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The best Chromebook you can buy in 2024
22 Mar

The best Chromebook you can buy in 2024

John RoutledgeChromebook, Laptops, Latest News
The Chromebook market has grown so much over the past few years that choosing the best Chromebook for you can be hard. The combination of years worth of software updates and manufacturers making laptops with more power, better build quality and long battery life means there are a ton of good Chrome OS machines that work well as everyday drivers.…
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Reddit is now a publicly traded company
22 Mar

Reddit is now a publicly traded company

John RoutledgeLatest News
Nineteen years after its debut, Reddit is now a publicly traded company. It was listed on the New York Stock Exchange as RDDT for the first time on Thursday, with mascot Snoo on hand to ring the opening bell.The company aimed to sell 15.3 million shares at $34 a pop to raise around $519.4 million. Stockholders collectively planned to sell…
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Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Apple over its infamous ‘walled garden’
21 Mar

Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Apple over its infamous ‘walled garden’

John RoutledgeLatest News
The US Department of Justice and more than a dozen states have filed a lawsuit against Apple in federal court, accusing it of violating antitrust laws by making its hardware and software products largely inaccessible to competitors. Apple's "walled garden" approach to business, as it's so often called, makes it difficult for rivals to compete and for customers to switch…
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DoorDash is testing a drone delivery feature in Virginia
21 Mar

DoorDash is testing a drone delivery feature in Virginia

John RoutledgeLatest News
DoorDash just announced the launch of a drone delivery pilot program, in partnership with Alphabet’s Wing. The testing began in Christiansburg, VA (approximate population 22,000), and is limited to only "eligible items" from fast food chain Wendy's. Whether that includes the iconic Frosty dessert/fry condiment is as yet unclear.There’s only one affiliated Wendy’s location, but local consumers should see a…
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A Threads beta lets you share to Mastodon and other fediverse services
21 Mar

A Threads beta lets you share to Mastodon and other fediverse services

John RoutledgeLatest News
Fediverse support in Meta Threads is up and running in beta. Mark Zuckerberg wrote on Thursday that adult Threads users in eligible countries can now turn on sharing to the fediverse — including Mastodon and other ActivityPub services. Before today’s wider beta rollout, Meta had been testing the cross-platform compatibility with a handful of accounts since late last year.The fediverse…
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