January 2024

This startup is bringing a ‘voice frequency absorber’ to CES 2024

January 4, 2024

CES has always been the place for weird, out-there gadgets to make their debuts, and this year’s show is no exception. Skyted, a Toulouse, France-based startup founded by former Airbus VP Stéphane Hersen and acoustical engineer Frank Simon, is bringing what look like a pair of human muzzles to CES 2024. Called the “Mobility Privacy […]

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For just $139, this startup turns your iPhone into a BlackBerry-era relic

January 4, 2024

Clicks Technology is today unveiling the Clicks creator keyboard for the iPhone. It’s less “the future” than an unpleasant glance back to a world we thought we had left behind, in a nostalgia-tinged flashback to the days of BlackBerry and Nokia, where pressing physical buttons was the pinnacle of mobile communication. “We use keyboards on […]

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Here’s how HSBC’s international payments app Zing compares to Wise and Revolut

January 4, 2024

HSBC has just launched a new product called Zing focused on international transfers to better compete with fintech companies like Wise (formerly TransferWise) and Revolut. Bloomberg wrote that the app was on its way to the App Store and Play Store a couple of days ago. It is now officially out, so let’s have a […]

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Law firm that handles data breaches was hit by data breach

January 4, 2024

An international law firm that works with companies affected by security incidents has experienced its own cyberattack that exposed the sensitive health information of hundreds of thousands of data breach victims. San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe said last week that hackers stole the personal information and sensitive health data of more than 637,000 data […]

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Apple Fitness+ introduces sound meditation, a workout program for golfers and more

January 4, 2024

Apple is kicking off 2024 with new content for its workout service Fitness+, including a new meditation theme, a yoga program for golfers, artist spotlights with Super Bowl Halftime Show performers and new celebrity guests for its audio walking experience “Time to Walk.” Starting January 8, Apple Fitness+ is adding a new meditation theme called […]

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