(Photo : GettlyImages/ SOPA Images ) Spotify and Apple Music Apple Music and Spotify, two of the most popular music streaming services, were asked by the U.K. parliament to give artists featured on their apps a higher cut of profits as the U.K. parliament pushes for fair pay for musicians. Apple Music and Spotify’s Royalty Fees United Kingdom government officials are now looking to change the way that musicians get paid for their music. The officials cited concerns over how streaming funs are distributed between the apps, the record labels, and the artists. The U.K. parliament had launched the inquiry…
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Good news, night owls! Android 12 is currently making a huge noise after it released its second public beta version. And now, Android smartphone users will surely get excited as Google is rumored to be working on a new feature for the upcoming Android 12 Public Beta 3 version. (Photo : Photo credit should read JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP via Getty Images)A clock on a smartphone is pictured on March 23, 2013, in Angers, western France. The transition to summer time will take place on the night of March 31 to April 1 in France and in other European countries, when watches…
Steam’s parent company, Valve is branching into the handheld console business. The company just announced their new Steam Deck handheld gaming console, which is slated to ship out in December, writes The Verge. The Steam Deck will be working as a PC-based handheld and not something like a Nintendo Switch from the looks of it. Price starts at $399 and goes up to $649 depending on storage options. Introducing Steam Deck: powerful, portable PC gaming starting at $399. Designed by Valve, powered by Steam. Shipping December 2021.Learn more at https://t.co/ZOTx3KUCVK and reserve yours tomorrow. #SteamDeck pic.twitter.com/jcgbaKfT9c— Steam (@Steam) July 15, 2021…
NEW DELHI: Afghan vice president Amrullah Saleh on Thursday accused the Pakistan Air Force of warning Afghan security forces that it would retaliate against any move to dislodge Taliban fighters in the strategic border region of Spin Boldak.Saleh, a former spy chief who has survived more than one assassination attempt by the Taliban and is a trenchant critic of Pakistan, made the accusation in a tweet late on Thursday.“Breaking: Pakistan air force has issued official warning to the Afghan Army and Air Force that any move to dislodge the Taliban from Spin Boldak area will be faced and repelled by…
Facebook Messenger finally releases its new noisy emoji feature called Soundmojis. This will surely excite new and loyal users of the popular messaging app, especially those who love “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Bridgerton,” and other movies and series sound clips. (Photo : Photo Illustration by Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)In this photo illustration, the Facebook Messenger app in App Store seen displayed on a smartphone screen and a Facebook Messenger logo in the background. “Every day, people send more than 2.4 billion messages with emojis on Messenger. Emojis add color and vibrancy to Messenger chats all over the world, and we…
The United States’ surgeon general Vivek Murthy on Thursday warned that misinformation during the times of Covid-19 pandemic has led to people declining the vaccines against the disease and also made people reject public health measures , such as face masks and social distancing. Murthy also urged individuals, health professionals, journalists and technology platforms to help in slowing the spread of misinformation.In his 22-page advisory titled ‘Confronting Health Misinformation,’ his first as surgeon general under US President Joe Biden, Murthy also detailed the efforts that could be taken to curb the spread of health misinformation , which he termed as…
(Photo : GettlyImages/ NurPhoto ) Tesla Supercharger Elon Musk confirmed on July 15 that Tesla is working on upgrading its Supercharger network. The upgrade will boost its usual 250 kW maximum capacity to 300 kW maximum capacity for faster charging. Elon Musk’s Tesla is Getting a Charging Upgrade Tesla is the leader when it comes to fast-charging electric cars. Its electric vehicles would charge faster than its competition. Its extensive Supercharger network made it very convenient to stop and charge your vehicle, especially if you are on a road trip. However, in the past few years, other automakers have launched…
An 18-year-old will be the first paying customer of Blue Origin to fly to space on its reusable rocket on July 20, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s space company announced on Thursday. Blue Origin had auctioned a spaceship berth for a whopping $28 million but the winner, presumably an ultra-wealthy space aficionado, has chosen to fly on a future New Shepard flight “due to scheduling conflicts.”With a vacant berth on New Shepard’s first human flight, Blue Origin has picked OlivDaemen, who is about to become the youngest person in space, to fly along with Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, and Wally Funk,…
India on Thursday called upon the international community once again to “speak in one voice” against terrorism as it sought to draw the attention of the UN Security Council (UNSC) towards continuing presence of Islamic State and al-Qaeda in Libya and their increasing influence in the region.During a UNSC briefing on UN support mission on Libya, foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla raised concern over the failure of political parties in Libya to agree to a constitutional and legal basis for elections scheduled in December, which, he insisted, needs to be held as planned and in free and fair manner.“The next…
Urian B., Tech Times 15 July 2021, 01:07 pm (Photo : Screenshot From Amazon Official Website) AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Sells at $549 SRP | Scalper Prices No Longer Affect CPUs? AMD Ryzen 9 5900X restock found selling for exactly its SRP! Could scalper prices finally be going down? With GPU prices still over the roof, it seems like CPU prices have finally started going back to their SRP. AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Sells at SRP The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is among one of AMD’s latest Ryzen series CPUs, and as of the moment, the good news is that…