Twitter announced on Tuesday that it plans to support Twitter Spaces creators through a new three-month accelerator program called the Twitter Spaces Spark Program. Twitter’s plans follow a similar creator three-month program that Clubhouse launched in March 2021.
The Spark Program is designed to “discover and reward” around 150 Spaces creators with technical, financial, and marketing…
Anzu teams up with Roblox creators for in-game ads
October 13, 2021
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Anzu is teaming up with Roblox creators to develop in-game advertising on the Roblox gaming platform.
Anzu said that its dynamic in-game ad solution is now…
Activision unveils Ricochet anti-cheat system for Call of Duty
October 13, 2021
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Activision unveiled its Ricochet anti-cheat system for Call of Duty games as it tries to attack a longstanding cheating problem that has frustrated a lot of…
Sony has announced the second-generation 70-200mm f/2.8 G Master lens that it says has excellent performance packed into the world’s lightest large-aperture telephoto zoom lens.
The company says that the FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II lens — the 65th lens in its E-mount lens lineup — delivers an extraordinary combination of resolution and bokeh as well as the best autofocus that can be…
Nikon’s Second Z9 Teaser Hints at No 8K Recording Limits
October 13, 2021
Nikon has published its second Z9 teaser that spends its short 30-second run time showing off a hint of video expectations: limitless 8K recording.
Nikon’s first teaser that it released in early October focused nearly entirely on the rear LCD. Nikon showed that the…
Thanks to advancements in modern technology, photojournalists can have a near-instantaneous connection with agencies and outlets with very little downtime between when a photo is captured and when it is published. But it wasn’t always like this.
To celebrate its 175th…
Apparent Verizon Visible hack, iPhone 13 orders placed using customer payment details
October 13, 2021
Multiple reports of an apparent Verizon Visible hack, with attackers changing shipping addresses, then ordering phones that are charged to payment details held for customers. Visible is a Verizon sub-brand that operates entirely online, meaning that customers cannot seek assistance in-store.
“My account got hacked and they shipped out an iPhone 13 worth $1k that was taken from my PayPal,”…
Apple says Android has up to 47x more malware than iPhone in continued pushback against sideloading
October 13, 2021
Amid growing pressure from private companies and governments to allow sideloading on iOS, Apple is out today with a new security paper diving into real-world data on how malware is impacting mobile devices. Along with statistics like Android having between 15 and 47 times…
Tesla co-founder says Apple could ‘absolutely’ build iPhones in the US…’we didn’t try’ [Video]
October 13, 2021
In a new interview covering e-waste, battery recycling, and more, Tesla co-founder and former chief technical officer JB Straubel shares his thoughts on why Apple isn’t building iPhones in the US even though it “absolutely” could.
“This Week in Startups” podcast…
Update: at 7:32 am PT, Snapchat announced it fixed the problem. Users will probably be able to start logging back to the app.
After major outages with Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Snapchat is down for many users across the globe. Users say they can’t access the app, while the company has confirmed the outage and said it is investigating.
According to the Down Detector, this issue…
