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The Pixel 2’s Visual Core photo processor now works with Instagram, WhatsApp and Snapchat
Visual Core was a strange little surprise from Google when it revealed it back in October. The system company waited three weeks until after the Pixel 2’s announcement to talk up the system-on-a-chip that had been lying in wait inside the handset the whole time. For most of its life, the photography-focused processor has been…
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Here’s how to stream the Super Bowl tonight
The NFL season ends tonight with the New England Patriots losing to facing off against the Philadelphia Eagles in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The game starts at 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT and this year will be aired on NBC, meaning if you have cable or an HD antenna you can just tune into NBC to watch. If you want…
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How Facebook stole the news business
Big news outlets stupidly sold their soul to Facebook. Desperate for the referral traffic Facebook dangled, they spent the past few years jumping through its hoops only to be cut out of the equation. Instead of developing an owned audience of homepage visitors and newsletter subscribers, they let Facebook brainwash readers into thinking it was…
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Spotify is testing a new playlist-based music app that’s a lot like Pandora
Spotify is testing an app that sees it move firmly into Pandora’s territory. ‘Stations’ is a new Android-only app that is being piloted by the company in Australia — it was first noticed by app analytics firm Sensor Tower on Tuesday. This app offers a ‘lean-back’ option to listen to music based on genres and…
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Appeals court rules that Tinder’s pricing violates age discrimination laws
A California appeals court has sided with Allan Candelore, a man suing Tinder over the pricing for its premium service, Tinder Plus. Specifically, Candelore and his lawyers argued that by charging $9.99 per month if a user is under 30, versus $19.99 per month if you’re 30 or older, Tinder is discriminating based on age,…
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Imverse’s groundbreaking mixed reality renders you inside VR
What if you could look down and see your actual arms and legs inside VR, or look at other real-world people or objects as if you weren’t wearing a headset? The team at Imverse spent five years building this incredible technology at EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne. “We were working on…
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Galaxy Watch 6 y Watch 6 Classic: duración de la batería y tiempo de carga, explicación
Resumen La duración de la batería de la serie Galaxy Watch 6 es ligeramente inferior a la de la generación anterior, con 30 horas de uso con la pantalla Always On y 40 horas sin ella. La batería del Watch 6 y el Watch 6 Classic puede cargarse hasta un 45 % en 30 minutos…
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Tres VC más se registran en Startup Battlefield en TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Una de las mejores formas en que los fundadores de startups pueden perfeccionar su discurso hasta que sea lo suficientemente agudo como para impresionar a los capitalistas de riesgo, y llevarse el tocino a casa, es observando a otros fundadores presentar sus propuestas a los inversores. Y no hay mejor lugar para hacerlo que viendo…
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El creador de sitios web móviles Universe lanza un diseñador impulsado por IA
Universe, el creador de sitios web móviles sin código, Anunciado hoy que está lanzando un diseñador de sitios web impulsado por IA en versión beta. El diseñador, llamado GUS (Generative Universe Sites), puede ayudar a cualquier persona a crear y lanzar un sitio web personalizado desde su dispositivo iOS. Una vez que comience con GUS,…
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¿Vas a dejar que el proyecto criptográfico de Sam Altman escanee tus globos oculares o no?
Bienvenido de nuevo a Chain Reaction. Para recibir un resumen de las historias criptográficas más grandes e importantes de TechCrunch en su bandeja de entrada todos los jueves a las 12 p. m. PT, suscríbase aquí. A principios de esta semana, Tools for Humanity, la audaz startup de criptografía de escaneo ocular del CEO de…