Spend enough time online, and you’ll collect a digital paper trail of accounts, logins, subscriptions, mailing lists, and passwords wrapped up in data breaches. A new startup called Yorba can help you get a better handle on your ever-expanding digital footprint with the launch of its multi-purpose tool for decluttering your online life. From its … Read more
Facebook, Instagram, Snap, YouTube, and other social networking companies offer programs to connect creators with brands, and now Spotify is doing the same. The company announced the launch of AUX, its new in-house “music advisory agency” for brands. While not necessarily a creator marketplace, the program has a similar aim — it will facilitate connections … Read more
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AT&T’s cellular network began experiencing major service problems for customers across the United States early on Thursday morning. Wireless customers took to the carrier’s forums, Reddit (1) (2) (3), and elsewhere to report that they’d lost all voice and mobile data service — with some of those impacted unable to reach 911 emergency services. “We … Read more
More insight on the biting problems with President Biden’s family dog Commander … the German Shepherd bit Secret Service agents on at least two dozen occasions. Commander is no longer living with the Bidens at the White House … but when he was, the Secret Service had to change their tactics as a result of … Read more
Uber, along with partners Mitsubishi Electric and autonomous robotics startup Cartken, are launching a service in Japan that will use self-driving sidewalk robots to deliver food to customers. The companies announced that the service offered through the Uber Eats app will launch in a select part of Tokyo by the end of March. An Uber … Read more
TechTaka, a South Korean online shopping fulfillment startup that provides third-party logistics services for e-commerce sellers, has raised $9.5 million (12.6 billion KRW) in a Series B round of funding from a sole investor, Altos Ventures. The outfit helps e-commerce sellers manage the supply chain, from warehousing, order packing and shipping, so that TechTaka users … Read more
Image: Sony/Columbia Pictures Once Star Wars: The Force Awakens brought back Luke, Han, and Leia to massive box office success, legacy sequels really started working overtime to keep the original (and available) franchise stars around when possible. Ghostbusters: Afterlife brought back the still-living Ghostbusters from the original two movies, and they’re back again alongside an … Read more
Broadcasting company Sinclair recently sold off its free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service STIRR to Thinking Media, a startup that provides cloud-based streaming solutions for FAST and over-the-top (OTT) services. The new owners have ambitious plans for the streamer, including an international expansion, tripling its on-demand content library and becoming an AI-native streamer with advanced … Read more
Latto is back with her new single “Sunday Service” and you can listen to it here! The 25-year-old rapper has been teasing the song for a few weeks and now it has finally arrived. The official music video will be available in just a matter of hours too. “Every time y’all book me with them … Read more
ESPN’s standalone streaming service now has a release window. The “one-stop sports destination” will arrive in the fall of 2025, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger. Speaking during the company’s first-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, Iger revealed that the service will include the full suite of ESPN channels and be “highly interactive.” Later in the … Read more