John Routledge

Founder and owner of Technoshia.com - I'm an avid tech junkie, a lover of new gadgets and home automation. You will often find me reading, writing, and learning about new technologies. I've been featured in many leading technology magazines where I've written about my favorite topics.
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Amazon will discontinue the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main reason for existing

Amazon will discontinue the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main reason for existing

If you own an Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos edition, be prepared for your device to start showing ads. According to emails posted by customers on Reddit and Threads and first reported by The Verge, Amazon will discontinue its PhotosPlus subscription feature that let people upload and display their own pictures on the Echo Show 8. Reddit/amazonechoPhotosPlus subscriptions will end…
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Meta has reportedly killed its Apple Vision Pro competitor

Meta has reportedly killed its Apple Vision Pro competitor

Meta has canceled its plans for a long-rumored mixed-reality headset that was intended to compete with the Apple Vision Pro, according to reporting by The Information. The company told employees at Reality Labs to stop working on the device after a product review meeting attended by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as cited by Meta staffers.The headset was internally referred to as…
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Microsoft will host a security conference after the CrowdStrike shutdown

Microsoft will host a security conference after the CrowdStrike shutdown

Microsoft announced it will host a special conference in September to discuss the lessons and security measures the industry can take away from the CrowdStrike computer shutdown in July. The Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit is scheduled for September 10 at Microsoft’s Redmond, WA headquarters.The event will feature representatives from Microsoft, CrowdStrike and other cyber and computer security companies. The…
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This startup wants to be the iTunes of AI content licensing

This startup wants to be the iTunes of AI content licensing

TollBitThe 28-year-old founders of TollBit, a New York-based startup that is all of six months old, think we’re living in the “Napster days” of AI. Just like people of a certain generation downloaded digital music, companies are ripping off vast swaths of the internet without paying the rights holders. They want TollBit to be the iTunes of the AI world.“It’s…
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The DOJ files an antitrust suit against a software company for allegedly manipulating rent prices

The DOJ files an antitrust suit against a software company for allegedly manipulating rent prices

The Department of Justice and eight states’ attorney generals filed an antitrust lawsuit against rental software company RealPage on Friday, accusing it of using algorithms to drive up rent prices nationwide. The suit alleges RealPage’s software, YieldStar, gathers sensitive information from landlords and rental companies, which it feeds into algorithms that recommend prices and practices that limit competition and force…
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The 26 best couch co-op games to play with a partner

The 26 best couch co-op games to play with a partner

Available for: Switch, PS4 & PS5, Xbox, PC | Length: 14 hoursChicory: A Colorful Tale is an open-hearted adventure game set in a world of talking animals, where the wielder of a magic paintbrush is tasked with literally filling the land with color. You play as a sprightly dog who becomes that wielder. What follows is a cozy adventure in…
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