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Google is improving the performance of tabs in Chrome, according to a new blog post, and the changes could lead to speed gains of up to 10 percent. “When you’re checking off one task after another from your to-do list, waiting even a few seconds while your tabs load can slow you down,” Google’s Alex […]
Apple has announced a new major update to Final Cut Pro X that adds several new improvements to proxy workflows, making the software far more suited to remote and collaborative editing for videos. The 10.4.9 update also adds several other useful new features, including a machine learning-powered “Smart Conform” feature that can automatically crop videos […]
Facebook’s dedicated news section rolled out in the US just a couple months ago. Now, Facebook says it will expand the news feature internationally within the next six months to a year. That’s earlier than expected, and it could arrive in the UK, Germany, France, India and/or Brazil, Facebook said in a blog post. As […]
Bose has a new CEO. Former Pitney Bowes exec Lila Snyder will take the helm on Sept. 1, becoming the first woman in the CEO post at the audio stalwart. She’s filling a position that had been vacant since Phil Hess stepped down as CEO early this year. “We wanted the absolute best person, no […]
TikTok is suing the U.S. government in federal court over the Trump Administration’s decision to ban TikTok in the U.S. market. Reports that TikTok would soon file a legal challenge to the ban were already making the rounds this weekend, ahead of TikTok’s formal announcement of the lawsuit, shared today on its company blog. TikTok […]
The video calling giant Zoom said just before 9 a.m. ET that it “received reports of users being unable to visit the Zoom website and unable to start and join Zoom Meetings and Webinars.” “We have identified the issue causing users to be unable to authenticate to the Zoom website and unable to start and […]
Microsoft has filed a statement in support of Epic’s request for a temporary restraining order against Apple’s plan to remove its access to iOS development tools. Kevin Gammill, Microsoft’s general manager of gaming developer experiences, said in the filing that the Unreal Engine is “critical technology for numerous game creators,” and that blocking Epic’s ability […]
Apple has backed down from its beef with WordPress, in which it tried to force the free iOS app to offer in-app purchases of which it gets a 30% cut. As reported by The Verge, Apple decided it will allow the WordPress app to continue to be available on the App Store without making in-app […]
Apple’s lawyers submitted to the courts the email discussion between Tim Sweeney and Apple although the discussion is rather one-sided and it gets handed over to the lawyers pretty fast. On June 30, Sweeney addressed Apple’s senior executives including Tim Cook, Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi, and Matt Fischer in a somewhat informal email requesting changes […]
Adobe pushed an update for the iOS version of Lightroom that has deleted users’ data. On Wednesday, some found their photos and Lightroom presets gone. One Redditor claims to have lost two years’ worth of photo edits. “I made a post yesterday that all of my photos and presets had disappeared after updating the Lightroom […]
Multiple companies have expressed interest in acquiring TikTok’s US business since President Trump issued an executive order earlier this month requiring the app’s Chinese owners to shutdown operations in America. Should a sale not go through by the end of September, Trump said TikTok will have to “close down” in the US. Yet, general manager of […]
Sony is ready to start marketing its next-generation PlayStation 5 console with commercials. Sony has opted to focus on the 3D audio support and the PS5’s DualSense controller’s support for haptic feedback and adaptive triggers. It’s a typically lavish, live-action affair from Sony, and focuses primarily on the console’s DualSense controller and the PS5’s 3D […]
Reddit says it’s ramping up its fight against hate speech. Since rolling out its new content policies on June 29th, the platform has banned nearly 7,000 subreddits for hateful content. While the company admits it has more work to do, it says it’s encouraged by an 18 percent drop in users posting hateful content. “While […]
As wildfires continue to tear through parts of California and Colorado, Google has launched new tools to help people stay informed about their progress. Starting today, Google search queries for information about the fires will turn up more than just news stories and alerts they’ll also display maps of the fires’ boundaries. The Google Maps app will […]
Microsoft is focussing on all the little details with the Xbox Series X. Today, it revealed the new dashboard design which seems to be quite a bit speedier and comes with a tweaked design language with rounded elements. It’s not a major design overhaul, but just a series of minor tweaks. That’s great since Xbox […]