Spotify on Wednesday reported subscriber growth for the fourth quarter of 2020 that beat Wall Street expectations. For the three-month period ending December 31,2020, Spotify added 25 million new monthly active users, pushing its total to 345 million up eight percent consecutively and 27 percent year-over-year. As for premium (paying) subscribers, Spotify added 11 million […]
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Another SpaceX Starship nails clean test flight, but explodes on landing
SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype launched on Tuesday, soaring miles above its South Texas facilities in a successful flight demonstration before exploding during the landing attempt. It’s the second failed landing in a row, after a previous prototype, SN8, launched and failed to stick the landing in December. This week’s launch demo one of many in […]
Cyberpunk 2077 security exploit makes installing mods risky business
CD Projekt Red has warned players that installing Cyberpunk 2077 mods or custom save files on the PC could pose a security risk. According to the company’s tweet, there’s apparently a “vulnerability in external DLL files the game uses which can be used to execute code on PCs.” The game’s official mod tools were just […]
iCloud, music, photos and other Apple services suffer outages
If you can’t access your iCloud account and several related services, know that you’re not the only one. As of 3:14 PM ET, Apple is working to resolve 10 outages. According to the company’s System Status page, Find My and iCloud Keychain are among the services people can’t access at the moment. The issue has […]
EA is bringing back college football games without college players
Electronic Arts announced today that it will be making college football video games again. EA is working with the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), a well-known licensing partner for many schools, to secure the use of over 100 teams in the FBS, including the stadiums, mascots, and uniforms used by these institutions. EA Sports College Football […]
Amazon will pay $61.7 million to Flex drivers after wage theft allegations
Amazon will pay a $61.7 million fine to settle allegations the company had failed to properly pay out tips to its Flex delivery drivers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Tuesday. The fine stems from a payment change the company implemented in late 2016. At the time, Amazon said Flex drivers, which use their […]
Microsoft planning special gaming, cloud, and Windows events in coming months
Microsoft is planning a series of news events over the coming months that will focus on categories like gaming, cloud, and Windows. Microsoft is dedicating time to particular categories at a time when the pandemic has halted in-person events. Microsoft’s first event will take place later this week, focusing on what’s next for work and […]
Ford vehicles will run on Android Auto starting in 2023
Google and Ford have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership “that promises to transform both Ford and the auto industry,” Google Cloud CEO, Thomas Kurian, told reporters during a virtual press conference on Monday. “We both believe that the relationship between Google and Ford will establish an innovation powerhouse,” David McClelland, Ford vice president strategy and partnerships, […]
Xbox Series X will be in short supply until at least June, Microsoft admits
Demand for Microsoft’s latest Xbox Series X console is high, but supply isn’t likely to keep up until at least through June now. In an interview with The New York Times, Microsoft’s head of investor relations, Mike Spencer, revealed supply of its new Xbox consoles will be constrained at least through June. Microsoft had warned […]
iOS 14.5 will let Apple Watch owners unlock iPhones while wearing a mask
Earlier today, Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 14.5 to developers. And, as such, discoveries of what’s new are being made in the latest prerelease software. Mask wearing is still an essential element for going out in public as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on. For folks who own an iPhone that relies on Face […]
Virgin Galactic plans next rocket-powered test flight for February 13th
Virgin Galactic announced Feb. 1 that the company will launch its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane in mid-February, two months after a technical problem aborted an earlier launch attempt. In a statement, Virgin Galactic said the window for its next SpaceShipTwo flight will open Feb. 13 at Spaceport America in New Mexico. The exact date of the […]
MLB The Show is coming to both PlayStation and Xbox consoles on April 20th
Sony announced that MLB The Show 21 will release on April 20th on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X / S. This is the first entry in the MLB The Show series that will release on Microsoft’s home consoles, but Sony isn’t just offering the game on the Xbox for the first […]
WhatsApp is using Status messages
WhatsApp has started posting Status messages to users about its “commitment to your privacy.” The in-app messages were appearing for users in the US and UK on Saturday, and some users reported seen it. WhatsApp’s version of Snapchat Stories or Twitter Fleets have been appearing in India for a while now. WhatsApp has faced user […]
Tesla offers collision repairs in its service centers
A new message from Tesla has revealed that the electric car maker is taking the next steps to ensure that its vehicles’ ownership experience is as seamless as possible. In a notification on Friday, Tesla informed its customers that Tesla Service Centers now offers collision repairs, allowing the company to rely less on authorized body […]
Subscribers of Apple TV Plus will continue to get credit refunds until June
Apple has notified subscribers of its Apple TV Plus streaming service that they’ll continue to get refund credits on their accounts until June, following a second extension of its free trial program earlier this month. Apple extended the free year-long trials of Apple TV Plus to customers until July 2021. The trials were included with […]