Some personal news: After months of reflection and soul-searching, I've decided it's time to embrace big changes. That's why, from now on, you can call me
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That comes from TM Roh himself, president of Samsung's mobile electronics business. He told me Qualcomm will provide the chipsets, Samsung will handle the hardware, and software comes courtesy of Google. (It's a new version of Android meant for devices like wearable displays)
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It's a fine morning here in SF for #SamsungUnpacked and this one is a doozy. Beyond new phones, Samsung will reveal its strategy for new extended reality (XR) experiences -- which, yes, includes devices -- in partnership with Google and Qualcomm
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Lmao YouTube paid me $139 for a single video with 1.5 million views!😎
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If anyone is wondering how much Tik Tok pays for 7.5M views, 629K likes and over 5K comments: it’s $3.95
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Waking up to tech musings from in Slack is already Extremely Good, but I'm signing up for the newsletter for even more. You should too!
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Say hi to The Tech Friend, a new email newsletter from
It’s advice and context for you to boss your technology to live a richer life.
Read about The Tech Friend and sign up! It starts in one week, each Tues. and Fri.
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In today's , we've got a special bonus section from the Help Desk! Thank you to for this amazing cover illustration 👏🏽
Can you spot , , , , , and ?
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My story on DALL-E and the sudden rise of text-to-image AI in recent months is on the cover of today’s washingtonpost.com/technology/int
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If you read any of our tech coverage, you already know is incredibly sharp, crazy fast and great at her job. But did you know she's also the most charming and adorable human? You will after this!
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Seeking an abortion leaves a trail of digital data. In a post-Roe America, that data could become a liability. People can decline to hand over personal devices to police & use encrypted messengers & privacy browsers. from me and
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I was lucky enough to go to the last night of Angel's Share. Such an iconic bar. Always such incredible service and fantastic cocktails. It's the end of an era. 😢
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Spam texts are now more common than spam calls, and people lost an estimated $10 billion (!!!) to text scams in 2021.
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Confession: I love a good Chromebook. Now I can make one at home, and squeeze more life out of an old, well-loved laptop at the same time.
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Privacy concerns. Payment apps. Printer woes. If you have a question about the tech in your life, let me and my pals at the Help Desk take a whack at it -- even if it doesn't begin with the letter "p".
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How many tests is that? Hopefully, we'll have an idea once attendees are done picking up extras.
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Last CES tweet, I promise. The CTA also just confirmed that it will donate the remainder of its Abbott covid test supply to the city of Las Vegas, so they can be "distributed to those in need immediately."
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The early count is in: according to the CTA, "well over 40,000" people physically attended CES this year. That's less than a third of the number of people who showed up at the last in-person CES in 2020.
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Did you quit your tech job in the past several months? I want to hear all about it, whether you're taking time off, joining a startup or going to another company. DMs open, or email rachel.lerman@washpost.com
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Experts say our phones aren't using audio to target ads -- how could anyone process that much streamed audio? But, based on these comments, readers aren't having it. Do you think your phone listens to you?
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I had a blast reviewing all kinds of stuff here for many years, and is a good dude to report to. ENGADGET NEEDS YOU.
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took my time to post this bc I wanted to explain the benefits of this job.
1) This is a rare opp: Engadget doesn't hire full-time very often bc people tend to just stay for v long here
2) It's not just abt reviews btw, you'd be able to pitch features etc
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Meet the smarter smart speaker Google doesn’t want you to have: wapo.st/3iilGGD
created a tech called Concurrency that would let you talk to multiple AI assistants without switching settings.
Big Tech said no.
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I have a drawer of shame in my home, full of old gadgets, cables, batteries and more. You might too! Here's how to deal with all of that stuff responsibly:
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Technology is weird and awesome and puzzling and creepy and helpful -- that's why created the Help Desk. Join and me as we figure it all out together!
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The Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses feel like Facebook’s first, subtle attempt at convincing us that technology should be even more personal -- for better or worse. More from me:
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As expected, Apple's latest launch event is set for 9/14 at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern. Techtember is truly upon us.
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Big: Heads of state from around the world are on the #PegasusProject list. Ten prime ministers. Three presidents, including France's Emmanuel Macron. And a king.
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The Kaseya ransomware attack has knocked two small Maryland towns offline.
“Everything shut down,” one town administrator told us. “You couldn’t open any document, you’re completely locked from all your files.”
w/ (on his third day!)
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The canyon was nice too I guess
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I spent a total of eight hours driving to and from the Grand Canyon, and seeing this was still the highlight of my day.
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I'm excited for what you do next Chris. Never stop being a wonderful doof
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I'll miss these goobers forever, but special thanks go to and more for putting up with my nonsense in New York for years.
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A couple things to note: I'm not leaving because of all the Apollo stuff, and after I take this next month off, I'll be back covering tech more broadly somewhere new. I'm terrified, but also VERY EXCITED.
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A little personal news on a rainy Friday: I just wrapped up my last day at . I'm immensely proud of the work we all did together, and I can't wait to see what this insanely talented team gets up to next.
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Join us on the Podcast LIVE ~10A ET! youtube.com/watch?v=0rhuFu and I will be breaking down Amazon's MGM deal, Valve's portable PC console and more!
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Proud to partner with our suppliers in our shared duty to protect the planet. Working together, we're avoiding 15 million metric tons of CO2e annually - the equivalent of taking 3.4 million cars off the road each year. nr.apple.com/dm4R5d5E7K
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