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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Slack’s new generative AI features include thread summaries and conversational search
14 Feb

Slack’s new generative AI features include thread summaries and conversational search

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Slack has finally unleashed its generative AI toolset on the world, after teasing it last year. The vast majority of these features look to simplify your day-to-day life when using the work-focused chat platform.First up, the AI will auto-generate channel recaps to give you key highlights of anything you missed while away from the keyboard or smartphone. Slack says the…
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DuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused browser gets cross-device syncing and backups
14 Feb

DuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused browser gets cross-device syncing and backups

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It's no secret that using the internet usually means handing over most of your personal information – consciously or not. DuckDuckGo bills itself as an alternative to this, protecting its users' privacy, and now it’s providing users an easier way to access their information from multiple places. The browser has announced a new sync and backup feature that shares bookmarks,…
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Instacart cuts 250 jobs after reporting increased revenue
14 Feb

Instacart cuts 250 jobs after reporting increased revenue

John RoutledgeLatest News
Another day, another layoff occuring in the tech world. Instacart, the popular grocery delivery and pick-up service has announced the termination of 250 employees — about seven percent of its workforce. The layoffs are primarily individuals from middle management or who work on advertising through platforms like Google Ads and Roku. Most of the layoffs will go into effect by…
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The Morning After: United Airlines grounded its new Airbus fleet over ‘no smoking’ signs
14 Feb

The Morning After: United Airlines grounded its new Airbus fleet over ‘no smoking’ signs

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United Airlines had to ground its new Airbus A321neo planes, not due to a major safety issue, but because the light-up “no smoking” signs are automated.A 1990 ruling mandates that the signs on aircraft must be manually operated by the crew. Airbus A321neo features software that automatically displays the signage during a flight, so the crew doesn’t switch it on…
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Sony predicts it’ll sell fewer PS5s than first thought
14 Feb

Sony predicts it’ll sell fewer PS5s than first thought

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Sony has lowered its PlayStation 5 sales forecast for fiscal 2023 significantly and now expects to sell 21 million units, down from a previous forecast of 25 million. That's despite posting record quarterly revenue and selling 8.2 million PS5s over the holiday season. So far this fiscal year, Sony has sold 16.4 million consoles, bringing its total to 54.8 million…
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Mozilla is laying off around 60 workers
13 Feb

Mozilla is laying off around 60 workers

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Mozilla is the latest in a long line of tech companies to lay off employees this year. The not-for-profit company is firing around 60 people, which equates to roughly five percent of its workforce. Most of those who are leaving Mozilla worked on the product development team. The news was first reported by Bloomberg. “We’re scaling back investment in some product…
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