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USB4 Will Offer DisplayPort 2.0 Alt Mode With Support for 16K Displays
In a few years, you’ll be able to drive a 16K monitor at 60 Hz over a single USB Type-C cable. USB Type-C is an inherently confusing standard, but USB4 is set to fix those issues, reeling in Thunderbolt 3 and, as per today’s announcement, DisplayPort 2.0 Alt Mode. Today, VESA, the Video Electronics Standards Association, announced that […]…
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LinkedIn has an AI to help make you better at job interviews
It helps you prepare for likely questions, then analyzes your responses. If you’re searching for a job during these challenging times, LinkedIn might be able to help. Microsoft’s social network has unveiled AI-powered tools that can help you both meet potential employers and prepare for any tricky interview questions. First of all, LinkedIn is testing “video introductions” […]…
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Google’s image results will soon tell you more about what you’re seeing
It’s marking image results with a product, a recipe or a video icon, depending on their nature. Google’s image results don’t show a lot of details at first glance — they typically only include a photo’s dimensions on the bottom left corner, along with its source page’s title and URL. Starting later this week, though, image results […]…
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Google Meet will soon be free for anyone with a Gmail account
The tech giant is expanding Meet’s availability in May. You’ll soon be able to access Google Meet for free even if you’re not a G Suite customer: Starting in early May, you’ll be able to sign up for Meet as long as you have a Gmail account. Some of the features you can enjoy include the ability […]…
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Smart contact lens startup Mojo Vision raises $51M
Mojo Vision’s technology still felt early-stage when we met with them back at CES. But the demos we did see were enough to convince us that there really could be something to the California startup’s smart contact lens technology. Clearly we weren’t alone in that. The company just announced that it has raised more than […]…
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Spotify Q1 beats on sales of $2B with monthly active users up 31% to 286M
The coronavirus may be decimating some corners of the economy, but the impact on the digital music, as evidenced by the world’s biggest music streaming company, appears to be minimal. Today Spotify reported its earnings for Q1 with revenues of €1.848 billion ($2 billion at today’s rates) and an inching into a positive net income of $1 million. Monthly […]…
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Google is shutting down Shoelace, the social app you’ve probably never heard of
You know that old saying, “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone?” Sometimes that’s quite literally true. Take Shoelace, a social app introduced by Google’s Area 120 incubator last summer. There are a number of reasons you likely haven’t heard of the thing. For starters, it was considered an “early experiment” by Google. […]…
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Overdue, Nubank reacts to social media charges and announces interest rate relief for customers
A little over a week after stating that there was a difficulty in offering a solution to help all customers, Nubank changed its stance and announced an 80% reduction in the collection of interest on the invoice. On Thursday (09), the company sent a note to the press explaining the relief rules: “customers will be […]…
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Visa backs open banking and compliance platform Railsbank
Railsbank, the open banking and compliance platform, has picked up further investment, following the company’s $10 million Series A in September 2019. This time backing comes from Visa — a strategic investment, if you will — along with Global Brain, a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan. The exact amount isn’t being disclosed, though sources peg it as […]…
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