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.
1975 Posts
Avatar VFX artists vote to unionize
01 Feb

Avatar VFX artists vote to unionize

John RoutledgeLatest News
A group of visual effects artists who work on the Avatar movies have voted to unionize. Fifty-seven out of 88 eligible workers at TCF US Productions 27 (a Walt Disney Studios subsidiary) voted in favor of the union in a National Labor Relations Board election. Nineteen workers voted against the effort and two ballots were void.TCF US Productions 27 is…
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Elgato introduces its first-ever HDMI 2.1 capture cards
01 Feb

Elgato introduces its first-ever HDMI 2.1 capture cards

John RoutledgeLatest News
Elgato’s going all-in on HDMI 2.1. The company just announced a pair of capture cards that support the latest display technology specification. The 4K X and 4K Pro offer true HDR10 support, USB 3.2 connectivity, VRR and can capture 4K gameplay at 144fps.Also, this card actually works with newer USB-C iPad models. This is the first time a capture card…
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Google reveals another text-to-image generative AI tool, ImageFX
01 Feb

Google reveals another text-to-image generative AI tool, ImageFX

John RoutledgeLatest News
Google is rolling out a swathe of updates on the generative AI front, including a new text-to-image tool. What’s different about ImageFX is that it has an interface that features “expressive chips.” The idea here is that these will help you “quickly experiment with adjacent dimensions of your creation and ideas.”Alongside the debut of ImageFX, Google says it has improved…
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The Morning After: Senate tells social media CEOs they have ‘blood on their hands’
01 Feb

The Morning After: Senate tells social media CEOs they have ‘blood on their hands’

John RoutledgeLatest News
The CEOs of Meta, Snap, Discord, X and TikTok testified at a high-stakes Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child exploitation online. During the hearing, Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Spiegel, Jason Citron, Linda Yaccarino and Shou Chew spent nearly four hours being grilled by lawmakers about their records on child safety.Judiciary Committee Chair, Senator Dick Durbin, noted Discord’s Citron “only accepted services…
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Taylor Swift and other Universal Music tracks are disappearing from TikTok
01 Feb

Taylor Swift and other Universal Music tracks are disappearing from TikTok

John RoutledgeLatest News
After threatening to do so earlier this week, Universal Music Group (UMG) has started pulling the catalogs of performers it represents including Taylor Swift, Drake, Billie Eilish, The Weeknd and others. There are no longer tracks listed in profiles of some of the world's most notable artists.Moreover, UMG music featured in TikTok videos will be muted going forward, forcing creators…
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The FCC wants to make robocalls that use AI-generated voices illegal
01 Feb

The FCC wants to make robocalls that use AI-generated voices illegal

John RoutledgeLatest News
The rise of AI-generated voices mimicking celebrities and politicians could make it even harder for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fight robocalls and prevent people from getting spammed and scammed. That's why FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wants the commission to officially recognize calls that use AI-generated voices as "artificial," which would make the use of voice cloning technologies in…
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Tesla sued by 25 California counties for allegedly mishandling hazardous waste
01 Feb

Tesla sued by 25 California counties for allegedly mishandling hazardous waste

John RoutledgeLatest News
Tesla is facing a lawsuit from 25 California counties accusing it of mishandling hazardous waste at facilities around the state, according to a complaint filed in San Joaquin County Superior Court. The lawsuit, which seeks civil penalties and an injunction forcing Tesla to correctly handle waste, was filed after months of negotiations reportedly broke down. Civil penalties could amount to…
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