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Amazon unveils a slimmer Fire TV Stick HD, opens Ember Artline TVs for preorder
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TechCrunch · Technology

Amazon unveils a slimmer Fire TV Stick HD, opens Ember Artline TVs for preorder

On Wednesday, Amazon announced the launch of its new Fire TV Stick HD and Ember Artline televisions, both now available for preorder.  Following the initial release of the first-generation Fire TV Stick HD two years ago, Amazon has created a new model that is its thinnest streaming device to da...

Lauren Forristal
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More phone cameras should come with silly telephoto lenses
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The Verge · Technology

More phone cameras should come with silly telephoto lenses

Upgrading your phone with a camera grip attachment is one thing. But doll-sized telephoto lenses that you mount on top of the rear camera? C'mon. I wrote the Vivo X300 off as a gimmick, a funny concept designed to generate attention rather than actual sales. But then I spent a weekend carrying the p...

Allison Johnson
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Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD is its ‘slimmest ever’
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The Verge · Technology

Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD is its ‘slimmest ever’

Amazon has taken the wraps off a new Fire TV Stick HD that it says is its slimmest yet. At $34.99, the device offers a design that Amazon says is 30 percent thinner than the previous generation, along with the ability to power it directly through your TV's USB port. The new design eliminates the [&#...

Emma Roth
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‘Misogyny with a marketing budget’: UK AI firm accused of sexist advert
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The Guardian · World

‘Misogyny with a marketing budget’: UK AI firm accused of sexist advert

Narwhal Labs advert depicts woman next to strapline: ‘She outworks everyone. And she’ll never ask for a raise’An AI company which recently secured millions of pounds of investment has been accused of running a misogynistic and sexist advertising campaign.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has...

Jamie Grierson
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Hacker News · Technology

Show HN: Every CEO and CFO change at US public companies, live from SEC

Built this solo. It watches SEC filings for executive and board changes, extracts the data, and shows it in real time. 2,100+ changes in the last 30 days. The comp data is interesting: average new CEO total comp is $8.4M across 284 appointments. The /explore page is fully open, no login needed. Co...

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HBO Max comes to India via exclusive JioHotstar deal
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TechCrunch · Technology

HBO Max comes to India via exclusive JioHotstar deal

HBO Max will be available to JioHotstar subscribers as an add-on starting at ₹49 (about $0.50) per month, and would feature content from HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Studios.

Jagmeet Singh
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Nothing makes it easy to share files between any Android phone and a Mac
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The Verge · Technology

Nothing makes it easy to share files between any Android phone and a Mac

I test Android phones for a living, but I write about them using a company-supplied MacBook Air. Both platforms are great in their own right, but they're not so great at talking to one another. On a handful of Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones you can now AirDrop files directly to Apple machine...

Dominic Preston
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Heatwave threatens to shatter high-temperature records across eastern US
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The Guardian · World

Heatwave threatens to shatter high-temperature records across eastern US

Intense heat in cities like New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC is unusual for April, weather experts sayA long-lasting weather pattern is poised to blast hot air like a furnace across the eastern United States, with the unusual heatwave threatening to shatter record high temperatures on Wednes...

Associated Press
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Starmer rejects accusation Labour is ‘complacent’ on defence funding
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The Guardian · World

Starmer rejects accusation Labour is ‘complacent’ on defence funding

PM responds to warnings by former Nato chief George Robertson by saying defence spending is increasing rapidlyUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has said he does not agree with George Robertson’s comments about the government’s “corrosive complacency” on defence funding, as the prime mini...

Peter Walker, Pippa Crerar and Daniel Boffey
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