Samsung’s FE Line Returns With S23 Phones and Tab S9 Tablets

After taking a year off to regroup on its mid-range offerings, Samsung is reinvigorating its Fan Edition line by announcing its plans to offer cheaper and somewhat pared-down versions of its mainline Galaxy S23 phone, Tab S9 tablet, and Galaxy earbuds. Samsung Galaxy Flip 5: Hands-on first Impressions of Samsung’s Pocket-Sized Folding Phone If you … Read more

Meta’s news partnership head Campbell Brown is leaving the company

Campbell Brown. Getty Images Meta said Campbell Brown, the company’s top executive responsible for handling partnerships with news publishers, is leaving the company after seven years. The company said Tuesday that Brown, who was previously an anchor for NBC News and CNN, will become a consultant, stepping down from the position of vice president of … Read more

Zoom Is Launching Its Own Google Docs Competitor

Zoom is setting out to compete with Google and Microsoft by introducing Zoom Docs at its annual Zoomtopia 2023 event on Tuesday. Zoom Docs is the company’s own version of an AI-powered workspace that will provide users with AI capabilities to draft, edit, summarize, and include information from meeting discussions. No Google AI Search, I … Read more

Meta Proposes Forcing EU Users to Pay Up to $17/Month

Meta’s bread and butter has long been its user-centric targeted ad business, but European regulations are forcing the company to rethink how it can monetize its ostensibly free social platforms. The answer? Make users pay up if they prefer not to let their data be used to sell them products. Nobody’s Really Watching Reels Last … Read more

Blue Origin and Sierra Space Station Effort Hits Turbulence

Once among the star companies championing a deal to create a private successor to the International Space Station, talks between Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Sierra Space regarding the Orbital Reef project now appear to be souring. Meet Microsoft’s New Surface Laptops CNBC reports that the two space companies are potentially discussing an end to … Read more

Apple expressed concern over China’s foreign app restrictions: Report

Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers remarks during an Apple special event in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 12, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple expressed concern to Chinese officials in recent months over new rules that would ban unregistered foreign apps from its App Store, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The … Read more

Social Media Users Don’t Want to BeReal Anymore, Report Finds

BeReal’s active users appear to be exiting the platform in droves, with the number of active users dropping by 18% since it peaked in November of last year. The app gained a substantial number of active users in 2022 but now has a shrinking userbase that’s far smaller than its social media counterparts, according to … Read more

The Euclid Space Telescope Is Off to a Faltering Start

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope launched from Earth on July 1 and has since been getting set up to begin its investigation of the dark universe. But the instrument commissioning hasn’t been rainbows and butterflies, as the telescope’s engineers and scientists have worked to untangle several issues that have come up in the … Read more

Meta has Apple to thank for giving its VR conference added sizzle

Andrew Bosworth, Chief Technology Officer of Facebook, speaks during Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California on September 27, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images At Meta’s annual Connect conference this week focused on virtual reality and the metaverse, one word was on everyone’s lips: Apple. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg … Read more