A group of Japanese firms will test a yen-based digital currency, Apple will reportedly make its own modem chips with TSMC in 2023, and Samsung plans to build a big chip fab in Texas.
We examine new developments in renewable power and storage, Qualcomm will debut its next flagship Snapdragon chip at the Snapdragon Tech Summit on November 30th along with a new naming convention, and we examine the popularity of shopping livestreams.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos
Twitter will debut its livestream shopping platform with Walmart later this month, Life360 intends to acquire Tile, and Qualcomm will rebrand its mobile SoCs.
Netflix formally releases viewership numbers every week on their own website. What do these numbers mean?! Plus, breaking down which streaming services are right for whom and the big new Spider-Man trailer. All that and more on Cordkillers!
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Robert Heron is back with tips and recommendations for those on shopping for a new 4K TV this holiday season. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced the country’s plans to build the first “Bitcoin City” in the eastern region of La Union. A new study by New York University’s Center for Social Media and Politics found that warning Twitter users about the consequences of their posts decreased subsequent posting of hateful language for a week.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.
Meta says it won’t completed its end-to-end encryption rollout globally until 2023, Google Messages fixes the annoyance of iMessage reactions on Android, and Ford and Rivian call off plans to jointly develop an EV.
This week, Meta showed off a haptic glove designed for AR and VR. Dr. Nicole Ackermans breaks down the science of haptics to see how they trick our senses into feeling a virtual world.