monday. YouTube is beginning to push out new terms for all producers in the YouTube Partner Program in order to get ready for the impending transition. Creators who choose to …
Read More »Global users of WhatsApp now have access to official proxy support
WhatsApp said on Thursday that it is introducing proxy support for all of its users worldwide. Users will be able to continue using WhatsApp even if their connection is interrupted or blocked thanks to the support. By selecting a proxy, users can connect to WhatsApp through servers run by individuals …
Read More »Former Celsius CEO is being sued by the NY AG for scamming cryptocurrency investors
According to a statement made on Thursday, former Celsius Network CEO and co-founder Alex Mashinsky is the target of legal action brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The lawsuit also claims that Mashinsky “repeatedly made false and misleading statements about Celsius’s safety to encourage investors to deposit billions …
Read More »The IMDb-powered in-app movie and TV sites are now available to TikTok users
Users may now tag a movie or TV show in their videos on TikTok thanks to a collaboration with the online movie database IMDb. The link takes users to a special in-app page containing details from IMDb regarding the given title as well as a selection of relevant TikTok videos. …
Read More »Kickboxing sessions, sleep meditation, and more will be added to Apple Fitness+
For the new year, Apple has revealed that its Fitness+ service will add new kickboxing workouts, a sleep meditation theme, artist spotlights, and more. Kickboxing will be added by the organization on January 9. Every workout will begin with a unique round of moves, followed by a final round that …
Read More »At CES, Sony and Honda debut Afeela, their joint electric vehicle brand
The Afeela prototype was unveiled by Sony and Honda over a year after the two firms announced their intentions to jointly produce and market electric automobiles. The four-door sedan was demonstrated on stage at CES on Wednesday as Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida discussed the company’s mobility strategy, which places a …
Read More »Finally Operational: Giant “Water Battery” in the Swiss Alps
After 14 years of building, a huge “water battery” in the Swiss Alps is now fully functional. The Nant de Drance Hydropower Plant has a storage capacity of 400,000 automobile batteries. We have an issue with renewable energy sources: what to do when more electricity is produced than we actually …
Read More »Soon, you’ll be able to use your smartphone to run holograms
The world market for computers will reach its peak in 1943, according to Thomas Watson, the head of IBM, with “maybe five” machines. He was mistaken—face let’s it, you probably have more than that in your own home—but it made reasonable at the time. After all, you probably wouldn’t need …
Read More »In an expanded agreement, Stellantis will mass construct Archer’s electric aircraft
As part of a broadened partnership, the world’s largest automaker Stellantis will mass produce an electric vehicle take-off and landing aircraft for Archer Aviation and grant the startup company, which recently went public, access to an additional $150 million in funding over the following two years. The deal would make …
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