January 2024

Amazon reverses course, revokes police access to Ring footage via Neighbors app

January 24, 2024

Amazon today announced that it is end-of-lifing Request for Assistance (RFA), a controversial tool that allowed police and fire departments to request doorbell video through Ring’s Neighbors app. “Public safety agencies like fire and police departments can still use the Neighbors app to share helpful safety tips, updates, and community events,” Neighbors app head, Eric […]

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How to Assess Backlink Quality (3 Important Factors)

January 24, 2024
High-quality backlinks can improve your website’s rankings, while low-quality links can get you penalized. Here’s how to evaluate backlink quality and improve your link-building efforts.

Twitch announces 60/40 revenue split in expanded Plus Program

January 24, 2024

Twitch is introducing a new tier to its premium revenue share program — currently known as the “Partner Plus Program” — that would grant a 60/40 revenue split and has lower qualification requirements than the existing tier, expanding access to smaller creators. The program, launching in May, will be open to both Affiliates and Partners […]

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Soon you’ll be able to play Dungeons & Dragons in VR… if you want

January 24, 2024

Wizards of the Coast and Resolution Games have announced their collaboration to bring Dungeons & Dragons to virtual reality. The decades-old tabletop roleplaying game has become increasingly popular over the last several years, in large part due to third-party content creators like Critical Role and Dimension 20, in which ensemble casts play D&D to create […]

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MLCommons wants to create AI benchmarks for laptops, desktops and workstations

January 24, 2024

As AI increasingly moves from the cloud to on-device, how, exactly, is one supposed to know whether such and such new laptop will run a GenAI-powered app faster than rival off-the-shelf laptops — or desktops or all-in-ones, for that matter? Knowing could mean the difference between waiting a few seconds for an image to generate […]

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