TikTok’s next idea: To find new K-pop and J-pop stars
TikTok wants to find the next BTS. The video sharing app, owned by Chinese internet giant ByteDance, is launching a talent contest aimed at discovering K-pop and J-pop acts. The auditions will take place within TikTok Spotlight: a new channel where u… …read more
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Spotify, memes and voice chat come to Windows 10’s game bar
The game bar on Windows 10 is adding Spotify and a meme generator to its beta lineup. If you’re signed up to the Xbox Insider Hub — giving you previews of new features before they go public — you can start blaring music while gaming by logging into… …read more
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PlayStation Classic owners: Write your own review!
If you missed our PlayStation Classic review back in December, here is the impression it left with editor Devindra Hardawar: He found the controllers cheap and the emulation inconsistent, concluding that overall it “feels like a mistake.” Ouch. In th… …read more
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HTC’s Viveport Video service will work on rival VR headsets
HTC has introduced a virtual reality video platform of its own on Vive’s third birthday, and it will even work on its competitors’ headsets. The new service called Viveport Video will give you access to a library of not just 180- and 360-degree video… …read more
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Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft bombs Ryugu asteroid
Forget bullets, Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has detonated a bomb on the asteroid Ryugu to scoop up more samples. It deployed the device, known as the Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI) — a 14kg copper container attached to the Hayabusa2 and packed with… …read more
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Burned alive for using a smartphone
This article was produced in partnership with Point, a YouTube channel for investigative journalism.
Mosul, Iraq — Before the camera rolls, 34-year-old Fatima pulls her head scarf over her face and ushers her young daughter out of frame.
It ca… …read more
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Apple lures another of Google’s top experts to its AI team
When Apple appointed former Googler John Giannandrea as the first senior vice president of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Strategy, the tech giant indicated that it’s getting more serious about AI. Now, the company is showing its commit… …read more
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The Morning After: A ‘perfect’ ultraportable laptop?
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.
Friday has landed, and we have crowned the 2019 iPad Air as the Apple tablet that gets everything just right, and Dell’s new 13-inch XPS may be the perfect ultraportable laptop. Elsewhere, Amazon is plotting its… …read more
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Panasonic’s G95 is a do-it-all hybrid mirrorless camera
With the release of the Lumix G95 (the G90 in Europe), Panasonic continues to build cameras that appeal equally to photographers and video shooters. The hybrid mirrorless camera packs a 20.3-megapixel Micro Four Thirds sensor with an all-new Venus en… …read more
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Jim Henson shows come to Amazon Prime Video, but not in the US
Amazon has added a lot more Jim Henson Company programs to Prime Video after rolling out all four season of sci-fi series Farscape for the platform. Starting today, you’ll be able to access 2,500 hours of child-friendly shows with Muppets and other H… …read more
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