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Twitter Blue charges for what should be free improvements to Twitter.
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Facebook’s metaverse shift smacks of desperation
pTwo weeks ago, Alex Heath of The Verge reported that the company then known as Facebook was planning to rename itself. An anonymous source told Heath that the new name was intended to direct attention away from the company’s existing services (including WhatsApp, Instagram, and the social network itself) and toward its embrace of “the […]/p
The Verge updates its policy for tech PR people speaking “on background,” noting the practice can be “hilariously stupid”
Companies speaking to reporters — especially tech companies, but they're by no means the only ones; media companies do it too — like to add information "on background." That means that the information they provide can be included in the story, but can't be attributed specifically to …
Twitter brings back UK SMS; Vodafone first, others to follows
We said earlier this month Twitter was just a few weeks away reinstating inbound SMS to UK mobile users - and now it's happening. By Robert Andrews
“What is Twitter Blue and is it worth $3?” | Recode Media (Audio File)
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What is Twitter Blue and is it worth $3? by Recode Media
Twitter product executive, Tony Haile, explains why you might want to opt-in.
Coming Soon: The Fourth Annual MacStories Selects Awards, Featuring Expanded Readers’ Choice and New Lifetime Achievement Awards
Soon, we’ll announce the fourth annual MacStories Selects Awards, honoring our favorite apps in a wide variety of categories. Winners will receive a physical MacStories Selects award designed by MacStories’ Silvia Gatta. As with last year, awards will be selected in the following eight categories: App of the Year Best New App Best App Update
I'm Trying Spotify Again and It's Not Going Well
Every once in a while I'll hear someone say how much they love Spotify and that Apple Music is trash in comparison. As an Apple Music subscriber myself, this sometimes makes me wonder what I'm missing out on, so I paid for one month of Spotify and am again trying
Introducing Twitter Blue - Twitter’s first-ever subscription offering
Introducing Twitter Blue - Twitter’s first-ever subscription offering.
The Matter of Black Lives
A collection of The New Yorker‘s groundbreaking writing on race in America—including work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and more—with a foreword by Jelani Cobb This anthology from the pages of the New Yorker provides a b
The Battle To Keep Local Journalism Alive : Fresh Air
In the past 15 years, one in four newspapers has shuttered in the U.S. We talk with Art Cullen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, editor, and co-owner of 'The Storm Lake Times' in the meatpacking town of Storm Lake, Iowa. He and his family are the subject of a new documentary, called 'Storm Lake,' about the challenges the industry is facing as news moves to free digital platforms and ad revenues dwindle. The film is opening in select theaters and be on PBS Nov. 15.
The Masters Own You | Rich Woodall
Billions are flowing into the music industry—and barely a cent is going toward the creation of new music.
Columbia DJ Brent Head creates beats for a better tomorrow | VOX Magazine
The local DJ recently released a debut EP "A Better Tomorrow," which contains uplifting dance tracks
Anz - All Hours · Single Review ⟋ RA
The UK artist tears through UK garage, electro, jungle and pop on her Ninja Tune debut.
Katie Couric Is Not for Everyone - New York Magazine
Many years after her long career as America’s beloved morning-news anchor, she has decided to write a book focused on the messy parts. Why?
A note from our editor-in-chief
The Verge is a big thing that feels small; we’re going to keep it that way.
Audible: Don Katz : How I Built This with Guy Raz : NPR
Facebook Doc Stories
This is an ongoing public Google Doc collecting all the stories published surrounding the Wall Street Journal’s “Facebook Files” project.
Shortlink: https://bit.ly/fbdocstories
Talib Kweli & Madlib Talk 'Black Star II,' Gibbs, Dilla, Doom, & Fav Producers | People's Party Full
In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with legendary DJ, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper:
The Bad Kid, The Beat Konducta, The Loop Digga, Quasimoto...
MADLIB
We were privileged enough to get a rare interview with one of the most elusive legends in hip-hop. Here's what we discussed:
• Using music to steer clear of gang-life in his hometown of Oxnard, CA.
• His family's deep roots in Jazz music.
• Brother rapper/producer Oh No and Madlib's first group Lootpack.
• Being influenced by the works of Melvin Van Peebles.
