Last year, thousands of people on social media shared a YouTube video featuring a song composed for the Weather Channel's hurricane “storm alert” in 2006. It wasn’t the first time: originally uploaded in November 2019, the piece has resurfaced on Reddit and social media multiple times in the nearly 20 years since it was written,…
Amid its ongoing efforts to crack down on ad blockers on the web, YouTube has now announced that, for the sake of a “better streaming experience,” it will lessen how many ads you see on TV, but they’ll be getting longer. In a brief announcement, Google explains how it is building “a better streaming experience”…
WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.24.6.5. What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is rolling out a new sticker editor feature, and it is available to some beta testers! Common questions Answers Name of the feature? Sticker editor Status? Rolling out Compatibility? WhatsApp…
Pay transparency is here to stay. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of employers say they always include the salary range in a job ad, an 8.3% increase from 2022. While this trend is largely driven by new laws requiring pay transparency, legal compliance isn’t the only reason employers are sharing salary information. Though nearly one in five…
Delivering a great candidate experience is absolutely essential, regardless of how attractive you are as an employer. Why? 1. More Yeses Employment decisions are surprisingly emotional. High performers have lots of options and they often choose based on the quality of the experience they had or the connections they built. 2. More Networking If you…
YouTuber MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) has struck a deal with Prime Video to host a new reality competition series called Beast Games. The show will have 1,000 contestants competing for a $5 million reward, which the press release claims is “the biggest single prize in the history of television and streaming.” There aren’t any details yet…
It’s that time of year when word nerds around the world gather, comb through the data, and pick a Word of the Year. Merriam-Webster chose authentic as its 2023 word, because in an era of deep fakes and post-truth, what could be more golden than the truth? The Oxford University Press swerved in a different…
Boosting playback speed is a common occurrence with most YouTube content these days, especially with podcasts, and Google is making it easier to 2x videos with a new gesture. Currently, on mobile, adjusting Playback speed requires tapping the video window to show controls and pressing the settings gear in the top-right corner. After finding the…
TL;DR: Stream Barcelona vs. Atlético Madrid for free on ITVX. Access this free streaming service from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. Not much separates the top sides in La Liga, so every game counts. But that goes without saying when the team in third place meets the team in fourth. It’s obviously a massive…
News that X (formerly Twitter) is now valued internally at $19 billion has unleashed a wave of snickering from critics of Musk and his recently renamed social network. So instead of discussing why X may have shed so much value since it was purchased, including the caveat that it was not worth the $44 billion…
Screengrab: YouTube/Tayvin Galanakis Two Iowa police officers are suing a teenager they arrested last year after the body-cam footage of the allegedly unwarranted arrest he posted on YouTube went viral. The officers initially alleged they experienced “emotional distress” and are now suing for defamation and invasion of privacy. The lawsuit, first reported by the Iowa Capital…
We’re starting to roll out AI Studio in the US as a place for people to create, share and discover AIs. Built with Llama 3.1, AI Studio lets anyone create and discover AI characters and allows creators to build an AI as an extension of themselves to reach more fans. Create an AI Character Based…
The Asus Zenbook Duo took everyone’s breath away when it got unveiled at CES 2024. How could it not? It looks like two gigantic tablets welded together. But what really shocked me is its price. You see, the Zenbook Duo’s dual-display design isn’t new. Lenovo did something similar with the Yoga Book 9i, which is…
The recent revelation of Facebook and Instagram showing brand ads next to child sexual abuse material on the reels feed has sparked widespread concern and prompted advertisers to take action. In response to this alarming discovery, major advertisers such as Bumble and Match have pulled their ads from Meta platforms. However, more brands pulled out…