Prediction market exchanges have created an environment where just about any piece of information is potentially monetizable: How well will BTS’s new song perform this week? How hot will Los Angeles get? Will Donald Trump be impeached? Users can wager on all of that and, on some platforms, more gruesome and violent outcomes in the … Read More “Betting on the news raises ethical questions for journalists” »
People always hold up their phones to record special moments at concerts, but they often never revisit those videos. Gigs, a new concert-tracking app launching this week, wants to change that. The iOS app helps live music fans turn their years of concerts, tickets, and photo and video memories into a personal archive with the … Read More “Gigs turns your concert history into a personal live music archive” »
The Motorola Razr Fold has had a troubled launch – it was unveiled way back in early January, but it’s not available yet. That will change this Saturday as Bulgarian carrier Yettel is wrapping up pre-orders for the FIFA edition of the phone. The phone – the Motorola Razr Fold FIFA Edition England – Ghana … Read More “Motorola Razr Fold launch pulled forward to this week” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Microsoft has found a workaround to restore YouTube background play for non-Premium subscribers. The solution is available on the company’s experimental browser, Edge Canary. Microsoft has also added audio indicators to tab cards and an option to mute/unmute sites. In its attempt to get more users to sign up … Read More “This mobile browser just brought back free YouTube background playback” »
Netflix plans to add vertical video feeds to its mobile app starting at the end of April, the company shared in its first-quarter letter to shareholders on Thursday. The streaming giant first began testing the feature in early 2025 as a way to enhance its recommendation function. “We are launching an updated mobile experience at … Read More “Netflix Is Introducing Vertical Video to Its Mobile App This Month” »
Welcome to Edition 8.37 of the Rocket Report! NASA is still climbing down from the high of the Artemis II mission, the first flight by humans to the Moon since 1972. What a mission it was! Now, attention turns to completing development of a lander to get astronauts down to the Moon’s surface. Among other … Read More “Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA’s tentative step toward crew launch” »
A 13-year-old on a walk in the Spandau district of Berlin discovered a rare ancient bronze coin from Troy. It dates to between 281 and 261 B.C. and was issued by the mint at Ilion (Classical and Hellenistic era Troy). Now on display at the PETRI Museum, it is the first Greek antiquity ever discovered … Read More “Middle schooler finds coin from Troy in Berlin – The History Blog” »
Samsung announced that its SmartThings home automation system now supports Now Brief integration. Now Brief made its debut on the Galaxy S25 series and provides glanceable contextual information like weather updates, upcoming calendar events and reminders on supported Galaxy devices. With the new update, Now Brief will also support relevant information from SmartThings-enabled devices. This … Read More “Samsung SmartThings gets Now Brief integration” »
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR A new test build of One UI 9 has been spotted, and it includes new features like Bixby widgets and Tap to Share. The leaked build also includes a new Warranty and Care menu for centralized device diagnostics and repair info. The One UI 9 leaked build also includes … Read More “One UI 9 test build spotted with ‘Tap to Share,’ new Bixby widgets” »
You never question your managed Mac devices when everything looks fine. Devices are online. Policies are in place. Nothing obvious is breaking. But then simple questions come up: Which Macs still don’t have FileVault enabled?Who’s running tools that shouldn’t be there?Which devices are close to running out of storage? Answering it isn’t hard. You run … Read More “Programmable Custom Properties (PCP) for Mac Admins” »
