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- Microsoft teases a ‘next generation of Windows’ announcement ‘very soon’
- The founder of lidar maker Velodyne is going to war with his own SPAC
- DC attorney general launches antitrust suit against Amazon
- Sonos updates the One SL to make it more power efficient and recyclable
- Tidal now also offers offline listening on the Apple Watch
- Sling TV announces completely redesigned app, and it looks way nicer
- Pansonic teases a GH6 and focuses on streaming with the GH5 Mark II
- Microsoft has built an AI-powered autocomplete for code using GPT-3
- Microsoft Teams opens up to new collaborative apps that plug into meetings
- Flexibits’ contact app Cardhop gets fresh revamp, added to Fantastical subscription
| Microsoft teases a ‘next generation of Windows’ announcement ‘very soon’ Posted: 25 May 2021 10:08 AM PDT  Microsoft isn't talking about its big Windows plans at Build 2021 this week, and that's because the company is preparing to detail what's next for its PC operating system separately. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella teased this announcement during his Build keynote this morning, revealing he has been testing "the next generation of Windows" in recent months.
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| The founder of lidar maker Velodyne is going to war with his own SPAC Posted: 25 May 2021 10:03 AM PDT  David Hall, the founder of leading lidar manufacturer Velodyne, is going to war with the SPAC that acquired his company. In a letter, Hall is calling for the resignation of two of the company's SPAC-appointed board directors, whom he blames for Velodyne's "poor financial performance." It's the latest twist in the increasingly dramatic saga of Velodyne, a top maker of the laser sensors that are viewed as crucial for the operation of autonomous vehicles. Last month, Hall was ousted as chair of the company's board, and his wife, Marta Thoma Hall, was removed as its chief marketing officer. The board cited an investigation into "inappropriate behavior" by both Halls in its justification for their removal. The Halls remain members of...  |
| DC attorney general launches antitrust suit against Amazon Posted: 25 May 2021 09:15 AM PDT  On Tuesday, DC Attorney General Karl Racine sued Amazon on antitrust grounds, accusing the e-commerce giant of suppressing competition by placing strict conditions on what third-party sellers can do outside of the company's platform. "Amazon's policies have prevented competing platforms, including sellers' own websites, from competing on price and gaining market share," Racine said in a press call. "The loss of competition results in less innovation." Filed in DC Superior Court, the lawsuit alleges that Amazon unlawfully maintains its monopoly power by preventing independent sellers from offering products at lower prices on other platforms. It also claims that these "most favored nation" agreements harm consumers by inflating prices and...  |
| Sonos updates the One SL to make it more power efficient and recyclable Posted: 25 May 2021 08:54 AM PDT  Sonos is refreshing its One SL speaker, which doesn't have always-on microphones or integrated voice controls, to make it more power efficient and recyclable, the company confirmed to The Verge. However, the new model won't have any additional features or functionality. The updated speaker first appeared in FCC filings published Monday. The primary change in this new One SL is a "more efficient" wireless radio, according to Sonos. The base of the speaker has also been redesigned to remove extra plastics and "stickering," and the product packaging has a "more sustainable design" like what's used with the recently released Sonos Roam. And while there won't be any new functionality, Sonos says that this updated One SL will only work with...  |
| Tidal now also offers offline listening on the Apple Watch Posted: 25 May 2021 08:48 AM PDT  Music streaming service Tidal is now available on the Apple Watch, allowing subscribers to stream music directly to Apple's wearable or download it for offline listening. Instructions on how to get set up can be found on Tidal's site. Spotify and Deezer both announced similar offline listening features for the Apple Watch last week. Subscription prices for Tidal start at $9.99 a month. Tidal has historically sold itself on the quality of its audio streaming, offering features like lossless playback and even hi-res streaming before many of its bigger rivals. But this year, some of its biggest competitors are starting to catch up. Spotify's lossless HiFi tier is set to launch later this year, and Apple Music will introduce support for...  |
| Sling TV announces completely redesigned app, and it looks way nicer Posted: 25 May 2021 08:43 AM PDT  Compared to competitors like YouTube TV and Hulu, Sling TV has never had the flashiest app, and the overall user experience leaves something to be desired. It's been easy enough to overlook these faults since Sling TV undercuts those rivals on price, but today the company announced a completely redesigned app that focuses on more polish and personalized recommendations. The new Sling TV app is rolling out first to "select customers" using Amazon's Fire TV devices, and other platforms will be added as the year stretches on. (It'll arrive on Roku sometime this summer, for example.) The Dish-owned company describes this as the "most comprehensive update in Sling TV's history." And based on screenshots and the GIF above, it does look like a...  |
| Pansonic teases a GH6 and focuses on streaming with the GH5 Mark II Posted: 25 May 2021 08:26 AM PDT  Panasonic has announced not one but two follow-up cameras to the Lumix GH5, a camera that's been popular with videographers since it launched in 2017. There's the GH6, which Panasonic says features a brand-new sensor and will launch by the end of the year for $2,500, and the GH5 Mark II, which is going up for preorder today, with a body-only package coming in at $1,700. The GH6 will feature a new image engine along with the sensor and will have the capability to record 10-bit 4K at 120fps and 10-bit 5.7K at 60fps. The camera also promises DCI 4K60 at 4:2:2 without a recording time limit. The GH6 is currently in development, so Panasonic didn't provide many more details, but it did say that the camera would feature a Micro Four Thirds...  |
| Microsoft has built an AI-powered autocomplete for code using GPT-3 Posted: 25 May 2021 08:00 AM PDT  In September 2020, Microsoft purchased an exclusive license to the underlying technology behind GPT-3, an AI language tool built by OpenAI. Now, the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant has announced its first commercial use case for the program: an assistive feature in the company's PowerApps software that turns natural language into readymade code. The feature is limited in its scope and can only produce formulas in Microsoft Power Fx, a simple programming language derived from Microsoft Excel formulas that's used mainly for database queries. But it shows the huge potential for machine learning to help novice programmers by functioning as an autocomplete tool for code. "There's...  |
| Microsoft Teams opens up to new collaborative apps that plug into meetings Posted: 25 May 2021 08:00 AM PDT  Microsoft first let developers build third-party apps into Teams last year, but the company is going a step further at Build 2021 today. In a push to get more app developers building for Teams, Microsoft is opening up its crucial APIs, Teams Store, and tools to what it calls collaborative apps. Developers will soon be able to build apps that plug into the Teams meeting canvas, ones that use in-app purchases or subscriptions, and even create separate apps that get access to Teams' real-time video and audio streams. "If you can build web apps, you can build extensions into Teams chats, channels, and meetings," explains Jeff Teper, head of Microsoft 365 collaboration, in an interview with The Verge. "You can build once, run, deploy...  |
| Flexibits’ contact app Cardhop gets fresh revamp, added to Fantastical subscription Posted: 25 May 2021 07:00 AM PDT  Flexibits — best known for its popular calendar application, Fantastical — has a new, overhauled version of its contact management application Cardhop out today, which updates the app with new features and a fresh coat of paint. But most importantly, like Fantastical before it, Cardhop is also switching to a subscription model. The contact app is being added for free to the existing Fantastical Premium subscription that Flexibits introduced last year. And to mark that expanded scope, Fantastical Premium is also getting a new name: Flexibits Premium. The original Mac and iOS versions of Cardhop previously cost $19.99 and $4.99, respectively. However, similar to Fantastical, Flexibits will now be offering a more limited, free version of...  |
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