• Working under his alias of Quasimoto.
• His mystical musical connection with J Dilla and his love of MF Doom.
• Talib and Madlib working together on 'Liberation'.
• Getting to remix his favorite Blue Note Records' tracks for 'Shades Of Blue'.
• Making 'Auditorium' with Mos Def and 'The Healer' with Erykah Badu.
• Producing the entire 'Black Star II' album.
• Working with Freddie Gibbs on 'Piñata' and 'Bandana'.
• Madlib's friendship with Mac Miller.
• Why a producer's equipment isn't important and the power of an iPad.
• The eclectic vision of his project 'Sound Ancestors'.
• DJs having the easy path to becoming great producers.
• Madlib gives us his top 5 producers.
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People's Party is a weekly interview show hosted by Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh. Guests range from the biggest names in hip-hop to global entertainers to the most progressive minds moving our culture forward. The audio podcast is available on Apple and Spotify.
“It Might Well Be Unsolvable”: Nilay Patel on Facebook’s Reckoning With Reality—And the Metaverse-Size Problems Yet to Come
After a decade covering the Zucks, Googles, and Ubers of the scene, the Verge editor in chief reflects on tech’s troublesome relationship with the rest of the world.
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Laffy Taffy created a dream joke writing job. But is it real?
Adobe’s Scott Belsky on how NFTs will change creativity
Bringing Photoshop to the web, solving NFT verification, and file formats.
Android 12 review
More than a year has gone by since Google's release of Android 11, so you know what that means, right? Android 12 is finally here, rolling out to Pixels...
A Read Around Write.as – October 11, 2021 — Random Notes
Some interesting posts I've discovered in these parts over the last while: Staying Informed Without Big Tech Why The Constant Need To Do...
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Review: Double Jeopardy
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[SURFACE DUO 2 REVIEW]
The Surface Duo 2 is built to help you do a lot of things at once. And for tech reviewers, there is no busier time than the month so insane we gave it a new name: "Techtober." So to see just how well this new Duo does (or doesn’t do) at helping me keep my head on straight, I decided to take a page out of my buddy TheUnlockr’s book and take you along for part of an atypical Techtober day in Brooklyn. I'm Michael Fisher; join me and my friend David Cogen for a day in Dumbo -- on the Surface Duo 2!
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Views of the News: Cyberattacks and the mid-Missouri news media
A few days after Gov. Mike Parson accused a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter of hacking a state website, hundreds of Sinclair Broadcast Group television stations fell victim to a ransomware attack. One of these was a cyberattack, one was reporting. We’ll distinguish between the two. And, is the other shoe about to drop on Facebook? We’ll talk about how the company’s communications team is responding to another set of leaked documents. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
Surface Laptop Studio Review: Rebooting The Laptop
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[SURFACE LAPTOP STUDIO REVIEW]
I learned something about myself this week – and tell me if you think it applies to you as well. When it comes to my tech, I like devices that change state.
A wearable camera whose remote turns into a tripod (Insta360 Go2); a drone that collapses to be carried (DJI Mavic Air); a phone that converts into a tablet, or a pocket square (Samsung Galaxy Fold / Flip). To me, tech is at its most exciting when it can physically change based on my needs at the time.
Microsoft is no stranger to that approach, having kicked out three generations of its Surface Book over the past half decade or so – and I’ve just spent a week with the convertible that replaces it. On today’s MrMobile video, Michael Fisher reviews the Surface Laptop Studio, a Windows 11 PC that can transform into your digital drafting table … or a top-notch YouTube tablet ... when it’s not busy bring a (pretty pricey) conventional laptop.
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MrMobile does not accept compensation from the manufacturers of the products he reviews in exchange for producing content. No payment was provided and no manufacturer or carrier was afforded a preview or copy approval rights concerning this review. The lone sponsor of this video is BetterHelp.
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Surface Laptop Studio Real-World Test [TheUnlockr]:
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Drawing on the Surface Laptop Studio Review [Brad Colbow]:
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Surface Laptop Studio Review [Windows Central]:
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Cryptocurrency Is Bunk
Cryptocurrency promises to liberate the monetary system from the clutches of the powerful. Instead, it mostly functions to make wealthy speculators even wealthier.