Last year, Google Chat added support for talking with users outside their company, thus expanding from being just an internal team communication tool. Google Workspace admins are now getting the ability to limit that external Chat access.
Initially, Workspace admins could either allow or disable external Chat with other Gmail users and other companies that use Google for email. More granulation…
Galaxy Buds 2 Review: Best of the Pro for less
August 19, 2021
You can buy truly wireless earbuds at just about any price point now, whether that’s super-premium options that cost well over $200 or super-affordable options that cost just $20. It’s the middle ground, though, which I find the most interesting. That’s where…
Canon has unveiled a new professional 4K camcorder and a new 8K-suitable pro BCTV zoom lens. The Canon XF605 is a ‘compact’ 4K camcorder designed for solo shooters. The XF605 is 10% smaller and 600g lighter than the Canon XF705. The new lens is the 10×16 KAS…
Twitter is updating its API v2 so that developers can look up its Spaces social audio rooms, the company announced Wednesday, which could allow them to share information about Spaces more easily outside the Twitter app.
Twitter has been rapidly improving Spaces, but before now, you could only see them on Twitter’s own apps. But starting Wednesday, “all developers using the new Twitter API v2…
Epic Games Store’s self-publishing tools enter closed beta
August 18, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.
The Epic Games Store is launching a closed beta for its self-publishing tools today. You can sign up for for it here.
The Epic Games Store isn’t as large as Steam, but it still has 58 million…
EdgeQ samples SoC for 5G and AI inference engines
August 18, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.
EdgeQ revealed today it has begun sampling a 5G base station-on-a-chip that allows AI inference engines to run at the network edge. The goal is to make it less costly to build enterprise-grade…
AI-powered design platform Uizard picks up $15M
August 18, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.
Uizard, a startup developing AI-powered tools to build apps and websites, today announced that it raised $15 million in funding from Insight Partners with participation from Mariano Suarez-Battan, byFounders, LDV Capital, and av8 Ventures. According to CEO Tony Beltramelli, the proceeds will be used to grow…
Licensing Photos for Revenue Starts with an Archive
August 18, 2021
It may seem obvious to some of you but I’ve presented this material enough to know that it’s best to never assume everyone understands what an archive actually is, how to create one, and, ultimately, how to leverage it for income. So let’s just start with a clear…
A collection of early American photography from Larry J. West has been acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, transforming the museum’s holdings. West’s collection includes 286 pieces from the 1840s, when daguerreotypes started to show up in the US, to about…
In its annual tradition, Adobe has announced a list of talented and extraordinary photographers who have been named as 2021 Adobe Rising Stars of Photography. One of them, Anna Neubauer, has shared her insight on what it means to her and how she breaks away from industry stereotypes with her photography.
The Rising Stars of Photography has been one of Adobe’s prominent initiatives in the…
