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Beats Studio Pro review: headphones with a good transparency mode, lossless USB-C audio, and native iOS and Android support, but a subpar build quality for $350 (Chris Welch/The Verge) 19-07-2023

Chris Welch / The Verge: Beats Studio Pro review: headphones with a good transparency mode, lossless USB-C audio, and native iOS and Android support, but a subpar build quality for $350  —  They look like a lazy refresh from the outside, but the noise-canceling Studio Pros include a ton of new features like transparency mode and lossless USB-C audio. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta launches a standalone WhatsApp app for Wear OS 3, letting smartwatch users start chats, reply to messages, and take calls without their connected phone (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch) 19-07-2023

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Meta launches a standalone WhatsApp app for Wear OS 3, letting smartwatch users start chats, reply to messages, and take calls without their connected phone  —  WhatsApp has finally launched its standalone app for smartwatches running Google’s Wear OS, after much anticipation and months-long beta testing. Lees verder op Tech Meme

France designates Societe Generale's blockchain unit Forge a digital asset service provider, issuing the country's first license under its new crypto rules (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg) 19-07-2023

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: France designates Societe Generale’s blockchain unit Forge a digital asset service provider, issuing the country’s first license under its new crypto rules  —  – Forge awarded permissions to act as custodian, trade crypto  — License will help meet demand from institutional clients: CEO Lees verder op Tech Meme

Researchers say hate speech and misinfo are rising on Twitter; CEO Linda Yaccarino says that's not true and touts improvements, like more ad placement controls (Bloomberg) 19-07-2023

Bloomberg: Researchers say hate speech and misinfo are rising on Twitter; CEO Linda Yaccarino says that’s not true and touts improvements, like more ad placement controls  —  Since Musk’s takeover, a number of researchers see a rise in hate speech, violent content  —  Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Meta's timeline for releasing AR glasses has slipped to at least 2027, as setbacks caused dropping microLED display tech, lidar, a 3D projector, more (Wayne Ma/The Information) 19-07-2023

Wayne Ma / The Information: Sources: Meta’s timeline for releasing AR glasses has slipped to at least 2027, as setbacks caused dropping microLED display tech, lidar, a 3D projector, more  —  In March 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic began to transform the world, the company then known as Facebook struck a deal to buy … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Threads has largely replicated Instagram's algorithm, prioritizing posts by creators and friends over hard news, and is relying on Instagram moderators (Financial Times) 19-07-2023

Financial Times: Sources: Threads has largely replicated Instagram’s algorithm, prioritizing posts by creators and friends over hard news, and is relying on Instagram moderators  —  Facebook’s parent company downgrades current affairs on Threads app and refuses to engage with Canadian law designed to fund media groups Lees verder op Tech Meme

Intel grants Asus a non-exclusive license to its NUC designs; Asus plans to make, sell, and support 10th to 13th gen systems and can develop new system designs (Matthew Humphries/PCMag) 19-07-2023

Matthew Humphries / PCMag: Intel grants Asus a non-exclusive license to its NUC designs; Asus plans to make, sell, and support 10th to 13th gen systems and can develop new system designs  —  The agreement covers existing NUCs and allows Asus to design new models. … , Asus is granted a non-exclusive license … Lees verder op Tech Meme